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Tchem
GPX4
Phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase

Protein Summary
Description
Essential antioxidant peroxidase that directly reduces phospholipid hydroperoxide even if they are incorporated in membranes and lipoproteins (By similarity). Can also reduce fatty acid hydroperoxide, cholesterol hydroperoxide and thymine hydroperoxide (By similarity). Plays a key role in protecting cells from oxidative damage by preventing membrane lipid peroxidation (By similarity). Required to prevent cells from ferroptosis, a non-apoptotic cell death resulting from an iron-dependent accumulation of lipid reactive oxygen species (PubMed:24439385). The presence of selenocysteine (Sec) versus Cys at the active site is essential for life: it provides resistance to overoxidation and prevents cells against ferroptosis (By similarity). The presence of Sec at the active site is also essential for the survival of a specific type of parvalbumin-positive interneurons, thereby preventing against fatal epileptic seizures (By similarity). May be required to protect cells from the toxicity of ing ...more
Uniprot Accession IDs
Gene Name
Ensembl ID
  • ENST00000354171
  • ENSP00000346103
  • ENSG00000167468
  • ENST00000611653
  • ENSP00000483655

Symbol
  • MCSP
  • SMDS
  • GPx-4
  • PHGPx
  • snGPx
  • GSHPx-4
  • snPHGPx
Illumination Graph
Knowledge Table
Most Knowledge About
Knowledge Value (0 to 1 scale)
disease perturbation
0.97
transcription factor perturbation
0.97
disease
0.89
transcription factor binding site profile
0.89
PubMedID
0.83


IDG Development Level Summary
Tdark

These are targets about which virtually nothing is known. They do not have known drug or small molecule activities
- AND - satisfy two or more of the following criteria:

Pubmed score: 1068.6   (req: < 5)
Gene RIFs: 151   (req: <= 3)
Antibodies: 317   (req: <= 50)
Tbio

These targets do not have known drug or small molecule activities
- AND - satisfy two or more of the following criteria:

Pubmed score: 1068.6   (req: >= 5)
Gene RIFs: 151   (req: > 3)
Antibodies: 317   (req: > 50)

- OR - satisfy the following criterion:

Gene Ontology Terms: 18
Tchem

Target has at least one ChEMBL compound with an activity cutoff of < 30 nM - AND - satisfies the preceding conditions

Active Ligands: 10
Tclin

Target has at least one approved drug - AND - satisfies the preceding conditions

Active Drug: 0