egl-17 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable growth factor activity; type 1 fibroblast growth factor receptor binding activity; and type 2 fibroblast growth factor receptor binding activity. Involved in regulation of cell migration and regulation of egg-laying behavior. Located in extracellular space. Expressed in several structures, including M4 neuron; P5.p; P7.p; male-specific anatomical entity; and vulval cell. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including germ cell cancer (multiple); hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (multiple); and prostate disease (multiple). Is an ortholog of human FGF18 (fibroblast growth factor 18) and FGF8 (fibroblast growth factor 8).