selenoprotein P; SeP (SEPP1 SELP)

Function

• might be responsible for some extracellular antioxidant defense properties of selenium
• might be involved in transport of selenium
• may supply selenium to tissues such as brain & testis
• phosphorylation sites are present in the extracellular medium

Structure

belongs to the selenoprotein P family

Compartment

secreted

Expression

-made in the liver & heart & secreted into the plasma

• also found in the kidney

More general terms

• selenoprotein
• secreted protein
• glycoprotein
• phosphoprotein

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=6414
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:6414
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/601484
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P49908.html