gene: gpx-2 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable peroxidase activity. Predicted to be involved in cellular oxidant detoxification and response to oxidative stress. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in gastrointestinal system cancer (multiple) and spondylometaphyseal dysplasia Sedaghatian type. Is an ortholog of human GPX4 (glutathione peroxidase 4).