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Literature summary for 1.8.1.9 extracted from

  • Holmgren, A.; Lu, J.
    Thioredoxin and thioredoxin reductase: current research with special reference to human disease (2010), Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 396, 120-124.
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Application

Application Comment Organism
medicine TrxR is a target for cancer chemotherapy Rattus norvegicus

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene
-
Rattus norvegicus
curcumin
-
Rattus norvegicus

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
cytosol isoform TrxR1 Rattus norvegicus 5829
-
mitochondrion isoform TrxR2 Rattus norvegicus 5739
-

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
selenium all three isoenzymes of mammalian TrxR contain an essential selenocysteine residue, which is the target of several drugs in cancer treatment or mercury intoxication Rattus norvegicus

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
56000
-
2 * 56000 Rattus norvegicus
112000
-
-
Rattus norvegicus

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Rattus norvegicus
-
-
-

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
liver
-
Rattus norvegicus
-
testis isoform TrxR3 is primarily present in testis Rattus norvegicus
-

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
thioredoxin disulfide + NADPH + H+
-
Rattus norvegicus thioredoxin + NADP+
-
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Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
homodimer 2 * 56000 Rattus norvegicus

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
thioredoxin reductase
-
Rattus norvegicus
TrxR
-
Rattus norvegicus

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
FAD
-
Rattus norvegicus
NADPH
-
Rattus norvegicus

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
physiological function the thioredoxin system has a large number of functions in DNA synthesis, defense against oxidative stress and apoptosis or redox signaling with reference to many diseases Rattus norvegicus