argn-1 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable arginase activity and manganese ion binding activity. Involved in innate immune response. Predicted to be located in cytosol. Expressed in hypodermal cell. Used to study hyperargininemia. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including colitis; hepatocellular carcinoma; and hyperargininemia. Is an ortholog of human ARG1 (arginase 1) and ARG2 (arginase 2).