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| | puf-8 | PUM-HD domain-containing protein. (535 aa) |
| | meg-4 | Uncharacterized protein. (832 aa) |
| | cye-1 | G1/S-specific cyclin-E; Essential for the control of the cell cycle at the G1/S (start) transition. In association with cdk-2, regulates proliferation, quiescent state and cell fate during the development of several cell lineages. In the embryo, initiates the establishment of cell polarity through the recruitment of the centrosomal proteins spd-2 and spd-5 during prophase. During the development of the vulva, controls the onset of vulval cell terminal differentiation by controlling the duration of G1 phase. During hypoderm development at early larval stages, controls syncytial fate of [...] (524 aa) |
| | cpb-1 | Cytoplasmic polyadenylation element-binding protein 1; Cytoplasmic polyadenylation element binding protein that binds to and regulates the translation of specific mRNAs. Essential for progression through meiosis. Involved in spermatogenesis. (560 aa) |
| | smn-1 | Tudor domain-containing protein. (207 aa) |
| | trr-1 | Transcription-associated protein 1; Influences germ cell fate in hermaphrodites. Acts downstream of tra-2 and tra-3 and through the Tip60 histone acetyltransferase complex to regulate germ cell fate decisions (By similarity). Required for spermatogenesis and embryonic development (By similarity). Acts with tra-2 to promote expression of fog-3 and control male tail development (By similarity). Involved in the negative regulation of vulval development. Belongs to the PI3/PI4-kinase family. TRA1 subfamily. (4064 aa) |
| | uba-1 | UBA_e1_C domain-containing protein; Belongs to the ubiquitin-activating E1 family. (1113 aa) |
| | bir-2 | Baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein bir-2. (308 aa) |
| | glh-2 | ATP-dependent RNA helicase glh-2; Probable ATP-binding RNA helicase. (974 aa) |
| | uri-1 | URI (Unconventional prefoldin RPB5 Interactor) homolog. (446 aa) |
| | vps-33.2 | Vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 33B; Plays a role in vesicle-mediated protein trafficking to lysosomal compartments and in membrane docking/fusion reactions of late endosomes/lysosomes. Believed to act as a component of the putative CORVET endosomal tethering complex which is proposed to be involved in the rab-5-to-rab-7 endosome conversion probably implicating sand-1, and via binding SNAREs and SNARE complexes to mediate tethering and docking events during SNARE-mediated membrane fusion. The CORVET complex is proposed to function as a rab-5 effector to mediate early endoso [...] (617 aa) |
| | drh-3 | Dicer Related Helicase. (1119 aa) |
| | prg-1 | Piwi-like protein; Belongs to the argonaute family. (824 aa) |
| | atx-2 | Ataxin-2 homolog; Probable RNA-binding protein that negatively regulates the translation of targets. Functions with RNA-binding protein szy-20 to ensure embryonic cell division, and to this end, plays a role in the regulation of centrosome assembly, position and size, and in astral microtubule outgrowth and nucleation. Required for gonad development, germ cell proliferation and for the production of oocytes. Regulates whole body growth and fat accumulation in response to food availability, and this may be through the mTOR pathway, upstream of daf-15 and rheb-1. Belongs to the ataxin-2 [...] (1026 aa) |
| | lmn-1 | Lamin-1; Major component of the nuclear lamina, a fibrous layer on the nucleoplasmic side of the inner nuclear membrane. Provides a framework for the nuclear envelope and probably also interacts with chromatin. Essential to maintain the shape and integrity of the nucleus, and for DNA replication. Involved in spatial organization of nuclear pore complexes. It is not a target for ced-3 during apoptosis, suggesting that lamin cleavage is not essential for apoptosis in C.elegans. Belongs to the intermediate filament family. (566 aa) |
| | hoe-1 | Ribonuclease Z; Zinc phosphodiesterase, which displays some tRNA 3'- processing endonuclease activity. Probably involved in tRNA maturation, by removing a 3'-trailer from precursor tRNA (By similarity). Involved in germline proliferation. May be required for both mitosis and meiosis in germ cells. (833 aa) |
| | mog-5 | Probable pre-mRNA-splicing factor ATP-dependent RNA helicase mog-5; Could act late in the splicing of pre-mRNA and mediate the release of the spliced mRNA from spliceosomes; Belongs to the DEAD box helicase family. DEAH subfamily. DDX8/PRP22 sub-subfamily. (1200 aa) |
| | C06A5.6 | Uncharacterized protein. (691 aa) |
| | spe-27 | Spermatocyte protein spe-27; Required for spermiogenesis. (131 aa) |
| | cpg-1 | Chondroitin proteoglycan 1; Required for polar body extrusion during cytokinesis in embryo development. Affects cortical granule size. Has roles in meiotic chromosome segregation, osmotic barrier function and polarization in conjunction with cpg-2. Binds chitin. (584 aa) |
| | cgh-1 | ATP-dependent RNA helicase cgh-1; Probable RNA helicase required for oocyte and sperm function. Also required to prevent the physiological germline apoptosis mechanism killing essentially all developing oocytes. Belongs to the DEAD box helicase family. DDX6/DHH1 subfamily. (430 aa) |
| | ipp-5 | Probable type I inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate 5-phosphatase; Belongs to the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate 5-phosphatase type I family. (409 aa) |
| | orai-1 | Protein orai; Ca(2+) release-activated Ca(2+)-like (CRAC-like) channel subunit which mediates Ca(2+) influx and increase in Ca(2+)-selective current by synergy with the Ca(2+) sensor, stim-1. Required for Ca(2+) and IP3-dependent contractile activity of sheath cells and the spermatheca. Affects brood size and somatic cell function. Belongs to the Orai family. (297 aa) |
| | oma-1 | CCCH-type zinc finger protein oma-1; Zinc-finger RNA-binding protein that binds to 5'-UA[AU]-3' motifs in the 3'-UTR of maternal mRNAs to suppress translation in oocytes and embryos. Acts as a ribonucleoprotein particle component that may exert part of its function within cytoplasmic foci of unfertilized oocytes. Acts redundantly with oma-2 to control the temporal expression and distribution of maternal proteins and thereby promote meiotic progression, oocyte maturation, fertilization and embryonic development. Recruits the translational repressor ifet-1 to the 3'-UTR of mei-1 and zif- [...] (407 aa) |
| | kca-1 | Kinesin 1 cargo adaptor alternative variant a. (407 aa) |
| | let-502 | Rho-associated protein kinase let-502; Negatively regulates mel-11 to relieve the inhibition of mlc- 4, allowing contraction of the circumferentially oriented microfilaments in epidermal cells and thereby regulating myosin II contractility during spermathecal contraction, cleavage furrow contraction in early embryos, and embryonic elongation and morphogenesis. Required for P-cell migration. May also play a role in oocyte cellularization. (1173 aa) |
| | lin-41 | Protein lin-41; Heterochronic protein which acts downstream of let-7 in temporal patterning. Plays a role in the developmental timing of postembryonic hypodermal seam cell division and fusion events and adult alae production. Represses lin-29 during late larval stages, which prevents terminal differentiation of hypodermal seam cells and promotes their division. Involved in post-transcriptional gene regulation, uses two independent pathways. Has direct and specific RNA-binding activity and, depending on the location (5'UTR or 3'UTR) of the target site, triggers either mRNA decay or repr [...] (1147 aa) |
| | pptr-2 | Serine/threonine protein phosphatase 2A regulatory subunit; Belongs to the phosphatase 2A regulatory subunit. (607 aa) |
| | plk-1 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase plk-1; Required for oocyte nuclear envelope breakdown before entry of oocyte into spermatheca. In meiotic cells, required for spindle dynamics and probably for spindle attachment to the chromosomes. Zygotic role in the development of the germline and nerve cord. In mitotic cells, plays a role in spindle organization and centrosome maturation. Involved in asymmetric nuclear localization of cdc- 25.1 during embryogenesis which affects cell division timing. Together with plk- 2, regulates cytoplasm polarity in early embryos. May play a minor role in chromos [...] (649 aa) |
| | mut-14 | MUTator; Belongs to the DEAD box helicase family. (528 aa) |
| | tra-2 | Sex-determining transformer protein 2; Plays a major role in controlling sexual cell fates. Promotes female development in XX animals where it sequesters one or more of the FEM proteins to the membrane thereby freeing the tra-1 protein (a putative transcription factor) to enter the nucleus and promote female development. In XO animals it acts as a receptor for her-1 which prevents it from binding to FEM proteins thereby repressing the activity of tra-1. Negatively regulates male development when bound to fem-3 and is required together with tra-1 for promoting spermatogenesis. Also requ [...] (1475 aa) |
| | hrde-1 | Uncharacterized protein C16C10.3. (1032 aa) |
| | cdc-14 | Tyrosine-protein phosphatase cdc-14; Protein phosphatase that negatively regulates the G1-to-S phase transition to inhibit the cell cycle and establish quiescence in cells of multiple lineages including vulval, hypodermal and intestinal. Promotes nuclear accumulation and activity of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor cki-1 which leads to inhibition of G1 progression during vulval tissue development. Has been shown to not be required for cytokinesis. However, in the embryo, in a contrasting study, has been shown to act as a regulator of central spindle formation and cytokinesis, and [...] (709 aa) |
| | klc-2 | Kinesin light chain; Kinesin is a microtubule-associated force-producing protein that may play a role in organelle transport (Probable). The light chain may function in coupling of cargo to the heavy chain or in the modulation of its ATPase activity (Probable). Recruits unc-83 (within the unc-83-unc-84 LINC complex) to the nuclear envelope during nuclear migration to mediate the link between the nuclear envelope and the microtubule cytoskeleton in hypodermal precursor cells. (540 aa) |
| | spas-1 | Probable spastin homolog spas-1; Severs microtubules, probably in an ATP-dependent fashion. Belongs to the AAA ATPase family. Spastin subfamily. (512 aa) |
