Predicted to be a structural constituent of cuticle. Predicted to be located in membrane. Predicted to be part of collagen trimer.
WB Description
col-3 encodes a collagen protein that affects body morphogenesis, larval viability, and locomotion in large scale RNAi screens; mRNA is expressed during all developmental stages examined (in embryos, during the L2 to dauer molt, during the dauer to L4 larval molt, and during the L4 to adult molt).