gene: oct-1 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Enables organic cation transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in determination of adult lifespan and organic cation transport. Predicted to be located in membrane. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including myelodysplastic syndrome; rheumatoid arthritis; and systemic primary carnitine deficiency disease. Is an ortholog of human SLC22A4 (solute carrier family 22 member 4).