gene: gpx-5 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable glutathione peroxidase activity. Involved in response to reactive oxygen species. Predicted to be located in extracellular space. Expressed in head. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including gastrointestinal system cancer (multiple); glucose metabolism disease (multiple); and hematologic cancer (multiple). Is an ortholog of human GPX3 (glutathione peroxidase 3) and GPX5 (glutathione peroxidase 5).