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| | mec-4 | Degenerin mec-4; Probable sodium channel subunit. May be needed for mechanosensory transduction (touch sensitivity). Negatively regulates the turning step of male mating behavior. (768 aa) |
| | mei-1 | Meiotic spindle formation protein mei-1; Catalytic subunit of a complex which severs microtubules in an ATP-dependent manner. Microtubule severing may promote rapid reorganization of cellular microtubule arrays. Required specifically for meiotic spindle formation in the female germline; the presence of this protein is inimical to the formation of mitotic spindles. In body wall muscles, regulates organization of myosin thick filaments. (475 aa) |
| | cpl-1 | Cathepsin L-like; Cysteine protease which plays an essential role in the degradation of proteins in lysosomes. During early embryogenesis, maternally required for the proteolytic processing of yolk proteins in platelets, a lysosome- like structure where a slow and controlled degradation of yolk proteins occurs. In the gonad, required for the clearance of apoptotic germ cells in the engulfing cell phagolysosomes. In embryos, required for the degradation of endocytic and autophagic cargos. In embryos, may play a role in the degradation of lipid-containing droplets. Required for larval de [...] (337 aa) |
| | pzf-1 | Paired Zinc Finger protein. (504 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) |
| | flp-10 | FMRFamide-like peptide 10. (67 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) |
| | nog-1 | Nucleolar GTP-binding protein 1; Involved in the biogenesis of the 60S ribosomal subunit (By similarity). Has a role in regulating longevity, growth and brood size. May regulate fat storage via the insulin/IGF pathway. (681 aa) |
| | ced-9 | Apoptosis regulator ced-9; Plays a major role in programmed cell death (PCD, apoptosis). egl-1 binds to and directly inhibits the activity of ced-9, releasing the cell death activator ced-4 from a ced-9/ced-4 containing protein complex and allowing ced-4 to activate the cell-killing caspase ced-3. During larval development, required for the elimination of transient presynaptic components downstream of egl-1 and upstream of ced-4 and ced-3 apoptotic pathway. (280 aa) |
| | gld-3 | Defective in germ line development protein 3; Required maternally for germline survival and embryogenesis. Forms a complex with gls-1 which promotes the oogenic cell fate by freeing the translational repressor fbf to repress sperm promoting factors. Promotes maturation of primary spermatocytes to mature sperm. Required during hermaphrodite development to promote sperm fate, which is critical for determining the normal number of sperm. Promotion of sperm fate is at the expense of oogenesis, possibly through the negative regulation of fbf. Required during male development for the continu [...] (969 aa) |
| | nfya-1 | Nuclear transcription Factor Y, A (Alpha) subunit. (482 aa) |
| | unc-29 | Acetylcholine receptor subunit beta-type unc-29; Non-alpha subunit of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR). Involved in nAChR sensitivity to nicotine and levasimole. Belongs to the ligand-gated ion channel (TC 1.A.9) family. Acetylcholine receptor (TC 1.A.9.1) subfamily. (493 aa) |
| | ast-1 | ETS domain-containing protein. (377 aa) |
| | him-17 | High Incidence of Males (Increased X chromosome loss). (954 aa) |
| | T12E12.6 | Peptidase_M1 domain-containing protein. (641 aa) |
| | cav-1 | Caveolin-1; May act as a scaffolding protein within caveolar membranes. Interacts directly with G-protein alpha subunits and can functionally regulate their activity. (235 aa) |
| | dop-3 | Dopamine receptor 3; Receptor for dopamine. The activity of this receptor is mediated by G proteins which activate adenylyl cyclase. In terms of antagonist responses, would be classed with the D2-like dopamine receptor group. Mediates the effect of dopamine on the inhibition of locomotion. Acts as an antagonist of dop-1. (607 aa) |
| | tsp-12 | Tetraspanin-12; Together with tsp-14, regulates cell fate specification in the postembryonic mesodermal M lineage, body size and male development, probably by positively modulating BMP-like Sma/Mab signaling. May regulate BMP-like Sma/Mab signaling by mediating protease sup-17 trafficking to the cell surface. Together with tsp-14, probably acts by modulating the activation of glp-1, a Notch-like receptor, to regulate germline maturation. Probably acts by modulating the activation of lin-12, a Notch-like receptor, to regulate cell fate specification such as the anchor cell/ventral uteri [...] (308 aa) |
| | T16G12.1 | Putative aminopeptidase-2; Putative aminopeptidase which plays a role in oocyte maturation. (1890 aa) |
