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rhi | RE36324p; Rhino (rhi) encodes an ovary-restricted heterochromatin protein 1 gene required for female fertility. It silences germline transposable elements by promoting transcription of the small RNAs encoded in Piwi-RNAclusters. (418 aa) | ||||
mesh | Protein mesh; Required, together with Ssk and Tsp2A, for the proper organization of smooth septate junctions (sSJs), probably by mediating cell adhesion via its homophilic interaction. Also required for the correct subcellular localization of several sSJ components, such as Ssk, cora and l(2)gl, and for the barrier function of the midgut epithelium. Required for maintaining the three-layered structure of the proventriculus. (1454 aa) |