gene: him-6 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Enables 3'-5' DNA helicase activity and enzyme binding activity. Involved in several processes, including determination of adult lifespan; meiotic nuclear division; and resolution of DNA recombination intermediates. Located in chromosome and nucleus. Used to study Bloom syndrome. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Bloom syndrome. Is an ortholog of human BLM (BLM RecQ like helicase).