Gene Information
Gene NameGPX6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length221
Protein NamesGlutathione peroxidase 6 (GPx-6) (GSHPx-6) (EC 1.11.1.9)
Target Nameglutathione peroxidase 6
Target TypeNA
Gene Age950 ( ENSG00000198704 )
3 ( ENSG00000281185 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBNA
Gene CardGPX6
Uniprot IDP59796
PfamPF00255
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.695000031)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GPX6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GPX6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GPX6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gpx6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GPX6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gpx6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GPX6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsGPX1P1, GPX3
ParalogsGPX3, GPX4, GPX7, GPX8, GPX1, GPX5, GPX2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in olfactory epithelium and embryos. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12775843}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs35510314  rs406113  rs34825130  rs6922986  rs35062161  rs35394555  rs36055795  rs35658392  rs34955392  rs35701070 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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