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Gene Information

  • Offical Gene Symbol dio2
  • Species Western clawed frog (Xenopus tropicalis)
  • Offical Full Name deiodinase, iodothyronine, type 2
  • Other Aliases 5dii; DI-2; sely; txdi2
  • Other Desigations type II iodothyronine deiodinase; deiodinase II; iodothyronine type II deiodinase; type 2 deiodinase
  • Gene Type protein-coding
  • Summary
    The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the iodothyronine deiodinase family. It catalyzes the conversion of prohormone thyroxine (3,5,3\',5\'-tetraiodothyronine, T4) to the bioactive thyroid hormone (3,5,3\'-triiodothyronine, T3) by outer ring 5\'-deiodination. This enzyme is thought to be responsible for the \'local\' production of T3, and thus important in influencing thyroid hormone action in those peripheral tissues where it is expressed. This gene is also essential for early development in amphibians, and its expression has been observed in early-tailbud-stage embryos before the development of a functional thyroid gland. This protein is a selenoprotein containing the non-standard amino acid, selenocysteine (Sec), which is encoded by the UGA codon that normally signals translation termination. The 3\' UTRs of selenoprotein mRNAs contain a conserved stem-loop structure, designated the Sec insertion sequence (SECIS) element, that is necessary for the recognition of UGA as a Sec codon, rather than as a stop signal. Unlike the other two members (DIO1 and DIO3) of this enzyme family, the mRNA for this gene contains an additional in-frame UGA codon that has been reported (in human) to function either as a Sec or a stop codon, resulting in two potential isoforms with one or two Sec residues; however, only the upstream Sec (conserved with the single Sec residue found at the active site in DIO1 and DIO3) was shown to be essential for enzyme activity (PMID:10403186). In addition, the lack of conservation of the protein extension past the second TGA codon suggests that the one-Sec containing isoform represents the canonical form. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2018]
  • NCBI Gene ID 100036737
  • RefSeq Transcript
  • RefSeq Protein
  • External Links NCBI UCSC Genome Browser View
  • View ORF sequence of this gene »

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Gene Expression Vectors
These designs are created with VectorBuilder’s standard backbones containing a ubiquitous promoter driving the ORF of your gene. A marker (e.g. EGFP) is placed in the vector where appropriate.
Vector Description Vector Type Marker Price
Western clawed frog dio2 expression regular plasmid vector Mammalian Gene Expression Vector   Guide 
From $189
Western clawed frog dio2 expression lentivirus vector Mammalian Gene Expression Lentiviral Vector   Guide 
From $189
Western clawed frog dio2 expression adenovirus vector Mammalian Gene Expression Adenoviral Vector   Guide 
From $189
Western clawed frog dio2 expression AAV vector Mammalian Gene Expression AAV Vector   Guide 
From $189
Western clawed frog dio2 expression PiggyBac vector Mammalian Gene Expression PiggyBac Vector   Guide 
From $189

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