old-1

Caenorhabditis elegans

Predicted to enable transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activity. Predicted to be located in plasma membrane. Predicted to be part of receptor complex. Expressed in hypodermis; male gonad; neurons; and pharynx. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in gastrointestinal system cancer (multiple); hematologic cancer (multiple); and prostate cancer. Is an ortholog of human FLT3 (fms related receptor tyrosine kinase 3).