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This target displays homology in the following species: Cow: 93%; Human: 100%; Mouse: 100%; Pig: 100%; Rat: 100%; Zebrafish: 100%
The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the SEP15/selenoprotein M family. The exact function of this protein is not known; however, it has been found to associate with UDP-glucose:glycoprotein glucosyltransferase (UGTR), an endoplasmic reticulum(ER)-resident protein, which is involved in the quality control of protein folding. The association with UGTR retains this protein in the ER, where it may play a role in protein folding. It has also been suggested to have a role in cancer etiology. This protein is a selenoprotein, containing the rare amino acid selenocysteine (Sec). 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. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene.
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Protein Aliases: 15 kDa selenoprotein; 15-Sep; Selenoprotein F
Gene Aliases: SELENOF; SEP15
UniProt ID: (Human) O60613
Entrez Gene ID: (Human) 9403
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