| Modification Notes |
Thioredoxins comprise a family of small proteins that, by catalyzing the oxidation of disulfide bonds, participate in redox reactions throughout the cell. Proteins that contain thioredoxin domains do not necessarily convey the oxidative properties of thioredoxins, but generally function as disulfide isomerases that enzymatically rearrange disulfide bonds found in various proteins. TXNDC15 (thioredoxin domain containing 15), also known as UNQ335, is a 360 amino acid single-pass type I membrane protein that contains a thioredoxin domain. Existing as two alternatively spliced isoforms, TXNDC15 is encoded by a gene located on human chromosome 5q31.1. Human chromosome 5 contains 181 million base pairs and comprises nearly 6% of the human genome. Deletion of the p arm of chromosome 5 leads to Cri du chat syndrome, while deletion of the q arm or of chromosome 5 altogether is common in therapy-related acute myelogenous leukemias and myelodysplastic syndrome. |