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| | spe-10 | Palmitoyltransferase spe-10; Involved in spermatogenesis, specifically in the morphogenesis of fibrous body-membranous organelles (FB-MO), which are Golgi-derived organelles used for transporting sperm-specific components, in spermatocytes and in their localization into budding spermatids. Required for the proper formation of spermatids and spermatozoa. (351 aa) |
| | ooc-3 | Uncharacterized protein. (448 aa) |
| | wrm-1 | Armadillo repeat-containing protein wrm-1; Antagonistic role in the Wnt signaling pathway that operates in embryogenesis. When located at the cortex it has been shown to inhibit Wnt signaling during asymmetric cell division but when relocated to the nucleus it shows positive regulation. Has a role in blastomere signaling during endoderm specification. Activates lit-1- dependent kinase activity. Wrm-1/lit-1 complex promotes phosphorylation, down-regulation and subcellular relocation of pop-1. Can substitute for bar-1 indicating functional redundancy. Appears to have a role in centrosome [...] (796 aa) |
| | ykt-6 | YKT6 (Yeast v-SNARE) homolog; Belongs to the synaptobrevin family. (201 aa) |
| | 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) |
| | ced-5 | CED-5. (1781 aa) |
| | knl-1 | Kinetochore null protein 1; Proposed to be part of the KMN network incorporating the MIS12 complex and NDC80 complex that is required for establishing the kinetochore-microtubule interface that aids in chromosome segregation during meiotic and mitotic cell division. Appears to function downstream of hcp-3 (CENP-A) and hcp-4 (CENP-C) in the kinetochore assembly hierarchy. Has a role in the correct localization of the spindly-like protein spdl-1 and the RZZ complex that is composed of rod-1, czw-1 and zwl-1 to kinetochores. Required for the recruitment of spindle-assembly checkpoint comp [...] (1010 aa) |
| | lnp-1 | Endoplasmic reticulum junction formation protein lunapark-1; Plays a role in tubular endoplasmic reticulum network formation and maintenance (By similarity). May be involved in central nervous system development. Has a presynaptic role in neurotransmission. Likely to operate in synaptogenesis by regulating vesicular transport or localization. Required for correct localization of rab-3 and snb-1; Belongs to the lunapark family. (346 aa) |
| | cls-1 | Protein CLASP-1; Microtubule plus-end tracking protein that promotes the stabilization of dynamic microtubules (By similarity). Operates redundantly with cls-2 and cls-3 in regulating microtubule processes which position the spindle during asymmetric cell division. (1378 aa) |
| | ced-10 | Ras-related protein ced-10; Required in engulfing to control the phagocytosis of apoptotic cell corpses. Required in embryonic development for the correct positioning and orientation of the mitotic spindles and division planes in blastomere cells. Involved in hypodermal cell fusion, together with pak-1 and cdc-42, leading to embryonic body elongation, which involves dramatic cytoskeletal reorganization. ced-2 and ced-5 function to activate ced-10 in a GTPase signaling pathway that controls the polarized extension of cell surfaces. Plays a redundant role with mig-2 in dorsal axonal guid [...] (191 aa) |
| | oma-1 | CCCH-type zinc finger protein oma-1; Zinc-finger RNA-binding protein that binds to 5'-UA[AU]-3' motifs in the 3'-UTR of maternal mRNAs to suppress translation in oocytes and embryos. Acts as a ribonucleoprotein particle component that may exert part of its function within cytoplasmic foci of unfertilized oocytes. Acts redundantly with oma-2 to control the temporal expression and distribution of maternal proteins and thereby promote meiotic progression, oocyte maturation, fertilization and embryonic development. Recruits the translational repressor ifet-1 to the 3'-UTR of mei-1 and zif- [...] (407 aa) |
| | kca-1 | Kinesin 1 cargo adaptor alternative variant a. (407 aa) |
| | rrbs-1 | Ribosome biogenesis regulatory protein homolog; Involved in ribosomal large subunit assembly. Belongs to the RRS1 family. (333 aa) |
| | klc-2 | Kinesin light chain; Kinesin is a microtubule-associated force-producing protein that may play a role in organelle transport (Probable). The light chain may function in coupling of cargo to the heavy chain or in the modulation of its ATPase activity (Probable). Recruits unc-83 (within the unc-83-unc-84 LINC complex) to the nuclear envelope during nuclear migration to mediate the link between the nuclear envelope and the microtubule cytoskeleton in hypodermal precursor cells. (540 aa) |
| | sax-7 | Fibronectin type-III domain-containing protein. (1331 aa) |
| | dsh-2 | DiSHevelled related. (759 aa) |
| | sec-15 | Exocyst complex component 6; Component of the exocyst complex involved in the docking of exocytic vesicles with fusion sites on the plasma membrane. Belongs to the SEC15 family. (817 aa) |
| | dnc-2 | Probable dynactin subunit 2; Modulates cytoplasmic dynein binding to an organelle, and plays a role in prometaphase chromosome alignment and spindle organization during mitosis. May play a role in synapse formation during brain development (By similarity); Belongs to the dynactin subunit 2 family. (331 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) |
| | pph-6 | Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 6 catalytic subunit; Catalytic subunit of protein phosphatase 6 (PP6) (By similarity). In complex with saps-1, promotes actomyosin contractility during cytokinesis by regulating the organization of cortical non- muscle myosin II nmy-2 and thus contributing to correct spindle positioning. Also required for the proper generation of pulling forces on spindle poles during anaphase by regulating the cortical localization of gpr-1, gpr-2 and lin-5. Belongs to the PPP phosphatase family. PP-6 (PP-V) subfamily. (331 aa) |
| | mls-2 | Homeobox domain-containing protein. (341 aa) |
| | ifp-1 | Intermediate filament protein ifp-1; Cytoplasmic intermediate filaments provide mechanical strength to cells. Not essential protein. (776 aa) |
| | exoc-7 | Exocyst complex component 7; Component of the exocyst complex involved in the docking of exocytic vesicles with fusion sites on the plasma membrane. (630 aa) |
| | aspm-1 | Calponin-homology (CH) domain-containing protein. (1186 aa) |
| | tba-2 | Tubulin alpha-2 chain; Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules. It binds two moles of GTP, one at an exchangeable site on the beta chain and one at a non-exchangeable site on the alpha chain; Belongs to the tubulin family. (448 aa) |
| | eif-6 | Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 6; Binds to the 60S ribosomal subunit and prevents its association with the 40S ribosomal subunit to form the 80S initiation complex in the cytoplasm. May also be involved in ribosome biogenesis. Involved in miRNA-mediated gene silencing. (246 aa) |
| | saps-1 | Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 6 regulatory subunit; Regulatory subunit of protein phosphatase 6 (PP6) (Probable). In complex with pph-6, promotes actomyosin contractility during cytokinesis by regulating the organization of cortical non-muscle myosin II nmy-2 and thus contributing to correct spindle positioning. Also required for the proper generation of pulling forces on spindle poles during anaphase by regulating the cortical localization of gpr-1, gpr-2 and lin-5. Negatively regulates kinase air-1 localization at the cell cortex ; Belongs to the SAPS family. (778 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) |
| | arp-11 | Actin-Related Proteins; Belongs to the actin family. (384 aa) |
| | mdf-1 | MAD (Yeast Mitosis arrest DeFicient) related. (679 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) |
| | C53H9.2 | CP-type G domain-containing protein. (554 aa) |
| | bar-1 | Beta-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) |
| | atx-2 | Ataxin-2 homolog; Probable RNA-binding protein that negatively regulates the translation of targets. Functions with RNA-binding protein szy-20 to ensure embryonic cell division, and to this end, plays a role in the regulation of centrosome assembly, position and size, and in astral microtubule outgrowth and nucleation. Required for gonad development, germ cell proliferation and for the production of oocytes. Regulates whole body growth and fat accumulation in response to food availability, and this may be through the mTOR pathway, upstream of daf-15 and rheb-1. Belongs to the ataxin-2 [...] (1026 aa) |
| | lmn-1 | Lamin-1; Major component of the nuclear lamina, a fibrous layer on the nucleoplasmic side of the inner nuclear membrane. Provides a framework for the nuclear envelope and probably also interacts with chromatin. Essential to maintain the shape and integrity of the nucleus, and for DNA replication. Involved in spatial organization of nuclear pore complexes. It is not a target for ced-3 during apoptosis, suggesting that lamin cleavage is not essential for apoptosis in C.elegans. Belongs to the intermediate filament family. (566 aa) |
| | F07F6.4 | Uncharacterized protein F07F6.4; GTPase-activating protein for the ADP ribosylation factor family. (529 aa) |
| | ifb-1 | Intermediate filament protein ifb-1; Cytoplasmic intermediate filaments provide mechanical strength to cells. Essential protein, involved in attachment structures in epidermal cells that connect muscles to the external cuticle. Required in morphogenesis and epidermal integrity. Probable component of embryonic epidermal attachment structures. Functions in larval muscle attachment independently of ifa-2. (589 aa) |
