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| | jnk-1 | Stress-activated protein kinase jnk-1; Serine/threonine-protein kinase which responds to activation by environmental stress by phosphorylating a number of transcription factors such as daf-16, and thus regulates transcriptional activity. By phosphorylating daf-16, plays a role in daf-16 nuclear translocation in intestinal cells in response to environmental stresses such as heat and oxidative stresses. Downstream of jkk-1, may coordinate locomotion via type-D GABAergic motoneurons and regulates synaptic vesicle transport in conjunction with unc-16. Independently of jkk-1, may regulate s [...] (463 aa) |
| | ces-2 | Cell death specification protein 2; Required to activate programmed cell death in the sister cells of the serotoninergic neurosecretory motor (NSM) neurons. Negatively regulates the activity of ces-1 which in turn negatively regulates the activities of cell-killing genes. Binds to the DNA sequence 5'-RTTACGTAAY-3'; Belongs to the bZIP family. (211 aa) |
| | unc-32 | Probable V-type proton ATPase 116 kDa subunit a; Required for assembly and activity of the vacuolar ATPase. Potential role in differential targeting and regulation of the enzyme for a specific organelle (Probable). Regulates the size of gut granules during embryonic development. (905 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) |
| | tomm-70 | Mitochondrial import receptor subunit tomm-70; Receptor that accelerates the import of all mitochondrial precursor proteins; Belongs to the Tom70 family. (554 aa) |
| | rbx-1 | RING-box protein 1; Component of the SCF (SKP1-CUL1-F-box protein) E3 ubiquitin ligase complex, which mediates the ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of target proteins. Through the RING-type zinc finger, seems to recruit the E2 ubiquitination enzyme to the complex and brings it into close proximity to the substrate (By similarity). Essential for meiosis, mitotic chromosomal condensation and cytokinesis. Involved in histone H3 phosphorylation. (110 aa) |
| | tank-1 | Poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase tankyrase; Poly[ADP-ribose] polymerases modify various nuclear proteins by poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation, a post-translational modification synthesized after DNA damage that appears as an obligatory step in a detection/signaling pathway leading to the reparation of DNA strand breaks and programmed cell death. (2276 aa) |
| | csp-2 | Putative inactive caspase B subunit p17; [Isoform b]: Putative inactive caspase. In the germline, binds caspase ced-3 zymogen and prevents ced-3 autoactivation. Does not affect the caspase activity of mature ced-3 and ced-4-mediated mature ced-3 activation. Negatively regulates germline apoptosis by inhibiting autocleavage of caspase ced-3. Involved in fertility ; Belongs to the peptidase C14A family. (826 aa) |
| | eel-1 | Enhancer of EfL-1 mutant phenotype. (4185 aa) |
| | tfg-1 | PB1 domain-containing protein. (486 aa) |
| | txdc-12.1 | Thioredoxin domain-containing protein. (186 aa) |
| | manf-1 | Mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor homolog; Inhibits endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response (By similarity). Retained in the ER under normal conditions and is up- regulated and secreted by the ER in response to ER stress and hypoxia (By similarity). Following secretion by the ER, directly binds to 3-O- sulfogalactosylceramide, a lipid sulfatide in the outer cell membrane of target cells. Sulfatide binding promotes its cellular uptake by endocytosis, and is required for its role in alleviating ER stress under ER stress conditions (By similarity). Has a neuroprotecti [...] (168 aa) |
| | strd-1 | STE20-related kinase adapter protein strd-1; Pseudokinase which may act as an adapter for kinases sad-1 and par-4 and thereby is involved in several developmental processes. Regulates cell-autonomously both neuronal polarity and synaptic organization when bound to sad-1. Required for sad-1 localization to synapses. Required to establish germline stem cell (GSC) quiescence during dauer development, to promote cell shedding during embryogenesis and to control asymmetric cell division of the Q.p neuroblast lineage, probably when bound to par-4. May be involved in maintaining the integrity [...] (388 aa) |
| | impt-1 | Protein IMPACT homolog; Translational regulator that ensures constant high levels of translation under amino acid starvation. Plays a role as a negative regulator of the gcn-2 kinase activity; impairs gcn-1-mediated gcn-2 activation, and hence gcn-2-mediated eIF-2-alpha phosphorylation and subsequent down-regulation of protein synthesis in amino acid-starved cells. Plays a role in differentiation of neuronal cells by stimulating neurite outgrowth; Belongs to the IMPACT family. (257 aa) |
| | gcn-1 | TOG domain-containing protein. (2651 aa) |
| | Y48E1B.2 | G domain-containing protein. (787 aa) |
