ID GPX42_RAT Reviewed; 253 AA. AC Q91XR8; Q6PZ55; DT 23-MAY-2003, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot. DT 26-FEB-2008, sequence version 3. DT 16-JUN-2009, entry version 52. DE RecName: Full=Phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase, nuclear; DE EC=1.11.1.12; DE AltName: Full=GPX-4; GN Name=Gpx4; OS Rattus norvegicus (Rat). OC Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; OC Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Sciurognathi; OC Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Rattus. OX NCBI_TaxID=10116; RN [1] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA]. RC STRAIN=Wistar; RA Maiorino M., Scapin M., Ursini F., Biasolo M., Bosello V., Flohe L.; RT "Distinct promoters determine alternative transcription of gpx-4 into RT PHGPx variants."; RL Submitted (JAN-2003) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases. RN [2] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA]. RC STRAIN=Wistar; RA Tramer F., Vetere A., Martinelli M., Paroni F., Marsich E., Sandri G., RA Panfili E.; RT "Cloning of cDNA of rat phospholipid hydroperoxide/sperm nucleus RT glutathione peroxidase."; RL Submitted (MAR-2004) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases. RN [3] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA] OF 1-250, AND SUBCELLULAR LOCATION. RC TISSUE=Testis; RX MEDLINE=21242617; PubMed=11344099; RA Pfeifer H., Conrad M., Roethlein D., Kyriakopoulos A., Brielmeier M., RA Bornkamm G.W., Behne D.; RT "Identification of a specific sperm nuclei selenoenzyme necessary for RT protamine thiol cross-linking during sperm maturation."; RL FASEB J. 15:1236-1238(2001). CC -!- FUNCTION: Could play a major role in protecting mammals from the CC toxicity of ingested lipid hydroperoxides. Essential for embryonic CC development. Protects from radiation and oxidative damage. CC Stabilizes the condensed chromatin in sperm nuclei and is CC necessary male fertility (By similarity). CC -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: 2 glutathione + a lipid hydroperoxide = CC glutathione disulfide + lipid + 2 H(2)O. CC -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Nucleus. CC -!- ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS: CC Event=Alternative splicing; Named isoforms=2; CC Name=Nuclear; CC IsoId=Q91XR8-1; Sequence=Displayed; CC Name=Mitochondrial; CC IsoId=P36970-1; Sequence=External; CC -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the glutathione peroxidase family. CC ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CC Copyrighted by the UniProt Consortium, see http://www.uniprot.org/terms CC Distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs License CC ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DR EMBL; AJ537598; CAD61278.1; -; Genomic_DNA. DR EMBL; AY570513; AAS76675.1; -; mRNA. DR EMBL; AF274028; AAK74113.1; -; mRNA. DR IPI; IPI00208098; -. DR RefSeq; NP_001034938.1; -. DR UniGene; Rn.3647; -. DR HSSP; P00435; 1GP1. DR SMR; Q91XR8; 92-253. DR PeroxiBase; 3813; RnoGPx04-c. DR GeneID; 29328; -. DR KEGG; rno:29328; -. DR RGD; 69226; Gpx4. DR HOVERGEN; Q91XR8; -. DR BRENDA; 1.11.1.12; 248. DR NextBio; 608793; -. DR GO; GO:0005634; C:nucleus; ISS:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0005625; C:soluble fraction; IDA:RGD. DR GO; GO:0043295; F:glutathione binding; IDA:RGD. DR GO; GO:0004602; F:glutathione peroxidase activity; ISS:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0047066; F:phospholipid-hydroperoxide glutathione pero...; IDA:RGD. DR GO; GO:0008430; F:selenium binding; IDA:RGD. DR GO; GO:0007568; P:aging; IEP:RGD. DR GO; GO:0006325; P:establishment or maintenance of chromatin a...; ISS:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0006749; P:glutathione metabolic process; IDA:RGD. DR GO; GO:0042744; P:hydrogen peroxide catabolic process; IDA:RGD. DR GO; GO:0007275; P:multicellular organismal development; IEA:UniProtKB-KW. DR GO; GO:0055114; P:oxidation reduction; IEA:UniProtKB-KW. DR GO; GO:0050727; P:regulation of inflammatory response; IMP:RGD. DR GO; GO:0032355; P:response to estradiol stimulus; IEP:RGD. DR GO; GO:0007283; P:spermatogenesis; ISS:UniProtKB. DR InterPro; IPR000889; Glutathione_peroxidase. DR InterPro; IPR012335; Thioredoxin_fold. DR Gene3D; G3DSA:3.40.30.10; Thioredoxin_fold; 1. DR PANTHER; PTHR11592; Glut_peroxidase; 1. DR Pfam; PF00255; GSHPx; 1. DR PRINTS; PR01011; GLUTPROXDASE. DR PROSITE; PS00460; GLUTATHIONE_PEROXID_1; 1. DR PROSITE; PS00763; GLUTATHIONE_PEROXID_2; 1. DR PROSITE; PS51355; GLUTATHIONE_PEROXID_3; 1. PE 2: Evidence at transcript level; KW Alternative splicing; Developmental protein; Nucleus; Oxidoreductase; KW Peroxidase; Selenium; Selenocysteine. FT CHAIN 1 253 Phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione FT peroxidase, nuclear. FT /FTId=PRO_0000066626. FT ACT_SITE 129 129 FT NON_STD 129 129 Selenocysteine. FT CONFLICT 9 14 RGRCRQ -> PGRQCAGIRPYGP (in Ref. 3; FT AAK74113). FT CONFLICT 101 101 A -> S (in Ref. 1; CAD61278). FT CONFLICT 192 192 N -> S (in Ref. 2; AAS76675). SQ SEQUENCE 253 AA; 29335 MW; D108602E22DAD29A CRC64; MGRAAARKRG RCRQRGRSPG GRRRREPGRQ SPRKRPGPRR RRARARRRRR ARPRRMEPIP EPFNPRPLLQ DLPQTSNSHE FLGLCASRDD WRCARSMHEF AAKDIDGHMV CLDKYRGCVC IVTNVASQUG KTDVNYTQLV DLHARYAECG LRILAFPCNQ FGRQEPGSNQ EIKEFAAGYN VRFDMYSKIC VNGDDAHPLW KWMKVQPKGR GMLGNAIKWN FTKFLIDKNG CVVKRYGPME EPQVIEKDLP CYL //