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Facts about Selenoprotein P.
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| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | SELENOP |
| Uniprot: | P49908 |
| Entrez: | 6414 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| selenoprotein P family |

Selenoprotein P
Mass (kDA):
43.174 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 5p12 |
| Sequence: | 5; NC_000005.10 (42799880..42812076, complement) |
Made in the liver and heart and secreted into the plasma. It is also found in the kidney.
Secreted. Passes from plasma into the glomerular filtrate where it is removed by endocytosis mediated by LRP2 in the proximal tubule epithelium.


PMID: 8421687 by Hill K.E., et al. Conserved nucleotide sequences in the open reading frame and 3' untranslated region of selenoprotein P mRNA.
PMID: 8142465 by Aakesson B., et al. Purification of selenoprotein P from human plasma.