| | csp-1 | Caspase A subunit p14; Cysteine protease which, in vitro, cleaves itself and caspase ced-3 into their mature active forms. Also cleaves, in vitro, inactive caspase csp-2 isoform b. Required maternally to induce apoptosis in a subset of cells fated to die during embryogenesis, mostly independently of the ced-9, ced-4 and ced-3 canonical apoptosis pathway. Involved in the degeneration of dopaminergic CEP neurons in response to high Mn(2+) levels. (536 aa) |
| | mac-1 | Protein mac-1; Probably together with ced-9, plays a modest role in preventing ced-4 and caspase ced-3-mediated apoptosis. Belongs to the AAA ATPase family. (813 aa) |
| | csp-3 | Non-catalytic caspase homolog csp-3; Non-catalytic caspase homolog which does not contain the region necessary for caspase activity. Acts as an inhibitor of caspase ced-3 zymogen autoactivation and delays ced-4- induced ced-3 processing. Has no effect on active ced-3. Probably by preventing ced-3 activation, protects cells, whose fate is to live, from apoptosis during embryonic and larval development ; Belongs to the peptidase C14A family. (139 aa) |
| | ced-1 | Cell death abnormality protein 1; Involved in programmed cell death, also called apoptosis, in both somatic and germ cells. Acts by recruiting ced-6 to phagosomes which enables actin-dependent cytoskeletal reorganization and subsequent engulfment of the apoptotic cell corpse. Has a role in the association of ppk-3 and rab-7 with the phagosomal surface which is necessary for the incorporation of lysosomes to phagosomes during phagosome maturation. Activates the expression of unfolded protein response genes, which are involved in the immune response to live bacteria. (1111 aa) |
| | skr-7 | SKp1 Related (Ubiquitin ligase complex component); Belongs to the SKP1 family. (194 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) |
| | rad-51 | DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog; Binds to single and double-stranded DNA and exhibits DNA- dependent ATPase activity. Underwinds duplex DNA. (395 aa) |
| | Y42H9AR.2 | Uncharacterized protein; Belongs to the BI1 family. (257 aa) |
| | sptf-3 | SP (Specificity Protein) Transcription Factor. (412 aa) |
| | crt-1 | Calreticulin; Molecular calcium-binding chaperone promoting folding, oligomeric assembly and quality control in the ER via the calreticulin/calnexin cycle (By similarity). This lectin may interact transiently with almost all of the monoglucosylated glycoproteins that are synthesized in the ER (By similarity). Probably by controlling the folding of extracellular matrix protein unc-52/Perlecan, may play a role in the formation of fibrous organelles, a hemidesmosome-like structure attaching muscles to the epidermis. Protects dopaminergic neurons against oxidative stress-induced neurodegen [...] (395 aa) |
| | tor-2 | Torsin. (310 aa) |
| | unc-3 | Transcription factor unc-3; May play a role in the expression of proteins essential for axonal pathfinding and/or neuronal differentiation in both sensory and motor neurons. Cooperates with jmjd-3.1 and wdr-5.1 to ensure robust transdifferentiation of the Y rectal cell to the PDA motor neuron during larval development. (491 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) |
| | rme-1 | Receptor Mediated Endocytosis; Belongs to the TRAFAC class dynamin-like GTPase superfamily. Dynamin/Fzo/YdjA family. (791 aa) |
| | pig-1 | Maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase; Serine/threonine-protein kinase involved in cell autonomous neuroblast asymmetric divisions that generate one precursor cell and one apoptotic cell by controlling spindle positioning, myosin distribution and the segregation of cell fate determinants. Promotes cell shedding during embryogenesis, probably through the endocytosis-mediated removal of cell adhesion molecules such as hmp-1 from the cell surface. May act downstream of par-4/strd-1/mop-25 to regulate cell shedding. (706 aa) |
| | lin-29 | Transcription factor. (459 aa) |
| | ant-1.2 | Adenine Nucleotide Translocator; Belongs to the mitochondrial carrier (TC 2.A.29) family. (300 aa) |
| | ant-1.1 | Adenine Nucleotide Translocator; Belongs to the mitochondrial carrier (TC 2.A.29) family. (300 aa) |
| | lrk-1 | Leucine-rich repeat serine/threonine-protein kinase 1; Determines polarized sorting of synaptic vesicle (SV) proteins to the axons by excluding SV proteins from the dendrite- specific transport machinery in the Golgi. Role in stress response. Appears to antagonize the effects of pink-1 both in the regulation of axon guidance and stress response; Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. TKL Ser/Thr protein kinase family. ROCO subfamily. (2393 aa) |
| | T24H7.2 | Uncharacterized protein. (925 aa) |
| | T24D5.4 | Protein kinase domain-containing protein. (89 aa) |
