CELE_C23H3.1, egl-48, cog-4, C23H3.1

egl-26 encodes a protein that contains an H-box and an NC domain that is a member of the LRAT (lecithin retinol acyltransferase) subfamily of the NlpC/P60 superfamily of enzymes; egl-26 activity is required for fertility, egg laying, and vulval development, specifically the connection of the uterus to the vulva mediated by proper morphogenesis of vulF, the most dorsal vulval cell; EGL-26 is an apical membrane protein that is expressed in many cells, including vulF, and appears to be expressed near the vulva and uterus only during the L4 larval stage; EGL-26 membrane localization is necessary for its function.

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