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DUOX1 dual oxidase 1

Gene ID: 53905, updated on 2-Nov-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: LNOX1; THOX1; NOXEF1

Summary

The protein encoded by this gene is a glycoprotein and a member of the NADPH oxidase family. The synthesis of thyroid hormone is catalyzed by a protein complex located at the apical membrane of thyroid follicular cells. This complex contains an iodide transporter, thyroperoxidase, and a peroxide generating system that includes proteins encoded by this gene and the similar DUOX2 gene. This protein is known as dual oxidase because it has both a peroxidase homology domain and a gp91phox domain. This protein generates hydrogen peroxide and thereby plays a role in the activity of thyroid peroxidase, lactoperoxidase, and in lactoperoxidase-mediated antimicrobial defense at mucosal surfaces. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been described for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2012]

Genomic context

Location:
15q21.1
Sequence:
Chromosome: 15; NC_000015.10 (45129994..45165574)
Total number of exons:
34

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