| | swm-1 | Serine protease inhibitor swm-1; Serine protease inhibitor (Probable). Probably by inhibiting serine protease tyr-5 in males, prevents the maturation of spermatids into mature motile spermatozoa until their transfer into a hermaphrodite. Also required for efficient sperm transfer and thus for male fertility. (135 aa) |
| | smz-1 | Sperm Meiosis PDZ domain containing proteins. (274 aa) |
| | spe-10 | Palmitoyltransferase spe-10; Involved in spermatogenesis, specifically in the morphogenesis of fibrous body-membranous organelles (FB-MO), which are Golgi-derived organelles used for transporting sperm-specific components, in spermatocytes and in their localization into budding spermatids. Required for the proper formation of spermatids and spermatozoa. (351 aa) |
| | csn-2 | COP9 signalosome complex subunit 2; Essential component of the COP9 signalosome complex (CSN), a complex involved in various cellular and developmental processes. The CSN complex is an essential regulator of the ubiquitin (Ubl) conjugation pathway by mediating the deneddylation of the cullin subunits of the SCF-type E3 ligase complexes, leading to decrease the Ubl ligase activity of SCF. The CSN complex plays an essential role in embryogenesis and oogenesis and is required to regulate microtubule stability in the early embryo. Mediates mei-3/katanin targeting for degradation at the mei [...] (495 aa) |
| | rpn-10 | 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 4; Binds and presumably selects ubiquitin-conjugates for destruction (By similarity). Required for protein degradation and ubiquitin-proteasome system (UBS) function and regulates proteasomal subunit expression. Involvement in UBS might be cell type specific. Regulator of the autophagy-lysosome pathway that may confer resistance to autophagy by regulating the expression of autophagy-related proteins such as lgg-1, and by regulating lysosome formation, possibly by modulating elt-2 activity. Required for fertility, sperm production, and sex de [...] (346 aa) |
| | egg-1 | LDL receptor repeat-containing protein egg-1; Probable receptor which is required for the oocyte-to-zygote transition although its exact function is controversial. Redundantly with egg-2, seems to be required for fertilization probably by promoting the interaction or fusion between sperm and oocyte. Conversely, shown to be dispensable for fertilization but required together with egg-2 for the formation of a continuous and cohesive eggshell chitin layer by maintaining a homogenous distribution of chitin synthase chs-1 at the unfertilized oocyte cell membrane. Appears to recruit or maint [...] (551 aa) |
| | puf-7 | Pumilio domain-containing protein 7; RNA-binding protein that binds to the consensus sequence 5'- CUCUGUAUCUUGU-3' in mRNA 3'-UTRs and modulates mRNA expression and stability. Functions redundantly with puf-5 and puf-6 in oocyte formation and organization, early embryonic cell divisions, and repression of expression of glp-1 and other maternal mRNAs in late oogenesis. (485 aa) |
| | cpg-2 | Chondroitin proteoglycan-2; Required for polar body extrusion during cytokinesis in embryo development. Affects cortical granule size. Has roles in meiotic chromosome segregation, osmotic barrier function and polarization in conjunction with cpg-2. Binds chitin. (524 aa) |
| | arf-1.2 | ADP-ribosylation factor 1-like 2; GTP-binding protein involved in protein trafficking; may modulate vesicle budding and uncoating within the Golgi apparatus. Involved in endoplasmic reticulum dynamics during embryogenesis. Also required for adult germline function. Plays a role in cell shedding during embryogenesis probably by promoting the endocytosis of cell adhesion molecules. During neurogenesis, involved in cell autonomous Q.p neuroblast asymmetric divisions that generate one precursor cell and one apoptotic cell, probably by controlling endocytosis. (181 aa) |
| | glh-3 | ATP-dependent RNA helicase glh-3; Probable ATP-binding RNA helicase; Belongs to the DEAD box helicase family. DDX4/VASA subfamily. (720 aa) |
| | cdk-11.1 | Cyclin-dependent kinase 11.1; Probable cyclin-dependent kinase whose activity is most likely regulated by the cyclin cyl-1/Cylin-L. Important for normal oocyte and sperm development; probably required during multiple stages of gametogenesis. Plays a role in the activation of RAS-ERK signaling in the germ line. Also acts partially redundantly with cdk-11.2 to ensure embryonic viability. Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. CMGC Ser/Thr protein kinase family. CDC2/CDKX subfamily. (719 aa) |
| | pgl-2 | P granule abnormality protein 2; Transient component of P-granule which is involved in germline development. (532 aa) |
| | csn-5 | COP9 signalosome complex subunit 5; Probable protease subunit of the COP9 signalosome complex (CSN), a complex involved in various cellular and developmental processes. The CSN complex is an essential regulator of the ubiquitin (Ubl) conjugation pathway by mediating the deneddylation of the cullin subunits of the SCF-type E3 ligase complexes, leading to decrease the Ubl ligase activity of SCF. In the complex, it probably acts as the catalytic center that mediates the cleavage of Nedd8 from cullins. It however has no metalloprotease activity by itself and requires the other subunits of [...] (368 aa) |
| | fem-3 | Sex-determination protein fem-3; Required for male development. In XO (male) animals, fem-3 directs male differentiation in all tissues. In XX (hermaphrodite) animals, it specifies the first 80 or so germ cells to be sperm. Negatively regulates male development when bound to tra-2. Together with fem-2 associates with the CBC(fem-1) E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complex which mediates the ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of tra-1. (388 aa) |
| | fog-3 | Anti_prolifrtn domain-containing protein. (263 aa) |
| | asfl-1 | Probable histone chaperone asf-1-like protein; Histone chaperone that facilitates histone deposition and histone exchange and removal during nucleosome assembly and disassembly. (245 aa) |
| | spch-1 | SPerm CHromatin enriched. (197 aa) |
| | mog-4 | Probable pre-mRNA-splicing factor ATP-dependent RNA helicase mog-4; ATP-binding RNA helicase involved in pre-mRNA splicing (Probable). Operates during embryogenesis. (1008 aa) |
| | lip-1 | Dual specificity protein phosphatase lip-1; Dephosphorylates MAP kinase mpk-1. Belongs to the protein-tyrosine phosphatase family. Non- receptor class dual specificity subfamily. (381 aa) |
| | sir-2.4 | NAD-dependent protein deacetylase sir-2.4; NAD-dependent protein deacetylase. (292 aa) |
| | ify-1 | Securin-like protein; Acts as a chaperone and as an inhibitor for separase sep-1. Plays an essential role in maintaining chromosome cohesion prior to meiotic and mitotic anaphase, in cytokinesis and in organizing the spindle and the centrosome. Ubiquitination-dependent degradation at the onset of anaphase is likely to activate sep-1 resulting in the proteolysis of the cohesin complex and the subsequent segregation of the chromosomes. Also required for cortical granule exocytosis. (244 aa) |
| | tag-250 | Putative protein tag-250. (626 aa) |
| | ddx-23 | DEAD boX helicase homolog; Belongs to the DEAD box helicase family. (730 aa) |
| | glp-1 | Protein glp-1; Involved in the specification of the cell fates of the blastomeres, ABa and APa. Proper signaling by glp-1 induces ABa descendants to produce anterior pharyngeal cells, and APa descendants to adopt a different fate. Contributes to the establishment of the dorsal-ventral axis in early embryos. Regulates germ cell mitotic proliferation probably by regulating MAP kinase phosphatase lip-1 expression. Plays a negative role in lifespan. (1295 aa) |
| | inx-14 | Innexin-14; Structural component of the gap junctions. (434 aa) |
| | emb-27 | Cell division cycle protein 16 homolog; Probable component of the anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C), a cell cycle-regulated E3 ubiquitin ligase that controls progression through mitosis and the G1 phase of the cell cycle (By similarity). The APC/C complex acts by mediating ubiquitination and subsequent degradation of target proteins (By similarity). Developmental role in early embryogenesis and the metaphase to anaphase transition in oocyte and spermatocyte meiosis and mitosis in germ cells. Required for embryonic anterior-posterior axis formation. Plays a role in regulating [...] (655 aa) |
| | rrf-3 | RNA-dependent RNA polymerase Family. (1765 aa) |
| | rtcb-1 | RNA-splicing ligase RtcB homolog; Catalytic subunit of the tRNA-splicing ligase complex that acts by directly joining spliced tRNA halves to mature-sized tRNAs. Required for the ligation of mRNAs and specifically, regulates xbp-1 mRNA splicing during the endoplasmic reticulum stress- induced unfolded protein response. Has a neuroprotective role in the age-dependent degeneration of dopamine neurons, which is mediated by xbp-1. Belongs to the RtcB family. (505 aa) |
| | ppfr-1 | Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 4 regulatory subunit 1; Probable regulatory subunit of serine/threonine-protein phosphatase PP4 which may play a role in meiosis and embryonic mitosis. Probably in association with catalytic subunit pph-4.1, regulates microtubule severing during oocyte meiosis II by dephosphorylating and likely activating mei-1, a component of the katanin microtubule severing complex. (1562 aa) |
| | rsd-6 | Tudor domain-containing protein. (689 aa) |
| | puf-6 | Pumilio domain-containing protein 6; RNA-binding protein that binds to the consensus sequence 5'- CUCUGUAUCUUGU-3' in mRNA 3'-UTRs and modulates mRNA expression and stability. Functions redundantly with puf-5 and puf-7 in oocyte formation and organization, early embryonic cell divisions, and repression of expression of glp-1 and other maternal mRNAs in late oogenesis. (485 aa) |
| | elli-1 | Enlarged germline granules protein 1; Plays a role in modulating RNAi activity and P-granule accumulation in the germline. May function in association with CSR-1 complex components such as drh-3 to regulate RNA transcript accumulation in germ cells. (277 aa) |
| | csr-1 | Piwi domain-containing protein. (1030 aa) |
| | rbbp-5 | Retinoblastoma-binding protein homolog 5; Required for di- and trimethylation at 'Lys-4' of histone H3. (454 aa) |
| | ekl-1 | Uncharacterized protein. (606 aa) |
