lam-1 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Involved in pharynx development and positive regulation of locomotion. Located in basement membrane. Expressed in intestine. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Pierson syndrome; amelogenesis imperfecta type 1A; and lung carcinoma (multiple). Is an ortholog of human LAMB1 (laminin subunit beta 1) and LAMB2 (laminin subunit beta 2).