Description
Product Characteristics: This gene encodes a thioredoxin-binding protein that is a member of the alpha arrestin protein family. Thioredoxin is a thiol-oxidoreductase that is a major regulator of cellular redox signaling which protects cells from oxidative stress. This protein inhibits the antioxidative function of thioredoxin resulting in the accumulation of reactive oxygen species and cellular stress. This protein also functions as a regulator of cellular metabolism and of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. This protein may also function as a tumor suppressor. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants.,TXNIP,ARRDC6,EST01027,HHCPA78,THIF,VDUP1,Epigenetics & Nuclear Signaling,Nuclear Receptor Signaling,Cancer,Tumor suppressors,Signal Transduction,Cell Biology & Developmental Biology,Apoptosis,Endocrine & Metabolism,Carbohydrate metabolism,TXNIP
Target Information: regulates thioredoxin to play an important role in the preservation of cellular viability [RGD, Feb 2006]