Gene: Kynu (kynureninase)  Rattus norvegicus
Symbol: Kynu
Name: kynureninase
Description: ENCODES a protein that exhibits kynureninase activity; pyridoxal phosphate binding; protein homodimerization activity (ortholog); INVOLVED IN tryptophan catabolic process to acetyl-CoA; tryptophan catabolic process to kynurenine; anthranilate metabolic process (ortholog); PARTICIPATES IN tryptophan metabolic pathway; FOUND IN cytosol; cytoplasm (ortholog); mitochondrion (ortholog); INTERACTS WITH 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxine; 2,4-dinitrotoluene; 3,3',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl
Type: protein-coding
RefSeq Status: PROVISIONAL
Also known as: kynureninase; kynureninase (L-kynurenine hydrolase); L-kynurenine hydrolase
Orthologs: Homo sapiens : KYNU (kynureninase)  HGNC
Mus musculus : Kynu (kynureninase (L-kynurenine hydrolase))  MGI
Is Marker For: QTLs:   Bp140  
Latest Assembly: RGSC Genome Assembly v3.4
Position:
MapChrPositionStrandSource
Rat Cytogenetic Map3q12 NCBI
RGSC Genome Assembly v5.0333,622,183 - 33,770,773+NCBI
RGSC Genome Assembly v3.4324,046,242 - 24,195,898+NCBI
Rat Celera Assembly326,096,675 - 26,244,576+NCBI
Genome Assembly 3.1323,942,613 - 24,092,267+NCBI
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RGD Object Information
RGD ID: 71061
Created: 2002-07-09
Species: Rattus norvegicus
Last Modified: 2013-04-16
Status: ACTIVE



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