SOD3

Superoxide dismutase 3, extracellular
Available structures
PDB Ortholog search: PDBe, RCSB
Identifiers
SymbolsSOD3 ; EC-SOD
External IDsOMIM: 185490 MGI: 103181 HomoloGene: 2334 GeneCards: SOD3 Gene
EC number1.15.1.1
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez664920657
EnsemblENSG00000109610ENSMUSG00000072941
UniProtP08294O09164
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_003102NM_011435
RefSeq (protein)NP_003093NP_035565
Location (UCSC)Chr 4:
24.79 – 24.8 Mb
Chr 5:
52.36 – 52.37 Mb
PubMed search

Extracellular superoxide dismutase [Cu-Zn] is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the SOD3 gene.

This gene encodes a member of the superoxide dismutase (SOD) protein family. SODs are antioxidant enzymes that catalyze the dismutation of two superoxide radicals into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen. The product of this gene is thought to protect the brain, lungs, and other tissues from oxidative stress. The protein is secreted into the extracellular space and forms a glycosylated homotetramer that is anchored to the extracellular matrix (ECM) and cell surfaces through an interaction with heparan sulfate proteoglycan and collagen. A fraction of the protein is cleaved near the C-terminus before secretion to generate circulating tetramers that do not interact with the ECM.[1]


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