| Gene Name | SELENOK |
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| Specie | Bos taurus | |
| Full Name | N/A | |
| Also known as | SELK | |
| Coordinate | chr22:47024433-47031660 | |
| Strand | + | |
| Gene summary | The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the selenoprotein K family. It is a transmembrane protein that is localized in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and is involved in ER-associated degradation (ERAD) of misfolded, glycosylated proteins. It also has a role in the protection of cells from ER stress-induced apoptosis. Knockout studies in mice show the importance of this gene in promoting Ca(2+) flux in immune cells and mounting effective immune response. 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. A pseudogene of this locus has been identified on chromosome 5. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2017] |
| Retroname | Coord | Strand | Genomic Region | ENSG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SELENOKP1 | chr5:101661117-101661630 | - |
Intergenic |
ENSBTAG00000050124 | UCSC |
| >NM_001037489.3 |
| ACCGTTTTGTCGATTCACGGCCTGTGATGTAAGAGGGAGGCGCGGAGGGAGATAAGGAATCCAAGAGGGGTCAGGCGTCGCCGTCGCCCTGAAGACGGAGGAGGGGCAAGATGGTTTACATCTCGAATGGACAAGTGTTGGACAGCAGGAGTCAGTCCCCATGGAGATTATCTTTTATAACAGATTTCTTCTGGGGAATAGCTGAGTTTGTGGTTTTGTTTTTCAGAACTCTGCTTCAACAAGATGTGAAAAAGAGAAGAGGCTACGGAAGCTCATCTGATTCCAGATATGATGACGGAAGAGGGCCACCAGGAAACCCCCCCAGAAGAAGAATGGGTCGAATTAATCATCTGCAGGGCCCTAATCCTCCTCCAATGGCCGGTGGATGAGGAAGGTAAATGTCTGCTCTAAGAAGCAGACAACTGGACGTGCACATTAATAGCAGAAGGAAACCATCAAGAAATGGAGTATGGATCATGCTGGACAAGTTAGATGAATGTGTACGTCTAAACAAGGATTGCTCTGTGTCCTCACAGACGAATGAGGTCATGCTGGGAATTCCCTCCGCAGGGATCTGGCATGACTGACATGCAGTTCTATAAATGCACGTTTGTCTCATCTTTTTTGTATCGTCTGTGAAAGTGTTAATATAGTTTTAATAAGTAAATATTTTTAGGTTACAAAGCTGACTTCTCATCTTTATAAAATTAAAACTCAAAAAGCTGCAAATTTGAAGGAAAATAAAAGACTGTATATTGATTACTATTAGTGTCACCTTTTTCAACTTATGAAATATTGTTCGTTGTTGGGTTTTTTGTTCTCATTTATAAATAAATCACTGTGCTTATTTCAGTAGTATGCA |