| | hlh-3 | Helix-loop-helix protein 3; Probable transcriptional regulator. May mediate transcriptional activation by binding to the E-box motif 5'-CANNTG-3'. Plays a role in the differentiation of the hermaphrodite-specific motor neurons (HSN) that are required for normal egg laying. Might play a role in serotonin production by regulating expression of the tryptophan hydrolase tph-1 which catalyzes serotonin synthesis, in the HSN neurons. Also plays a role in HSN axon guidance towards the vulva and the ventral nerve cord, possibly by promoting the expression of the netrin receptor unc-40. Under f [...] (170 aa) |
| | dat-1 | Sodium-dependent dopamine transporter; Dopamine transporter. Terminates the action of dopamine by its high affinity sodium-dependent reuptake into presynaptic terminals. (615 aa) |
| | cmd-1 | Calmodulin; Calmodulin mediates the control of a large number of enzymes, ion channels and other proteins by Ca(2+). Among the enzymes to be stimulated by the calmodulin-Ca(2+) complex are a number of protein kinases and phosphatases. (149 aa) |
| | wts-1 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase WARTS homolog; Phosphorylates yap-1 which may negatively regulate yap-1 nuclear localization. Plays an essential role in larval development. Regulates growth, the formation of gut granules, lifespan and cell and body sizes probably in synergy with the TGF-beta sma/mab pathway. Does not appear to regulate apoptosis and proliferation. In addition, may synergize with the TGF-beta daf-7 dauer pathway to regulate entry into the dauer stage. Maintains the cellular integrity of intestinal cells by regulating the localization of apical actin and junctional proteins. (908 aa) |
| | skn-1 | Protein skinhead-1; Transcription factor required to specify the fate of ventral blastomeres in the early embryo, and postembryonically for the development of the intestine. Directly regulates expression of zygotically expressed med-1 and med-2 to direct mesendoderm development. Required for stl-1 mRNA up- regulation in response to oxidative stress and anoxia. Required for the up-regulation of gcs-1 and several glutathione-S-transferase mRNAs in response to oxidative stress generated during pathogenic bacterial infection. In neurons, involved in mitochondrial fusion and behavioral reco [...] (623 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) |
| | eif-3.K | Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit K; 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. (240 aa) |
| | T14G8.3 | Uncharacterized protein. (921 aa) |
| | ced-9 | Apoptosis regulator ced-9; Plays a major role in programmed cell death (PCD, apoptosis). egl-1 binds to and directly inhibits the activity of ced-9, releasing the cell death activator ced-4 from a ced-9/ced-4 containing protein complex and allowing ced-4 to activate the cell-killing caspase ced-3. During larval development, required for the elimination of transient presynaptic components downstream of egl-1 and upstream of ced-4 and ced-3 apoptotic pathway. (280 aa) |
| | unc-57 | Endophilin-A homolog; Involved in synaptic vesicle (SV) recycling in neurons probably by regulating clathrin-mediated endocytosis. By controlling SV endocytosis, regulates the rate of excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) at neuromuscular junctions and thus locomotion. In a similar manner, involved in necrotic neuronal cell death induced by abnormal hyperactivation of ion channels. Plays a minor role in responses to mechanical stimuli. Plays a minor role in unc- 26/synaptojanin localization to synapses. (381 aa) |
| | dnj-18 | J domain-containing protein. (249 aa) |
| | him-6 | Bloom syndrome protein homolog; Participates in DNA replication and repair (By similarity). Exhibits a magnesium-dependent ATP-dependent DNA-helicase activity that unwinds single- and double-stranded DNA in a 3'-5' direction (By similarity). Negatively regulates sister chromatid exchange (SCE) ; Belongs to the helicase family. RecQ subfamily. (988 aa) |
| | cpl-1 | Cathepsin L-like; Cysteine protease which plays an essential role in the degradation of proteins in lysosomes. During early embryogenesis, maternally required for the proteolytic processing of yolk proteins in platelets, a lysosome- like structure where a slow and controlled degradation of yolk proteins occurs. In the gonad, required for the clearance of apoptotic germ cells in the engulfing cell phagolysosomes. In embryos, required for the degradation of endocytic and autophagic cargos. In embryos, may play a role in the degradation of lipid-containing droplets. Required for larval de [...] (337 aa) |
| | ant-1.4 | Mitochondrial adenine nucleotide translocase 1.4; Belongs to the mitochondrial carrier (TC 2.A.29) family. (313 aa) |
| | dpy-23 | AP-2 complex subunit mu; Component of the adaptor complexes which link clathrin to receptors in coated vesicles (By similarity). Clathrin-associated protein complexes are believed to interact with the cytoplasmic tails of membrane proteins, leading to their selection and concentration (By similarity). AP50 is a subunit of the plasma membrane adaptor (By similarity). Essential wnt/egl-20 signaling protein that functions in wnt/egl-20-producing cells. Required for the AP-2 complex-mediated endocytosis of membrane proteins including wntless homolog mig-14 in egl-20-producing cells. During [...] (441 aa) |
