MSRA, Official Symbol MSRAprovided by HGNC Official Full Name methionine sulfoxide reductase Aprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:7377 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000175806 MIM:601250; AllianceGenome:HGNC:7377 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as PMSR Summary This gene encodes a ubiquitous and highly conserved protein that carries out the enzymatic reduction of methionine sulfoxide to methionine. Human and animal studies have shown the highest levels of expression in kidney and nervous tissue. The protein functions in the repair of oxidatively damaged proteins to restore biological activity. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, May 2014] Expression Broad expression in kidney (RPKM 12.0), bone marrow (RPKM 3.1) and 21 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all