SESN3
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
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Sestrin 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SESN3 gene. [5]
External IDsOMIM: 607768; MGI: 1922997; HomoloGene: 14386; GeneCards: SESN3; OMA:SESN3 - orthologs
Function
This gene encodes a member of the sestrin family of stress-induced proteins. The encoded protein reduces the levels of intracellular reactive oxygen species induced by activated Ras downstream of RAC-alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase (Akt) and FoxO transcription factor. The protein is required for normal regulation of blood glucose, insulin resistance and plays a role in lipid storage in obesity. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.