| | lmtr-5 | Late endosomal/lysosomal adaptor, Mapk (MAPK) and mToR (MTOR) activator homolog. (95 aa) |
| | daf-16 | Forkhead box protein O; Forkhead-type transcription factor. Binds to the promoters of genes that contain the daf-16 binding element (DBE), TTGTTTAC, in their regulatory region. Functions in the Insulin/IGF-1-like signaling (IIS) mediated pathway which affects lipogenesis, lifespan, starvation survival, heat shock and oxidative stress responses, and dauer formation. Longevity signaling predominantly arises from expression in the intestine. Daf-16 transcriptional activity is negatively regulated by cytoplasmic sequestration by association with ftt-2. Inhibition is required for the carbon [...] (541 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) |
| | gst-1 | Glutathione S-transferase P; Conjugation of reduced glutathione to a wide number of exogenous and endogenous hydrophobic electrophiles (By similarity). Prevents dopaminergic CEP neuron degeneration in response to Mn(2+). (208 aa) |
| | ced-13 | Uncharacterized protein. (98 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) |
| | sek-1 | Dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase sek-1; Dual specificity protein kinase which acts as an essential component of the p38 signal transduction pathway which is also composed of upstream effector nsy-1 and downstream effector pmk-1. May phosphorylate pmk-1. Downstream of CaMKII unc-43 and adapter protein tir- 1, plays a role in determining asymmetric cell fates in olfactory AWC neurons during neuronal development. Activation results in the repression of odorant receptor str-2 expression in one of the 2 AWC neurons. Involved in resistance to pathogenic Gram-positive [...] (336 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) |
| | hlh-2 | BHLH domain-containing protein. (399 aa) |
| | dapk-1 | Death-associated protein kinase dapk-1; Negative regulator of epidermal barrier repair and innate immune responses to wounding. The role in epidermal tissue integrity and wound healing is established through the inhibition of epidermal microtubule stability, possibly via the negative regulation of the microtubule minus-end binding protein ptrn-1. In epidermis, prevents expression of specific unc-44 isoforms probably by promoting nuclear localization of pinn-1, which in turn may affect sydn-1-ssup-72-mediated regulation of alternative polyadenylation of unc-44 mRNA. Appears to act downs [...] (1425 aa) |
| | smf-1 | NRAMP-like transporter smf-1; Probable divalent metal ion transporter which regulates Mn(2+) uptake; Belongs to the NRAMP family. (562 aa) |
| | unc-68 | Uncharacterized protein. (5202 aa) |
| | pdr-1 | E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase parkin; Functions within a multiprotein E3 ubiquitin ligase complex, catalyzing the covalent attachment of ubiquitin moieties onto substrate proteins; Belongs to the RBR family. Parkin subfamily. (386 aa) |
| | dre-1 | F-box protein dre-1; Substrate recognition component of a SCF (SKP1-CUL1-F-box protein) E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complex which mediates the ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of target proteins including blmp-1. Heterochronic protein which is required for the timing of gonad development and epidermal seam cell differentiation. Regulates tail-spike cell death through inhibition of the apoptosis regulator ced-9. (1022 aa) |
| | deg-3 | Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-type deg-3; Subunit of the non-synaptic neuronal acetylcholine receptor, which may play a role in chemotaxis towards choline. After binding choline or acetylcholine, the AChR responds by an extensive change in conformation that affects all subunits and leads to opening of an ion- conducting channel across the plasma membrane ; Belongs to the ligand-gated ion channel (TC 1.A.9) family. Acetylcholine receptor (TC 1.A.9.1) subfamily. (564 aa) |
| | K02C4.3 | Probable ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase K02C4.3. (1261 aa) |
| | ant-1.3 | Mitochondrial adenine nucleotide translocase 1.3; Belongs to the mitochondrial carrier (TC 2.A.29) family. (313 aa) |
| | unc-26 | Synaptojanin; Probable inositol 5-phosphatase which regulates synaptic vesicle recycling in neurons by regulating clathrin-mediated endocytosis; In the central section; belongs to the inositol 1,4,5- trisphosphate 5-phosphatase family. (1119 aa) |
| | dad-1 | Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide--protein glycosyltransferase subunit dad-1; Subunit of the oligosaccharyl transferase (OST) complex that catalyzes the initial transfer of a defined glycan (Glc(3)Man(9)GlcNAc(2) in eukaryotes) from the lipid carrier dolichol- pyrophosphate to an asparagine residue within an Asn-X-Ser/Thr consensus motif in nascent polypeptide chains, the first step in protein N-glycosylation. N-glycosylation occurs cotranslationally and the complex associates with the Sec61 complex at the channel-forming translocon complex that mediates protein translocation across th [...] (113 aa) |
