gene: ost-1 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Enables calcium ion binding activity. Located in basement membrane and extracellular space. Expressed in body wall musculature; gonad; head; pharynx; and vulval muscle. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including carcinoma (multiple); osteogenesis imperfecta type 17; and progressive osseous heteroplasia. Is an ortholog of human SPARC (secreted protein acidic and cysteine rich).