The clh-5 gene encodes a chloride channel, whose human homologs include CLC1 and CLCN5; the latter homolog is imvolved in receptor-mediated endocytosis.
Predicted to enable voltage-gated chloride channel activity. Predicted to be involved in chloride transmembrane transport. Predicted to be located in Golgi apparatus; early endosome; and synaptic vesicle. Expressed in several structures, including head and tail. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Raynaud-Claes syndrome and X-linked recessive disease (multiple). Is an ortholog of human CLCN4 (chloride voltage-gated channel 4).
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.