Enriched in male based on RNA-seq studies. Is affected by several genes including
eat-2;
sir-2.1; and
npr-1 based on tiling array; microarray; and RNA-seq studies. Is affected by four chemicals including antimycin; Doxycycline; and paraquat based on RNA-seq and microarray studies. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Alzheimer's disease; diabetic encephalopathy; and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Human IDE enables several functions, including insulin binding activity; ion binding activity; and protein homodimerization activity. Is an ortholog of human IDE (insulin degrading enzyme).