sod-5 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable copper ion binding activity and superoxide dismutase activity. Predicted to be involved in removal of superoxide radicals. Expressed in amphid neurons. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Alzheimer's disease; artery disease (multiple); eye disease (multiple); and glucose metabolism disease (multiple). Is an ortholog of human SOD1 (superoxide dismutase 1).