SECISBP2

SECIS binding protein 2
Identifiers
Symbols SECISBP2 ; SBP2
External IDs OMIM: 607693 MGI: 1922670 HomoloGene: 11415 GeneCards: SECISBP2 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 79048 75420
Ensembl ENSG00000187742 ENSMUSG00000035139
UniProt Q96T21 Q3U1C4
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001282688 NM_001308448
RefSeq (protein) NP_001269617 NP_001295377
Location (UCSC) Chr 9:
89.32 – 89.36 Mb
Chr 13:
51.65 – 51.68 Mb
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SECIS-binding protein 2 (commonly referred to as SBP2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SECISBP2 gene.[1][2]

Function

The incorporation of selenocysteine into a protein requires the concerted action of an mRNA element called a sec insertion sequence (SECIS), a selenocysteine-specific translation elongation factor and a SECIS binding protein. With these elements in place, a UGA codon can be decoded as selenocysteine. SBP2 is a nuclear protein that functions as a SECIS binding protein, but experimental evidence indicates that SBP2 is cytoplasmic.[2]

Clinical significance

Mutations in this gene have been associated with a reduction in activity of a specific thyroxine deiodinase, a selenocysteine-containing enzyme, and abnormal thyroid hormone metabolism.[2]

See also

References

  1. Wiemann S, Weil B, Wellenreuther R, Gassenhuber J, Glassl S, Ansorge W, Bocher M, Blocker H, Bauersachs S, Blum H, Lauber J, Dusterhoft A, Beyer A, Kohrer K, Strack N, Mewes HW, Ottenwalder B, Obermaier B, Tampe J, Heubner D, Wambutt R, Korn B, Klein M, Poustka A (Mar 2001). "Toward a Catalog of Human Genes and Proteins: Sequencing and Analysis of 500 Novel Complete Protein Coding Human cDNAs". Genome Res 11 (3): 422–35. doi:10.1101/gr.GR1547R. PMC 311072. PMID 11230166.
  2. 1 2 3 "Entrez Gene: SECISBP2 SECIS binding protein 2".

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