- crt-1 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Enables calcium ion binding activity. Involved in several processes, including IRE1-mediated unfolded protein response; determination of adult lifespan; and hemidesmosome assembly. Located in cytoplasm. Expressed in several structures, including coelomocyte; excretory system; intestine; pharynx; and sperm. Used to study Parkinson's disease. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including endocrine gland cancer (multiple); gastrointestinal system cancer (multiple); and hematologic cancer (multiple). Is an ortholog of human CALR (calreticulin).