Predicted to enable peptidase activity. Acts upstream of or within nematode male tail mating organ morphogenesis. Predicted to be located in cell surface; extracellular region; and plasma membrane. Expressed in
hyp10;
hyp6;
hyp7 syncytium;
hyp8; and
hyp9. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Hirschsprung's disease; gastrointestinal system cancer (multiple); and glomerulonephritis (multiple). Is an ortholog of human SHH (sonic hedgehog signaling molecule).