vab-19 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Involved in several processes, including actin cytoskeleton organization; cell-cell junction maintenance; and embryo development. Located in cell-cell junction; hemidesmosome; and intermediate filament. Expressed in hypodermis; marginal cell; uterus; and vulD. Used to study cancer. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in nephrotic syndrome type 16; renal cell carcinoma; and spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy 2. Is an ortholog of human KANK2 (KN motif and ankyrin repeat domains 2).