gene: tdo-2 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable heme binding activity and tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase activity. Predicted to be involved in tryptophan catabolic process to acetyl-CoA. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome and familial hypertryptophanemia. Is an ortholog of human TDO2 (tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase).