Enriched in reproductive tract based on proteomic studies. Is affected by 20-hydroxyecdysone based on proteomic studies. Is predicted to encode a protein with the following domains: siRNA-mediated silencing protein NRDE-2 and NRDE-2, necessary for RNA interference. Is an ortholog of C. elegans
nrde-2. In C. elegans,
nrde-2 is involved in regulatory ncRNA-mediated heterochromatin formation and regulatory ncRNA-mediated post-transcriptional gene silencing.