Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables thymidine phosphorylase activity. Involved in dTMP catabolic process. Predicted to be active in cytosol. Is expressed in alimentary system; axial skeleton; central nervous system; hindlimb; and retina. Used to study mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 1. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in lung non-small cell carcinoma; mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 1; mitochondrial encephalomyopathy; pancreatic cancer; and transitional cell carcinoma. Orthologous to human TYMP (thymidine phosphorylase).