maco-1 encodes a novel protein with five transmembrane domains in the N-terminus and four coiled coil domains in the C-terminus; maco-1 is functionally conserved across species and is orthologous to human macoilin (OMIM:601301); macoilin is involved in assembly or traffic of ion channels or ion channel regulators; MACO-1 is not required for development but for appropriate regulation of neuronal activity; both transmembrane domains and coiled coil domains are required for appropriate function of MACO-1; proper function of MACO-1 is necessary for normal thermotaxis in many neurons; mutations in C. elegans macoilin disrupt aggregation and are associated with multiple behavioral defects; MACO-1 is localized to the rough ER of neurons; MACO-1 is also restricted to neuronal cell bodies at embryonic developmental stages.
Predicted to enable microtubule binding activity. Involved in chemotaxis; neuronal signal transduction; and thermotaxis. Located in neuronal cell body; nuclear envelope; and rough endoplasmic reticulum. Expressed in epithelial cell; muscle cell; and nervous system. Is an ortholog of human MACO1 (macoilin 1).
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.