Gene Information
Gene NameGPX1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length203
Protein NamesGlutathione peroxidase 1 (GPx-1) (GSHPx-1) (EC 1.11.1.9) (Cellular glutathione peroxidase)
Target Nameglutathione peroxidase 1
Target TypeNA
Gene Age950 ( ENSG00000233276 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBNA
Gene CardGPX1
Uniprot IDP07203
PfamPF00255
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.236618062)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GPX1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GPX1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GPX1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gpx1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GPX1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gpx1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsGPX3, GPX4, GPX7, GPX8, GPX5, GPX2, GPX6
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in platelets (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11115402}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2F8A  (X-ray  1.50A 
DBSNP rs8179169  rs17838762  rs6446261  rs1050450 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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