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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) | ||||
cnn | Centrosomin (cnn) encodes an essential mitotic centrosome component. During early embryogenesis it is required to organize the mitotic spindle, the actin cytoskeleton and centriole replication. It is also required for mitotic and meiotic divisions during spermatogenesis, as well as organization of the sperm axoneme. The product of cnn can interact with microtubules, actin and the kinase encoded by polo. (1378 aa) |