gene: gale-1 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Enables UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 4-epimerase activity and UDP-glucose 4-epimerase activity. Involved in several processes, including gonad morphogenesis; negative regulation of endoplasmic reticulum unfolded protein response; and positive regulation of vulval development. Predicted to be located in cytosol. Expressed in head. Used to study galactosemia. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in galactose epimerase deficiency. Is an ortholog of human GALE (UDP-galactose-4-epimerase).