Selenow selenoprotein W [Mus musculus (house mouse)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: Selenowprovided by MGI
Official Full Name: selenoprotein Wprovided by MGI
Primary source: MGI:MGI:1100878
See related: Ensembl:ENSMUSG00000041571 AllianceGenome:MGI:1100878
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: REVIEWED
Organism: Mus musculus
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Mus; Mus
Also known as: selW; Sepw1
Summary: This gene encodes a selenoprotein containing a selenocysteine (Sec) residue, which is encoded by the UGA codon that normally signals translation termination. The 3' UTRs of selenoprotein mRNAs contain a conserved stem-loop structure, the Sec insertion sequence (SECIS) element that is necessary for the recognition of UGA as a Sec codon rather than as a stop signal. This protein is highly expressed in skeletal muscle and brain. It belongs to the SelWTH family, which possesses a thioredoxin-like fold and a conserved CxxU (C is cysteine, U is Sec) motif, and has been shown to function as a glutathione-dependent antioxidant in vivo. Studies in mouse suggest that this selenoprotein is involved in muscle growth and differentiation, and in the protection of neurons from oxidative stress during neuronal development. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2017]
Expression: Ubiquitous expression in frontal lobe adult (RPKM 402.4), cortex adult (RPKM 391.8) and 28 other tissues See more
Orthologs: human all
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Genomic context

Location:: 7 8.62 cM; 7 A2

Exon count:: 6

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_02	current	GRCm39 (GCF_000001635.27)	7	NC_000073.7 (15651133..15656296, complement)
108.20200622	previous assembly	GRCm38.p6 (GCF_000001635.26)	7	NC_000073.6 (15917208..15922371, complement)

Chromosome 7 - NC_000073.7 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

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Selenoprotein W modulates tau homeostasis in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model.
Title: Selenoprotein W modulates tau homeostasis in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model.
Selenoprotein W engages in overactive osteoclast differentiation in multiple myeloma.
Title: Selenoprotein W engages in overactive osteoclast differentiation in multiple myeloma.
Loss of selenoprotein W in murine macrophages alters the hierarchy of selenoprotein expression, redox tone, and mitochondrial functions during inflammation.
Title: Loss of selenoprotein W in murine macrophages alters the hierarchy of selenoprotein expression, redox tone, and mitochondrial functions during inflammation.
Selenoprotein W ensures physiological bone remodeling by preventing hyperactivity of osteoclasts.
Title: Selenoprotein W ensures physiological bone remodeling by preventing hyperactivity of osteoclasts.
these results indicate that GSTpi-mediated S-glutathionylation of mouse SELENOW at Cys33 is required for the protection of cells in conditions of oxidative stress, through inhibition of the formation of the second disulfide bond.
Title: S-Glutathionylation of mouse selenoprotein W prevents oxidative stress-induced cell death by blocking the formation of an intramolecular disulfide bond.
The results suggest that SelW does not play a protective role against oxidative stress and insulin resistance in the skeletal muscle of high-fat diet-fed obese mice.
Title: Selenoprotein W deficiency does not affect oxidative stress and insulin sensitivity in the skeletal muscle of high-fat diet-fed obese mice.
SelW enhances myoblast differentiation by inhibiting TAZ binding to 14-3-3.
Title: Selenoprotein W enhances skeletal muscle differentiation by inhibiting TAZ binding to 14-3-3 protein.
SelW gene was activated by the binding of MyoD to a specific E-box during early skeletal muscle differentiation.
Title: Transcriptional regulation of selenoprotein W by MyoD during early skeletal muscle differentiation.
The main function of SelW in muscle cells is not in the antioxidative system.
Title: Selenoprotein W depletion in vitro might indicate that its main function is not as an antioxidative enzyme.
Data show that the loss of SelT elevates expression of another selenoprotein, selenoprotein W, suggesting that SepW1 may functionally compensate for SelT.
Title: Selenoprotein T deficiency alters cell adhesion and elevates selenoprotein W expression in murine fibroblast cells.

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Variation

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Alleles

Alleles of this type are documented at Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI)

Endonuclease-mediated (6) 1 citation
Targeted (3) 1 citation

General gene information

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Gene Ontology Provided by MGI

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables antioxidant activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables oxidoreductase activity	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in cellular oxidant detoxification	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within erythrocyte differentiation	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within response to lipopolysaccharide	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in response to selenium ion	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within response to stress	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in cytoplasm	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
is_active_in cytosol	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in plasma membrane	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed

General protein information

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Preferred Names: selenoprotein W

Names: selenoprotein W, muscle 1

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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