| | ced-6 | Cell death protein 6; May function as an adapter protein in a pathway that mediates recognition and phagocytosis of apoptotic cells during normal development. Promotes engulfment of cells at both early and late stages of apoptosis. Required for actin reorganization around apoptotic cells. Belongs to the ced-6 family. (492 aa) |
| | glit-1 | Neuroligin-like protein glit-1; Probable neuronal cell surface protein thought to be involved in cell-cell-interactions (Probable). Confers protection against oxidative stress. Plays a role in protecting dopaminergic neurons against oxidative stress-induced neurodegeneration ; Belongs to the type-B carboxylesterase/lipase family. (730 aa) |
| | txdc-12.2 | ThioredoXin Domain Containing protein homolog. (257 aa) |
| | ape-1 | Apoptotic enhancer 1 protein; Negetively regulates apoptosis via its interaction with cep- 1. (769 aa) |
| | vha-10 | Probable V-type proton ATPase subunit G; Catalytic subunit of the peripheral V1 complex of vacuolar ATPase (V-ATPase). V-ATPase is responsible for acidifying a variety of intracellular compartments in eukaryotic cells. (126 aa) |
| | pek-1 | Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase pek-1; Phosphorylates the alpha subunit of eukaryotic translation- initiation factor 2 (eIF2alpha), leading to its inactivation and thus to a rapid reduction of translational initiation and repression of global protein synthesis. May phosphorylate eIF2alpha during hypoxia. Proposed to have a role in alleviating endoplasmic reticulum stress ; Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. Ser/Thr protein kinase family. GCN2 subfamily. (1077 aa) |
| | skr-1 | Skp1-related protein; Probable essential component of SCF (SKP1-CUL1-F-box protein) E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complexes, which mediate the ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of target proteins. Regulates cell proliferation during embryonic and larval development. Involved in synapse elimination in early synapse development. May negatively regulate the apoptotic activity of cep-1 in response to genotoxic stress. Plays a role in sex determination. (176 aa) |
| | ned-8 | NEDD8; Ubiquitin-like protein which plays an important role in cell cycle control and embryogenesis. Covalent attachment to its substrates requires prior activation by the E1 complex uba-3-ula-1 and linkage to the E2 enzyme ubc-12. Attachment of ned-8 to cullins activates their associated E3 ubiquitin ligase activity, and thus promotes polyubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of cyclins and other regulatory proteins. (77 aa) |
| | trf-1 | TNF Receptor Associated Factor (TRAF) homolog. (462 aa) |
| | pag-3 | Zinc finger protein PAG-3. (336 aa) |
| | ces-1 | CEll death Specification. (270 aa) |
| | abcf-3 | ABC transporter, class F. (712 aa) |
| | tag-120 | Uncharacterized protein; Belongs to the BI1 family. (244 aa) |
| | xbx-6 | X-BoX promoter element regulated; Belongs to the BI1 family. (296 aa) |
| | hif-1 | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1; A transcription factor which is a key regulator in various cellular processes; including environment stress resistance (oxygen levels, hydrogen sulfide and cyanide levels and heat), negative regulation of cell apoptosis in ASJ neurons by inhibition of cep-1 via transcriptional activation of tyr-2, resistance/susceptibility to pathogenic bacteria, lifespan and brood size. Involved in mediating susceptibility to enteropathogenic E.coli. Increased levels of hif-1 activity confer resistance to P.aeruginosa-mediated death but also confer susceptibility to S.aureu [...] (721 aa) |
| | sel-12 | Presenilin sel-12; Probable catalytic subunit of the gamma-secretase complex, an endoprotease complex that catalyzes the intramembrane cleavage of integral membrane proteins such as Notch receptors (lin-12 or glp-1). Provides the major presenilin function compared to hop-1 and spe-4. Required cell-autonomously for correct neurite connectivity of the AIY cholinergic interneurons and their correct functioning in thermotaxis. Required for mesodermal patterning of muscle function. Promotes basement membrane gap formation during tissue remodeling ; Belongs to the peptidase A22A family. (444 aa) |
| | vps-41 | Vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 41 homolog; Plays a role in vesicle-mediated protein trafficking to lysosomal compartments including the endocytic membrane transport pathways. Believed to act in part as a core component of the putative HOPS 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 HOPS complex is proposed to be recruited to rab-7 on the late endosomal membrane [...] (901 aa) |
| | snt-1 | Synaptotagmin-1; May have a regulatory role in the membrane interactions during trafficking of synaptic vesicles at the active zone of the synapse. It binds acidic phospholipids with a specificity that requires the presence of both an acidic head group and a diacyl backbone (By similarity). Involved in necrotic cell death. (443 aa) |
