e1562 : hermaphrodite tail abnormal sometimes twisted tail whip never normal often bobbed; sometimes uncoordinated with bent tail; adult male tail deformed. ES3 ME0. NA1.
See also e1562
[C.elegansII] e1562 : hermaphrodite tail abnormal, sometimes twisted, tail whip never normal often bobbed; variably uncoordinated with bent tail; adult male tail deformed; abnormal positioning of Cpap descendants, etc.ES3 ME0. NA>4: ???. Cloned: encodes homolog of Drosophila homeoprotein even-skipped. Transcripts present in 4 posterior cells during gastrulation. [Hodgkin 1983; CB; NJ]
Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Involved in cell fate specification and negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Located in nucleus. Expressed in muscle cell; neurons; somatic nervous system; and tail hypodermis. Is an ortholog of human EVX1 (even-skipped homeobox 1) and EVX2 (even-skipped homeobox 2).