gene: gpx-3 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable glutathione peroxidase activity. Predicted to be involved in cellular oxidant detoxification and response to oxidative stress. Predicted to be located in extracellular space. 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).