| | hrdl-1 | E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase hrd-like protein 1; Proposed to have a role in neuroprotection. (579 aa) |
| | F25B4.7 | Uncharacterized protein; Belongs to the mitochondrial carrier (TC 2.A.29) family. (306 aa) |
| | egl-1 | Programmed cell death activator egl-1; Plays a major role in programmed cell death (PCD or apoptosis) by negatively regulating ced-9. Binds to and directly inhibits the activity of ced-9, releasing the cell death activator ced-4 from a ced- 9/ced-4 containing protein complex and allowing ced-4 to activate the cell-killing caspase ced-3. Required to activate programmed cell death in the sister cells of the serotonergic neurosecretory motor (NSM) neurons during embryogenesis. Required to activate programmed cell death in the sister cells of the M4 motor neuron and I1 pharyngeal neuron du [...] (106 aa) |
| | dnj-10 | DnaJ homolog dnj-10. (456 aa) |
| | vha-12 | Probable V-type proton ATPase subunit B; Non-catalytic subunit of the peripheral V1 complex of vacuolar ATPase. V-ATPase is responsible for acidifying a variety of intracellular compartments in eukaryotic cells (By similarity). Required for necrotic cell death and epidermal cell fusion. (491 aa) |
| | F15D4.2 | Uncharacterized protein. (183 aa) |
| | F13G3.10 | Uncharacterized protein. (96 aa) |
| | tir-1 | NAD(+) hydrolase tir-1; NAD(+) hydrolase, which plays a key role in non-apoptotic cell death by regulating NAD(+) metabolism. In response to stress, homooligomerizes and catalyzes cleavage of NAD(+) into ADP-D-ribose (ADPR) and nicotinamide; NAD(+) cleavage promoting non-apoptotic neuronal cell death. In males, involved in non-apoptotic death of the linker cell which guides gonad elongation during larval development. Required for both innate immune response and specification of AWC(OFF) neuron. During late embryogenesis, it. acts downstream of CAMKII (unc-43) to regulate specification [...] (984 aa) |
| | pink-1 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase pink-1, mitochondrial; Protects against mitochondrial dysfunction during cellular stress, potentially by phosphorylating mitochondrial proteins (By similarity). Plays a role in mitophagy. (641 aa) |
| | pcrg-1 | Parkin Co-Regulated Gene (PACRG) homolog. (294 aa) |
| | cul-1 | Cullin-1; Probable core component of multiple cullin-RING-based SCF (SKP1-CUL1-F-box) 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. Required for developmentally programmed transitions from the G1 phase of the cell cycle to the G0 phase or the apoptotic pathway. (780 aa) |
| | wdr-23 | DDB1- and CUL4-associated factor 11 homolog; Involved in regulation of lifespan. Required for dopaminergic CEP neuron degeneration in response to Mn(2+). (571 aa) |
| | toe-2 | Target Of ERK kinase MPK-1. (621 aa) |
| | icd-1 | Transcription factor BTF3 homolog; May act as a transcription factor that exert a negative effect on the expression of several genes that are transcribed by RNA polymerase II. (161 aa) |
| | unc-104 | Kinesin-like protein unc-104; Motor protein involved in microtubule-associated anterograde transport. Regulates the transport of synaptic vesicle precursors in the axon of DA motor neurons. Regulates the polarized sorting of axonal proteins. Essential for the transport of synaptic components during the synaptic remodeling of the DD motor neuron, probably downstream of cdk-5 and/or pct-1/cyy-1 complex. Required for the anterograde transport of neuropeptide-containing dense core vesicles along axons. Involved in necrotic cell death. Belongs to the TRAFAC class myosin-kinesin ATPase super [...] (1628 aa) |
| | djr-1.2 | Glutathione-independent glyoxalase DJR-1.2; Catalyzes the conversion of methylglyoxal (MG) or glyoxal (GO) to D-lactate or glycolic acid respectively in a single glutathione (GSH)-independent step. May play a role in detoxifying endogenously produced glyoxals. Involved in protection against glyoxal-induced cell death. Protects dopaminergic neurons from glyoxal-dependent neuronal degeneration; Belongs to the peptidase C56 family. DJ-1 subfamily. (186 aa) |
| | eya-1 | Eyes absent homolog 1; Tyrosine protein phosphatase (By similarity). Acts probably as a transcription regulator in the embryonic and postembryonic development of several tissues including pharynx, vulva and gonads. Required for the development of anterior tissues during late embryogenesis. Together with ceh-34, required to specify the coelomocyte fate in embryonic and postembryonic precursors. In the anterior part of the embryo, prevents apoptosis in cells that are not fated to die. Together with ceh-34 activates proapoptotic factor egl-1 expression to promote motor neuron M4 sister ce [...] (503 aa) |
