glutathione peroxidase-5 (GSH-Px5, epididymal androgen-related protein, epididymal secretory glutathione peroxidase, epididymis-specific glutathione peroxidase-like protein, EGLP, GPX5)

Function

• protects cells & enzymes from oxidative damage
• catalyzes reduction of hydrogen peroxide, lipid peroxides & organic hydroperoxide, by glutathione.
• protective system against peroxide damage in sperm membrane lipids

Compartment

secreted

Expression

epididymis

More general terms

• glutathione peroxidase

Database

• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:2880
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/603435
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=2880
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O75715.html