Epx - eosinophil peroxidase

Predicted to enable peroxidase activity. Predicted to be involved in defense response to bacterium. Predicted to act upstream of or within defense response to nematode; eosinophil migration; and regulation of cytokine production. Predicted to be active in extracellular space. Orthologous to human EPX (eosinophil peroxidase). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]