unc-52 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans An extracellular matrix structural constituent. Involved in several processes, including hemidesmosome assembly; muscle cell cellular homeostasis; and muscle structure development. Located in basement membrane and striated muscle dense body. Expressed in alimentary muscle; body wall musculature; gonad; and pharyngeal-intestinal valve. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Schwartz-Jampel syndrome 1; Silverman-Handmaker type dyssegmental dysplasia; and hyperglycemia. Is an ortholog of human HSPG2 (heparan sulfate proteoglycan 2).