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Symbol BCO2 contributors: mct - updated : 30-03-2015
HGNC name beta-carotene oxygenase 2
HGNC id 18503
ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • Bco2 knockout mice, unlike WT mice, accumulate zeaxanthin in their retinas
  • in Bcdo2-deficient mice, carotenoid homeostasis was abrogated, and carotenoids accumulated in several tissues