hpd-1 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase activity. Predicted to be involved in tyrosine catabolic process. Predicted to be located in Golgi membrane and endoplasmic reticulum membrane. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in hawkinsinuria and tyrosinemia type III. Is an ortholog of human HPD (4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase).