Enriched in head mesodermal cell and intestine based on tiling array; RNA-seq; and microarray studies. Is affected by several genes including daf-16; daf-2; and skn-1 based on microarray; tiling array; and RNA-seq studies. Is affected by twenty-nine chemicals including Heme; 1-methylnicotinamide; and rotenone based on microarray and RNA-seq studies. Is predicted to encode a protein with the following domains: ShK domain-like and ShKT domain.