Synonyms
AhpC; Peroxiredoxin; Prx; Thioredoxin peroxidase (antioxidant enzyme); Thioredoxin peroxidase; Thioredoxin-dependent peroxide reductase; Tpx; Tsa
From NCBI, Homo sapiens:
PRDX1 = Prx1, PrxI, HBP23, MSP23, OSF-3, TPx-A, NKEF-A, PAG, TDPX2 (location: Chromosome 1, NC_000001.11: 45511035..45522890, complement)
PRDX3 = Prx3, PrxIII, AOP-1, HBC189, MER5, PRO1748, SP-22 (Chromosome 10, NC_000010.11: 119167699..119178865, complement)
PRDX4 = Prx4, PrxIV, AOE372, TRANK, HEL-S-97n (Chromosome X, NC_000023.11: 23664260..23686399)
PRDX5 = Prx5, PrxV, ACR1, AOEB166, B166, HEL-S-55, PLP, PMP20, AOPP, SBBI10 (Chromosome 11, NC_000011.10: 64318088..64321823)
PRDX6 = Prx6, PrxVI, hORF6, 1-Cys, AOP2, HEL-S-128m, NSGPx, aiPLA2, LTW4, p29 (Chromosome 1, NC_000001.11: 173477347..173488807)
Historical Background
The first reports of the family of thiol peroxidases eventually known as peroxiredoxins (PRDXs or Prxs) came in the late 1960s, when a protein named “torin,” isolated from human...
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Poole, L.B. (2018). Peroxiredoxins. In: Choi, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67199-4_101839
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