The nhr-8 gene encodes a nuclear hormone receptor homolog; nhr-8(ok186) mutants have abnormally low resistance to the toxins colchicine and chloroquine.
Predicted to enable RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity and nuclear receptor activity. Involved in cholesterol homeostasis. Located in nucleus. Expressed in intestinal cell. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including autoimmune disease (multiple); autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2B; carcinoma (multiple); and lung disease (multiple). Is an ortholog of human VDR (vitamin D receptor).
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.