Involved in miRNA-mediated gene silencing by inhibition of translation and positive regulation of development, heterochronic. Expressed in P5.p hermaphrodite; P7.p hermaphrodite; RID; and seam cell. Used to study Parkinson's disease.
Enables outward rectifier potassium channel activity. Involved in several processes, including muscle contraction; parturition; and regulation of muscle contraction. Predicted to be located in plasma membrane. Expressed in interneuron and motor neurons. Is an ortholog of human KCNK17 (potassium two pore domain channel subfamily K member 17) and KCNK5 (potassium two pore domain channel subfamily K member 5).