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xnp-1 xnp-1 vang-1 vang-1 magu-2 magu-2 erm-1 erm-1 hlh-8 hlh-8 wsp-1 wsp-1 ceh-34 ceh-34 ccm-3 ccm-3 lin-18 lin-18 eff-1 eff-1 let-653 let-653 sem-2 sem-2 rig-6 rig-6 arx-6 arx-6 tbx-31 tbx-31 C39F7.5 C39F7.5 eya-1 eya-1 paf-2 paf-2 sqv-7 sqv-7 bar-1 bar-1 sqv-1 sqv-1 dgn-3 dgn-3 toca-1 toca-1 farl-11 farl-11 sem-4 sem-4 exc-9 exc-9 let-381 let-381 gex-3 gex-3 sqv-4 sqv-4 ceh-20 ceh-20 bus-18 bus-18 efn-4 efn-4 dgn-2 dgn-2 sdn-1 sdn-1 exc-6 exc-6 end-3 end-3 gpn-1 gpn-1 fozi-1 fozi-1 kal-1 kal-1 arx-2 arx-2 cash-1 cash-1 mrck-1 mrck-1 apx-1 apx-1 toca-2 toca-2 arx-7 arx-7 vab-1 vab-1 nphp-1 nphp-1 bus-1 bus-1 wve-1 wve-1 cdc-42 cdc-42 sqv-3 sqv-3 mig-5 mig-5 gck-1 gck-1 dgn-1 dgn-1 sys-1 sys-1 sqv-5 sqv-5 rsf-1 rsf-1 unc-62 unc-62 pop-1 pop-1 sqv-2 sqv-2 swsn-1 swsn-1 arx-5 arx-5 vab-2 vab-2 sqv-6 sqv-6 cogc-1 cogc-1 eps-8 eps-8 gck-3 gck-3 arx-4 arx-4 arx-1 arx-1 lin-17 lin-17 drag-1 drag-1 mab-20 mab-20 ceh-51 ceh-51 cdh-3 cdh-3 vab-10 vab-10 sqv-8 sqv-8 tbx-35 tbx-35 tbx-32 tbx-32 vab-23 vab-23
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xnp-1Transcriptional regulator ATRX homolog; Required for embryonic development and gonadogenesis. Also, functions redundantly with the transcriptional repressor lin-35 to regulate somatic gonad development. (1359 aa)
vang-1Vang-like protein. (532 aa)
magu-2MAGUK family; Belongs to the MAGUK family. (830 aa)
erm-1FERM domain-containing protein. (564 aa)
hlh-8Twist-related protein; Acts as a transcriptional regulator. Involved in postembryonic mesodermal cell fate specification. Activates ceh-24 and egl-15 during mesodermal patterning. (178 aa)
wsp-1WASP (Actin cytoskeleton modulator) homolog. (781 aa)
ceh-34Homeobox 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)
ccm-3Programmed cell death protein 10 homolog; Involved in excretory canal elongation during postembryonic development. Plays a role in promoting Golgi stability, ER integrity and vesicle transport probably by regulating the activation of Rho GTPase cdc-42. Involved in fertility. (215 aa)
lin-18Inactive tyrosine-protein kinase RYK; Has no detectable kinase activity in vitro and is unlikely to function as a tyrosine kinase in vivo (By similarity). Receptor which may act as a receptor for Wnt ligand mom-2. Plays a role in controlling P7.p vulva precursor cell lineage orientation during vulva development. Regulates pop-1 asymmetric distribution in P7.p and its daughter cells. Plays a role in the migration of ALM neurons during embryogenesis. (583 aa)
eff-1Epithelial Fusion Failure. (658 aa)
let-653Protein let-653; Required for epithelial tube development and shaping. Involved in the morphogenesis and function of the three unicellular tubes of the excretory system, the canal cell, the duct cell and the pore cell. Also plays a role in cuticle development, alae formation and shaping of the vulval lumen. Required for larval development. (812 aa)
sem-2Transcription factor sem-2; Probable transcription factor required for embryogenesis, vulval development and cell fate specification of the postembryonic mesoderm (also known as the M lineage). Specifically, required for the specification of sex myoblast cells and their development into the muscles that are necessary for egg-laying. In addition, may be involved in RME GABAergic motor neuron progenitor cell fate specification. (404 aa)
rig-6Contactin rig-6; Probable cell adhesion protein involved in patterning of the nervous system, playing a role in ALM and PLM touch receptor axon growth and VNC axon navigation. By associating with the transmembrane protein sax-7, mediates axonal interactions to establish synaptic connections between the AVG interneuron and the two PHC sensory neurons. Also required for non-neuronal cell migration in the excretory canal, regulating excretory canal elongation and excretory cell morphogenesis. Plays a role in regulating male mating behavior. (1196 aa)
