This family of uncharacterized proteins is mostly found in Chromadorea. Family members include dct-5 proteins. Dct-5 is a target of DAF-16, a forkhead transcription factor, which is a key regulator of longevity, metabolism and dauer diapause in Caenorhabditis elegans [1].

1: Identification of direct DAF-16 targets controlling longevity, metabolism and diapause by chromatin immunoprecipitation. Oh SW, Mukhopadhyay A, Dixit BL, Raha T, Green MR, Tissenbaum HA; Nat Genet. 2006;38:251-257. PMID:16380712