| | ubxn-1 | UBX domain-containing protein 1; Ubiquitin-binding protein which acts as an adapter for ATPase cdc-48.1 and/or cdc-48.2, conferring substrate specificity. Together with ubxn-2 and ubxn-3, plays a role in hermaphrodite spermatogenesis probably by promoting the degradation of sex determination terminal factor tra-1. (299 aa) |
| | spe-29 | Spermiogenesis protein SPE-29. (66 aa) |
| | ego-1 | RNA-directed RNA polymerase related EGO-1. (1632 aa) |
| | atz-1 | Uncharacterized protein. (268 aa) |
| | tut-1 | Cytoplasmic tRNA 2-thiolation protein 1; Plays a central role in 2-thiolation of mcm(5)S(2)U at tRNA wobble positions of tRNA(Lys), tRNA(Glu) and tRNA(Gln). Directly binds tRNAs and probably acts by catalyzing adenylation of tRNAs, an intermediate required for 2-thiolation. It is unclear whether it acts as a sulfurtransferase that transfers sulfur from thiocarboxylated URM1 onto the uridine of tRNAs at wobble position; Belongs to the TtcA family. CTU1/NCS6/ATPBD3 subfamily. (373 aa) |
| | msp-77 | Major sperm protein 77/79; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (127 aa) |
| | emo-1 | Protein transport protein Sec61 subunit gamma; Required for oocyte development and ovulation. Required for the translocation of secretory and transmembrane proteins into the endoplasmic reticulum in vitro ; Belongs to the SecE/SEC61-gamma family. (68 aa) |
| | ima-3 | Importin subunit alpha-3; Binds specifically and directly to substrates containing either a simple or bipartite NLS motif. Promotes docking of import substrates to the nuclear envelope. Seems to act as a cytosolic receptor for both simple and bipartite NLS motifs. Necessary for correct nucleoporin localization within the germline. Belongs to the importin alpha family. (514 aa) |
| | let-858 | Pre-mRNA-splicing factor CWC22 homolog; Required for pre-mRNA splicing and for exon-junction complex (EJC) assembly. Hinders EIF4A3 from non-specifically binding RNA and escorts it to the splicing machinery to promote EJC assembly on mature mRNAs. Through its role in EJC assembly, required for nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (By similarity). Required for early embryogenesis and tissue differentiation; Belongs to the CWC22 family. (897 aa) |
| | itr-1 | Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor itr-1; Receptor for inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate, a second messenger that regulates intracellular calcium homeostasis. Binds in vitro to both inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (1,4,5-InsP3) and inositol 2,4,5-trisphosphate (2,4,5-InsP3) with high affinity and does not discriminate between the phosphate at 1 or 2 position. Can also bind inositol 1,3,4,5-tetrakisphosphate (1,3,4,5-InsP4) and inositol 4,5-bisphosphate (4,5-InsP2), but with lower affinity. Acts as a timekeeper/rhythm generator via calcium signaling, affecting the defecation cycle and pharyn [...] (2892 aa) |
| | fcp-1 | RNA polymerase II subunit A C-terminal domain phosphatase; During the late stages of oogenesis, dephosphorylates 'Ser-5' of the heptad repeats YSPTSPS in the C-terminal domain of the largest RNA polymerase II subunit ama-1. Similarly, dephosphorylates 'Ser-5' of ama-1 in early embryonic cells prior to the activation of the zygotic transcription program at the 4-cell embryonic stage. May dephosphorylate 'Ser-2' of the ama-1 heptad repeats YSPTSPS in embryonic somatic and germline cells. (659 aa) |
| | lin-3 | Protein lin-3; Probable ligand for tyrosine kinase receptor let-23. Essential for vulval induction, where it acts downstream of the synthetic multivulva (synMuv) class genes. Probably by activating let-23, phospholipase plc-3 and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor itr-1 signaling cascade, plays a role in ovulation by promoting gonadal sheath cell contractions and spermatheca dilatation during ovulation. Probably by regulating neuronal transmission in ALA neurons, mediates the decrease in pharyngeal pumping and locomotion during the quiescent state that precedes each larval molt, by [...] (477 aa) |
| | mus-101 | Uncharacterized protein. (1182 aa) |
| | copb-2 | Probable coatomer subunit beta; The coatomer is a cytosolic protein complex that binds to dilysine motifs and reversibly associates with Golgi non-clathrin- coated vesicles, which further mediate biosynthetic protein transport from the ER, via the Golgi up to the trans Golgi network. Coatomer complex is required for budding from Golgi membranes, and is essential for the retrograde Golgi-to-ER transport of dilysine-tagged proteins (By similarity); Belongs to the WD repeat COPB2 family. (1000 aa) |
| | atg-18 | Autophagy-related protein 18; Component of the autophagy machinery that is recruited to phosphatidylinositols on preautophagosomal structures, which are early autophagic structures, to promote autophagosome formation, and the subsequent degradation and clearance of engulfed apoptotic cells and P- granules in somatic cells. In particular, binds with high affinity to phosphatidylinositols including phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate (PtdIns(3)P), phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PtdIns(4)P), and phosphatidylinositol 5-phosphate (PtdIns(5)P), and more weakly to phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bis [...] (412 aa) |
| | mpk-1 | Mitogen-activated protein kinase mpk-1; Function in let-60 Ras signaling pathway; acts downstream of lin-45 raf kinase, but before the lin-1 gene product in controlling vulval cell differentiation. Plays a negative role in proximal germline proliferation in the mitotic zone. Required for progression of developing oocytes through the pachytene stage. In oocytes, inhibits the activity of the chloride channel clh-3, likely by activating gck-3. Plays a role in response to M.nematophilum-mediated bacterial infection by promoting tail swelling and preventing constipation. Involved in fluid h [...] (444 aa) |
| | fer-1 | Sperm vesicle fusion protein fer-1; Required for the fusion of the membranous organelles (MOs) with the plasma membrane, a process essential in spermiogenesis. (2034 aa) |
| | egg-3 | Protein tyrosine phosphatase-like protein egg-3; Probable pseudophosphatase required for the oocyte-to-zygote transition during which it regulates the polarized dispersal of the cortical actin cytoskeleton, the synthesis of the eggshell chitin layer and the formation of the polar bodies after meiosis I and II. Acts as scaffold to tether kinase mbk-2 and pseudophosphatases egg-4 and egg-5 to the oocyte cortex and thus restricts mbk-2 activity to the cortex during meiosis I. Regulates mbk-2 localization to cytoplasmic foci during meiosis II. Also required for chitin synthase chs-1 locali [...] (555 aa) |
| | plp-1 | Pur alpha Like Protein. (226 aa) |
| | spe-15 | Myosin motor domain-containing protein; Belongs to the TRAFAC class myosin-kinesin ATPase superfamily. Myosin family. (1219 aa) |
| | ubxn-3 | UBX domain-containing protein 3; Ubiquitin-binding protein which acts as an adapter for ATPase cdc-48.1 and/or cdc-48.2, conferring substrate specificity. Together with ubxn-1 and ubxn-2, plays a role in hermaphrodite spermatogenesis probably by promoting the degradation of sex determination terminal factor tra-1. During mitosis, ensures the degradation of DNA licensing factor cdt-1 and the disassembly of the DNA replication CMG helicase complex by promoting the dissociation from chromatin of several of its components including cdc-45 and sld-5. (613 aa) |
| | spe-11 | Spermatocyte protein spe-11; Paternally sperm-supplied factor required for embryogenesis. Plays a role in preventing polyspermy possibly by promoting the formation of a continuous and cohesive eggshell chitin layer. (299 aa) |
| | mbk-2 | Dual specificity tyrosine-phosphorylation-regulated kinase mbk-2; Required for oocyte-to-zygote transition in which it phosphorylates oocyte proteins, including mei-1, oma-1, oma-2, mex-5, and mex-6, modifying their activity and/or stability following meiosis. Functions in both spindle positioning and in the posterior localization of cytoplasmic determinants, including pie-1, pos-1, and pgl-1, in early embryos. Involved in the asymmetric distribution of plk-1 at the 2-cell embryonic stage. (817 aa) |
| | pam-1 | Puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase; Aminopeptidase. Required for the exit from meiosis, probably upstream of cyclin cyb-3. Involved in the establishment of the anterior-posterior polarity at the embryonic 1-cell stage by regulating the dynamics of sperm-donated centrosomes. Plays a role in oocyte maturation. Required for embryonic development. Belongs to the peptidase M1 family. (948 aa) |
| | meg-3 | Uncharacterized protein. (862 aa) |
| | ife-1 | Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-1; Recognizes and binds the 7-methylguanosine-containing mRNA cap during an early step in the initiation of protein synthesis and facilitates ribosome binding by inducing the unwinding of the mRNAs secondary structures. All 5 eIF4E proteins bind monomethyl cap structures. Only ife-1, ife-2 and ife-5 bind trimethyl cap structures which result from trans-splicing. Translation of trimethyl cap structure mRNAs may be regulated by intracellular redox state; disulfide bonds change the width and depth of the cap-binding cavity determining selectivit [...] (231 aa) |
| | rab-11.1 | Ras-related protein rab-11.1; The small GTPases Rab are key regulators of intracellular membrane trafficking, from the formation of transport vesicles to their fusion with membranes. Rabs cycle between an inactive GDP-bound form and an active GTP-bound form that is able to recruit to membranes different set of downstream effectors directly responsible for vesicle formation, movement, tethering and fusion. Involved in regulating the meiotic maturation of oocytes. Plays a role in egg shell formation, regulating exocytosis of chondroitin proteoglycans following fertilization. Controls cor [...] (211 aa) |
| | spe-8 | Spermatocyte protein spe-8; Probable non-receptor tyrosine-protein kinase which plays a role in spermatid activation (spermiogenesis) in hermaphrodites. (512 aa) |
| | iff-2 | Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A-2; mRNA-binding protein involved in translation elongation. Has an important function at the level of mRNA turnover, probably acting downstream of decapping. Involved in actin dynamics and cell cycle progression, mRNA decay and probably in a pathway involved in stress response and maintenance of cell wall integrity. Functions as a regulator of apoptosis (By similarity). Acts in somatic tissues and its function in the soma is essential for normal growth and reproduction. (161 aa) |