| | ifb-2 | Intermediate filament protein ifb-2; Cytoplasmic intermediate filaments provide mechanical strength to cells. Not essential protein. Component of the terminal web (organelle-depleted, intermediate filament-rich layer of cytoplasm that underlies the apical microvilli of polarized epithelial cells) in embryonic through to adult gut cells. Correct localization of filaments requires let-413. (577 aa) |
| | F10C1.8 | LTD domain-containing protein. (160 aa) |
| | cyk-1 | CYtoKinesis defect. (1437 aa) |
| | F13B9.1 | Protein transport protein sec16. (1632 aa) |
| | gpb-1 | Guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit beta-1; Guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins) are involved as a modulator or transducer in various transmembrane signaling systems. The beta and gamma chains are required for the GTPase activity, for replacement of GDP by GTP, and for G protein-effector interaction. In the early embryo, controls the magnitude of the forces acting on centrosomes but is not required for generating asymmetric forces. (340 aa) |
| | sad-1 | Serine/threonine kinase SAD-1; Regulates both neuronal polarity and synaptic organization when bound to strd-1. Kinase activity is required for the establishment, but not the maintenance, of both processes. Binding to nab-1 is essential for role in restricting axonal fate during neuronal polarization but is not required for regulating synapse morphology. (914 aa) |
| | ppfr-1 | Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 4 regulatory subunit 1; Probable regulatory subunit of serine/threonine-protein phosphatase PP4 which may play a role in meiosis and embryonic mitosis. Probably in association with catalytic subunit pph-4.1, regulates microtubule severing during oocyte meiosis II by dephosphorylating and likely activating mei-1, a component of the katanin microtubule severing complex. (1562 aa) |
| | tbc-1 | TBC (Tre-2/Bub2/Cdc16) domain family. (641 aa) |
| | ifd-2 | Intermediate filament protein ifd-2; Cytoplasmic intermediate filaments provide mechanical strength to cells. Not essential protein. (443 aa) |
| | unc-4 | Homeobox protein unc-4; Transcription factor that regulates synaptic specificity. Determines the pattern of synaptic input to VA motor neurons. Acts together with unc-37 by repressing the expression of VB-specific genes such as ceh-12, thereby preventing the adoption of VB motor neurons. Has no role in axonal guidance or outgrowth. Belongs to the paired homeobox family. Unc-4 subfamily. (252 aa) |
| | tba-1 | Tubulin alpha chain; Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules. It binds two moles of GTP, one at an exchangeable site on the beta chain and one at a non-exchangeable site on the alpha chain. (454 aa) |
| | tag-340 | Uncharacterized protein. (447 aa) |
| | hum-1 | Heavy chain, Unconventional Myosin; Belongs to the TRAFAC class myosin-kinesin ATPase superfamily. Myosin family. (1100 aa) |
| | ags-3 | Activator of G protein Signalling. (579 aa) |
| | vha-5 | V-type proton ATPase subunit a; Essential component of the vacuolar proton pump (V-ATPase), a multimeric enzyme that catalyzes the translocation of protons across the membranes. Required for assembly and activity of the V-ATPase. (873 aa) |
| | hum-2 | Dilute domain-containing protein; Belongs to the TRAFAC class myosin-kinesin ATPase superfamily. Myosin family. (1811 aa) |
| | ifc-1 | Intermediate filament protein ifc-1; Cytoplasmic intermediate filaments provide mechanical strength to cells. Not essential protein. (500 aa) |
| | ifa-1 | Intermediate filament protein ifa-1; Cytoplasmic intermediate filaments make up the structural component of the cytoskeleton providing mechanical strength to cells. Essential protein required during embryogenesis especially for survival past the L1 larva stage, involved in intestine morphogenesis. (592 aa) |
| | mom-2 | Protein mom-2; Ligand for members of the frizzled family of seven transmembrane receptors. Required in embryonic development for endoderm specification and the correct positioning and orientation of the mitotic spindles and division planes in blastomere cells. Involved in cleavage axis determination. Binds to receptor tyrosine kinase cam-1. Together with wnt ligand lin-44, plays a role in controlling vulva precursor cell P7.p lineage orientation during vulva development, probably by acting as a ligand for tyrosine kinase receptor lin-18. May act redundantly with other Wnt ligands such [...] (362 aa) |
| | insc-1 | INSCuteable (Drososphila asymmetric cell division protein) homolog. (715 aa) |
| | skr-2 | SKp1 Related (Ubiquitin ligase complex component). (174 aa) |
| | hum-4 | Heavy chain, Unconventional Myosin; Belongs to the TRAFAC class myosin-kinesin ATPase superfamily. Myosin family. (2581 aa) |
| | spe-15 | Myosin motor domain-containing protein; Belongs to the TRAFAC class myosin-kinesin ATPase superfamily. Myosin family. (1219 aa) |