| | ced-3 | Cell death protein 3 subunit p13; Acts as a cysteine protease in controlling programmed cell death (apoptosis) by proteolytically activating or inactivating a wide range of substrates. Component of the egl-1, ced-9, ced-4 and ced-3 apoptotic signaling cascade required for the initiation of programmed cell death in cells fated to die during embryonic and postembryonic development. During oogenesis, required for germline apoptosis downstream of ced-9 and ced-4 but independently of egl-1. By cleaving and activating ced-8, promotes phosphatidylserine exposure on the surface of apoptotic ce [...] (503 aa) |
| | ced-7 | ABC transporter ced-7; Functions in the engulfment of cell corpses during embryonic programmed cell death to translocate molecules that mediate homotypic adhesion between cell surfaces of the dying and engulfing cells. (1758 aa) |
| | C44B11.1 | Uncharacterized protein. (190 aa) |
| | C41G7.3 | Messenger RNA-binding inhibitor of apoptosis 1; RNA-binding protein which binds to its own mRNA and target mRNAs to negatively regulate gene expression to modulate apoptosis and differentiation in the germline. Negatively regulates the expression of the argonaute protein wago-4, and may thus play a role in RNA-mediated gene silencing (RNAi) in the germline. (393 aa) |
| | pal-1 | Homeobox protein pal-1; Transcriptional activator. Interacts with promoter regions for tbx-8.9, tbx-9, elt-1, hnd-1, scrt-1, and vab-7 genes. Binds the sequence ATTTATGAC. Binds to the enhancer region of the hlh-1 gene promoter during embryonic body wall muscle development. Activates the gene for mab-5 in embryo development. Necessary for vab-7 expression in C blastomeres in the posterior of embryos. Required for posterior V6 neuroectoblast cell fate specification during postembryonic neurogenesis (patterning) which generates the characteristic ray lineage during male tail development. [...] (270 aa) |
| | ced-4 | Cell death protein 4; Component of the egl-1, ced-9, ced-4 and ced-3 apoptotic signaling cascade required for the initiation of programmed cell death in cells fated to die during embryonic and postembryonic development. During oogenesis, required for germline apoptosis downstream of ced-9 and upstream of ced-3 but independently of egl-1. May regulate germline apoptosis in response to DNA damage, probably downstream of let-60/ras and mpk-1 pathway. Regulates CEP neuron apoptosis in response to high Al(3+) levels. During male tail morphogenesis, promotes apoptosis of the tail-spike cell [...] (571 aa) |
| | ceh-30 | Homeobox protein ceh-30; Cell-type specific anti-apoptotic transcription factor required for the sexually dimorphic survival of the male-specific CEM (cephalic male) sensory neurons during sex determination. In hermaphrodites, the homologous cells undergo programmed cell death due to transcriptional repression of ceh-30 by tra-1, the terminal regulator in the sex determination pathway. (237 aa) |
| | unc-11 | Phosphatidylinositol-binding clathrin assembly protein unc-11; Assembly protein recruiting clathrin and adaptor protein complex 2 (AP2) to cell membranes at sites of coated-pit formation and clathrin-vesicle assembly. May be required to determine the amount of membrane to be recycled, possibly by regulating the size of the clathrin cage. Involved in AP2-dependent clathrin-mediated endocytosis at the neuromuscular junction. Required for the efficient targeting of the synaptic vesicle protein synaptobrevin. Belongs to the PICALM/SNAP91 family. (657 aa) |
| | lgg-1 | Protein lgg-1; Ubiquitin-like modifier involved in the formation of autophagosomal vacuoles (autophagosomes). When lipidated mediates tethering between adjacent membranes and stimulates membrane fusion during autophagy. Recruits lipidated-lgg-2 to maturing autophagosomes. Acts in the aggrephagy pathway, which is the macroautophagic degradation of ubiquitinated protein aggregates, and preferentially interacts with autophagy proteins and substrates containing LIR motifs to mediate autophagosome formation and protein aggregate degradation. In particular, binds to components of the unc-51- [...] (123 aa) |
| | fsn-1 | F-box/SPRY domain-containing protein 1; Component of a SCF (SKP1-CUL1-F-box protein) E3 ubiquitin ligase complex which is required for the restriction and/or maturation of synapses in GABAergic neuromuscular junction (NMJ) presynaptic neurons. Promotes NRJ synapse development and synaptic transmission by negatively regulating the daf- 2/InsR pathway in muscles. By targeting convertase egl-3 for degradation, negatively modulates insulin-like protein ins-4 and ins-6 processing. May stabilize synapse formation by promoting the down-regulation of scd-2. Regulates axon termination in PLM an [...] (332 aa) |
| | rps-3 | 40S ribosomal protein S3; Belongs to the universal ribosomal protein uS3 family. (247 aa) |
| | hop-1 | Presenilin hop-1; Probable catalytic subunit of the gamma-secretase complex, an endoprotease complex that catalyzes the intramembrane cleavage of integral membrane proteins such as Notch receptors (lin-12 or glp-1). Probably works redundantly of lin-12, which provides more presenilin function. (358 aa) |
