Description of "C45E1.1" |
nhr-64 encodes a conserved nuclear receptor that is a member of the NR2 subfamily of nuclear receptors that contains Drosophila and human HNF4 (OMIM:600281, mutations in human HNF4A are associated with Type I MODY (maturity-onset diabetes of the young)); by homology, NHR-64 is predicted to function as a transcription factor that may activate or repress transcription in response to a hormonal signal; however, as loss of nhr-64 activity via RNAi does not result in any obvious abnormalities, the precise role of NHR-64 in C. elegans development and/or behavior is not yet known; nhr-64 is broadly expressed and detected in anterior and posterior neurons, the ventral nerve cord, the pharynx, gut, and hypodermis. |