| | ifa-3 | Intermediate filament protein ifa-3; Cytoplasmic intermediate filaments provide mechanical strength to cells. Essential protein, involved in attachment structures in epidermal cells that connect muscles to the external cuticle. Required for epidermal morphogenesis in embryos. Probable component of embryonic epidermal attachment structures. (581 aa) |
| | strl-1 | Steroidogenic acute regulatory-like protein 1. (259 aa) |
| | nud-1 | CS domain-containing protein. (320 aa) |
| | npp-11 | Nuclear Pore complex Protein. (805 aa) |
| | unc-84 | Nuclear migration and anchoring protein unc-84; Involved in nuclear migration and anchoring in hypodermal precursor cells. Most likely recruits anc-1 to the nuclear envelope where anc-1 functions to tether the nucleus to the actin cytoskeleton. Component of the unc-83-unc-84 LINC (LInker of Nucleoskeleton and Cytoskeleton) complex where it recruits and interacts with unc-83 to form a bridge connecting the nuclear envelope to the cytoskeleton which allows for nuclear transport along microtubules. Its role in nuclear migration may be in association with lamin, lmn-1. Regulates nuclear mi [...] (1111 aa) |
| | par-3 | Partitioning defective protein 3; In cooperation with pkc-3, required for establishing cell polarity and regulating spindle orientation in the early embryo. Localization is crucial for recruiting par-6 and pkc-3 to the peripheral apical cortex and restricting par-2 to basolateral surfaces. Necessary for apicobasal and anterior-posterior asymmetries associated with cell adhesion and gastrulation during the first few cycles of embryogenesis, and also for epithelial cell polarity in the distal spermatheca. Regulates the asymmetric localization of csnk-1, ppk-1 and gpr-1/2 during the first [...] (1533 aa) |
| | mes-1 | Protein mes-1; During early embryogenesis, controls asymmetric cell division and the asymmetric localization of P granules of germline precursor P2 and its descendant P3. Probably upstream of tyrosine kinase src-1, plays a role in endoderm development by controlling spindle orientation during EMS blastomere cell division. Controls EMS spindle orientation probably by promoting lin-5 and gpr-1/2 enrichment at, and let-99 exclusion from the junction between P2 and EMS cells. (966 aa) |
| | hum-7 | Heavy chain, Unconventional Myosin; Belongs to the TRAFAC class myosin-kinesin ATPase superfamily. Myosin family. (1880 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) |
| | klp-4 | Kinesin motor domain-containing protein; Belongs to the TRAFAC class myosin-kinesin ATPase superfamily. Kinesin family. (1610 aa) |
| | lgl-1 | LLGL domain-containing protein. (941 aa) |
| | let-711 | Not1 domain-containing protein. (2641 aa) |
| | par-2 | RING-type domain-containing protein. (582 aa) |
| | sam-4 | Uncharacterized protein. (240 aa) |
| | syd-2 | Liprin-alpha; May play a role in regulating the structure of the neuronal region, called the active zone, from which synaptic vesicles send neurotransmitter signals across the synapse. This may be in association with the liprin-beta protein hlb-1 ; Belongs to the liprin family. Liprin-alpha subfamily. (1139 aa) |
| | spd-3 | Uncharacterized protein. (478 aa) |
| | dcn-1 | Defective in cullin neddylation protein 1; Required for neddylation of cullin components of SCF-type E3 ubiquitin ligase complexes. Neddylation of cullins play an essential role in the regulation of SCF-type complexes activity. Does not act by preventing deneddylation, but rather facilitates neddylation, possibly by acting with rbx-1 to recruit the Nedd8-charged E2 enzyme to the cullin component of SCF-type complexes. (295 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) |
| | 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) |
| | anc-1 | Nuclear anchorage protein 1; Plays a central role in nuclear and mitochondrial anchoring. Probably connects nuclei to the cytoskeleton by interacting with unc-84 at the nuclear envelope and with F-actin in the cytoplasm, creating a bridge across the nuclear envelope between the cytoskeleton and the nucleus. Has a role in positioning of the cell body of the PVQ lumbar interneuron. Belongs to the nesprin family. (8545 aa) |
| | ifa-4 | Intermediate filament protein ifa-4; Cytoplasmic intermediate filaments provide mechanical strength to cells. Non-essential protein. (575 aa) |
| | hmp-2 | Beta-catenin-like protein hmp-2; Required for cell migration during body enclosure and cell shape changes during body elongation. Plays a role in recruitment of the cadherin protein hmr-1 to adherens junctions. (704 aa) |
| | npp-1 | Nup54 domain-containing protein. (639 aa) |
| | let-99 | Protein let-99; Required for the proper orientation of spindles after the establishment of polarity. May play a role in interactions between the astral microtubules and the cortical cytoskeleton. Required for asymmetric forces on nuclei and spindles. Acts downstream of the PAR signaling as an intermediate that transduces polarity information to the machinery that positions the mitotic spindle, possibly by regulating force generation. Regulates gpr-1/2 asymmetric cortical localization during the first embryonic cell divisions. Acts antagonistically to the gpr-1/2 signaling pathway. Regu [...] (698 aa) |
