GLRX2 (glutaredoxin 2)
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Gene
Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
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| Entrez ID | 51022 |
| Gene name | Glutaredoxin 2 |
| Gene symbol | GLRX2 |
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CGI-133GRX2
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| Chromosome | 1 |
| Chromosome location | 1q31.2 |
| Summary | The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the glutaredoxin family of proteins, which maintain cellular thiol homeostasis. These proteins are thiol-disulfide oxidoreductases that use a glutathione-binding site and one or two active cysteines in their |
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miRNA
miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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Gene ontology (GO)
Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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Other IDs
Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
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Protein
Protein information from UniProt database.
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UniProt ID
Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
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Q9NS18 | ||||||||||
| Protein name | Glutaredoxin-2, mitochondrial | ||||||||||
| Protein function | Glutathione-dependent oxidoreductase that facilitates the maintenance of mitochondrial redox homeostasis upon induction of apoptosis by oxidative stress. Involved in response to hydrogen peroxide and regulation of apoptosis caused by oxidative s | ||||||||||
| PDB | 2CQ9 , 2FLS , 2HT9 | ||||||||||
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| Tissue specificity | TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Widely expressed. Expressed in brain, heart, skeletal muscle, colon, thymus, spleen, kidney, liver, small intestine, placenta and lung. Not expressed in peripheral blood leukocytes. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11297543, ECO:0000269|PubMed:1518 | ||||||||||
| Sequence |
MIWRRAALAGTRLVWSRSGSAGWLDRAAGAAGAAAAAASGMESNTSSSLENLATAPVNQI |
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| Sequence length | 164 | ||||||||||
| Interactions | View interactions | ||||||||||
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Related Genes
Genes most often co-reported with GLRX2 across shared curated disease and pathway associations.
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Diseases Linked via Similar Genes
Diseases curated for genes most similar to GLRX2 (see Related Genes above), that are NOT already directly curated for GLRX2 itself -- a lead worth checking, not a confirmed association.
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