| | kin-18 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase SULU; Acts as a negative regulator of cortical contractions during early embryonic cell division, possibly by regulating rho-1-dependent actomyosin contractility. Plays a role in polarity establishment in early embryos by regulating the size of the anterior and posterior cortex in the first asymmetric cell division. Might play a role in cell cycle progression. In the germline, involved in the regulation of meiotic progression during oogenesis, possibly by modulating the timing of mpk-1 activation. Plays a role in meiotic recombination events. Involved in [...] (982 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) |
| | rund-1 | RUN domain-containing protein. (549 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) |
| | mtm-3 | Myotubularin-related protein 3; Preferentially dephosphorylates phosphatidylinositol 3- phosphate (PI3P), and has some activity towards phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate (PI35P). May also dephosphorylate proteins phosphorylated on Ser, Thr, and Tyr residues (By similarity). Positively regulates autophagy and is recruited to autophagosomes by PI3P where it catalyzes PI3P turnover to promote autophagosome maturation. Thought to have a role in maintenance of muscle function. Involved in locomotion and lifespan determination. (1006 aa) |
| | hlh-3 | Helix-loop-helix protein 3; Probable transcriptional regulator. May mediate transcriptional activation by binding to the E-box motif 5'-CANNTG-3'. Plays a role in the differentiation of the hermaphrodite-specific motor neurons (HSN) that are required for normal egg laying. Might play a role in serotonin production by regulating expression of the tryptophan hydrolase tph-1 which catalyzes serotonin synthesis, in the HSN neurons. Also plays a role in HSN axon guidance towards the vulva and the ventral nerve cord, possibly by promoting the expression of the netrin receptor unc-40. Under f [...] (170 aa) |
| | inpp-1 | IPPc domain-containing protein. (432 aa) |
| | zipt-7.1 | Zinc transporter zipt-7.1; Zinc transporter which regulates intracellular zinc levels. Required for spermatogenesis in both hermaphrodites and males where it resides in an inactive form in immature sperm, spermatids, but is likely activated in response to reduced spe-4 and spe-6 function. Upon activation, mediates the release of zinc from internal stores in spermatids into the cytoplasm. The resulting increase in cytoplasmic zinc levels promotes spermatid activation and subsequent differentiation into mature motile sperm that are capable of fertilization. (393 aa) |
| | grk-2 | G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2; Specifically phosphorylates the activated forms of G protein- coupled receptors (By similarity). Required in adult sensory neurons for chemotaxis. Plays a role in the ASH sensory neurons in the chemotaxis response to NaCl where it is likely to modulate the strength of the NaCl avoidance response which occurs at high NaCl concentrations. Required in the HSN motor neurons for normal egg laying by promoting phosphorylation of amine oxidase amx-2 which inhibits amx-2 activity, preventing metabolism of serotonin. Acts in head acetylcholine neurons to pos [...] (707 aa) |
| | pri-2 | DNA primase large subunit; DNA primase is the polymerase that synthesizes small RNA primers for the Okazaki fragments made during discontinuous DNA replication. (503 aa) |
| | lin-29 | Transcription factor. (459 aa) |
| | lit-1 | Serine/threonine kinase NLK; Has a role in the Wnt signaling pathway controlling the asymmetry of cell divisions during embryogenesis. Operates in the AB and EMS cell lineages influencing cell specification. Required for body wall muscle development, endoderm development, pop-1 asymmetry and T- cell division asymmetry. Lit-1/wrm-1 complex regulates pop-1 localization and is required for pop-1/par-5 interaction. Plays a role in male tail tip morphogenesis. (634 aa) |
| | nol-2 | SAM_MT_RSMB_NOP domain-containing protein; Belongs to the class I-like SAM-binding methyltransferase superfamily. RsmB/NOP family. (664 aa) |
| | sgk-1 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase sgk-1; Acts downstream of PI3 kinase age-1 and kinase pdk-1 in the daf-2/insulin receptor-like transduction pathway. Essential role in regulating development, stress response, and longevity. Phosphorylates Forkhead- related daf-16 and the longevity-promoting skn-1 transcription factors, which inhibits their entry into the nucleus and antagonizes their function. Acts downstream of rict-1 to regulate fat storage, size, and development. Downstream of age-1 and together with akt-1/2, promotes cell survival during embryonic development. Does not appear to pla [...] (463 aa) |
