Catalyzes the oxidation of methanethiol, an organosulfur compound known to be produced in substantial amounts by gut bacteria . Selenium-binding protein which may be involved in the sensing of reactive xenobiotics in the cytoplasm. May be involved in intra-Golgi protein transport (By similarity).
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Cellular Localization:
Nucleus . Cytoplasm, cytosol . Membrane ; Peripheral membrane protein . May associate with Golgi membrane (By similarity). May associate with the membrane of autophagosomes (By similarity). .
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Tissue Expression:
Widely expressed. Highly expressed in liver, lung, colon, prostate, kidney and pancreas. In brain, present both in neurons and glia (at protein level). Down-regulated in lung adenocarcinoma, colorectal carcinoma and ovarian cancer. Two-fold up-regulated in brain and blood from schizophrenia patients.