Gene:
indoleamine-pyrrole 2,3 dioxygenase
Gene ID:
168970
Symbol:
Indo
Species:
1182
Description:
human homolog is an enzyme which catalyzes degradation of L-tryptophan to N-formylkynurenine; induced by gamma-interferon and believed to be involved in that agent's tumor antiproliferative effects [RGD]