mup-4 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable calcium ion binding activity. Predicted to be involved in cell adhesion. Located in hemidesmosome. Part of hemidesmosome associated protein complex. Expressed in body wall musculature; hypodermis; pharynx; touch receptor neurons; and vulval cell. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in multiple epiphyseal dysplasia 5 and osteoarthritis. Is an ortholog of human MATN2 (matrilin 2) and MATN3 (matrilin 3).