| | miro-1 | Mitochondrial Rho GTPase 1; Mitochondrial GTPase involved in mitochondrial trafficking. Probably involved in control of anterograde transport of mitochondria and their subcellular distribution. (625 aa) |
| | smo-1 | Small ubiquitin-related modifier; Ubiquitin-like protein which can be covalently attached to target lysines as a monomer. Does not seem to be involved in protein degradation and may function as an antagonist of ubiquitin in the degradation process. Plays a role in a number of cellular processes such as nuclear transport, DNA replication and repair, mitosis and signal transduction. Covalent attachment to its substrates requires prior activation by the E1 complex aos-1-uba-2 and linkage to the E2 enzyme ubc-9, and can be promoted by an E3 ligase such as gei-17. Required for embryonic dev [...] (91 aa) |
| | npp-3 | Nuclear Pore complex Protein. (1696 aa) |
| | zen-4 | Kinesin-like protein. (787 aa) |
| | par-5 | 14-3-3-like protein 1. (248 aa) |
| | ifc-2 | Intermediate filament protein ifc-2; Cytoplasmic intermediate filaments provide mechanical strength to cells. Not essential protein, although its absence leads to mild defects in locomotion. (1248 aa) |
| | klc-1 | TPR_REGION domain-containing protein. (536 aa) |
| | ifd-1 | Intermediate filament protein ifd-1; Cytoplasmic intermediate filaments provide mechanical strength to cells. Not essential protein. (575 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) |
| | mig-14 | Protein wntless homolog; Probable sorting receptor which regulates endocytosis and secretion of the wnt ligand egl-20. Recycling of mig-14 from the plasma membrane to the Golgi apparatus by the retromer complex is essential for its function. Its endosomal trafficking is regulated by its association with sorting nexin snx-3 on early endosomes and the mtm-6/mtm-9 myotubularin complex. Required in embryonic development for endoderm specification and the correct positioning and orientation of the mitotic spindles and division planes in blastomere cells. Functions during vulval development, [...] (549 aa) |
| | R07E4.1 | Uncharacterized protein. (1122 aa) |
| | cdc-42 | Cell 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) |
| | cls-2 | Protein CLASP-2; Probable microtubule plus-end tracking protein that promotes the stabilization of dynamic microtubules. Required for the formation of mitotic and meiotic spindles. Specifically promotes the polymerization of kinetochore-bound microtubules. Also required for cytoplasmic streaming. Essential for embryonic development. (1023 aa) |
| | nud-2 | Protein nud-2; Part of a complex with lis-1, 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 the ventral nerve cord ; Belongs to the nudE family. (293 aa) |
| | him-10 | Kinetochore protein Nuf2 homolog; Acts as a component of the essential kinetochore-associated NDC80 complex, which is required for chromosome segregation in mitosis and meiosis and spindle checkpoint activity. The ndc-80 complex synergistically enhances the affinity of the ska-1 complex for microtubules and may allow the ndc-80 complex to track depolymerizing microtubules. Belongs to the NUF2 family. (490 aa) |
| | mec-15 | F-box/WD repeat-containing protein mec-15; Plays a role in mechanosensory transduction (touch sensitivity), touch receptor neuron development and synapse formation. Regulates expression of the protein snb-1 and the distribution of synaptic vesicles at synapses to promote synaptic transmission at the neuromuscular junctions of GABAergic motor neurons. (406 aa) |
| | hum-5 | Heavy chain, Unconventional Myosin; Belongs to the TRAFAC class myosin-kinesin ATPase superfamily. Myosin family. (1017 aa) |
| | hcp-4 | HoloCentric chromosome binding Protein. (866 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) |
| | mig-5 | Segment 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) |
| | rmd-1 | Regulator of microtubule dynamics protein 1; Acts in chromosome segregation and organization during mitosis; Belongs to the FAM82/RMD family. (226 aa) |
| | gad-1 | Gastrulation defective protein 1; Required for initiation of gastrulation. (620 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) |
| | sng-1 | Synaptogyrin homolog 1; Belongs to the synaptogyrin family. (247 aa) |
| | lin-5 | Spindle apparatus protein lin-5; Essential component of the spindle apparatus required for spindle positioning and chromosome movement. Acts to recruit or anchor gpr-1/gpr-2 complex to the spindle and cortex. Also involved, directly or indirectly, in cytokinesis and in the coupling of DNA replication, centrosome duplication and mitotic division. (821 aa) |
