egg-1 encodes a LDL-receptor repeat-containing protein that is required for fertilization; egg-1 acts redundantly with a similar protein, egg-2, and both proteins are expressed in the developing oocyte; egg-1 is not required for male fertility; egg-1 localizes to the oocyte plasma membrane; the structure and localization of the egg-1 protein suggest that it is required together with egg-2, for gamete interaction during fertilization.
Predicted to enable signaling receptor activity. Involved in positive regulation of protein localization to cell periphery and sexual reproduction. Located in plasma membrane. Expressed in germ line.
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.