| Primary Identifier | MGI:96416 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
| Chromosome | 8 | NCBI Gene Number | 15930 |
| Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
| description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase activity. Involved in quinolinate biosynthetic process. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including carboxylic acid metabolic process; regulation of apoptotic process; and regulation of cytokine production. Located in smooth muscle contractile fiber and stereocilium bundle. Is expressed in cerebral cortex; corpus striatum; embryo; extraembryonic component; and hippocampus. Used to study pre-eclampsia. Orthologous to human IDO1 (indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null allele fail to induce IFN-alpha production by dendritic cells after B7 ligation, and show epididymal inflammation, teratospermia, and elevated caudal epididymal sperm counts along with higher protein and cytokine levels and reduced leukocyte count and proteasome activity. [provided by MGI curators] |
Features --> Cross References
Canonical gene --> CDSs in specific strains.
Canonical gene --> Exons in specific strains
Canonical gene --> Strain-specific IDs, biotypes, and locations
Canonical gene --> Transcripts in specific strains.
Features --> Overlapping features
