gene: kin-18 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable protein serine/threonine kinase activity. Involved in feeding behavior; regulation of meiosis I; and regulation of nematode pharyngeal pumping. Located in cell cortex. Expressed in several structures, including alimentary muscle; excretory cell; intestine; nerve ring; and pharyngeal-intestinal valve. Is an ortholog of human TAOK1 (TAO kinase 1); TAOK2 (TAO kinase 2); and TAOK3 (TAO kinase 3).