MSRA (gene)

Methionine sulfoxide reductase A
Identifiers
Symbols MSRA ; PMSR
External IDs OMIM: 601250 MGI: 106916 HomoloGene: 5812 GeneCards: MSRA Gene
EC number 1.8.4.11
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 4482 110265
Ensembl ENSG00000175806 ENSMUSG00000054733
UniProt Q9UJ68 Q9D6Y7
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001135670 NM_001253712
RefSeq (protein) NP_001129142 NP_001240641
Location (UCSC) Chr 8:
10.05 – 10.43 Mb
Chr 14:
64.12 – 64.46 Mb
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Peptide methionine sulfoxide reductase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MSRA gene.[1][2]

Function

This protein is ubiquitous and highly conserved. It carries out the enzymatic reduction of methionine sulfoxide to methionine. Human and animal studies have shown the highest levels of expression in kidney and liver. Its proposed function is the repair of oxidative damage to proteins to restore biological activity.[2]

Clinical significance

Deletion of this gene has been associated with insulin resistance in mice.[3]

References

  1. Kuschel L, Hansel A, Schonherr R, Weissbach H, Brot N, Hoshi T, Heinemann SH (Sep 1999). "Molecular cloning and functional expression of a human peptide methionine sulfoxide reductase (hMsrA)". FEBS Lett 456 (1): 17–21. doi:10.1016/S0014-5793(99)00917-5. PMID 10452521.
  2. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: MSRA methionine sulfoxide reductase A".
  3. Styskal JL, Nwagwu FA, Watkins YN, Liang H, Richardson A, Musi N, Salmon AB (October 2012). "Methionine sulfoxide reductase a affects insulin resistance by protecting insulin receptor function". Free Radic. Biol. Med. 56: 123–32. doi:10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2012.10.544. PMID 23089224.

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