| | pab-1 | Polyadenylate-binding protein; Binds the poly(A) tail of mRNA. Belongs to the polyadenylate-binding protein type-1 family. (646 aa) |
| | mat-1 | Cell division cycle protein 27 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 [...] (788 aa) |
| | unc-63 | Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-type unc-63; Alpha subunit of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR). Probably acts in cholinergic motoneurons to regulate presynaptic neurotransmitter release, thereby ensuring normal level of excitation of cholinergic motoneurons during locomotion. Involved in nAChR sensitivity to nicotine and levamisole. (502 aa) |
| | swsn-1 | SANT domain-containing protein. (792 aa) |
| | fog-2 | F-box domain-containing protein. (327 aa) |
| | snf-10 | Transporter. (673 aa) |
| | dpy-28 | Condensin complex subunit 1; Required for both chromosome condensation and segregation during mitosis and meiosis and X-chromosome dosage compensation depending on its binding partners. Regulatory subunit of the condensin I complex, a complex required for conversion of interphase chromatin into mitotic-like condense chromosomes. The condensin I complex probably introduces positive supercoils into relaxed DNA in the presence of type I topoisomerases and converts nicked DNA into positive knotted forms in the presence of type II topoisomerases (By similarity). The condensin I complex func [...] (1499 aa) |
| | dmd-3 | Doublesex- and mab-3-related transcription factor dmd-3; Transcriptional activator which promotes male-specific development. Acts partially redundantly with the transcription factor mab-3 to coordinate tail tip cell fusion and retraction and thereby regulate male tail tip morphogenesis. This is most likely through the regulation of downstream effectors such as eff-1. May also negatively regulate the expression of other proteins implicated in male tail morphogenesis including nhr-25, vav-1 and arl-1 in tail tip cells. In males, plays a role in the development of ray A-neurons by negativ [...] (250 aa) |
| | pqn-85 | Nipped-B-like protein pqn-85; Probably plays a structural role in chromatin. Involved in sister chromatid cohesion, possibly by interacting with the cohesin complex (By similarity). (2203 aa) |
| | spg-7 | AFG3-like protein spg-7; Acts as a component of the m-AAA protease complex which is an ATP-dependent metalloprotease mediating degradation of non-assembled mitochondrial inner membrane proteins (By similarity). The complex is necessary for the assembly of mitochondrial respiratory chain and ATPase complexes (By similarity). Functions both in post-translational assembly and in the turnover of mistranslated or misfolded polypeptides. Plays a role in male tail tip morphogenesis. In the C-terminal section; belongs to the peptidase M41 family. (782 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) |
| | csp-3 | Non-catalytic caspase homolog csp-3; Non-catalytic caspase homolog which does not contain the region necessary for caspase activity. Acts as an inhibitor of caspase ced-3 zymogen autoactivation and delays ced-4- induced ced-3 processing. Has no effect on active ced-3. Probably by preventing ced-3 activation, protects cells, whose fate is to live, from apoptosis during embryonic and larval development ; Belongs to the peptidase C14A family. (139 aa) |
| | daf-25 | Dauer abnormal formation protein 25; May be involved in the trafficking and dendritic transport of signaling proteins, such as the receptor-type guanylate cyclases gcy-12 and daf-11, to the cilia. In ciliated sensory neurons, required for the calcium flux to the cytoplasm in response to onset and removal of a nitric oxide (NO) stimulus and is thereby required for the behavioral avoidance response to NO-producing organisms like P.aeruginosa. (388 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) |
| | nos-3 | Nanos-type domain-containing protein. (871 aa) |
| | mab-3 | Protein male abnormal 3; Transcription factor which binds the DNA motif 5'- [CGA][TCA][TA]ACAATGT[AT][TGA]C-3', probably as a monomer. Acts partially redundantly with the transcription factor dmd-3 to coordinate tail tip cell fusion and retraction and thereby regulate male tail tip morphogenesis. Promotes male-specific development of two tissues, the peripheral nervous system and the intestine. In the peripheral nervous system, directs differentiation of sensory ray neuroblasts into peripheral sense organs. In the intestine, causes repression of vitellogenin gene transcription. (290 aa) |
| | cdt-1 | CDT1 domain-containing protein. (684 aa) |
