tni-3 encodes one of the four elegans troponin I genes; tni-3 is required for coordinated movement, normal body and muscle morphology and for the proper contractions of the vulva and anus; CeTNI-3 interacts with both the body wall and pharynx troponin C; tni-3 is strongly expressed in body wall, head and vulval muscles.
Enables troponin C binding activity. Involved in egg-laying behavior; muscle contraction; and post-embryonic body morphogenesis. Located in sarcomere. Expressed in body wall musculature; non-striated muscle; rectal muscle; and in male. Is an ortholog of human TNNI1 (troponin I1, slow skeletal type).
Sequence connection from [Priest J, Allen TS]. krb 13/11/01
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.