CELE_C38C10.1, C38C10.1

tkr-1 encodes a G protein-coupled receptor that is the C. elegans tachykinin-like neuropeptide receptor homolog; by homology, TKR-1 is predicted to function in modulation of excitatory neurotransmission; as loss of tkr-1 activity via RNAi results in moderate reduction of fat content, TKR-1 may play a specific role in regulating lipid metabolism; a tkr-1 reporter gene fusion is reportedly expressed in the socket cells of the deirid and post-deirid sensilla from the L2 larval stage through adulthood.

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