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Protein Accession#

Gene Name

DIO2

Gene Alias

5DII, D2, SelY, TXDI2

Gene Description

deiodinase, iodothyronine, type II

Omim ID

Gene Ontology

Gene Summary

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the iodothyronine deiodinase family. It activates thyroid hormone by converting the prohormone thyroxine (T4) by outer ring deiodination (ORD) to bioactive 3,3',5-triiodothyronine (T3). It is highly expressed in the thyroid, and may contribute significantly to the relative increase in thyroidal T3 production in patients with Graves disease and thyroid adenomas. This protein contains selenocysteine (Sec) residues encoded by the UGA codon, which normally signals translation termination. The 3' UTR of Sec-containing genes have a common stem-loop structure, the sec insertion sequence (SECIS), which is necessary for the recognition of UGA as a Sec codon rather than as a stop signal. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq

Other Designations

thyroxine deiodinase, type II|type 2 iodothyronine deiodinase|type-II 5'deiodinase