arx-6Probable actin-related protein 2/3 complex subunit 4; Functions as actin-binding component of the Arp2/3 complex which is involved in regulation of actin polymerization and together with an activating nucleation-promoting factor (NPF) mediates the formation of branched actin networks. Seems to contact the mother actin filament (By similarity). (169 aa)
tbx-31Putative T-box protein 31. (747 aa)
C39F7.5BACK domain-containing protein. (662 aa)
eya-1Eyes 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)
paf-2Platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase homolog 2; Belongs to the AB hydrolase superfamily. Lipase family. (388 aa)
sqv-7UDP-sugar transporter sqv-7; Involved in the import of UDP-glucuronic acid (UDP-GlcA), UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine (UDP-GalNAc) and UDP-galactose (UDP-Gal) from the cytoplasm into the Golgi lumen for the biosynthesis of glycoconjugates that play a pivotal role in development. Involved in the synthesis of chondroitin sulfate and heparan sulfate proteoglycans. Required for embryonic development. Involved in vulva epithelium invagination and embryonic development. Involved in the directed migration of hermaphrodite-specific neurons. Belongs to the TPT transporter family. SLC35D subfamily. (329 aa)
bar-1Beta-catenin/armadillo-related protein 1; Participates in the Wnt signaling pathway which affects cell fate and may regulate the stem cell divisions of seam cells during larval development. Functions as a transcriptional activator but is dependent on the interaction with pop-1. Involved in maintaining lin-39 Hox expression and regulating glr-1 abundance at the synapses. Required for mab-5 expression during Q neuroblast migration and for oxidative stress-induced daf-16 signaling. Has roles in egg laying, vulva precursor cell fate determination, Q neuroblast migration, posterior ectoderm [...] (811 aa)
sqv-1NAD(P)-bd_dom domain-containing protein. (467 aa)
dgn-3Peptidase S72 domain-containing protein. (251 aa)
toca-1Transducer of Cdc42-dependent actin assembly protein 1 homolog; Plays a role in protein trafficking, actin organization and embryonic morphogenesis. Potentially acts as cdc-42 effector. May play a role in hypodermal P-cell nuclear positioning. Together with toca-2, is required for protein trafficking regulating yolk protein clathrin- mediated endocytosis by oocytes during oogenesis and retrograde recycling and the sorting of recycling endosome cargo proteins such as mig-14. Also, together with toca-2, controls the distribution of actin at cell junctions. (592 aa)
farl-11DUF3402 domain-containing protein. (978 aa)
sem-4SEM-4 long form. (744 aa)
exc-9LIM zinc-binding domain-containing protein. (85 aa)
let-381Fork-head domain-containing protein. (362 aa)
gex-3Membrane-associated protein gex-3; Rac effector required for tissue morphogenesis, cell migrations and egg laying. May play a role in egg laying and in yolk protein clatherin-mediated endocytosis by oocytes during oogenesis. (1141 aa)
sqv-4UDP-glucose 6-dehydrogenase; Involved in the biosynthesis of glycosaminoglycans; hyaluronan, chondroitin sulfate, and heparan sulfate. Belongs to the UDP-glucose/GDP-mannose dehydrogenase family. (481 aa)
ceh-20Homeobox protein ceh-20; Transcription factor that binds to the 5'-TGATNNAT(G/T)(G/A)- 3' PBC/Hox lineage enhancer region of sem-2 to promote cell fate specification in the postembryonic mesoderm (also known as the M lineage). Has a role in the mig-13 pathway to promote the guidance, migration and positioning of Q neuroblasts and their descendants along the anteroposterior body axis and the anterior migration of BDU interneurons. Also required for normal vulval formation. (338 aa)
bus-18PlsC domain-containing protein. (391 aa)
efn-4Ephrin-4; Regulates the formation or stabilization of cell-cell contacts at several stages of epithelial morphogenesis. In early embryonic development, involved in ventral closure of the epidermis. During male tail morphogenesis, regulates precursor cell sorting together with mab-20 and allows the formation of distinct sensory rays. Probably acts as a ligand for lad-2 to regulate axon guidance of several neurons including SDQL, SDQR, SMD and PLN neurons during neurogenesis. (348 aa)
