NCBI Accession #
NP_192897.2
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_117229.4
NCBI Official Full Name
glutathione peroxidase 6
NCBI Official Symbol
GPX6
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ATGPX6; glutathione peroxidase 6; LSC803; PHGPX; T5C23.30; T5C23_30
NCBI Protein Information
glutathione peroxidase 6
NCBI Summary
Encodes glutathione peroxidase.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
GPX1; AtGPX1; PHGPx
UniProt Protein Name
Probable phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase 6, mitochondrial
UniProt Primary Accession #
O48646
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q94BV3
UniProt Related Accession #
O48646
UniProt Comments
Protects cells and enzymes from oxidative damage, by catalyzing the reduction of hydrogen peroxide, lipid peroxides and organic hydroperoxide, by glutathione.