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bcd | Homeotic protein bicoid; Segment polarity protein that provides positional cues for the development of head and thoracic segments. Regulates the expression of zygotic genes, possibly through its homeodomain, and inhibits the activity of other maternal gene products. May also bind RNA. Interacts with Bin1 to repress transcription of bicoid target genes in the anterior tip of the embryo; a process known as retraction. (494 aa) | ||||
ap | Apterous (ap) encodes a transcription factor that functions in a tetramer consisting of a dimer of the product of Chi and two monomers ODF the product of ap. It contributes to the dorsal identity of wing cells, muscle development, juvenile hormone production and neuronal path finding. (469 aa) |