Protein Name peroxiredoxin 3
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 10935
Gene Symbol

PRDX3

UniProt P30048 (PRDX3_HUMAN), A0A384MTR2 (A0A384MTR2_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 102
Total Number of Articles : 112
Description

peroxiredoxin 3

Gene Summary

This gene encodes a mitochondrial protein with antioxidant function. The protein is similar to the C22 subunit of Salmonella typhimurium alkylhydroperoxide reductase, and it can rescue bacterial resistance to alkylhydroperoxide in E. coli that lack the C22 subunit. The human and mouse genes are highly conserved, and they map to the regions syntenic between mouse and human chromosomes. Sequence comparisons with recently cloned mammalian homologs suggest that these genes consist of a family that is responsible for the regulation of cellular proliferation, differentiation and antioxidant functions. This family member can protect cells from oxidative stress, and it can promote cell survival in prostate cancer. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants. Related pseudogenes have been identified on chromosomes 1, 3, 13 and 22. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2014]

synonyms
  • thioredoxin-dependent peroxide reductase, mitochondrial
  • antioxidant protein 1
  • epididymis secretory sperm binding protein
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