| | puf-5 | Pumilio domain-containing protein 5; RNA-binding protein that binds to the consensus sequence 5'- CUCUGUAUCUUGU-3' in mRNA 3'-UTRs and modulates mRNA expression and stability. Functions redundantly with puf-6 and puf-7 in oocyte formation and organization, early embryonic cell divisions, and repression of expression of glp-1 and other maternal mRNAs in late oogenesis. (553 aa) |
| | mes-1 | Protein mes-1; During early embryogenesis, controls asymmetric cell division and the asymmetric localization of P granules of germline precursor P2 and its descendant P3. Probably upstream of tyrosine kinase src-1, plays a role in endoderm development by controlling spindle orientation during EMS blastomere cell division. Controls EMS spindle orientation probably by promoting lin-5 and gpr-1/2 enrichment at, and let-99 exclusion from the junction between P2 and EMS cells. (966 aa) |
| | stau-1 | STAUfen (DsRNA binding protein) homolog. (705 aa) |
| | cir-1 | Cir_N domain-containing protein. (560 aa) |
| | daz-1 | DAZ protein 1; RNA-binding protein that plays a central role in oogenesis, but not for spermatogenesis. Required for meiotic entry and germline differentiation, at the pachytene stage of meiosis I of female germline regardless of the sex of the soma. May act by regulating translation of specific mRNAs, possibly by binding to their 3'-UTR. (498 aa) |
| | let-711 | Not1 domain-containing protein. (2641 aa) |
| | arf-3 | ADP-ribosylation factor related (20.5 kD) (Arf-3); Belongs to the small GTPase superfamily. Arf family. (180 aa) |
| | rde-12 | DEAD-box ATP-dependent RNA helicase rde-12; Probable ATP-dependent RNA helicase involved in RNAi-mediated gene silencing. Specifically required in the endogenous siRNA pathway for biogenesis of secondary endogenous small interfering RNA (siRNA) intermediates called 22G-RNAs. May associate with and recruit rde- 10 to primary siRNA-targeted mRNA for secondary siRNA synthesis. May be recruited to target mRNAs by rde-1 and/or ergo-1. (959 aa) |
| | copz-1 | Probable coatomer subunit zeta; The coatomer is a cytosolic protein complex that binds to dilysine motifs and reversibly associates with Golgi non-clathrin- coated vesicles, which further mediate biosynthetic protein transport from the ER, via the Golgi up to the trans Golgi network. Coatomer complex is required for budding from Golgi membranes, and is essential for the retrograde Golgi-to-ER transport of dilysine-tagged proteins (By similarity). The zeta subunit may be involved in regulating the coat assembly and, hence, the rate of biosynthetic protein transport due to its associatio [...] (184 aa) |
| | ptp-2 | Tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type ptp-2; Involved in embryonic and larval development. Plays a role in oogenesis by regulating mpk-1 phosphorylation and oocyte maturation in response to major sperm protein (MSP). During the formation of neuromuscular junctions at the larval stage, negatively regulates membrane protrusion from body wall muscles probably downstream of receptor egl-15. Plays a role in fluid homeostasis probably downstream of receptor egl-15 and adapter soc-1. Promotes vulva induction and negatively regulates fertility probably downstream of receptor let-23. N [...] (668 aa) |
| | cbd-1 | Chitin-binding domain protein cbd-1; In unfertilized oocytes, maintains egg-1 and egg-2 at the plasma membrane together with chitin synthase chs-1 and kinase mbk-2. Essential for the formation of a continuous and cohesive chitin layer following fertilization. (1319 aa) |
| | cyp-31A2 | CYtochrome P450 family; Belongs to the cytochrome P450 family. (495 aa) |
| | fbf-1 | Fem-3 mRNA-binding factor 1; Involved in the control of stem cells and sex determination in the C.elegans hermaphrodite germline. May also play a role in the hermaphrodite germline proliferation and oogenesis. Binds specifically to the regulatory region of fem-3 3'-UTR and mediates the sperm/oocyte switch. Negatively regulates gld-3 expression, possibly by directly binding to two sites within the 3'-UTR of gld-3 isoform b. In association with the cye-1/cdk-2 complex, negatively regulates gld-1 expression in the distal germline cells of the mitotic zone. By binding to the 3'-UTR, repres [...] (614 aa) |
| | cdk-9 | Probable cyclin-dependent kinase 9; Essential member of the cyclin-dependent kinase pair (CDK9/cyclin-T) complex, also called positive transcription elongation factor B (P-TEFb), which is proposed to facilitate the transition from abortive to production elongation by phosphorylating the CTD (C- terminal domain) of the large subunit of RNA polymerase II (RNAP II) and spt-5. (478 aa) |
| | cyb-2.2 | Cyclin N-terminal domain-containing protein; Belongs to the cyclin family. (339 aa) |
| | nst-1 | Guanine nucleotide-binding protein-like 3 homolog; May play a role in regulating cellular proliferation in both germline and somatic tissues. (556 aa) |
| | hpl-2 | Chromo domain-containing protein. (303 aa) |
| | ran-1 | GTP-binding nuclear protein ran-1; Ran GTPase system comprises ran-1, ran-2 and ran-3 and is essential in nucleocytoplasmic transport. Ran-1 is a GTP-binding protein that mediates the interaction between mitotic chromosomes and kinetochore microtubules. Plays a crucial role in nuclear envelope assembly at the end of each cell division. Required for the import of protein into the nucleus and also for RNA export. RCC1 (ran-3)/Ran (ran-1) complex (together with other proteins) acts as a component of a signal transmission pathway that detects unreplicated DNA. (215 aa) |
| | meg-1 | Uncharacterized protein. (636 aa) |
| | meg-2 | Uncharacterized protein. (819 aa) |
| | snap-29 | Soluble NSF attachment protein 29; SNAREs, soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor-attachment protein receptors, are essential proteins for fusion of cellular membranes. SNAREs localized on opposing membranes assemble to form a trans-SNARE complex, an extended, parallel four alpha-helical bundle that drives membrane fusion; Belongs to the SNAP-25 family. (277 aa) |
| | rack-1 | Guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit beta-2-like 1; Required for the expression of antimicrobial peptide nlp-29 in response to fungal infection or physical injury. (325 aa) |
| | atg-16.2 | Autophagic-related protein 16.2; Most likely a component of the atg-5-atg-12-atg-16.1/atg-16.2 complex, which is recruited to the preautophagosomal membrane and associates with lgg-2 to promote autophagosome formation. Plays a role in the recruitment of lipidated lgg-1 probably to the autophagosome membrane to promote autophagosome formation. Furthermore, association with atg-5 is required for the nucleation of lgg-1 positive autophagosomes. Although its role in autophagosome formation may be distinct to the role of atg-16.2, it functions in a partially redundant manner with atg-16.1 t [...] (534 aa) |
| | try-5 | Trypsin-like protease try-5; Serine protease which, in males, acts as a promoting signal during mating to activate sperm. (327 aa) |
| | npp-1 | Nup54 domain-containing protein. (639 aa) |
| | mek-1 | Dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase mek-1; Dual specificity protein kinase which may phosphorylate kgb-1 and thereby is an essential component of the JNK pathway composed of mlk-1, mek-1 and kgb-1. May also have a synergistic role with sek-1 in phosphorylating pmk-1. Involved in the response to environmental stress including heavy metal ions (Cu(2+) and Cd(2+)), oxidative stress and starvation. In association with sek-1, regulates germline cell apoptosis in response to oxidative, osmotic and heat shock stresses. Involved in resistance to pathogenic bacteria infecti [...] (347 aa) |
| | lag-1 | Lin-12 And Glp-1 phenotype. (790 aa) |
| | cyk-4 | CYtoKinesis defect. (681 aa) |
| | cif-1 | COP9/Signalosome and eIF3 complex-shared subunit 1; Component of the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 (eIF-3) complex, which is involved in protein synthesis of a specialized repertoire of mRNAs and, together with other initiation factors, stimulates binding of mRNA and methionyl-tRNAi to the 40S ribosome. The eIF-3 complex specifically targets and initiates translation of a subset of mRNAs involved in cell proliferation (Potential). Component of the COP9 signalosome complex (CSN), a complex involved in various cellular and developmental processes. The CSN complex is an essen [...] (390 aa) |
| | msp-38 | Major sperm protein 38; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (127 aa) |
| | hpl-1 | Heterochromatin protein 1 homolog. (184 aa) |
| | ani-2 | Anillin-like protein 2; Required to maintain the structure of the rachis, the central cytoplasmic core of the syncytial adult gonad. Failure to maintain the rachis leads to premature dissociation of oocytes and thereby impedes oogenesis. (1009 aa) |
| | emb-8 | NADPH--cytochrome P450 reductase; This enzyme is required for electron transfer from NADP to cytochrome P450 in microsomes. It can also provide electron transfer to heme oxygenase and cytochrome B5; In the C-terminal section; belongs to the flavoprotein pyridine nucleotide cytochrome reductase family. (662 aa) |
| | riok-1 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase RIO1; Involved in the final steps of cytoplasmic maturation of the 40S ribosomal subunit (By similarity). Despite the protein kinase domain is proposed to act predominantly as an ATPase (By similarity). The catalytic activity regulates its dynamic association with the 40S subunit (By similarity). Plays a role in oogenesis by regulating germ cell proliferation, progression through diplotene and diakinesis stages and oocyte maturation. Regulates germline development probably by regulating the phosphorylation of mpk- 1. Involved in larval development. ECO:0 [...] (506 aa) |
| | vab-1 | Ephrin receptor 1; Receptor for members of the ephrin family (By similarity). Receptor for major sperm proteins (MSPs), that functions as sperm- sensing checkpoint which inhibits oocyte meiotic maturation and ovulation when sperm are not available for fertilization. Specifically, functions to negatively regulates oocyte maturation and MAPK activation in the absence of MSPs. Required for the MSP-mediated increase in the basal sheath cell contraction rate in somatic cells. Phosphorylates phosphatase daf-18/PTEN which probably promotes daf-18 degradation. By inactivating daf-18, regulates [...] (1122 aa) |
