ncx-8 encodes a putative Na[+]/Ca[2+] exchanger of uncertainstoichiometry and affinity, orthologous to human SLC24A6 and paralogousto NCX-6/-7 and NCX-9/-10; NCX-8 may function intracellularly; NCX-8 has tandem Calx-alpha domains predicted to carry out ion transport; NCX-8 is required for normally high levels of body fat.
Predicted to enable calcium:sodium antiporter activity. Predicted to be involved in intracellular calcium ion homeostasis and monoatomic cation transport. Predicted to be located in membrane. Expressed in intestine and pharynx. Is an ortholog of human SLC8B1 (solute carrier family 8 member B1).
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.