gene: daf-4 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Enables BMP binding activity. Involved in several processes, including defense response to other organism; regulation of BMP signaling pathway; and regulation of anatomical structure morphogenesis. Located in plasma membrane. Expressed in several structures, including ganglia; intestine; somatic nervous system; tail hypodermis; and vulva. Used to study Marfan syndrome. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Loeys-Dietz syndrome 2; artery disease (multiple); and gastrointestinal system cancer (multiple). Is an ortholog of human ACVR2B (activin A receptor type 2B).