| Protein Name | Peroxiredoxin prdx-2 |
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| Organism | Caenorhabditis elegans |
| Gene ID | 266858 |
| Gene Symbol | prdx-2 |
| UniProt | A0A0K3AUJ9 (PRDX_CAEEL) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
14
Total Number of Articles : 9 |
Description |
Peroxiredoxin prdx-2 |
| Gene Summary |
Enables thioredoxin peroxidase activity. Involved in several processes, including cellular response to hydrogen peroxide; determination of adult lifespan; and positive regulation of brood size. Located in cytoplasm. Is expressed in several structures, including intestine; nervous system; pharynx; reproductive system; and tail. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in methylmalonic aciduria and homocystinuria type cblC. Orthologous to human PRDX1 (peroxiredoxin 1) and PRDX2 (peroxiredoxin 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025] |
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