chc-1 encodes the C. elegans clathrin heavy chain ortholog; loss of chc-1 activity via RNAi results in defects in receptor-mediated yolk endocytosis and thus, embryonic lethality.
Predicted to enable clathrin light chain binding activity. Involved in several processes, including apical protein localization; determination of adult lifespan; and positive regulation of clathrin-dependent endocytosis. Located in cell periphery; clathrin-coated endocytic vesicle; and mitotic spindle. Expressed in coelomocyte; germ line; hyp7 syncytium; hypodermal cell; and pharyngeal cell. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal dominant intellectual developmental disorder 56. Is an ortholog of human CLTC (clathrin heavy chain) and CLTCL1 (clathrin heavy chain like 1).
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.