SECISBP2

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

SECIS-binding protein 2 (commonly referred to as SBP2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SECISBP2 gene.[5][6]

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SECISBP2
Identifiers
AliasesSECISBP2, SBP2, SECIS binding protein 2
External IDsOMIM: 607693; MGI: 1922670; HomoloGene: 11415; GeneCards: SECISBP2; OMA:SECISBP2 - orthologs
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SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_029279
NM_001308448

RefSeq (protein)

n/a

Location (UCSC)Chr 9: 89.32 – 89.36 MbChr 13: 51.81 – 51.84 Mb
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Function

The incorporation of selenocysteine into a protein requires the concerted action of an mRNA element called a sec insertion sequence (SECIS), a selenocysteine-specific translation elongation factor and a SECIS binding protein. With these elements in place, a UGA codon can be decoded as selenocysteine. SBP2 is a nuclear protein that functions as a SECIS binding protein, but experimental evidence indicates that SBP2 is cytoplasmic.[6]

Clinical significance

Mutations in this gene have been associated with a reduction in activity of a specific thyroxine deiodinase, a selenocysteine-containing enzyme, and abnormal thyroid hormone metabolism.[6]

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