The protein product of this gene is predicted to contain a glutamine/asparagine (Q/N)-rich ('prion') domain, by the algorithm of Michelitsch and Weissman (as of the WS77 release of WormBase, i.e., in wormpep77).
Enriched in head mesodermal cell and pharynx based on RNA-seq studies. Is affected by several genes including daf-2; glp-1; and dpy-10 based on microarray; RNA-seq; and tiling array studies. Is affected by twenty-one chemicals including Ethanol; methylmercuric chloride; and rotenone based on RNA-seq and microarray studies.
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.