Component
SELENON
Independent protein record for Selenoprotein N.
1 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
How nutrients influence it
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Other things that act on it
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How nutrients reach it in more than one step
Chains of two or more recorded steps that end here, grouped by the nutrient they start from. Each step is a separate finding, so a chain is a route a mechanism could take, not proof that it does.
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What it does
Every recorded relationship this component is part of, grouped by its role. Plain wording comes first; the technical statement follows.
What it acts on
ER calcium depletion changes SELENON oligomerization and exposes reductase activity toward SERCA2 in the tested biochemical/cell systems.
Experimental context and source evidence
- experimental_model
- Calcium-binding peptides and human cell experiments, including engineered SELENON variants.
- limitations
- Some assays use engineered Sec-to-Cys protein; these results do not define human nutrient-response thresholds.
- organism
- Human cell systems and recombinant peptides
Selenium: literature corrections and mechanism additions · lines 1064–1073
Metabolic Ledger literature curation, 17 September 2026; primary papers linked individually · supports · Calcium-binding peptides and human cell experiments, including engineered SELENON variants. · secondary_verified · secondary_verified
## selenon-serca-redox-control SELENON links low calcium inside the ER to regulation of its calcium-refilling pump. ER calcium depletion changes SELENON oligomerization and exposes reductase activity toward SERCA2 in the tested biochemical/cell systems. Experimental model: Calcium-binding peptides and human cell experiments, including engineered SELENON variants. Organism: Human cell systems and recombinant peptides Limitations: Some assays use engineered Sec-to-Cys protein; these results do not define human nutrient-response thresholds. Primary reference: [Selenoprotein N is an endoplasmic reticulum calcium sensor that links luminal calcium levels to a redox activity](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7474598/)
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The events it takes part in
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Situations it appears in
Low-supply and faulty-machinery situations recorded in the chapters where this component plays a part.
In the sources
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Open hypotheses
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