NCBI Accession #
NP_181430.2
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_129454.4
NCBI Official Full Name
endoplasmic reticulum oxidoreductins 2
NCBI Official Symbol
ERO2
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
AERO2; endoplasmic reticulum oxidoreductins 2; T7F6.13; T7F6_13
NCBI Protein Information
endoplasmic reticulum oxidoreductins 2
NCBI Summary
endoplasmic reticulum oxidoreductin
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
ERO2
UniProt Protein Name
Endoplasmic reticulum oxidoreductin-2
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q7X9I4
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q9ZV11
UniProt Related Accession #
Q7X9I4
UniProt Comments
Essential oxidoreductase that oxidizes proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum to produce disulfide bonds. Acts by oxidizing directly PDI isomerase through a direct disulfide exchange. Does not act as a direct oxidant of folding substrate, but relies on PDI to transfer oxidizing equivalent. Does not oxidize all PDI related proteins, suggesting that it can discriminate between PDI and related proteins. Its reoxidation probably involves electron transfer to molecular oxygen via FAD. Acts independently of glutathione. May be responsible for a significant proportion of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the cell, thereby being a source of oxidative stress .