cav-1

Caenorhabditis elegans

Predicted to enable molecular adaptor activity. Involved in Ras protein signal transduction; meiotic cell cycle; and regulation of egg-laying behavior. Located in cytoplasm and cytoplasmic side of plasma membrane. Expressed in several structures, including germ cell; gonad arm; nervous system; pharynx; and tail. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including distal myopathy Tateyama type; glaucoma (multiple); lipodystrophy (multiple); and systemic scleroderma (multiple). Is an ortholog of human CAV1 (caveolin 1).