| | vbh-1 | Vasa-and Belle-like Helicase; Belongs to the DEAD box helicase family. (660 aa) |
| | bub-3 | Mitotic checkpoint protein bub-3; Has a dual function in spindle-assembly checkpoint signaling and in promoting the establishment of correct kinetochore-microtubule (K-MT) attachments. Promotes the formation of stable end-on bipolar attachments of chromosomes. Necessary for expression and kinetochore localization of bub-1. Plays a role in synapsis checkpoint signaling inducing apoptosis in response to unsynapsed chromosomes and thus controlling chromosomal segregation during oocyte meiosis. (343 aa) |
| | vha-19 | Vacuolar H ATPase. (451 aa) |
| | npr-22 | Neuropeptide receptor 22; Receptor for the LURY-1-1 and LURY-1-2 peptides which control food-related processes including feeding, lifespan, egg-laying and roaming behavior. Receptor for flp-7 which stimulates serotonin-induced fat loss. Serotonin induces secretion of flp-7 from neurons and binding to npr-22 which leads to induction of the atgp-1 lipase and subsequent fat loss. Acts in vitro as a receptor for the flp-7 FMRFamide- like neuropeptides TPMQRSSMVRF-amide, SPMQRSSMVRF-amide, SPMERSAMVRF- amide and SPMDRSKMVRF-amide. Also acts in vitro as a receptor for a number of other FMRFa [...] (434 aa) |
| | Y67D8C.9 | Uncharacterized protein. (1144 aa) |
| | plk-2 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase plk-2; Serine/threonine-protein kinase which plays a role, during oogenesis, in chromosome pairing and synapsis, by facilitating the recruitment and attachment of meiotic chromosomes to the nuclear envelope during prophase. Regulates the formation of sun-1 patches along the nuclear envelope. Promotes meiotic nuclei apoptosis in response to chromosomal asynapsis. Plays a redundant role with plk-1 in the establishment of cell polarity downstream of mex-5 and mex-6 during the first embryonic cell divisions. Plays a role in nicotinic acetylcholine receptor- [...] (632 aa) |
| | laf-1 | ATP-dependent RNA helicase laf-1; Multifunctional ATP-dependent RNA helicase. Plays a role in RNA remodeling, but is not required for RNA unwinding. Binds to RNA in a concentration-dependent manner to stimulate annealing between two complementary strands of RNA. This process is also dependent upon ATP; ATP reduces binding to RNA and subsequently diminishes RNA annealing. Involved in many cellular processes, which do not necessarily require its ATPase/helicase catalytic activities. Involved in the regulation of transcription and translation initiation. Involved in innate immunity (By si [...] (708 aa) |
| | csp-2 | Putative inactive caspase B subunit p17; [Isoform b]: Putative inactive caspase. In the germline, binds caspase ced-3 zymogen and prevents ced-3 autoactivation. Does not affect the caspase activity of mature ced-3 and ced-4-mediated mature ced-3 activation. Negatively regulates germline apoptosis by inhibiting autocleavage of caspase ced-3. Involved in fertility ; Belongs to the peptidase C14A family. (826 aa) |
| | lag-2 | Protein lag-2; Putative intercellular signal for lin-12 and GLP-1 receptors. Functions in uterine cells to promote basement membrane mobility during tissue remodeling. (402 aa) |
| | php-3 | Homeobox domain-containing protein. (275 aa) |
| | lury-1 | Luqin-like RYamide peptides lury-1; [LURY-1-1]: Acts as a ligand for the npr-22 receptor and controls food-related processes including feeding, lifespan, egg-laying and roaming behavior. Secreted in the presence of food, leading to reduced feeding and roaming behavior and increased egg laying and lifespan. Activity may be latent under normal conditions but induced under conditions that cause hyperactivation of the pharynx such as abrupt refeeding after starvation. (89 aa) |
| | nob-1 | Homeobox domain-containing protein. (243 aa) |
| | pph-4.1 | Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 4 catalytic subunit 1; Protein phosphatase which plays an essential role in meiosis and in early embryonic mitosis. During spermatocyte meiosis and the first embryonic mitosis, regulates centrosome maturation, and thus spindle formation, by recruiting some of the components of the pericentriolar material (PCM). During oocyte meiosis I, regulates meiotic chromosome dynamics including synapsis-independent chromosome pairing, restriction of synapsis to homologous chromosomes, programmed DNA double-strand break initiation and crossover formation resulti [...] (333 aa) |
| | elc-1 | Skp1_POZ domain-containing protein. (124 aa) |
| | eipr-1 | EARP-interacting protein 1; Plays a role in the trafficking of cargo to dense-core vesicles, probably through association with the endosome-associated recycling protein (EARP) complex. Important for neuronal function. Belongs to the WD repeat EIPR1 family. (362 aa) |
