ajm-1 encodes a member of the apical junction molecule class that is required for correct elongation of the C. elegans embryo; AJM-1 contains a coiled-coil motif; AJM-1 binds DLG-1 in vitro, in yeast two-hybrid assays, and in vivo; AJM-1 is mislocalized in a dlg-1(RNAi) background; LET-413 is required for rapid confinement of DLG-1 and AJM-1 to a narrow apical region in C. elegans epithelia; CLC-1 colocalizes with AJM-1; vab-9 mutations enhance the adhesion defects of ajm-1 mutants; ajm-1 is expressed at the apical borders of all epithelia.
Predicted to enable cytoskeletal protein binding activity. Involved in cell-cell junction organization and embryo development. Located in apicolateral plasma membrane; cell-cell junction; and plasma membrane bounded cell projection. Expressed in several structures, including arcade cell and epithelial cell. Is an ortholog of human AJM1 (apical junction component 1 homolog).
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.