dgn-2Peptidase S72 domain-containing protein. (399 aa)
sdn-1Probable syndecan; Cell surface proteoglycan that bears heparan sulfate (By similarity). Required for correct mitotic spindle orientation of the ABar blastomere division plane and this may be through modulation of astral microtubule array, and in association with the wnt-signaling proteins mig-5 and dsh-2. Involved in the migration of AQR and PQR neurons, which descend from the Q neuroblasts. Promotes the axon guidance of D-type motor neurons. (288 aa)
exc-6Excretory canal abnormal protein 6; Constitutively active protein required for microtubule and F- actin growth, structural maintenance and organization during excretory cell tubulogenesis. (843 aa)
end-3GATA-type domain-containing protein. (242 aa)
gpn-1GlyPicaN; Belongs to the glypican family. (543 aa)
fozi-1Formin-homology and zinc finger domains protein 1; Acts redundantly with hlh-1 to promote body wall muscle cell and coelomocyte specification in postembryonic mesoderm progenitors, probably through suppression of sem-2; Belongs to the formin homology family. (732 aa)
kal-1KALlmann syndrome homolog. (700 aa)
arx-2Actin-related protein 2; Functions as ATP-binding component of the Arp2/3 complex which is involved in regulation of actin polymerization and together with an activating nucleation-promoting factor (NPF) mediates the formation of branched actin networks. Seems to contact the pointed end of the daughter actin filament (By similarity). (395 aa)
cash-1WD_REPEATS_REGION domain-containing protein. (678 aa)
mrck-1Serine/threonine-protein kinase mrck-1; Serine/threonine-protein kinase that may phosphorylate and inactivate the phosphatase mel-11, and thereby contribute to the regulation of myosin II contractility during embryonic elongation. Involved in controlling canal length and Golgi/ER integrity during excretory canal elongation. (1592 aa)
apx-1Anterior pharynx in excess protein 1; Involved in the specification of the blastomere cell ABP fate. Contributes to the establishment of the dorsal-ventral axis in the early embryo. (515 aa)
toca-2Transducer of Cdc42-dependent actin assembly protein 2 homolog; Plays a role in protein trafficking, actin organization and embryonic morphogenesis. Potentially acts as cdc-42 effector. May play a role in egg laying. Together with toca-1, is required for protein trafficking regulating yolk protein clathrin-mediated endocytosis by oocytes during oogenesis and retrograde recycling and the sorting of recycling endosome cargo proteins such as mig-14. Also, together with toca-2, controls the distribution of actin at cell junctions. Belongs to the FNBP1 family. (610 aa)
arx-7Actin-related protein 2/3 complex subunit 5; Functions as component of the Arp2/3 complex which is involved in regulation of actin polymerization and together with an activating nucleation-promoting factor (NPF) mediates the formation of branched actin networks. Arp2/3 complex plays a critical role in the control of cell morphogenesis via the modulation of cell polarity development. (152 aa)
vab-1Ephrin 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)
nphp-1Nephrocystin-1-like protein; May be necessary for initial assembly of the cilium. (682 aa)
bus-1Acyl_transf_3 domain-containing protein. (646 aa)
wve-1WH2 domain-containing protein. (468 aa)
cdc-42Cell division control protein 42 homolog; Plays an essential role in spindle orientation and organizing cellular and embryonic polarity by controlling the localization and activity of PAR (partitioning-defective) proteins. Required for maintaining the asymmetric cortical localization of the anterior complex proteins par-3 and par-6, the posterior cortical protein par-2, and pkc-3. Involved in hypodermal cell fusion, together with pak-1 and ced-10, leading to embryonic body elongation, which involves dramatic cytoskeletal reorganization. During gonad morphogenesis, plays a role in dista [...] (191 aa)
