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IDO1 indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1

Gene ID: 3620, updated on 11-Apr-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: IDO; INDO; IDO-1

Summary

This gene encodes indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) - a heme enzyme that catalyzes the first and rate-limiting step in tryptophan catabolism to N-formyl-kynurenine. This enzyme acts on multiple tryptophan substrates including D-tryptophan, L-tryptophan, 5-hydroxy-tryptophan, tryptamine, and serotonin. This enzyme is thought to play a role in a variety of pathophysiological processes such as antimicrobial and antitumor defense, neuropathology, immunoregulation, and antioxidant activity. Through its expression in dendritic cells, monocytes, and macrophages this enzyme modulates T-cell behavior by its peri-cellular catabolization of the essential amino acid tryptophan.[provided by RefSeq, Feb 2011]

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DescriptionTests
An atlas of genetic influences on human blood metabolites.
GeneReviews: Not available

Genomic context

Location:
8p11.21
Sequence:
Chromosome: 8; NC_000008.11 (39913891..39928790)
Total number of exons:
10

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