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| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | pptr-2 | Serine/threonine protein phosphatase 2A regulatory subunit; Belongs to the phosphatase 2A regulatory subunit. (607 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) |
| | 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) |
| | tag-250 | Putative protein tag-250. (626 aa) |
| | meg-4 | Uncharacterized protein. (832 aa) |
| | uba-1 | UBA_e1_C domain-containing protein; Belongs to the ubiquitin-activating E1 family. (1113 aa) |
| | drh-3 | Dicer Related Helicase. (1119 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | ekl-1 | Uncharacterized protein. (606 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | cyb-2.2 | Cyclin N-terminal domain-containing protein; Belongs to the cyclin family. (339 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | nos-1 | Nanos-type domain-containing protein; Belongs to the nanos family. (311 aa) |
| | gsa-1 | G protein, Subunit Alpha. (378 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | acy-4 | Adenylate cyclase; Catalyzes the formation of the signaling molecule cAMP in response to G-protein signaling. (1013 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) |
| | 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) |
| | rme-2 | Receptor Mediated Endocytosis. (925 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | eri-5 | Tudor domain-containing protein. (531 aa) |
| | cyb-2.1 | Cyclin N-terminal domain-containing protein; Belongs to the cyclin family. (317 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | nos-2 | Nanos-type domain-containing protein; Belongs to the nanos family. (259 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) |
| | 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) |
