shn-1 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable ionotropic glutamate receptor binding activity and synaptic receptor adaptor activity. Involved in defecation and rhythmic behavior. Predicted to be located in dendritic spine; postsynaptic density; and postsynaptic membrane. Expressed in several structures, including amphid neurons; egg-laying apparatus; pharyngeal-intestinal valve; somatic nervous system; and sperm. Used to study autism spectrum disorder. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Phelan-McDermid syndrome; autistic disorder; and schizophrenia 15. Is an ortholog of human SHANK1 (SH3 and multiple ankyrin repeat domains 1).