Enriched in several structures, including epithelial cell; germline precursor cell; non-striated muscle; sensory neurons; and somatic gonad precursor based on tiling array; RNA-seq; and single-cell RNA-seq studies. Is affected by several genes including nuo-6; atfs-1; and mter-4 based on tiling array; RNA-seq; and microarray studies. Is affected by fourteen chemicals including 1-methylnicotinamide; methylmercuric chloride; and D-glucose based on RNA-seq and microarray studies. Is predicted to encode a protein with the following domain: Cystine-knot cytokine.