FUNCTION: Reduces hydrogen peroxide and alkyl hydroperoxides with reducing equivalents provided through the thioredoxin system. Involved in intracellular redox signaling. * SUBUNIT: Monomer. * SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Mitochondrial, peroxisomal and cytoplasmic. * ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS: 2 isoforms; Mitochondrial (shown here) and Cytoplasmic/Peroxisomal; are produced by alternative initiation. * TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Widely expressed. * SIMILARITY: BELONGS TO THE PEROXIREDOXIN 2 FAMILY. |
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Last Update 13-Mar-03