| | inx-13 | Innexin; Structural component of the gap junctions. Belongs to the pannexin family. (385 aa) |
| | pde-6 | Probable 3',5'-cyclic phosphodiesterase pde-6; Belongs to the cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase family. (760 aa) |
| | him-19 | High Incidence of Males (Increased X chromosome loss). (413 aa) |
| | unc-52 | Basement membrane proteoglycan; Component of an integrin containing attachment complex, which is required for muscle development and maintenance. Probable structural role in myofilament assembly and/or attachment of the myofilament lattice to the cell membrane. May be an extracellular anchor for integrin receptors in body wall muscles and myoepithelial sheath cells. During the formation of neuromuscular junctions at the larval stage, negatively regulates membrane protrusion from body wall muscles, probably downstream of the integrin complex formed by pat-2 and pat-3. Involved in ovulation. (3375 aa) |
| | cln-3.3 | Battenin. (417 aa) |
| | gld-2 | Poly(A) RNA polymerase gld-2; Cytoplasmic poly(A) RNA polymerase that adds successive AMP monomers to the 3'-end of specific RNAs, forming a poly(A) tail. Acts as a regulator of mitosis/meiosis required for progression through meiotic prophase during oogenesis and spermatogenesis and for promotion of the entry into meiosis from the mitotic cell cycle. May act by regulating and activating gld-1 mRNA activity in germline. (1113 aa) |
| | deb-1 | Vinculin; Involved in cell adhesion. May be involved in the attachment of the actin-based microfilaments to the plasma membrane. Involved in ovulation. (1090 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) |
| | pat-3 | Integrin beta pat-3; Integrin alpha ina-1/beta pat-3 is a receptor for laminin. Integrin alpha pat-2/beta pat-3 recognizes the sequence R-G-D in its ligands (Probable). Plays a role in cell migration, morphogenesis and probably in cell-cell interactions. During gonad morphogenesis, involved in distal tip cell (DTC)-mediated guidance of gonad elongation, in maintaining their sharp tapering morphology and in their migration. Component of an integrin containing attachment complex, which is required for muscle development and maintenance. Involved in the assembly of dense bodies and M line [...] (809 aa) |
| | tph-1 | BH4_AAA_HYDROXYL_2 domain-containing protein. (532 aa) |
| | nfi-1 | CTF/NF-I domain-containing protein. (823 aa) |
| | rbx-1 | RING-box protein 1; Component of the SCF (SKP1-CUL1-F-box protein) E3 ubiquitin ligase complex, which mediates the ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of target proteins. Through the RING-type zinc finger, seems to recruit the E2 ubiquitination enzyme to the complex and brings it into close proximity to the substrate (By similarity). Essential for meiosis, mitotic chromosomal condensation and cytokinesis. Involved in histone H3 phosphorylation. (110 aa) |
| | lap-1 | Leucine aminopeptidase 1; Probably acts as a digestive enzyme. (491 aa) |
| | sma-2 | Dwarfin sma-2; Involved in TGF-beta pathway. Plays a role in male tail tip morphogenesis. (418 aa) |
| | eat-4 | Probable vesicular glutamate transporter eat-4; Required for glutamatergic synaptic transmission. In AWB and AWC sensory neurons, required for the detection of preferred food sources, probably via glutamatergic neurotransmission from sensory neurons. Negatively regulates the turning step of male mating behavior. (576 aa) |
| | cul-2 | Cullin-2; Core component of multiple cullin-RING-based CBC (Cul2- ElonginB-ElonginC) E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complexes which mediate the ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of target proteins. As a scaffold protein may contribute to catalysis through positioning of the substrate and the ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme. The functional specificity of the CBC complex depends on the variable substrate recognition component (By similarity). May function in ubiquitin-mediated degradation of CKIs to target cki-1 for degradation. CBC(zif-1) may ensure germline precursor cell [...] (791 aa) |
| | unc-13 | Phorbol ester/diacylglycerol-binding protein unc-13; May form part of a signal transduction pathway, transducing the signal from diacylglycerol to effector functions. One such function could be the release of neurotransmitter from neurons. Probably by regulating neuronal transmission downstream of lin-3 and receptor lin-23 and phospholipase plc-3 and upstream of innexin unc-7 and egl-4/PKG in ALA neurons, involved in the decrease in pharyngeal pumping during the quiescent state that precedes each larval molt. (2155 aa) |
