Gene Information
Gene NameSELENOW
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length87
Protein NamesSelenoprotein W (SelW)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age332 ( ENSG00000178980 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBNA
Gene CardSELENOW
Uniprot IDP63302
PfamPF10262
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.923739192)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SELENOW ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Selenow ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SELENOW ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ AABR07029732.1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsMIEN1, SELENOV
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitously expressed with highest levels in skeletal muscle and heart, moderate levels in brain, spinal cord, thyroid, spleen, prostate, ovary, small intestine and colon, and lowest levels in liver and lymph node. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10718624, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12818432}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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