vps-37 encodes the C. elegans ortholog of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Srn2p/Vps37p, a member of the endosomal sorting ESCRT-I complex that functions in endosomal sorting of mono-ubiquitinated membrane proteins; in C. elegans, VPS-37 is an essential component of the ESCRT-I complex (other members include VPS-28, MVB-12, and TSG-101) that affects the rate at which cell surface receptors are degraded and hence, the rate at which their activity is downregulated; a VPS-37::GFP fusion protein localizes to the cytosol and to endosomal membranes.
Involved in receptor catabolic process. Located in cytosol and endosome membrane. Part of ESCRT I complex. Expressed in head and tail. Is an ortholog of human VPS37B (VPS37B subunit of ESCRT-I).
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.