ptr-15 encodes a nematode-specific member of the sterol sensing domain(SSD) proteins, distantly paralogous to Drosophila PATCHED (PTC) andhuman PTCH (OMIM:601309, mutated in basal cell nevus syndrome); PTR-15has no known function in vivo.
Involved in molting cycle. Predicted to be located in cytoplasmic vesicle membrane and plasma membrane. Is an ortholog of human PTCHD3 (patched domain containing 3 (gene/pseudogene)).
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.