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cav-2 | Caveolin-2; May act as a scaffolding protein within caveolar membranes. Interacts directly with G-protein alpha subunits and can regulate their activity. Thought to have a role in the uptake of lipids and proteins in the intestinal cells; operates in the apical uptake of lipid markers and trafficking of yolk proteins. Affects fecundity and egg laying. Belongs to the caveolin family. (351 aa) | ||||
prdx-2 | Thioredoxin domain-containing protein. (201 aa) | ||||
cdk-4 | Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 homolog; Serine/threonine-protein kinase which, in association with cyclin D-like protein cyd-1, is required for the progression through the G1 phase of the cell cycle during postembryonic development by phosphorylating and inhibiting lin-35 and fzr-1. In complex with cyd-1, involved in sex determination during gonadogenesis by regulating the asymmetric division of the somatic gonadal precursor cell (SGP). (406 aa) | ||||
atz-1 | Uncharacterized protein. (268 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) | ||||
nlp-37 | PDF (Arthropod Pigment Dispersing Factor) homolog. (89 aa) | ||||
pept-1 | Peptide transporter family 1; Low-affinity peptide transporter that is necessary for proton-dependent uptake of di- or tripeptides, and to a minor extent tetrapeptides, in the intestine. Transport is independent of sodium and chloride ions. Controls the uptake of dietary fatty acids, plays a role in fatty acid synthesis and is responsible for dipeptide-induced acidification of the intestine. Regulates cellular pH differences together with the antiporter protein, nhx-2. Amino acid uptake and absorption levels influence the insulin signaling/daf-2 and let-363/TOR pathways, subsequently a [...] (835 aa) | ||||
vab-15 | Homeobox protein vab-15; Probable transcription factor needed for the proper production of touch cell precursors. Essential for embryonic morphogenesis. (225 aa) | ||||
sma-4 | Dwarfin sma-4; Involved in TGF-beta pathway; Belongs to the dwarfin/SMAD family. (565 aa) | ||||
kars-1 | Lysine--tRNA ligase; 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; Belongs to the class-II aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase family. (596 aa) | ||||
vps-53 | Vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 53 homolog; Acts as component of the GARP complex that is involved in retrograde transport from early and late endosomes to the trans-Golgi network (TGN). The GARP complex facilitates tethering as well as SNARE complex assembly at the Golgi. Plays a role in the trafficking of cargo to dense-core vesicles, probably through association with the EARP-interacting protein eipr-1. Important for neuronal function. (798 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) | ||||
C06A5.6 | Uncharacterized protein. (691 aa) | ||||
pezo-1 | Piezo-type mechanosensitive ion channel component. (2442 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) | ||||
unc-58 | Uncoordinated protein 58; Has a role in mobility, possibly in the transport of potassium in muscles; Belongs to the two pore domain potassium channel (TC 1.A.1.8) family. (591 aa) | ||||
umps-1 | Orotidine 5'-phosphate decarboxylase; Bifunctional enzyme which catalyzes the formation of UMP from orotate in the de novo pathway of pyrimidine biosynthesis. May also form UMP from uracil. Regulates the size of gut granules during embryonic development. Involved in resistance to DNA damaging agents including UV-C and X-ray radiation. In the C-terminal section; belongs to the OMP decarboxylase family. (497 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) | ||||
pdf-1 | PDF (Arthropod Pigment Dispersing Factor) homolog. (88 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) | ||||
sma-5 | Mitogen-activated protein kinase sma-5; Serine/threonine-protein kinase involved in the postembryonic regulation of body size, mainly through control of cell growth. In particular, controls the volume of intestine, muscles and hypodermis. In addition, regulates growth, intestinal granule distribution, lifespan and number of offspring. (509 aa) | ||||
cyd-1 | G1/S-specific cyclin-D; In association with cdk-4, regulates the progression through the G1 phase of the cell cycle during postembryonic development. Regulates proliferation of the coelomocyte lineage and intestinal cells during late embryogenesis. In complex with cdk-4, involved in sex determination during gonadogenesis by regulating the asymmetric division of the somatic gonadal precursor cell (SGP). (405 aa) | ||||
eat-2 | Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit eat-2; After binding 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 (By similarity). Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in the MC pharyngeal motor neuron involved in pharyngeal pumping. Has a role in the determination of life span possibly via calorific restriction which affects growth rate, although this is independent of metabolic activity. Plays a role in the defense against the accumulation of ingested live pathogenic [...] (474 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) | ||||
gcn-2 | Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase gcn-2; Serine/threonine-protein kinase which 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 (By similarity). Involved in the unfolded protein response (UPR) triggered by several stresses including mitochondrial, osmotic and oxidative stresses, amino acid deprivation and UV irradiation, probably by phosphorylating and inhibiting eIF2alpha. In addition, leads to [...] (1699 aa) | ||||
sod-1 | Superoxide dismutase [Cu-Zn]; Destroys radicals which are normally produced within the cells and which are toxic to biological systems (By similarity). Required for normal brood size. May be involved in regulating mpk-1 phosphorylation downstream of phosphatase ptp-2 during oocyte maturation. (180 aa) | ||||
lin-35 | Retinoblastoma-like protein homolog lin-35; Key regulator of cell division which acts as a transcriptional repressor and negatively regulates cell cycle progression in its active unphosphorylated form, but allows cell cycle progression when phosphorylated. When unphosphorylated and in its active form, interacts with E2F transcription factors such as efl-1 to repress their transcriptional activity and negatively regulate the progression through the G1 phase of the cell cycle during postembryonic development. May furthermore act with cell cycle regulator cki-1 to negatively regulate cell [...] (961 aa) | ||||
ras-1 | GTP binding protein. (212 aa) | ||||
cil-1 | Inositol polyphosphate 5-phosphatase; Dephosphorylates a number of phosphatidylinositols. Controls the cellular levels and subcellular distribution of phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate and phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5- trisphosphate. Has a role in sperm activation and motility. Influences the localization of the transient receptor potential polycystin (TRPP) complex proteins lov-1 and pkd-2; Belongs to the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate 5-phosphatase type II family. (398 aa) |