gene: scd-2 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable ATP binding activity and transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activity. Involved in dauer larval development; sensory perception of chemical stimulus; and sensory processing. Predicted to be located in plasma membrane. Expressed in AIAL; AIAR; NSML; and NSMR. Is an ortholog of human ALK (ALK receptor tyrosine kinase) and LTK (leukocyte receptor tyrosine kinase).