gene: rme-2 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Enables low-density lipoprotein particle receptor activity. Involved in embryo development; oocyte development; and ovulation. Located in endosome membrane and plasma membrane. Expressed in germ cell; germ line; and gonad. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Alzheimer's disease; female reproductive organ cancer (multiple); hepatobiliary system cancer (multiple); and high grade glioma (multiple). Is an ortholog of human EGF (epidermal growth factor).