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 muscle cell based on tiling array; single-cell RNA-seq; and microarray studies. Is affected by several genes including daf-16; daf-2; and skn-1 based on microarray; tiling array; RNA-seq; and proteomic studies. Is affected by twenty-two chemicals including 1-methylnicotinamide; bisphenol A; and Zidovudine based on RNA-seq; microarray; and proteomic studies. Is predicted to encode a protein with the following domains: Thrombospondin type-1 (TSP1) repeat; Thrombospondin type-1 (TSP1) repeat superfamily; Thrombospondin type 1 domain; and PAN/Apple domain.