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Gpx4 glutathione peroxidase 4 [ Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) ]

Gene ID: 29328, updated on 28-Oct-2024

Summary

Official Symbol
Gpx4provided by RGD
Official Full Name
glutathione peroxidase 4provided by RGD
Primary source
RGD:69226
See related
EnsemblRapid:ENSRNOG00000013604 AllianceGenome:RGD:69226
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Rattus norvegicus
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Rattus
Also known as
Phgpx; gpx-4; snGpx; Gshpx-4
Summary
The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the glutathione peroxidase family, members of which catalyze the reduction of hydrogen peroxide, organic hydroperoxides and lipid hydroperoxides, and thereby protect cells against oxidative damage. Several isozymes of this gene family exist in vertebrates, which vary in cellular location and substrate specificity. This isozyme has a high preference for lipid hydroperoxides and protects cells against membrane lipid peroxidation and cell death. It is also required for normal sperm development; thus, it has been identified as a 'moonlighting' protein because of its ability to serve dual functions as a peroxidase, as well as a structural protein in mature spermatozoa. Disruption of this gene in mouse spermatocytes is associated with male infertility. This isozyme 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. Transcript variants resulting from alternative splicing or use of alternate promoters have been described to encode isoforms with different subcellular localization. Pseudogenes of this locus have been identified on chromosomes 1, 10 and 14. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2019]
Expression
Biased expression in Testes (RPKM 2739.4), Adrenal (RPKM 1410.3) and 9 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Genomic context

See Gpx4 in Genome Data Viewer
Location:
7q11
Exon count:
8
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2024_02 current GRCr8 (GCF_036323735.1) 7 NC_086025.1 (10300833..10303629, complement)
RS_2023_06 previous assembly mRatBN7.2 (GCF_015227675.2) 7 NC_051342.1 (9650186..9652982, complement)
106 previous assembly Rnor_6.0 (GCF_000001895.5) 7 NC_005106.4 (12516357..12519154, complement)

Chromosome 7 - NC_086025.1Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC134479811 Neighboring gene strawberry notch homolog 2 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC134479812 Neighboring gene RNA polymerase II, I and III subunit E

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

Expression

  • Project title: A rat RNA-Seq transcriptomic BodyMap across 11 organs and 4 developmental stages A rat RNA-Seq transcriptomic BodyMap across 11 organs and 4 developmental stages
  • Description: 320 RNA samples isolated from 11 organs (adrenal gland, brain, heart, kidney, liver, lung, muscle, spleen, thymus, and testes or uterus) from both sexes of Fischer 344 rats across four developmental stages (2-, 6-, 21-, and 104-weeks-old)
  • BioProject: PRJNA238328
  • Publication: PMID 24510058
  • Analysis date: Mon Jun 6 17:44:12 2016

Bibliography

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

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Pathways from PubChem

Interactions

Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

Markers

Gene Ontology Provided by RGD

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables glutathione peroxidase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables glutathione peroxidase activity ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables glutathione peroxidase activity ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
enables identical protein binding ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables phospholipid-hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables phospholipid-hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables phospholipid-hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase activity ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables selenium binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
acts_upstream_of_or_within apoptotic process ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in arachidonate metabolic process ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in arachidonate metabolic process ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in cellular oxidant detoxification IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within cerebellum development ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within chromatin organization ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in chromatin organization ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within dendrite development ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in lipoxygenase pathway ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in lipoxygenase pathway ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within multicellular organism growth ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in negative regulation of ferroptosis ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in negative regulation of ferroptosis ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in protein polymerization ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in response to estradiol IEP
Inferred from Expression Pattern
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within response to lipopolysaccharide ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in response to oxidative stress ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in response to oxidative stress ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within spermatogenesis ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in spermatogenesis ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in spermatogenesis ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in cytosol ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in cytosol ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
is_active_in mitochondrion IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in mitochondrion ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in nuclear envelope ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in nucleolus IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
is_active_in nucleus IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in nucleus ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in nucleus ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
part_of protein-containing complex ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 

General protein information

Preferred Names
phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase
Names
phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase, mitochondrial
phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase, nuclear
NP_001034938.1
NP_001354972.1
NP_058861.3

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001039849.3NP_001034938.1  phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase isoform B

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001034938.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (2) contains an alternate 5' terminal exon compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform (B, also know as snGPx) has a longer and a distinct N-terminus compared to isoform A. This isoform has been reported to be localized in the sperm nucleus (PMID:11344099).
    Source sequence(s)
    JAXUCZ010000007
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P36970
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cd00340
    Location:96249
    GSH_Peroxidase; Glutathione (GSH) peroxidase family; tetrameric selenoenzymes that catalyze the reduction of a variety of hydroperoxides including lipid peroxidases, using GSH as a specific electron donor substrate. GSH peroxidase contains one selenocysteine residue per ...
  2. NM_001368043.1NP_001354972.1  phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase isoform C

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (3) uses an alternate promoter, which results in translation initiation from an in-frame downstream AUG start codon compared to variant 1. The encoded isoform (C, also known as the S-form) has a shorter N-terminus compared to isoform A and is localized in the cytoplasm (PMIDs:7592947, 9988735).
    Source sequence(s)
    JAXUCZ010000007
  3. NM_017165.4NP_058861.3  phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase isoform A precursor

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_058861.3

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) represents the predominant transcript and encodes the canonical isoform A (also known as phGPx or the L-form), which is localized to the mitochondria (PMID:9988735).
    Source sequence(s)
    JAXUCZ010000007
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P36970, Q6PZ55, Q76LU9, Q91XR8
    Related
    ENSRNOP00000076198.1, ENSRNOT00000093376.3
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cd00340
    Location:40193
    GSH_Peroxidase; Glutathione (GSH) peroxidase family; tetrameric selenoenzymes that catalyze the reduction of a variety of hydroperoxides including lipid peroxidases, using GSH as a specific electron donor substrate. GSH peroxidase contains one selenocysteine residue per ...

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_036323735.1-RS_2024_02

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCr8

Genomic

  1. NC_086025.1 Reference GRCr8

    Range
    10300833..10303629 complement
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