che-6

Caenorhabditis elegans

Is predicted to have ion channel activity. Localizes to neuronal cell body. Is expressed in ASEL; ASER; AWCL; and AWCR. Human ortholog(s) of this gene are implicated in achromatopsia 2 and retinitis pigmentosa 49. Is an ortholog of human CNGA1 (cyclic nucleotide gated channel subunit alpha 1); CNGA2 (cyclic nucleotide gated channel subunit alpha 2); and CNGA4 (cyclic nucleotide gated channel subunit alpha 4).