Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables IMP dehydrogenase activity. Involved in 'de novo' XMP biosynthetic process and GMP biosynthetic process. Acts upstream of or within cellular response to interleukin-4; lymphocyte proliferation; and purine nucleotide biosynthetic process. Predicted to be located in cytosol and nucleus. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; brain; heart; respiratory system; and sensory organ. Orthologous to human IMPDH2 (inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase 2).