| | zen-4 | Kinesin-like protein. (787 aa) |
| | mep-1 | MOG interacting and ectopic P-granules protein 1; Has a broad role in development, specifically in the genetic pathway SynMuvB that negatively regulates specification of the vulval cell fate. Required for fem-3 3'-UTR-mediated repression in the regulation of the sperm/oocyte switch. Acts by regulating the translation of fem-3 mRNA, by binding to its 3'-UTR. (870 aa) |
| | klc-1 | TPR_REGION domain-containing protein. (536 aa) |
| | abl-1 | Tyrosine-protein kinase abl-1; Functions downstream of migratory protein mig-13 and is involved in Q neuroblast migration during larval development. Recruited by mig-13 to the leading edge of Q neuroblasts and their descendents to signal downstream, likely to the wve-1 pathway, and direct migration along the anteroposterior body axis. Promotes germline cell apoptosis in response to oxidative, osmotic and heat shock stresses. Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. Tyr protein kinase family. ABL subfamily. (1224 aa) |
| | pan-1 | P-granule-associated novel protein 1; Regulates diverse developmental processes including larval molting and gonad maturation. (594 aa) |
| | egg-2 | LDL receptor repeat-containing protein egg-2; Probable receptor which is required for the oocyte-to-zygote transition although its exact function is controversial. Redundantly with egg-1, seems to be required for fertilization probably by promoting the interaction or fusion between sperm and oocyte. Conversely, shown to be dispensable for fertilization but required together with egg-1 for the formation of a continuous and cohesive eggshell chitin layer by maintaining a homogenous distribution of chitin synthase chs-1 at the unfertilized oocyte cell membrane. Appears to recruit or maint [...] (548 aa) |
| | R02D3.4 | INTegrator complex Subunit homolog. (782 aa) |
| | nos-1 | Nanos-type domain-containing protein; Belongs to the nanos family. (311 aa) |
| | unc-116 | Kinesin heavy chain; Microtubule-dependent motor protein required for organelle transport. Plays a role in endosome transport. Required for the transport of mitochondria along the axon of motor neurons. Involved in the nuclear migration of hyp7 hypodermal precursor cells. Required for the formation of dendritic branches of PVD sensory neurons. In non-ciliated neurons such as the PVD and PHC neurons, required for the organization of minus-end out microtubules in dendrites. Involved in the localization of unc-33 to neurites. (815 aa) |
| | gsa-1 | G protein, Subunit Alpha. (378 aa) |
| | mes-2 | Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase mes-2; Polycomb group (PcG) protein. Catalytic subunit of a the mes- 2/mes-3/mes-6 complex, which methylates 'Lys-27' of histone H3, leading to transcriptional repression of the affected target genes. PcG proteins act by forming multiprotein complexes, which are required to maintain the transcriptionally repressive state of homeotic genes throughout development. PcG proteins are not required to initiate repression, but to maintain it during later stages of development. The mes-2/mes-3/mes-6 complex may participate in the global inactivation of the X c [...] (773 aa) |
| | mag-1 | Protein mago nashi homolog; Involved in hermaphrodite germline sex determination. May allow oogenesis by inhibiting the function of one or more of the masculinizing genes (fog, fem, and gld) which act during the fourth larval stage to promote transient sperm production in the hermaphrodite germline; Belongs to the mago nashi family. (152 aa) |
| | cbp-1 | Protein cbp-1; Acetyltransferase enzyme. Acetylates histones, giving a specific tag for transcriptional activation (By similarity). May prevent DNA damage-induced apoptosis by inhibiting cep-1-dependent transcription activation of the programmed cell death activator egl-1. (2017 aa) |
| | vha-1 | V-type proton ATPase 16 kDa proteolipid subunit 1; Proton-conducting pore forming subunit of the membrane integral V0 complex of vacuolar ATPase. V-ATPase is responsible for acidifying a variety of intracellular compartments in eukaryotic cells. Required along with other vacuolar ATPase components for the removal of protein aggregates which form in immature oocytes in the distal gonad. This removal occurs as the oocytes mature and move to the proximal gonad, is triggered by the introduction of sperm through mating and occurs before fertilization. The introduction of sperm triggers V-AT [...] (169 aa) |
| | egg-5 | Inactive protein-tyrosine phosphatase egg-5; Inactive phosphatase which acts redundantly with egg-4 in the oocyte-to-zygote transition. Required for polarized cortical actin cytoskeleton rearrangement in the oocyte before and after fertilization. Together with egg-4, required for the cortical localization of kinase mbk-2 in maturing oocyte until the end of meiosis I. Also required for kinase mbk-2, pseudophosphatase egg-3 and chitin synthase chs-1 localization to cytoplasmic foci after fertilization. (753 aa) |
| | ten-1 | Teneurin-1; Plays a role in the gonadal basement membrane maintenance and/or adhesion early in development. Contributes to the guidance of pharyngeal neurons. (2837 aa) |
| | larp-1 | La-related protein 1; RNA-binding protein that promotes oogenesis by repressing fem-3 expression during germline development. Binds poly-U and poly-G stretches of RNA in vitro. Regulates target RNAs expression either by regulating their stability or translation. (1150 aa) |
| | pro-1 | Pre-rRNA-processing protein pro-1; Component of the PELP1 complex involved in the nucleolar steps of 28S rRNA maturation and the subsequent nucleoplasmic transit of the pre-60S ribosomal subunit (By similarity). Required for processing ITS2 sequences from rRNA intermediates during 26S rRNA maturation. Required in the soma to promote normal proliferation and prevent germline tumor formation. Belongs to the WD repeat IPI3/WDR18 family. (529 aa) |
| | acy-4 | Adenylate cyclase; Catalyzes the formation of the signaling molecule cAMP in response to G-protein signaling. (1013 aa) |
| | mei-1 | Meiotic spindle formation protein mei-1; Catalytic subunit of a complex which severs microtubules in an ATP-dependent manner. Microtubule severing may promote rapid reorganization of cellular microtubule arrays. Required specifically for meiotic spindle formation in the female germline; the presence of this protein is inimical to the formation of mitotic spindles. In body wall muscles, regulates organization of myosin thick filaments. (475 aa) |
| | spe-12 | SPE-12. (255 aa) |
| | gsp-4 | Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase PP1-delta; Probable phosphatase which plays a redundant role with gsp-4 in spermatogenesis by regulating sister chromatid segregation during meiosis. In addition, involved in sperm motility by controlling the dynamic disassembly of major sperm proteins (MSP) in the spermatozoan pseudopodium. (305 aa) |
| | lis-1 | Lissencephaly-1 homolog; Positively regulates the activity of the minus-end directed microtubule motor protein dynein. May enhance dynein-mediated microtubule sliding by targeting dynein to the microtubule plus end. Required for several dynein- and microtubule-dependent processes such as nuclear migration during cell division. Part of a complex with nud-2, which is recruited to the nuclear envelope by unc-83, where, in turn, it recruits dynein to the nuclear surface and regulates nuclear migration in hypodermal precursor cells. Plays a role in GABAergic synaptic vesicle localization in [...] (404 aa) |
| | iff-1 | Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A-1; mRNA-binding protein involved in translation elongation. Has an important function at the level of mRNA turnover, probably acting downstream of decapping. Involved in actin dynamics and cell cycle progression, mRNA decay and probably in a pathway involved in stress response and maintenance of cell wall integrity. Functions as a regulator of apoptosis (By similarity). Required for mitotic germ cell proliferation, gametogenesis after entry into meiosis, and localization of the P granule component pgl-1 on P granules; Belongs to the eIF-5A family. (195 aa) |
| | cdk-1 | Cyclin-dependent kinase 1; Plays a key role in the control of the eukaryotic cell cycle. It is required in higher cells for entry into S-phase and mitosis. p34 is a component of the kinase complex that phosphorylates the repetitive C-terminus of RNA polymerase II (By similarity). (332 aa) |
| | cyb-3 | G2/mitotic-specific cyclin-B3; Could be involved at the G2/M (mitosis) transition (Probable). Interacts with the CDK1 and CDK2 protein kinases (Probable). G2/M cyclins accumulate steadily during G2 and are abruptly destroyed at mitosis (Probable). Plays a role during oocyte meiosis II. (385 aa) |
| | kgb-1 | GLH-binding kinase 1; Mitogen-activated protein kinase which is an essential component of the JNK pathway composed of mlk-1, mek-1 and kgb-1. Phosphorylates the transcription factor fos-1 which prevents fos-1 dimerization and promoter binding and results in activation of target genes including F53A9.2/kreg-1 and lys-3/kreg-2. Phosphorylates jun-1 and activates the AP-1 transcription factor which is a heterodimer of jun-1 and fos-1. Phosphorylates glh-1 in vitro which may play a role in controlling glh-1 protein levels in the germline by targeting it for degradation by the proteasome. R [...] (390 aa) |
| | eri-1 | 3'-5' exonuclease eri-1; RNA exonuclease that acts as a negative regulator of RNA interference (RNAi). Probably acts by degrading the 3'-overhangs of short interfering RNAs (siRNAs). Its tissue specificity may help explain the inefficiency of neuronal RNAi. (582 aa) |
| | rha-1 | ATP-dependent RNA helicase A; Multifunctional ATP-dependent nucleic acid helicase that unwinds DNA and RNA in a 3' to 5' direction and that plays important roles in many processes, such as DNA replication, transcriptional activation, post-transcriptional RNA regulation, mRNA translation and RNA-mediated gene silencing. Requires a 3'-single-stranded tail as entry site for acid nuclei unwinding activities as well as the binding and hydrolyzing of any of the four ribo- or deoxyribo-nucleotide triphosphates (NTPs). Binds to DNA, RNA and small interfering siRNA. Plays a role in DNA replicat [...] (1301 aa) |
