Form
Liquid
Buffer
20mM Tris-HCl buffer (pH8.0), 2mM DTT, 30% Glycerol, 100mM NaCl
Preservative
No preservative
Storage
Store as concentrated solution. Centrifuge briefly prior to opening vial. For short-term storage (1-2 weeks), store at 4ºC. For long-term storage, aliquot and store at -20ºC or below. Avoid multiple freeze-thaw cycles.
Concentration
0.5 mg/ml (Please refer to the vial label for the specific concentration.)
Region/Sequence
Full length protein, N-terminal His-Tag; MGSSHHHHHH SSGLVPRGSH MCAARLAAAA AAAQSVYAFS ARPLAGGEPV SLGSLRGKVL LIENVASLCG TTVRDYTQMN ELQRRLGPRG LVVLGFPCNQ FGHQENAKNE EILNSLKYVR PGGGFEPNFM LFEKCEVNGA GAHPLFAFLR EALPAPSDDA TALMTDPKLI TWSPVCRNDV AWNFEKFLVG PDGVPLRRYS RRFQTIDIEP DIEALLSQGP SCA
Expression System
E. coli
Purity
> 90% by SDS-PAGE.
Conjugation
Unconjugated
Note
For laboratory research use only. Not for any clinical, therapeutic, or diagnostic use in humans or animals. Not for animal or human consumption.
Purchasers shall not, and agree not to enable third parties to, analyze, copy, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to determine the structure or sequence of the product.
Synonyms
glutathione peroxidase 1 , GPXD , GSHPX1
Cellular Localization
Cytoplasm
Background
The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the glutathione peroxidase family, members of which catalyze the reduction of organic hydroperoxides and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) by glutathione, and thereby protect cells against oxidative damage. Other studies indicate that H2O2 is also essential for growth-factor mediated signal transduction, mitochondrial function, and maintenance of thiol redox-balance; therefore, by limiting H2O2 accumulation, glutathione peroxidases are also involved in modulating these processes. Several isozymes of this gene family exist in vertebrates, which vary in cellular location and substrate specificity. This isozyme is the most abundant, is ubiquitously expressed and localized in the cytoplasm, and whose preferred substrate is hydrogen peroxide. It is also a selenoprotein, containing the rare amino acid selenocysteine (Sec) at its active site. Sec is encoded by the UGA codon, which normally signals translation termination. The 3' UTRs of selenoprotein mRNAs contain a conserved stem-loop structure, designated the Sec insertion sequence (SECIS) element, that is necessary for the recognition of UGA as a Sec codon, rather than as a stop signal. This gene contains an in-frame GCG trinucleotide repeat in the coding region, and three alleles with 4, 5 or 6 repeats have been found in the human population. The allele with 4 GCG repeats has been significantly associated with breast cancer risk in premenopausal women. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. Pseudogenes of this locus have been identified on chromosomes X and 21. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2017]
Database
Research Area