| | hum-6 | Unconventional myosin heavy chain 6; Myosins are actin-based motor molecules with ATPase activity. Unconventional myosins serve in intracellular movements. Their highly divergent tails are presumed to bind to membranous compartments, which would be moved relative to actin filaments (By similarity). (2098 aa) |
| | T14G10.5 | Probable coatomer subunit gamma; 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). (885 aa) |
| | dhc-1 | Dynein heavy chain, cytoplasmic; Cytoplasmic dynein acts as a motor for the intracellular retrograde motility of vesicles and organelles along microtubules (By similarity). Dynein has ATPase activity; the force-producing power stroke is thought to occur on release of ADP (By similarity). May play a role in nuclear migration in hypodermal precursor cells. May be involved in the transport of synaptic vesicle components towards the axon of the DA motor neuron. This function may involve the regulation of dynein by pct-1 and/or cdk-5. Involved in the formation of synapses in the dorsal regi [...] (4568 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) |
| | mom-5 | Protein mom-5; Receptor for Wnt proteins. Most frizzled receptors are coupled to the beta-catenin canonical signaling pathway, which leads to the activation of disheveled proteins, inhibition of gsk-3 kinase, nuclear accumulation of beta-catenin and activation of Wnt target genes (Probable). A second signaling pathway involving PKC and calcium fluxes has been seen for some family members, but it is not yet clear if it represents a distinct pathway or if it can be integrated in the canonical pathway, as pkc seems to be required for Wnt-mediated inactivation of gsk-3 kinase (Probable). B [...] (570 aa) |
| | T23D8.3 | Protein LTV1 homolog; Belongs to the LTV1 family. (410 aa) |
| | cdka-1 | Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 activator 1; Activator of the kinase cdk-5 (By similarity). In several motor neurons, promotes the polarized trafficking of synaptic vesicles and dense-core vesicles. In the ventral nerve cord, regulates the synaptic localization of the glutamate receptor, glr-1. In DA motor neurons, regulates axonal transport of synaptic vesicle precursors by inhibiting dynein-mediated retrograde transport. Regulates the polarized distribution of dense-core vesicles in DB motor neurons. May regulate these processes in association with cdk-5. May also play a role in GABAergic [...] (366 aa) |
| | samp-1 | Transmembrane protein 201 homolog; Plays a role in nuclear migration in hypodermal cells. Belongs to the TMEM201 family. (588 aa) |
| | T25G3.3 | 60S ribosomal export protein NMD3; Acts as an adapter for the XPO1/CRM1-mediated export of the 60S ribosomal subunit; Belongs to the NMD3 family. (513 aa) |
| | par-6 | Partitioning defective protein 6; Necessary for apicobasal and anterior-posterior asymmetries associated with cell adhesion and gastrulation during the first few cell cycles of embryogenesis. Required for localizing/ maintaining par-3 at the cell periphery. Regulates mes-1 expression and/or localization pattern during early embryogenesis. Acts together with par-3 and pkc-3 in maintaining epithelial cell polarity in the distal spermatheca. Plays a role in endosome and Golgi body positioning. Belongs to the PAR6 family. (309 aa) |
| | trak-1 | HAP1 N-terminal domain-containing protein. (607 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) |
| | cdk-5 | Cyclin-dependent-like kinase 5; Proline-directed serine/threonine-protein kinase which, in several motor neurons, promotes the polarized trafficking of synaptic vesicles and dense-core vesicles (DCV). In the ventral nerve cord, phosphorylates lin-10 and thereby prevents lin-10-mediated anterograde trafficking of the glutamate receptor glr-1. Involved in the inhibition of glr-1 trafficking in hypoxic conditions. In DA motor neurons but not in DB motor neurons, regulates axonal transport of synaptic vesicle precursors by inhibiting dynein-mediated retrograde transport. Regulates the traf [...] (292 aa) |
| | unc-83 | Nuclear migration protein unc-83; Cargo-specific adapter that is involved in nuclear migration during development and thereafter. Component of the unc-83-unc-84 LINC (LInker of Nucleoskeleton and Cytoskeleton) complex where it interacts with unc-84 to form a bridge connecting the nuclear envelope to the cytoskeleton which allows for nuclear transport along microtubules. Within the complex, connects the nuclear envelope to the microtubule cytoskeleton through the kinesin-1 light chain protein klc-2 (most likely within the Kinesin 1 motor complex) to regulate nuclear migrations. Moreover [...] (1041 aa) |
