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SRXN1
sulfiredoxin 1
Chromosome 20 · 20p13
NCBI Gene: 140809Ensembl: ENSG00000271303.3HGNC: HGNC:16132UniProt: Q9BYN0
64PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
cytosolprotein bindingoxidoreductase activity, acting on a sulfur group of donorsresponse to oxidative stresshepatocellular carcinomaneoplasmcolorectal carcinomacervical cancer
✦AI Summary

SRXN1 (sulfiredoxin 1) is a key oxidoreductase that functions as a desulfinylase enzyme, catalyzing the ATP-dependent reduction of cysteine-sulfinic acid (Cys-SO₂H) formed in peroxiredoxins PRDX1, PRDX2, PRDX3, and PRDX4 during oxidative stress 12. This process occurs through a multi-step phosphotransferase and thioltransferase mechanism 12. SRXN1 serves as a robust biomarker of NRF2-mediated antioxidant signaling across multiple cell types and tissues 3. Mechanistically, SRXN1 modulates cellular responses to oxidative stress, with evidence showing context-dependent roles. In liver, SRXN1 protects against fibrosis by desulfinylating PTPN12, enhancing its phosphatase activity and suppressing NLRP3 inflammasome activation 4. SRXN1 overexpression also ameliorates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity via the Sirt1/NLRP3 pathway 5. Conversely, SRXN1 expression correlates with poor prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma and non-small-cell lung cancer, where it promotes tumorigenesis and metastasis through ROS/p65/BTG2 signaling and EMT pathways 67. Genetic polymorphisms in SRXN1 are associated with cerebrovascular disease 8, and SRXN1 emerges as a ferroptosis-related biomarker in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma 9.

Sources cited
1
SRXN1 serves as a robust biomarker of NRF2-mediated antioxidant signaling across multiple cell types and tissues .
PMID: 38643749
2
In liver, SRXN1 protects against fibrosis by desulfinylating PTPN12, enhancing its phosphatase activity and suppressing NLRP3 inflammasome activation .
PMID: 39446334
3
SRXN1 overexpression also ameliorates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity via the Sirt1/NLRP3 pathway .
PMID: 39182271
4
Genetic polymorphisms in SRXN1 are associated with cerebrovascular disease , and SRXN1 emerges as a ferroptosis-related biomarker in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma .
PMID: 27226772
5
Genetic polymorphisms in SRXN1 are associated with cerebrovascular disease , and SRXN1 emerges as a ferroptosis-related biomarker in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma .
PMID: 39488307
Disease Associationsⓘ20
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.10Weak
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
cervical cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
posterior cortical atrophyOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
melanomaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
lung cancerOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
esophageal squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
gastric cancerOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
gestational diabetesOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
persistent truncus arteriosusOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
prostate neoplasmOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
hypertrophic cardiomyopathyOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
stomach neoplasmOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Abruptio PlacentaeOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
GPX2Shared pathway100%GPX7Shared pathway100%GPX8Shared pathway100%GPX6Shared pathway100%PRDX2Protein interaction100%TXNRD1Protein interaction100%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Lung
100%
Liver
82%
Ovary
59%
Heart
44%
Brain
31%
Bone Marrow
16%
Gene Interaction Network
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SRXN1GPX2GPX7GPX8GPX6PRDX2TXNRD1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB1XW3 · 1.65 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.78LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF1.14 [0.71–1.78]
RankingsWhere SRXN1 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #7,319of 20,598
    Most Researched64
  • #16,456of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.78
Genes detectedSRXN1
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Biomarkers of NRF2 signalling: Current status and future challenges.
PMID: 38643749
Redox Biol · 2024
1.00
2
The desulfinylation enzyme sulfiredoxin-1 attenuates HSC activation and liver fibrosis by modulating the PTPN12-NLRP3 axis.
PMID: 39446334
Hepatology · 2025
0.90
3
Identification of ferroptosis-related genes associated with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma via bioinformatics and machine learning approaches.
PMID: 39488307
Int J Biol Macromol · 2024
0.80
4
SRXN1 stimulates hepatocellular carcinoma tumorigenesis and metastasis through modulating ROS/p65/BTG2 signalling.
PMID: 32746503
J Cell Mol Med · 2020
0.70
5
Oxidative stress and altered expression of peroxiredoxin genes family (PRDXS) and sulfiredoxin-1 (SRXN1) in human lung tissue following exposure to sulfur mustard.
PMID: 27266564
Exp Lung Res · 2016
0.60