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<scene name='58/583431/Gpx-1/1'>Glycine Mutant of Glutatione Peroxidase 1</scene> | <scene name='58/583431/Gpx-1/1'>Glycine Mutant of Glutatione Peroxidase 1</scene> | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPx-1) is a tetramer (23 kDa per monomer) with two units composed of dimers. GPx-1 is the most abundant member of the Glutathione peroxidase family. It is found in all cells and is located in the cytosolic and mitochondrial compartments (1). GPx-1 is a crucial anti-oxidant enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of hydrogen peroxide into water (2). Interestingly GPx-1 contains the rare amino acid selenocysteine which acts as the peroxidatic residue (2). The overall reaction that GPx-1 catalyzes is H2O2 + 2Glutathione (GSH) -> 2H2O + GS-SG (Figure 1). In addition to hydrogen peroxide GPx-1 can reduce other soluble hydroperoxides including lipid hydroperoxides (3). Because of its role in regulating the intracellular concentration of reactive oxygen species, GPx-1 has been found to play a role in numerous processes including cell proliferation, apoptosis, and inflammation (1). Furthermore deficiencies in GPx-1 has been linked to the development of cancers, neurodegenerative diseases, and heart disease (4). | Glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPx-1) is a tetramer (23 kDa per monomer) with two units composed of dimers. GPx-1 is the most abundant member of the Glutathione peroxidase family. It is found in all cells and is located in the cytosolic and mitochondrial compartments (1). GPx-1 is a crucial anti-oxidant enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of hydrogen peroxide into water (2). Interestingly GPx-1 contains the rare amino acid selenocysteine which acts as the peroxidatic residue (2). The overall reaction that GPx-1 catalyzes is H2O2 + 2Glutathione (GSH) -> 2H2O + GS-SG (Figure 1) [[Image:Reaction_of_GPx-1.jpg|100px|right|thumb|]]. In addition to hydrogen peroxide GPx-1 can reduce other soluble hydroperoxides including lipid hydroperoxides (3). Because of its role in regulating the intracellular concentration of reactive oxygen species, GPx-1 has been found to play a role in numerous processes including cell proliferation, apoptosis, and inflammation (1). Furthermore deficiencies in GPx-1 has been linked to the development of cancers, neurodegenerative diseases, and heart disease (4). | ||
== Secondary Structure and the Thioredoxin Like Fold of GPx-1 == | == Secondary Structure and the Thioredoxin Like Fold of GPx-1 == | ||
