tig-2 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable cytokine activity. Predicted to be involved in signal transduction. Predicted to be located in extracellular space. Expressed in cholinergic neurons; pharyngeal muscle cell; and touch receptor neurons. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in breast cancer; renal cell carcinoma; and reproductive organ cancer (multiple). Is an ortholog of several human genes including BMP5 (bone morphogenetic protein 5); BMP7 (bone morphogenetic protein 7); and BMP8B (bone morphogenetic protein 8b).