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Designing a Western blot for Glutathione peroxidase 2? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the GPX2 Western Blot GuideFacts about Glutathione peroxidase 2.
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| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | GPX2 |
| Uniprot: | P18283 |
| Entrez: | 2877 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| glutathione peroxidase family |

EC 1.11.1; EC 1.11.1.9; gastrointestinal glutathione peroxidase 2; Gastrointestinal glutathione peroxidase; GIGPX; GI-GPx; glutathione peroxidase 2 (gastrointestinal); Glutathione Peroxidase 2; Glutathione peroxidase-gastrointestinal; Glutathione peroxidase-related protein 2; GPRP; GPRP-2; GPX2; GPx-2; GPx-GI; GSHPx-2; GSHPX-GI
Mass (kDA):
21.954 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 14q23.3 |
| Sequence: | 14; NC_000014.9 (64939158..64942745, complement) |
Mostly in liver and gastrointestinal tract, not found in heart or kidney.
Cytoplasm. Mainly cytoplasmic.




PMID: 2388849 by Akasaka M., et al. A human cDNA sequence of a novel glutathione peroxidase-related protein.
PMID: 8428933 by Chu F.-F., et al. Expression, characterization, and tissue distribution of a new cellular selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase, GSHPx-GI.