| | ddx-19 | DEAD boX helicase homolog. (1022 aa) |
| | gld-3 | Defective in germ line development protein 3; Required maternally for germline survival and embryogenesis. Forms a complex with gls-1 which promotes the oogenic cell fate by freeing the translational repressor fbf to repress sperm promoting factors. Promotes maturation of primary spermatocytes to mature sperm. Required during hermaphrodite development to promote sperm fate, which is critical for determining the normal number of sperm. Promotion of sperm fate is at the expense of oogenesis, possibly through the negative regulation of fbf. Required during male development for the continu [...] (969 aa) |
| | noca-1 | Non-centrosomal microtubule array protein 1; Plays a role in the assembly of microtubule arrays in the germline acting redundantly with ptrn-1 to control circumferential microtubule assembly along the body which is necessary for larval development, viability, and morphology and integrity of the epidermis. Required for microtubule stability and anchorage by binding to microtubule minus ends. Recruited to hemidesomosomes in early embryonic elongation to direct the nucleation and growth of non-centrosomal microtubules. [Isoform h]: Directs the assembly of non-centrosomal microtubule array [...] (922 aa) |
| | rme-2 | Receptor Mediated Endocytosis. (925 aa) |
| | hars-1 | Histidine--tRNA ligase; Involved in protein synthesis. Catalyzes the specific attachment of an amino acid to its cognate tRNA in a 2 step reaction: the amino acid (AA) is first activated by ATP to form AA-AMP and then transferred to the acceptor end of the tRNA (Probable). Required for germ cell development. Belongs to the class-II aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase family. (524 aa) |
| | glh-4 | ATP-dependent RNA helicase glh-4; Probable ATP-binding RNA helicase. May act redundantly with the P-granule component glh-1 to regulate the formation of the granular structure of P-granules in embryos. May protect somatic cells from excessive apoptosis during normal development. (1156 aa) |
| | T16G12.1 | Putative aminopeptidase-2; Putative aminopeptidase which plays a role in oocyte maturation. (1890 aa) |
| | gck-1 | Germinal center kinase 1; Serine/threonine-protein kinase which is required for normal oogenesis and suppression of germline cell apoptosis. Inhibits phosphorylation and thus probably activation of mpk-1 during pachytene stage. Involved in excretory canal elongation during postembryonic development, probably acting downstream of ccm-3 ; Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. STE Ser/Thr protein kinase family. STE20 subfamily. (803 aa) |
| | bec-1 | Beclin homolog; Regulates autophagy. Together with phosphatidyl-3-phosphate kinase vps-34, acts as a core subunit of the PI3K complex that mediates formation of phosphatidylinositol 3- phosphate (PtdIns3P), thereby regulating membrane trafficking. In association with sorf-1 and sorf-2, negatively regulates phosphatidylinositol 3- phosphate in early endosomes to allow for the conversion to late endosomes. Involved in the clearance of engulfed apoptotic cell corpses. Together with ced-9, negatively regulates somatic and germline apoptosis. Plays a role in endosome-to-Golgi retrograde tra [...] (375 aa) |
| | egg-4 | Inactive protein-tyrosine phosphatase egg-4; Inactive phosphatase which acts redundantly with egg-5 in the oocyte-to-zygote transition. Required for the polarization of cortical actin cytoskeleton rearrangement in the oocyte before and after fertilization. Together with egg-5, required for the cortical localization of kinase mbk-2 and for the inhibition of mbk-2 kinase activity in maturing oocyte until the end of meiosis I. Also required for kinase mbk-2, pseudophosphatase egg-3 and chitin synthase chs-1 localization to cytoplasmic foci after fertilization. (753 aa) |
| | glh-1 | ATP-dependent RNA helicase glh-1; Probable ATP-binding RNA helicase. May act redundantly with the P-granule component glh-4 to regulate the formation of the granular structure of P-granules in embryos. May play a role in transgenerational epigenetic inheritance. May protect somatic cells from excessive apoptosis during normal development. Belongs to the DEAD box helicase family. DDX4/VASA subfamily. (763 aa) |
| | smz-2 | Sperm Meiosis PDZ domain containing proteins. (274 aa) |
| | alg-3 | Argonaute (Plant)-Like protein. (1035 aa) |
| | mup-2 | Troponin T; Troponin T is the tropomyosin-binding subunit of troponin, the thin filament regulatory complex which confers calcium-sensitivity to muscle actomyosin ATPase activity. (405 aa) |
| | gna-2 | Glucosamine 6-phosphate N-acetyltransferase; Belongs to the acetyltransferase family. GNA1 subfamily. (347 aa) |
| | gld-1 | Female germline-specific tumor suppressor gld-1; RNA-binding protein which recognizes the 5'-UACUCAU-3' RNA consensus sequence. Binds sequences in both the 5'coding and the 3'-UTR region of rme-2 mRNA. Binds sequences in the 3'-UTR region of cye-1 mRNA. Binds to cyb-2.1, cyb-2.2 and cyb-3 mRNA. Binds sequences in the 3'-UTR region of tra-2 mRNA. Germ line-specific tumor suppressor essential for oogenesis. Controls the spatial pattern of translation of multiple oogenesis specific mRNAs (e.g. yolk receptor rme-2) by repression of translation during early meiotic prophase (leptotene to pa [...] (463 aa) |
| | phb-2 | Mitochondrial prohibitin complex protein 2; PHB proteins are essential during embryonic development and are required for somatic and germline differentiation in the larval gonad. A deficiency in PHB proteins results in altered mitochondrial biogenesis in body wall muscle cells. (294 aa) |
| | chs-1 | Chitin synthase chs-1; Essential for the embryonic synthesis of chitin, a component of the eggshell. (1322 aa) |
| | skp-1 | Uncharacterized protein T27F2.1. (535 aa) |
| | pen-2 | Gamma-secretase subunit pen-2; Essential subunit of the gamma-secretase complex, an endoprotease complex that catalyzes the intramembrane cleavage of integral membrane proteins such as Notch (glp-1 or lin-12). It may represent a stabilizing cofactor for the presenilin homodimer that promotes the formation of a stable complex. Belongs to the PEN-2 family. (101 aa) |
| | sos-1 | Son of sevenless homolog; Promotes the exchange of Ras-bound GDP by GTP (By similarity). May regulate signaling pathways downstream of receptor tyrosine kinase, egl-15 and let-23. Required for larval and male spicule development, fluid homeostasis, vulva induction, spermatogenesis, and oogenesis by promoting meiosis prophase exit during oocyte maturation. Required for the delamination of G1 cell by promoting the loss of cell junctions and detachment from the excretory system during larval development. Plays a role in nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR)-mediated sensitivity to nico [...] (1493 aa) |
| | zipt-7.1 | Zinc transporter zipt-7.1; Zinc transporter which regulates intracellular zinc levels. Required for spermatogenesis in both hermaphrodites and males where it resides in an inactive form in immature sperm, spermatids, but is likely activated in response to reduced spe-4 and spe-6 function. Upon activation, mediates the release of zinc from internal stores in spermatids into the cytoplasm. The resulting increase in cytoplasmic zinc levels promotes spermatid activation and subsequent differentiation into mature motile sperm that are capable of fertilization. (393 aa) |
| | aph-1 | Gamma-secretase subunit aph-1; Essential subunit of the gamma-secretase complex, an endoprotease complex that catalyzes the intramembrane cleavage of integral proteins such as Notch receptors (lin-12 or glp-1). It may represent a stabilizing cofactor for the presenilin homodimer that promotes the formation of a stable complex. Required for the localization of aph-2. (308 aa) |
| | rsp-2 | Probable splicing factor, arginine/serine-rich 2; Plays a functionally redundant role in spermatogenesis and growth rate control. Required for the development of somatic gonad structures and for progression from larval stage to adulthood. Belongs to the splicing factor SR family. (281 aa) |
| | rsp-1 | Probable splicing factor, arginine/serine-rich 1; Plays a functionally redundant role in spermatogenesis and growth rate control. (312 aa) |
| | rab-7 | RAB family. (209 aa) |
| | pptr-1 | Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 2A regulatory subunit pptr-1; Probable regulatory subunit of serine/threonine-protein phosphatase let-92 which negatively regulates the insulin receptor signaling cascade composed of daf-2, age-1, akt-1, akt-2 and sgk-1 by promoting the dephosphorylation of akt-1 on 'Thr-350'. Negatively regulates several functions controlled by the insulin pathway including dauer formation, lifespan, fat storage and stress resistance. Plays a role in the asymmetric segregation of the P granule components during embryonic cell divisions but does not play an essentia [...] (542 aa) |
| | eri-3 | Enhanced RNAI (RNA interference). (578 aa) |
| | elt-1 | Transcription factor elt-1; Transcriptional activator that binds to the consensus sequence 5'-[AT]GATA[AG]-3' and variations thereof. During embryonic development, required for specification of cell fate of major hypodermal (epidermal) cells at the blastomere stage. The requirement is true for all four lineages derived from ABarp, ABpra and C blastomeres. Required for seam cell maintenance in late embryogenesis, for proper formation of dauer larvae and locomotion. Regulates expression of bro-1, a regulator of seam cell proliferation, via a GATA-like binding motif. Probably represses ex [...] (488 aa) |
| | gsp-3 | Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase PP1-gamma; Probable phosphatase which plays a redundant role with gsp-4 in spermatogenesis by regulating sister chromatid segregation during meiosis. In addition, involved in sperm motility by controlling the dynamic disassembly of major sperm proteins (MSP) in the spermatozoan pseudopodium. (305 aa) |
| | pab-1 | Polyadenylate-binding protein; Binds the poly(A) tail of mRNA. Belongs to the polyadenylate-binding protein type-1 family. (646 aa) |
| | spe-5 | Vacuolar proton pump subunit B; Non-catalytic subunit of the peripheral V1 complex of vacuolar ATPase; Belongs to the ATPase alpha/beta chains family. (501 aa) |
