gst-9 encodes a predicted glutathione S-transferase; by homology, GST-9 is predicted to play a role in the detoxification of environmental toxins and xenobiotics by transferring glutathione to reactive electrophilic compounds; however, as loss of gst-9 activity via large-scale RNAi screens does not result in any obvious abnormalities, the precise role of GST-9 in C. elegans development and/or behavior is not yet known.
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.