| | ndc-80 | Kinetochore protein ndc-80; Acts as a component of the essential kinetochore-associated ndc-80 complex, which is required for chromosome segregation in mitosis and meiosis and spindle checkpoint activity. Plays a role in kinetochore assembly and recruits the checkpoint protein mdf-2 and the spindly-like protein spdl-1 to unattached kinetochores. Mediates the formation of end-on kinetochore-microtubule attachments through recruitment of spdl-1. The ndc-80 complex synergistically enhances the affinity of the ska-1 complex for microtubules and may allow the ndc-80 complex to track depolym [...] (590 aa) |
| | W02A2.8 | Uncharacterized protein. (229 aa) |
| | hmr-1 | Cadherin-related hmr-1; Cadherins are calcium-dependent cell adhesion proteins. They preferentially interact with themselves in a homophilic manner in connecting cells; cadherins may thus contribute to the sorting of heterogeneous cell types. Required for adherens junction assembly and connecting adherens junctions to the cytoskeleton. Isoform b is involved in axonal guidance in a subset of motor neurons. (2920 aa) |
| | egl-20 | Wnt homolog. (393 aa) |
| | apd-3 | AP-3 complex subunit delta; Belongs to the adaptor complexes large subunit family. (1251 aa) |
| | mat-2 | Anaphase-promoting complex subunit 1; 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. The APC/C complex acts by mediating ubiquitination and subsequent degradation of target proteins. 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 the abundance of glr-1 receptors [...] (1505 aa) |
| | gei-17 | E3 SUMO-protein ligase gei-17; Functions as an E3-type smo-1 ligase. Mediates smo-1 conjugation to air-2 in vitro and is required for proper chromosome alignment. In the early embryo, specifically suppresses checkpoint activation in response to DNA damage, maybe by promoting mus-101 sumoylation. In embryos, plays a role in determining telomere localization in the nucleus. (780 aa) |
| | mua-6 | Intermediate filament protein ifa-2; Cytoplasmic intermediate filaments provide mechanical strength to cells. Essential protein, involved in attachment structures in epidermal cells that connect muscles to the external cuticle. Probably acts by forming hypodermal hemidesmosome complexes that help mediate muscle-cuticle force transduction. Although expressed during embryogenesis, it is not required for embryonic development of muscle- cuticle linkages nor for the localization of other proteins to the hemidesmosomes in embryos. (581 aa) |
| | ced-12 | Cell death abnormality protein 12; Involved in programmed apoptosis and necrosis. Required for the cell corpse engulfment process. Has roles in the formation of actin halos and distal tip cell migration. Negatively regulates the unc-6/Netrin receptor unc-5 to control distal tip cell migration along the anterior-posterior axis of the body. Plays no role in amphid axon outgrowth. (738 aa) |
| | pab-1 | Polyadenylate-binding protein; Binds the poly(A) tail of mRNA. Belongs to the polyadenylate-binding protein type-1 family. (646 aa) |
| | sec-8 | Exocyst complex component 4; Component of the exocyst complex involved in the docking of exocytic vesicles with fusion sites on the plasma membrane. (893 aa) |
| | hcp-6 | Condensin-2 complex subunit. (1758 aa) |
| | gsk-3 | Glycogen synthase kinase-3; Phosphorylates oma-1, a regulator of the oocyte-to-embryo transition, enabling its degradation. Phosphorylates skn-1, preventing it from accumulating in nuclei and thus inhibiting phase II gene expression in the oxidative stress defense. Involved in mesendoderm specification and mitotic spindle orientation in EMS blastomeres. Thought to be a branch point in these processes as proteins downstream are not required. Negatively regulates Wnt signaling in vulval precursor cells and acts as a Wnt-independent repressor of med-1 and med-2 in the C lineage inhibiting [...] (362 aa) |
| | npp-13 | Nuclear pore protein. (787 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) |
| | pro-3 | Protein SDA1 homolog; Required for 60S pre-ribosomal subunits export to the cytoplasm (Probable). Required for normal somatic gonad development and for regulation of germline development and proliferation. (801 aa) |
| | abce-1 | ABC transporter, class E. (610 aa) |
| | icp-1 | INCENP_ARK-bind domain-containing protein. (622 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) |
| | csc-1 | Chromosome segregation and cytokinesis defective protein 1; Component of the chromosomal passenger complex (CPC), a complex that acts as a key regulator of chromosome segregation and cytokinesis during mitosis. The CPC complex has essential functions at the centromere in ensuring correct chromosome alignment and segregation. In the complex, it may be required to direct the Aurora B/air-2 to centromeric DNA; Belongs to the borealin family. Highly divergent. (249 aa) |
| | cccp-1 | CARD domain-containing protein. (743 aa) |
