SELENOV, Official Symbol SELENOVprovided by HGNC Official Full Name selenoprotein Vprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:30399 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000186838 MIM:607919; AllianceGenome:HGNC:30399 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 SELV Summary This gene encodes a selenoprotein containing a selenocysteine (Sec) residue, which is encoded by the UGA codon that normally signals translation termination. The 3' UTRs of selenoprotein mRNAs contain a conserved stem-loop structure, the Sec insertion sequence (SECIS) element, which is necessary for the recognition of UGA as a Sec codon rather than as a stop signal. This protein is specifically expressed in the testis. It belongs to the SelWTH family, which possesses a thioredoxin-like fold and a conserved CxxU (C is cysteine, U is Sec) motif, suggesting a redox function for this gene. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Apr 2017] Expression Restricted expression toward testis (RPKM 2.7) See more Orthologs mouse all