NameGlutathione peroxidase 3
Synonyms
  • 1.11.1.9
  • Extracellular glutathione peroxidase
  • GPx-3
  • GPx-P
  • GPXP
  • GSHPx-P
  • Plasma glutathione peroxidase
Gene NameGPX3
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010579|Glutathione peroxidase 3
MARLLQASCLLSLLLAGFVSQSRGQEKSKMDCHGGISGTIYEYGALTIDGEEYIPFKQYA
GKYVLFVNVASYUGLTGQYIELNALQEELAPFGLVILGFPCNQFGKQEPGENSEILPTLK
YVRPGGGFVPNFQLFEKGDVNGEKEQKFYTFLKNSCPPTSELLGTSDRLFWEPMKVHDIR
WNFEKFLVGPDGIPIMRWHHRTTVSNVKMDILSYMRRQAALGVKRK
Number of residues226
Molecular Weight25552.185
Theoretical pI8.19
GO Classification
Functions
  • selenium binding
  • glutathione peroxidase activity
  • transcription factor binding
Processes
  • response to lipid hydroperoxide
  • protein homotetramerization
  • hydrogen peroxide catabolic process
  • response to reactive oxygen species
Components
  • extracellular region
  • extracellular space
  • extracellular exosome
General FunctionTranscription factor binding
Specific FunctionProtects cells and enzymes from oxidative damage, by catalyzing the reduction of hydrogen peroxide, lipid peroxides and organic hydroperoxide, by glutathione.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID2160390
UniProtKB IDP22352
UniProtKB Entry NameGPX3_HUMAN
Cellular LocationSecreted
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010580|Glutathione peroxidase 3 (GPX3)
ATGGCCCGGCTGCTGCAGGCGTCCTGCCTGCTTTCCCTGCTCCTGGCCGGCTTCGTCTCG
CAGAGCCGGGGACAAGAGAAGTCGAAGATGGACTGCCATGGTGGCATAAGTGGCACCATT
TACGAGTACGGAGCCCTCACCATTGATGGGGAGGAGTACATCCCCTTCAAGCAGTATGCT
GGCAAATACGTCCTCTTTGTCAACGTGGCCAGCTACTGAGGCCTGACGGGCCAGTACATT
GAACTGAATGCACTACAGGAAGAGCTTGCACCATTCGGTCTGGTCATTCTGGGCTTTCCC
TGCAACCAATTTGGAAAACAGGAACCAGGAGAGAACTCAGAGATCCTTCCTACCCTCAAG
TATGTCCGACCAGGTGGAGGCTTTGTCCCTAATTTCCAGCTCTTTGAGAAAGGGGATGTC
AATGGAGAGAAAGAGCAGAAATTCTACACTTTCCTAAAGAACTCCTGTCCTCCCACCTCG
GAGCTCCTGGGTACATCTGACCGCCTCTTCTGGGAACCCATGAAGGTTCACGACATCCGC
TGGAACTTTGAGAAGTTCCTGGTGGGGCCAGATGGTATACCCATCATGCGCTGGCACCAC
CGGACCACGGTCAGCAACGTCAAGATGGACATCCTGTCCTACATGAGGCGGCAGGCAGCC
CTGGGGGTCAAGAGGAAGTAA
GenBank Gene IDD00632
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDGPX3
HGNC IDHGNC:4555
Chromosome Location5
Locus5q23
References
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