| | tac-1 | Transforming acid coiled-coil-containing protein 1; Involved in microtubule formation, polymerization and assembly, regulating microtubule nucleation and length. Plays a role in pronuclear migration and mitotic and meiotic spindle elongation during early embryogenesis. In complex with zyg-9, functions during the early stages of embryonic development to regulate microtubule assembly throughout the cell cycle. Specifically, the complex is required for the formation and growth of astral microtubules and spindle microtubules during mitotic spindle assembly. At anaphase, the complex is requ [...] (260 aa) |
| | npp-4 | Nuclear Pore complex Protein. (538 aa) |
| | tfg-1 | PB1 domain-containing protein. (486 aa) |
| | hum-8 | Myosin motor domain-containing protein; Belongs to the TRAFAC class myosin-kinesin ATPase superfamily. Myosin family. (1279 aa) |
| | Y71A12B.10 | PB1 domain-containing protein. (338 aa) |
| | zyg-8 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase zyg-8; Plays a role in spindle positioning during asymmetric division of one-cell stage embryos. Affects spindle position by promoting microtubule assembly during anaphase. (802 aa) |
| | aex-6 | Rab27. (215 aa) |
| | src-1 | Tyrosine protein-kinase src-1; Non-receptor tyrosine-protein kinase which plays a role in endoderm development by controlling spindle orientation in EMS blastomere, probably downstream of receptor mes-1. Also involved in embryonic body morphogenesis, especially in the formation of the pharynx and the intestine. May be dispensable for pharyngeal muscle organization in the adult. Probably phosphorylates netrin receptor unc-5, to regulate distal tip cell (DTC) migration during gonad development and in axon repulsion. Plays a role in the migration of the QR neuroblast, a precursor of the A [...] (537 aa) |
| | ubxn-2 | UBX domain-containing protein 2; Ubiquitin-binding protein which acts as an adapter for ATPase cdc-48.1 and/or cdc-48.2, conferring substrate specificity. Together with ubxn-2 and ubxn-3, plays a role in hermaphrodite spermatogenesis probably by promoting the degradation of sex determination terminal factor tra-1. Probably in association with ATPase cdc-48.1 or/and cdc-48.2, regulates the centrosomal levels of kinase air-1 levels during mitotic progression by promoting air-1 removal from centrosomes in prophase. Also, regulates spindle orientation in the one-cell embryo by controlling [...] (301 aa) |
| | gpa-16 | Guanine nucleotide-binding protein alpha-16 subunit; Guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins) are involved as modulators or transducers in various transmembrane signaling systems. In the 1-cell embryo, probably together with goa-1, controls nuclear rotation and spindle elongation during mitosis. During the first embryonic cell divisons, plays a role in gpr-1/2 cortical localization and in the proper orientation of EMS blastomere mitotic spindle. Belongs to the G-alpha family. (357 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) |
| | cls-3 | Protein CLASP-3; Microtubule plus-end tracking protein that promotes the stabilization of dynamic microtubules; Belongs to the CLASP family. (983 aa) |
| | unc-16 | JNK-interacting protein; The JNK-interacting protein (JIP) group of scaffold proteins selectively mediates JNK signaling by aggregating specific components of the MAPK cascade to form a functional JNK signaling module. May function as a regulator of synaptic vesicle transport, through interactions with the JNK-signaling components and motor proteins. Binds specific components of the JNK signaling pathway namely jnk-1, jkk-1 and sek-1. Associates with components of the motor protein, kinesin-1. Pre-assembled unc-16 scaffolding complexes are then transported as a cargo of kinesin, to the [...] (1190 aa) |
| | sec-16 | Protein transport protein Sec16. (1232 aa) |
| | zyg-12 | Zygote defective protein 12; Cytoskeletal linker protein, which is essential for attachment of the centrosome to the nucleus. Required for dynein localization to the nuclear envelope. Forms a LINC (LInker of Nucleoskeleton and Cytoskeleton) complex together with unc-84, that may be involved in DNA damage repair ; Belongs to the hook family. (777 aa) |
| | dnc-1 | CAP-Gly domain-containing protein. (1351 aa) |
| | xpo-1 | Importin N-terminal domain-containing protein. (1080 aa) |
| | ZK792.5 | Uncharacterized protein. (645 aa) |
| | mel-26 | Protein maternal effect lethal 26; Probable substrate-specific adapter of an E3 ubiquitin- protein ligase complex which mediates the ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of target proteins. Controls degradation of microtubule severing protein mei-1 after meiosis. Controls degradation of ppfr-1, the regulatory subunit of PP4 complex, after meiosis. In body wall muscles, involved in the organization of myosin thick filaments, likely by regulating the degradation of mei-1 downstream of unc-89. May also activate the TORC1 pathway. (399 aa) |
