{"symbol":"GPX5","synonyms":["HEL-S-75P"],"name":"glutathione peroxidase 5","description":"This gene belongs to the glutathione peroxidase family. It is specifically expressed in the epididymis in the mammalian male reproductive tract, and is androgen-regulated. Unlike several other characterized glutathione peroxidases, this enzyme is not a selenoprotein, lacking the selenocysteine residue. Thus, it is selenium-independent, and has been proposed to play a role in protecting the membranes of spermatozoa from the damaging effects of lipid peroxidation and/or preventing premature acrosome reaction. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2016]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":2880,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/2880","proteins":[{"symbol":"GPX5_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/GPX5_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}