Component
SELENOW
Selenoprotein W; selenium-responsive in many experimental models.
2 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
How nutrients influence it
Every nutrient with a recorded effect on this component, credited to the nutrient that acted rather than the chapter that recorded it. Open a nutrient to see the findings and the conditions they were measured under.
Other things that act on it
Enzymes, hormones, genes, and other components with a recorded effect. These are not nutrients, so they do not count toward the arrows above. Each finding names the chapter that recorded it.
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
SELENOW interacts with 14-3-3 beta in the reported cultured-cell redox and thioredoxin-perturbation experiments.
Experimental context and source evidence
- experimental_model
- Cultured-cell protein interactions and etoposide/thioredoxin perturbations.
- limitations
- The tested interaction is not a complete physiological substrate map or proof that all selenium-responsive processes use this partner.
- organism
- Cultured mammalian cells
Selenium: literature corrections and mechanism additions · lines 1108–1117
Metabolic Ledger literature curation, 17 September 2026; primary papers linked individually · supports · Cultured-cell protein interactions and etoposide/thioredoxin perturbations. · secondary_verified · secondary_verified
## selenow-interacts-14-3-3 SELENOW interacts with a signaling-regulator protein called 14-3-3 beta. SELENOW interacts with 14-3-3 beta in the reported cultured-cell redox and thioredoxin-perturbation experiments. Experimental model: Cultured-cell protein interactions and etoposide/thioredoxin perturbations. Organism: Cultured mammalian cells Limitations: The tested interaction is not a complete physiological substrate map or proof that all selenium-responsive processes use this partner. Primary reference: [Compensatory Protection of Thioredoxin-Deficient Cells from Etoposide-Induced Cell Death by Selenoprotein W via Interaction with 14-3-3](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8508763/)
Complete structured claim and evidence
What acts on it
SELENOW expression is sensitive to selenium restriction and translation regulation in experimental systems.
Experimental context and source evidence
- availability_state
- Selenium supply is restricted for a defined tissue, species, and duration.
- experimental_scope
- Predominantly animal and cell models; ranking varies with tissue, species, development, duration, and measurement.
- limitations
- Relative preservation does not mean immunity to severe loss. Um34 alone does not implement a universal ranking, and no plasma-to-protein cutoff is assigned.
- trigger_kind
- nutrient_deficiency
Selenium deficiency: a mechanism-first reference · lines 295–297
Supplied selenium deficiency reference · supports · Supplied reference; verify the primary study and experimental context. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
SELENOW expression ↓ Sensitive to selenium and tRNA/translation regulation in experimental systems
Complete structured claim and evidence
The events it takes part in
A mechanism often involves more than two components. These are the full events, with every participant and its role.
Situations it appears in
Low-supply and faulty-machinery situations recorded in the chapters where this component plays a part.
In the sources
Preserved passages that mention this component, quoted exactly. Open one to read it in context.
Open hypotheses
Proposed ideas that involve this component. They are labeled as hypotheses and do not change any recorded statement.
This is a research prototype built from draft material. It is not medical advice, and its statements still await verification against the original studies.