dpy-14 encodes a type III (alpha 1) collagen that is required for embryonic, larval, and vulval development, proper amphid morphology, and regulation of body shape and size; a dpy-14 promoter-GFP fusion construct is reportedly expressed in embryonic neurons.
Predicted to be a structural constituent of cuticle. Predicted to be located in membrane. Predicted to be part of collagen trimer. Expressed in anterior ganglion; hyp7 syncytium; and lateral ganglion left neurons.