| | elpc-1 | Elongator complex protein 1; Component of the RNA polymerase II elongator complex, a multiprotein complex associated with the RNA polymerase II (Pol II) holoenzyme, and which is involved in transcriptional elongation. Belongs to the ELP1/IKA1 family. (1250 aa) |
| | spe-19 | Uncharacterized protein. (300 aa) |
| | fog-2 | F-box domain-containing protein. (327 aa) |
| | map-2 | Methionine aminopeptidase 2; Cotranslationally removes the N-terminal methionine from nascent proteins. The N-terminal methionine is often cleaved when the second residue in the primary sequence is small and uncharged (Met-Ala-, Cys, Gly, Pro, Ser, Thr, or Val). Required for germ cell proliferation and/or differentiation. (468 aa) |
| | dss-1 | Probable 26S proteasome complex subunit dss-1; Subunit of the 26S proteasome which plays a role in ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis. Has an essential role in oogenesis and larval growth. Required for intestinal function and default lifespan. (82 aa) |
| | cyp-31A3 | CYtochrome P450 family; Belongs to the cytochrome P450 family. (495 aa) |
| | gsk-3 | Glycogen synthase kinase-3; Phosphorylates oma-1, a regulator of the oocyte-to-embryo transition, enabling its degradation. Phosphorylates skn-1, preventing it from accumulating in nuclei and thus inhibiting phase II gene expression in the oxidative stress defense. Involved in mesendoderm specification and mitotic spindle orientation in EMS blastomeres. Thought to be a branch point in these processes as proteins downstream are not required. Negatively regulates Wnt signaling in vulval precursor cells and acts as a Wnt-independent repressor of med-1 and med-2 in the C lineage inhibiting [...] (362 aa) |
| | mrg-1 | MRG domain-containing protein. (337 aa) |
| | phb-1 | Mitochondrial prohibitin complex protein 1; PHB proteins are essential during embryonic development and are required for somatic and germline differentiation in the larval gonad. A deficiency in PHB proteins results in altered mitochondrial biogenesis in body wall muscle cells. (275 aa) |
| | csn-3 | COP9 signalosome complex subunit 3; Component of the COP9 signalosome complex (CSN), a complex involved in various cellular and developmental processes. The CSN complex is an essential regulator of the ubiquitin (Ubl) conjugation pathway by mediating the deneddylation of the cullin subunits of the SCF-type E3 ligase complexes, leading to decrease the Ubl ligase activity of SCF. The CSN complex plays an essential role in embryogenesis and oogenesis and is required to regulate microtubule stability in the early embryo. Mediates mei-3/katanin targeting for degradation at the meiosis to mi [...] (501 aa) |
| | vha-11 | V-type proton ATPase subunit C; Subunit of the peripheral V1 complex of vacuolar ATPase. Subunit C is necessary for the assembly of the catalytic sector of the enzyme and is likely to have a specific function in its catalytic activity. V-ATPase is responsible for acidifying a variety of intracellular compartments in eukaryotic cells. Has roles in embryogenesis and ovulation. (384 aa) |
| | eri-5 | Tudor domain-containing protein. (531 aa) |
| | Y39A1A.9 | Uncharacterized protein. (465 aa) |
| | icp-1 | INCENP_ARK-bind domain-containing protein. (622 aa) |
| | cyb-2.1 | Cyclin N-terminal domain-containing protein; Belongs to the cyclin family. (317 aa) |
| | tra-1 | Sex-determining transformer protein 1; Plays a major role in controlling sexual phenotype. Terminal global regulator in a well-characterized cascade of sex-determining genes. Promotes female development. Interacts with tra-2 to promote spermatogenesis. Promotes spermatogenesis through the Tip60 HAT complex and by regulating the expression of genes, such as fog-3, required for male development (By similarity). Association with chromatin and at the fog-3 promoter requires wdr-5.1, and may also require wdr-5.2. With trr-1, activates the fog-3 gene to determine sperm/oocyte cell fate (By s [...] (1110 aa) |
| | inx-21 | Innexin; Structural component of the gap junctions. Belongs to the pannexin family. (481 aa) |
| | sep-1 | Separin homolog sep-1; Cysteine protease, which plays a central role in homologous chromosome separation during meiosis I and in sister chromatid separation during embryonic mitosis. Promotes chromosome/sister chromatid segregation by cleaving the scc-1 (mitosis) and rec-8 (meiosis) subunits of the cohesin complex at the onset of anaphase (Probable). May cleave histone H3-like protein cpar-1 during meiosis I metaphase- anaphase transition. Promotes cortical granule exocytosis after oocyte fertilization during the first meiotic anaphase. Essential for embryonic cytokinesis by regulating [...] (1262 aa) |
| | inx-22 | Innexin; Structural component of the gap junctions. Belongs to the pannexin family. (462 aa) |
| | csc-1 | Chromosome segregation and cytokinesis defective protein 1; Component of the chromosomal passenger complex (CPC), a complex that acts as a key regulator of chromosome segregation and cytokinesis during mitosis. The CPC complex has essential functions at the centromere in ensuring correct chromosome alignment and segregation. In the complex, it may be required to direct the Aurora B/air-2 to centromeric DNA; Belongs to the borealin family. Highly divergent. (249 aa) |
| | ani-1 | Anillin-like protein 1; Required for contractile events in embryos that occur prior to mitosis, such as cortical ruffling and pseudocleavage. Promotes membrane ruffling by organizing cortical patches of septins and myosin II. Not generally required for cytokinesis in mitotic cells. Required for the asymmetric cleavage events that extrude the two polar bodies during oocyte meiosis. Not required for meiotic contractile ring assembly, initiation or closure but is required for the transformation of the contractile ring from a disk above the spindle to a tube around the spindle midzone. Pro [...] (1159 aa) |
| | wee-1.3 | Membrane-associated tyrosine- and threonine-specific cdc2-inhibitory kinase wee-1.3; Acts as a negative regulator of entry into mitosis (G2 to M transition) by phosphorylation of the CDK1 kinase during oocyte maturation. Required for oocyte maturation, embryonic development, germline proliferation and initiation of meiosis during spermatogenesis. Required for chromosome structure during mitosis and negative regulation of nuclear envelope breakdown. Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. Ser/Thr protein kinase family. WEE1 subfamily. (677 aa) |
| | fog-1 | RRM domain-containing protein. (619 aa) |
| | vbh-1 | Vasa-and Belle-like Helicase; Belongs to the DEAD box helicase family. (660 aa) |
| | mek-2 | Dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase mek-2; Functions in the let-60 Ras signaling pathway; acts downstream of lin-45 raf kinase, but before the sur-1/mpk-1 gene product in controlling vulval cell differentiation. Required for progression of developing oocytes through the pachytene stage. Plays a role in responses to M.nematophilum- mediated bacterial infection by promoting tail swelling and preventing constipation. Involved in fluid homeostasis. Positively regulates lifespan upstream of mpk-1. (387 aa) |
| | stim-1 | Stromal interaction molecule 1; Plays a role in mediating store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE), a Ca(2+) influx following depletion of intracellular Ca(2+) stores. Acts as Ca(2+) sensor which upon Ca(2+) depletion, activates the Ca(2+) release-activated Ca(2+) (CRAC) channel subunit, orai-1. Essential for Ca (2+) and IP3-dependent contractile activity of gonad sheath cells and spermatheca. Essential for fertility. Does not play a role in posterior body wall muscle contraction (pBoc) rhythmicity, intestinal cell oscillatory Ca(2+) signaling or intestinal ER Ca(2+) hemostasis. (530 aa) |
| | csn-4 | COP9 signalosome complex subunit 4; Component of the COP9 signalosome complex (CSN), a complex involved in various cellular and developmental processes. The CSN complex is an essential regulator of the ubiquitin (Ubl) conjugation pathway by mediating the deneddylation of the cullin subunits of the SCF-type E3 ligase complexes, leading to decrease the Ubl ligase activity of SCF. The CSN complex plays an essential role in embryogenesis and oogenesis and is required to regulate microtubule stability in the early embryo. Mediates mei-3/katanin targeting for degradation at the meiosis to mi [...] (412 aa) |
| | ccf-1 | CCR4-NOT transcription complex subunit 7; Catalytic component of the CCR4-NOT complex which is one of the major cellular mRNA deadenylases and is linked to various cellular processes including bulk mRNA degradation, miRNA-mediated repression, translational repression during translational initiation and general transcription regulation. Additional complex functions may be a consequence of its influence on mRNA expression; Belongs to the CAF1 family. (310 aa) |
| | csn-1 | COP9 signalosome complex subunit 1; Essential component of the COP9 signalosome complex (CSN), a complex involved in various cellular and developmental processes. The CSN complex is an essential regulator of the ubiquitin (Ubl) conjugation pathway by mediating the deneddylation of the cullin subunits of the SCF-type E3 ligase complexes, leading to decrease the Ubl ligase activity of SCF. The CSN complex plays an essential role in embryogenesis and oogenesis and is required to regulate microtubule stability in the early embryo. Mediates mei-3/katanin targeting for degradation at the mei [...] (601 aa) |
| | gck-3 | Germinal center kinase 3; Plays a role in osmotic stress responses by regulating ion homeostasis and by controlling cell volume via the phosphorylation- mediated inhibition of the chloride channel clh-3. In addition, increases gpdh-1 translation upon osmotic stress, likely downstream of wnk-1. Involved in several developmental processes including the tubular formation of the excretory canals, the formation of the intestine and the progression through larval stages. In addition, required for germ line development by controlling meiosis and chromosomal segregation during spermatogenesis. [...] (596 aa) |
| | gcl-1 | BTB domain-containing protein. (496 aa) |
| | spe-6 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase spe-6; Serine/threonine-protein kinase which is involved in spermatogenesis. In spermatocytes, regulates meiosis and the localization and assembly of major sperm protein (MSP) into fibrous bodies. In addition, may suppress the initiation of spermiogenesis downstream of spe-8, spe-12, spe-27 and spe-29. (379 aa) |
