nlp-3 encodes a neuropeptide-like protein of the GFxGF family with similarity to orcokinins, highly conserved peptides native to crustaceans that enhance hindgut contractions; NLP-3 is expressed in neurons in the head, pharynx, and vulva, and in the intestine; the precise role of NLP-3 in nervous system function and development is not yet clear.
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.