gene: clp-1 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable calcium-dependent cysteine-type endopeptidase activity. Involved in several processes, including cellular response to calcium ion; muscle cell cellular homeostasis; and positive regulation of sarcomere organization. Located in M band. Expressed in GABAergic neurons; hypodermis; intestine; pharyngeal muscle cell; and vulva. Used to study Duchenne muscular dystrophy and hereditary spastic paraplegia. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Alzheimer's disease; autosomal dominant limb-girdle muscular dystrophy; autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A; hereditary spastic paraplegia 76; and stomach cancer. Is an ortholog of human CAPN3 (calpain 3) and CAPN9 (calpain 9).