| | csn-6 | COP9 signalosome complex subunit 6; Component of the COP9 signalosome complex (CSN), a complex involved in various cellular and developmental processes. The CSN complex is an essential regulator of the ubiquitin (Ubl) conjugation pathway by mediating the deneddylation of the cullin subunits of the SCF-type E3 ligase complexes, leading to decrease the Ubl ligase activity of SCF. The CSN complex plays an essential role in embryogenesis and oogenesis and is required to regulate microtubule stability in the early embryo. Mediates mei-3/katanin targeting for degradation at the meiosis to mi [...] (431 aa) |
| | laf-1 | ATP-dependent RNA helicase laf-1; Multifunctional ATP-dependent RNA helicase. Plays a role in RNA remodeling, but is not required for RNA unwinding. Binds to RNA in a concentration-dependent manner to stimulate annealing between two complementary strands of RNA. This process is also dependent upon ATP; ATP reduces binding to RNA and subsequently diminishes RNA annealing. Involved in many cellular processes, which do not necessarily require its ATPase/helicase catalytic activities. Involved in the regulation of transcription and translation initiation. Involved in innate immunity (By si [...] (708 aa) |
| | lin-45 | Raf homolog serine/threonine-protein kinase; Protein kinase that participates in the induction of vulva and has roles in fertility and viability. Acts downstream of the Ras protein let-60. Required for progression of developing oocytes through the pachytene stage. Plays a role in responses to M.nematophilum- mediated bacterial infection by promoting tail swelling and preventing constipation. Positively regulates lifespan upstream of mek-2 and mpk-1. Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. TKL Ser/Thr protein kinase family. RAF subfamily. (855 aa) |
| | uaf-1 | Splicing factor U2AF 65 kDa subunit; Necessary for the splicing of pre-mRNA. Binds to the polypyrimidine tract of introns early during spliceosome assembly (By similarity). (496 aa) |
| | ubxn-2 | UBX domain-containing protein 2; Ubiquitin-binding protein which acts as an adapter for ATPase cdc-48.1 and/or cdc-48.2, conferring substrate specificity. Together with ubxn-2 and ubxn-3, plays a role in hermaphrodite spermatogenesis probably by promoting the degradation of sex determination terminal factor tra-1. Probably in association with ATPase cdc-48.1 or/and cdc-48.2, regulates the centrosomal levels of kinase air-1 levels during mitotic progression by promoting air-1 removal from centrosomes in prophase. Also, regulates spindle orientation in the one-cell embryo by controlling [...] (301 aa) |
| | cyb-1 | G2/mitotic-specific cyclin-B1; Essential for the control of the cell cycle at the G2/M (mitosis) transition; Belongs to the cyclin family. Cyclin AB subfamily. (361 aa) |
| | spe-39 | Spermatogenesis-defective protein 39; Proposed to be involved in endosomal maturation implicating in part vps-33.2. May play a role in epithelial polarization through stabilization of apical membrane protein content. May play a role in transcriptional regulation (By similarity). Plays a role in lysosomal trafficking, probably via association with the core HOPS complex in a discrete population of endosomes. Essential for vesicular trafficking during spermatogenesis; required during spermiogenesis or sperm activation for the morphogenesis of specialized Golgi-derived fibrous body-membran [...] (522 aa) |
| | oma-2 | CCCH-type zinc finger protein oma-2; Zinc-finger RNA-binding protein that binds to 5'-UA[AU]-3' motifs in the 3'-UTR of maternal mRNAs to suppress translation in oocytes and embryos. Acts redundantly with oma-1 to control the temporal expression and distribution of maternal proteins and thereby promote meiotic progression, oocyte maturation, fertilization and embryonic development. Also, together with oma-1, is involved in P-granule distribution during embryonic development. (393 aa) |
| | ceh-18 | Homeobox protein ceh-18; Directs gonadal sheath cell differentiation and function. Also directs gonad migration and plays a role in specifying the differentiated phenotypes of epidermal cells during postembryonic development. Plays a role in oogenesis, regulating a sheath cell signal that causes oocytes to maintain diakinesis arrest during meiosis. Negatively regulates oocyte maturation, ovulation and MAPK activation in oocytes when sperm are not available for fertilization. May be recruited by akir-1 to the promoter regions of antimicrobial peptide genes to control gene expression in [...] (542 aa) |
| | let-23 | Receptor tyrosine-protein kinase let-23; Tyrosine-protein kinase receptor which, upon binding ligand lin-3, activates 2 signaling cascades: the let-60/Ras and MAP kinase signaling pathway and the let-60-independent phospholipase C-mediated Ca(2+) signaling pathway. Each pathway regulates distinct functions. By activating let-60/Ras, regulates larval development, induction of vulva cell precursors during vulva development, male spicule formation and posterior development of the epidermis. Probably by activating phospholipase plc-3 and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor itr-1 signalin [...] (1335 aa) |
| | nos-2 | Nanos-type domain-containing protein; Belongs to the nanos family. (259 aa) |
| | sqv-8 | Galactosylgalactosylxylosylprotein 3-beta-glucuronosyltransferase sqv-8; Glycosyltransferase required for the biosynthesis of the tetrasaccharide (GlcA-Gal-Gal-Xyl-)Ser core linker of heparan sulfate and chondroitin sulfate. May be involved in the biosynthesis of the HNK-1 carbohydrate epitope on glycoproteins. Required for embryonic development. Involved in the elongation of the pharyngeal isthmus during the later stages of embryonic development. Involved in vulval epithelium invagination. (356 aa) |
| | fzy-1 | WD repeat-containing protein fzy-1; Plays a role in metaphase-anaphase transition during meiosis I. Required for embryonic anterior-posterior axis formation ; Belongs to the WD repeat CDC20/Fizzy family. (507 aa) |
| | npp-10 | Nuclear pore complex protein Nup98-Nup96; Nup98 and Nup96 play a role in the bidirectional transport across the nucleoporin complex (NPC). Required for the nuclear import of hcp-4 during mitotic prophase, this step is essential for centrosome assembly and resolution. Regulates nucleoporin npp-5 localization to the nuclear membrane during interphase and to kinetochores during metaphase. Has a role in P granule integrity; may promote the 'liquid phase' of P granules by increasing the number of interacting RNA-protein complexes. Binds nos-2 mRNA, probably indirectly, and promotes its accu [...] (1678 aa) |
| | pgl-1 | Guanyl-specific ribonuclease pgl-1; Guanyl-specific endoribonuclease which cleaves the phosphodiester bond in single-stranded RNA between the 3'-guanylic residue and the 5'-OH residue of adjacent nucleotide, resulting in the formation of a corresponding 2',3'-cyclic phosphate intermediate. Together with the P-granule component pgl-3, is involved in the formation of P-granules. Together with pgl-3, probably recruits other granule components such as pos-1, mex-3 and glh-1 to P-granules. In addition, may act redundantly with pgl-3 to protect germ cells from excessive germline apoptosis du [...] (771 aa) |
| | cul-2 | Cullin-2; Core component of multiple cullin-RING-based CBC (Cul2- ElonginB-ElonginC) E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complexes which mediate the ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of target proteins. As a scaffold protein may contribute to catalysis through positioning of the substrate and the ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme. The functional specificity of the CBC complex depends on the variable substrate recognition component (By similarity). May function in ubiquitin-mediated degradation of CKIs to target cki-1 for degradation. CBC(zif-1) may ensure germline precursor cell [...] (791 aa) |
| | spe-4 | Presenilin spe-4; Potential catalytic subunit of the gamma-secretase complex during spermatogenesis, an endoprotease complex that catalyzes the intramembrane cleavage of integral membrane proteins such as Notch receptors (lin-12 or glp-1) (Probable). Involved in spermatid formation during meiosis II. May be required for proper localization of macromolecules that are subject to asymmetric partitioning during spermatogenesis. (465 aa) |
| | unc-13 | Phorbol ester/diacylglycerol-binding protein unc-13; May form part of a signal transduction pathway, transducing the signal from diacylglycerol to effector functions. One such function could be the release of neurotransmitter from neurons. Probably by regulating neuronal transmission downstream of lin-3 and receptor lin-23 and phospholipase plc-3 and upstream of innexin unc-7 and egl-4/PKG in ALA neurons, involved in the decrease in pharyngeal pumping during the quiescent state that precedes each larval molt. (2155 aa) |
| | spe-17 | Spermatogenesis-defective protein spe-17. (140 aa) |
| | alg-4 | Putative protein tag-76. (1040 aa) |
| | inx-8 | Innexin-8; Structural component of the gap junctions. Belongs to the pannexin family. (382 aa) |
| | inx-9 | Innexin; Structural component of the gap junctions. Belongs to the pannexin family. (382 aa) |
| | let-60 | Ras protein let-60; The level of let-60 controls the switch between vulval and hypodermal cell fates during C.elegans vulval induction. May stimulate the guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) activity of rap-1. Belongs to the small GTPase superfamily. Ras family. (184 aa) |
| | elpc-3 | Elongator complex protein 3; Catalytic tRNA acetyltransferase subunit of the RNA polymerase II elongator complex, which is a component of the RNA polymerase II (Pol II) holoenzyme and is involved in transcriptional elongation. The elongator complex is required for multiple tRNA modifications, including mcm5U (5-methoxycarbonylmethyl uridine), mcm5s2U (5-methoxycarbonylmethyl-2-thiouridine), and ncm5U (5- carbamoylmethyl uridine) (By similarity). In the elongator complex, acts as a tRNA uridine(34) acetyltransferase by mediating formation of carboxymethyluridine in the wobble base at po [...] (547 aa) |
| | rnp-1 | RNA-binding protein rnp-1; RNA-binding protein that is required for the germ line to transition from spermatogenesis to oogenesis and allow for normal oocyte development. (305 aa) |