| | dct-1 | NIP3 homolog; Initiates apoptosis in a BH3-independent mechanism possibly by recruiting ced-3 to mitochondria and other cytoplasmic membranes. Has a role in lifespan and tumor growth. Required for the induction of mitophagy under stress conditions. Belongs to the NIP3 family. (221 aa) |
| | ceh-34 | Homeobox protein ceh-34; Acts as a transcription regulator. Binds to the cis-regulatory element of proapoptotic factor egl-1 gene and together with eya-1 activates egl-1 expression to promote motor neuron M4 sister cell apoptosis. Also promotes apoptosis of I1 pharyngeal neuron sister cell. Together with eya- 1, required to specify the coelomocyte fate in embryonic and postembryonic precursors. Belongs to the SIX/Sine oculis homeobox family. (256 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) |
| | clp-1 | Calpain clp-1; Calcium-regulated non-lysosomal thiol-protease which catalyzes limited proteolysis of substrates (By similarity). Required for assembly and maintenance of integrin attachment complexes which are essential for maintenance of adult muscle. Proteolytic activity is activated in response to increased intracellular Ca(2+) levels during cell degeneration and promotes necrotic cell death. (780 aa) |
| | npp-14 | Nuclear pore complex protein 14; May serve as a docking site in the receptor-mediated import of substrates across the nuclear pore complex (By similarity). Plays a role in apoptosis by tethering caspase ced-3 to the nuclear membrane preventing its autoprocessing in absence of ced-4. (1390 aa) |
| | aex-3 | MAP kinase-activating death domain protein; Plays a novel and significant role in regulating cell proliferation, survival and death through alternative mRNA splicing. Plays an important regulatory role in physiological cell death, caspase-mediated apoptosis (By similarity). Converts GDP-bound inactive form of rab-3 and cab-1 to the GTP-bound active forms. Regulator of presynaptic activity that interacts with rab-3 to regulate synaptic vesicle release. Is also a regulator of the cab-1 synaptic transmission pathway. Probably by converting rab-3 to its GTP-bound active form, plays a role [...] (1409 aa) |
| | tsp-17 | Tetraspanin-17; Protects dopaminergic neurons against oxidative stress- induced neurodegeneration. May act partly via dopamine receptor dop-2 to negatively regulate dopamine reuptake transporter dat-1 activity. Also plays a role in modulating behaviors linked to dopamine signaling. Confers protection against oxidative stress in the whole body. (312 aa) |
| | dyn-1 | Dynamin; Microtubule-associated force-producing protein involved in producing microtubule bundles and able to bind and hydrolyze GTP. Most probably involved in vesicular trafficking processes, in particular endocytosis (By similarity). Required for coelomocyte endocytosis. Involved in apoptotic cell phagocytosis. Required for recruitment of phosphatidylinositol 3- kinase piki-1 to phagosomes. May play a role in rab-5 recruitment to cell-corpses-containing phagosomes but not to endosomes. Required for embryonic and larval development. Belongs to the TRAFAC class dynamin-like GTPase supe [...] (838 aa) |
| | rpm-1 | E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase rpm-1; Atypical E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase which specifically mediates ubiquitination of threonine and serine residues on target proteins, instead of ubiquitinating lysine residues (By similarity). Shows esterification activity towards both threonine and serine, with a preference for threonine, and acts via two essential catalytic cysteine residues that relay ubiquitin to its substrate via thioester intermediates (By similarity). Mediates ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of target proteins, including dlk-1. Negatively regulates a p38 MA [...] (3766 aa) |
| | BE0003N10.3 | UBR-type domain-containing protein. (719 aa) |
| | tmbi-4 | Transmembrane BAX inhibitor motif-containing protein 4. (276 aa) |
| | djr-1.1 | Glutathione-independent glyoxalase DJR-1.1; Catalyzes the conversion of methylglyoxal (MG) or glyoxal (GO) to D-lactate or glycolic acid respectively in a single glutathione (GSH)-independent step. May play a role in detoxifying endogenously produced glyoxals. Involved in protection against glyoxal-induced cell death. (187 aa) |
| | ubc-17 | Probable ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme protein 17; Belongs to the ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme family. (728 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) |
| | pmk-1 | Mitogen-activated protein kinase pmk-1; Serine/threonine kinase which responds to activation by environmental stress and pro-inflammatory cytokines by phosphorylating downstream targets. Phosphorylates snk-1 which probably regulates skn-1 nuclear translocation in response to oxidative stress. Probably by activating skn-1, involved in the up- regulation of gcs-1 and glutathione-S-transferase gst-4 expression upon bacteria infection. Up-regulates expression of gcs-1 in intestinal cells upon arsenite treatment. Functions downstream of the MAPKK sek-1 and the MAPKKK nsy-1 as the MAP kinase [...] (377 aa) |
