NCBI Accession #
NP_565666.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_128379.4
NCBI Official Full Name
copper/zinc superoxide dismutase 2
NCBI Official Symbol
CSD2
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
AtSOD2; COPPER/ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; copper/zinc superoxide dismutase 2; COPPER/ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE 2; CZSOD2; F24D13.2; F24D13_2; SOD2; superoxide dismutase 2
NCBI Protein Information
copper/zinc superoxide dismutase 2
NCBI Summary
Encodes a chloroplastic copper/zinc superoxide dismutase CSD2 that can detoxify superoxide radicals. Its expression is affected by miR398-directed mRNA cleavage. Activation depends totally on CCS. Overexpression of a miR398-resistant form of CSD2 leads to more dramatic improvements in stress (hight light, Cu2+ and methyl viologen) tolerance than overexpression of wild-type CSD2.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
KD-SOD; SODCP
UniProt Protein Name
Superoxide dismutase [Cu-Zn] 2, chloroplastic
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Copper/zinc superoxide dismutase 2
UniProt Primary Accession #
O78310
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q0WUQ0; Q541D5; Q9SUJ7; Q9SUJ8
UniProt Related Accession #
O78310
UniProt Comments
Destroys radicals which are normally produced within the cells and which are toxic to biological systems. Mediates tolerance to stress, including photo-oxidative stress.