sqv-3Xylosylprotein 4-beta-galactosyltransferase; Glycosyltransferase required for the biosynthesis of the tetrasaccharide (GlcA-Gal-Gal-Xyl-)Ser core linker of heparan sulfate and chondroitin sulfate. Required for embryonic development. Involved in vulval epithelium invagination ; Belongs to the glycosyltransferase 7 family. (289 aa)
mig-5Segment polarity protein dishevelled homolog mig-5; Plays a role in the signal transduction pathways mediated by multiple Wnt genes. Functions redundantly with other dishevelled family members throughout development. During embryonic and larval development, controls cell migration and/or cell fate specification of hypodermal cells, hypodermal seam cells, vulval precursor cells and, through distal tip cell migration, somatic gonad precursor cells. In early embryos, regulates the orientation of the mitotic spindle of blastomeres and specifically, along with dsh-2, is required for the cor [...] (672 aa)
gck-1Germinal 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)
dgn-1Peptidase S72 domain-containing protein. (584 aa)
sys-1SYmmetrical Sister cell hermaphrodite gonad defect. (811 aa)
sqv-5Chondroitin sulfate synthase sqv-5; Has both beta-1,3-glucuronic acid and beta-1,4-N- acetylgalactosamine transferase activity. The beta- 1,3-glucuronic acid transferase activity is controversial as it is not detected using the purified recombinant enzyme. Adds the first N-acetylgalactosamine(GalNAc) to initiate the chondroitin chain. Transfers glucuronic acid (GlcUA) from UDP-GlcUA and GalNAc from UDP-GalNAc to the non-reducing end of the elongating chondroitin polymer. Together with mig-22, required for chondroitin synthesis. Plays a role in early embryonic development by controlling [...] (736 aa)
rsf-1RASSF (Ras-association domain family) homolog. (615 aa)
unc-62Homeobox protein unc-62; Acts redundantly with ceh-20 and ceh-40 to perform overlapping roles during embryogenesis. Required for postembryonic development of the ectoderm, including the Q, V and P cell lineages, playing a crucial role in ensuring that these cells and their descendants undergo their invariant patterns of cell division, migration, fusion and morphogenesis. Has a role in the mig-13 pathway to promote anterior migration of neuroblasts in the Q lineage. Required for multiple roles in regulating vulva development. Belongs to the TALE/MEIS homeobox family. (564 aa)
pop-1Protein pop-1; Part of the Wnt signaling pathway essential for the specification of the mesodermal cell fate in early embryos. Required for asymmetrical division of somatic gonadal precursor descendants which initiate axis formation required to control organ shape. Represses expression of target genes via its interaction with hda-1 histone deacetylase. Required for specification of the M lineage-derived coelomocyte and sex myoblast fate. Regulates coelomocyte fate by positively regulating proliferation and ceh-34 and possibly eya-1 expression in M.dlpa and M.drpa precursors. (438 aa)
sqv-2Beta-1,3-galactosyltransferase sqv-2; Beta-1,3-galactosyltransferase that transfers galactose from UDP-galactose to substrates with a terminal beta-linked galactose residue. Required for vulval morphogenesis and zygotic cytokinesis, suggesting that glycosaminoglycans play a central role in vulval morphogenesis. (330 aa)
swsn-1SANT domain-containing protein. (792 aa)
arx-5Probable actin-related protein 2/3 complex subunit 3; Functions as component of the Arp2/3 complex which is involved in regulation of actin polymerization and together with an activating nucleation-promoting factor (NPF) mediates the formation of branched actin networks. (183 aa)
vab-2Ephrin RBD domain-containing protein; Belongs to the ephrin family. (279 aa)
