toh-1 encodes an astacin-like metalloprotease; TOH-1 is predicted to function as a secreted protease; experiments that specifically assessed toh-1's role in molting indicate that toh-1(RNAi) causes no abnormal phenotypes.
Predicted to enable metalloendopeptidase activity. Predicted to be involved in molting cycle and proteolysis. Predicted to be located in extracellular region. Expressed in arcade cell; egg-laying apparatus; hyp7 syncytium; intestine; and neuronal sheath cell.
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.