The Ppa-egl-17 gene encodes a fibroblast growth factor-like protein that is required to attract the sex myoblasts to their precise final positions.
Organism
Pristionchus pacificus
Automated Description
Predicted to enable growth factor activity. Is an ortholog of C. elegans egl-17. In C. elegans, egl-17 is involved in regulation of cell migration and regulation of egg-laying behavior.