sqv-6Xylosyltransferase sqv-6; Catalyzes the first step in biosynthesis of glycosaminoglycan. Transfers D-xylose from UDP-D-xylose to specific serine residues of the core protein. Initial enzyme in the biosynthesis of chondroitin sulfate and dermatan sulfate proteoglycans in fibroblasts and chondrocytes. Required for vulval morphogenesis and zygotic cytokinesis, suggesting that glycosaminoglycans play a central role in vulval morphogenesis. (806 aa)
cogc-1Conserved Oligomeric Golgi (COG) Component. (787 aa)
eps-8SH3 domain-containing protein. (942 aa)
gck-3Germinal center kinase 3; Plays a role in osmotic stress responses by regulating ion homeostasis and by controlling cell volume via the phosphorylation- mediated inhibition of the chloride channel clh-3. In addition, increases gpdh-1 translation upon osmotic stress, likely downstream of wnk-1. Involved in several developmental processes including the tubular formation of the excretory canals, the formation of the intestine and the progression through larval stages. In addition, required for germ line development by controlling meiosis and chromosomal segregation during spermatogenesis. [...] (596 aa)
arx-4Probable actin-related protein 2/3 complex subunit 2; Functions as actin-binding component of the Arp2/3 complex which is involved in regulation of actin polymerization and together with an activating nucleation-promoting factor (NPF) mediates the formation of branched actin networks. Seems to contact the mother actin filament (By similarity). (301 aa)
arx-1Actin-related protein 3; Functions as ATP-binding component of the Arp2/3 complex which is involved in regulation of actin polymerization and together with an activating nucleation-promoting factor (NPF) mediates the formation of branched actin networks. Seems to contact the pointed end of the daughter actin filament (By similarity). (425 aa)
lin-17Transmembrane receptor LIN-17; Belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor Fz/Smo family. (558 aa)
drag-1RGM domain family member drag-1; Probably in association with the cell surface receptor unc-40 positively modulates the BMP-like Sma/Mab signaling pathway through interaction with both the ligand dbl-1 and its type I receptor sma-6. Regulates body size and this may be through modulation of the Sma/Mab signaling pathway ; Belongs to the repulsive guidance molecule (RGM) family. (408 aa)
mab-20Semaphorin-2A; Regulates the formation or stabilization of cell-cell contacts at several stages of epithelial morphogenesis. In early embryonic development, required for proper ventral closure of the epidermis. During male tail morphogenesis, regulates precursor cell sorting and allows the formation of distinct sensory rays. Seems to control cell-cell contact formation through 2 parallel pathways, one involving efn-4 and one involving plx-2 and unc-129. Involved in axon guidance. Probably by binding receptor plx-2, regulates fln-1-mediated remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton and thus [...] (658 aa)
ceh-51Homeobox domain-containing protein. (234 aa)
cdh-3Cadherin-3; Cell adhesion protein involved in the control of epithelial morphogenesis. Together with metalloproteinase zmp-1 and hemicentin him-4, plays a role in anchor cell (AC) invasion during postembryonic vulval development. (3361 aa)
vab-10GAR domain-containing protein. (5059 aa)
sqv-8Galactosylgalactosylxylosylprotein 3-beta-glucuronosyltransferase sqv-8; Glycosyltransferase required for the biosynthesis of the tetrasaccharide (GlcA-Gal-Gal-Xyl-)Ser core linker of heparan sulfate and chondroitin sulfate. May be involved in the biosynthesis of the HNK-1 carbohydrate epitope on glycoproteins. Required for embryonic development. Involved in the elongation of the pharyngeal isthmus during the later stages of embryonic development. Involved in vulval epithelium invagination. (356 aa)
tbx-35Putative T-box protein 35. (325 aa)
tbx-32Putative T-box protein 32. (441 aa)
vab-23Uncharacterized protein. (253 aa)
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NCBI taxonomy Id: 6239
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