Gene
- Public Gene Name
- nhr-1
- Sequence Name
- R09G11.2
- WB ID
- WBGene00003600
- Description
- nhr-1 encodes a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily; phylogenetic analyses indicate that NHR-1 is a divergent nuclear receptor that likely arose from expansion and diversification of the HNF4 (NR2A) subgroup in C. elegans; nhr-1 reporter gene expression is detected in hypodermal cells from the 3-fold stage of embryogenesis until adulthood, but as loss of nhr-1 activity via mutation or large-scale RNAi screens does not result in any obvious abnormalities, the precise role of NHR-1 in C. elegans development and/or behavior is not yet known.