| | cdc-25.3 | M-phase inducer phosphatase cdc-25.3. (316 aa) |
| | dbt-1 | 2-oxoisovalerate dehydrogenase E2 component (dihydrolipoyl transacylase); The branched-chain alpha-keto dehydrogenase complex catalyzes the overall conversion of alpha-keto acids to acyl-CoA and CO(2) (By similarity). It contains multiple copies of three enzymatic components: branched-chain alpha-keto acid decarboxylase (E1), lipoamide acyltransferase (E2) and lipoamide dehydrogenase (E3) (By similarity). Within this complex, the catalytic function of this enzyme is to accept, and to transfer to coenzyme A, acyl groups that are generated by the branched-chain alpha-keto acid decarboxyl [...] (448 aa) |
| | inx-12 | Innexin-12; Structural component of the gap junctions (By similarity). Plays a role in oocyte directional transit in the spermatheca during ovulation by facilitating the directional propagation of the calcium signal in the spermatheca. Plays a role in male tail tip morphogenesis ; Belongs to the pannexin family. (408 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) |
| | kin-1 | cAMP-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit; Essential for larval development. Controls the rhythmic contraction of enteric muscles probably by regulating G- protein coupled receptor aex-2-mediated calcium influx in GABAergic DVB neurons. Plays a role in the control of oocyte meiotic maturation by gonadal sheath cells. Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. AGC Ser/Thr protein kinase family. cAMP subfamily. (579 aa) |
| | scpl-1 | CTD small phosphatase-like protein 1; Phosphatase which may play a role in the egg laying muscles. (491 aa) |
| | cat-2 | Tyrosine 3-monooxygenase; Involved in the synthesis of catecholamines, such as dopamine. Has a role in serotonin signaling. Required for normal explorative and foraging behavior. (524 aa) |
| | fem-3 | Sex-determination protein fem-3; Required for male development. In XO (male) animals, fem-3 directs male differentiation in all tissues. In XX (hermaphrodite) animals, it specifies the first 80 or so germ cells to be sperm. Negatively regulates male development when bound to tra-2. Together with fem-2 associates with the CBC(fem-1) E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complex which mediates the ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of tra-1. (388 aa) |
| | cln-3.2 | Battenin. (435 aa) |
| | cnnm-4 | Metal transporter cnnm-4; Probable metal transporter. Probably acts redundantly with the other metal transport proteins cnnm-1, cnnm-2, cnnm-3 and cnnm-5 to regulate Mg(2+) homeostasis. (467 aa) |
| | cup-4 | Acetylcholine receptor-like protein cup-4; Thought to regulate endocytosis in coelomocytes through modulation of phospholipase C activity. Possible acetylcholine receptor; Belongs to the ligand-gated ion channel (TC 1.A.9) family. Acetylcholine receptor (TC 1.A.9.1) subfamily. (433 aa) |
| | fog-3 | Anti_prolifrtn domain-containing protein. (263 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) |
| | daf-4 | Cell surface receptor daf-4; Involved in TGF-beta pathway. May be a receptor for daf-7. Controls the dauer/nondauer developmental decision in a range of environmental conditions. Regulates body size and male tail patterning. Involved in regulating entry into quiescence triggered by satiety. Involved in sensitivity to CO2 levels. Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. TKL Ser/Thr protein kinase family. TGFB receptor subfamily. (744 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) |
| | flp-12 | FMRFamide-like peptide 12. (85 aa) |
| | C06A5.6 | Uncharacterized protein. (691 aa) |
| | svh-1 | Serine protease svh-1; Serine protease which ensures proper pharyngeal pumping during larval growth by regulating the levels of extracellular matrix component fbl-1. Independently of its enzymatic activity and probably by acting as a ligand for tyrosine-protein kinase receptor svh-2, involved in axon regeneration after injury by promoting the generation of productive and stable growth cones. May play a role in gonad development. (951 aa) |
| | wsp-1 | WASP (Actin cytoskeleton modulator) homolog. (781 aa) |
| | zyg-11 | Early embryogenesis protein zyg-11; Acts as target recruitment subunit in the E3 ubiquitin ligase complex zyg-11-cul-2-elc-1. Required for metaphase to anaphase transition and M phase exit at meiosis II. Regulates polarity establishment. (799 aa) |
| | dgk-1 | Diacylglycerol kinase. (952 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) |
| | pezo-1 | Piezo-type mechanosensitive ion channel component. (2442 aa) |
| | lin-41 | Protein lin-41; Heterochronic protein which acts downstream of let-7 in temporal patterning. Plays a role in the developmental timing of postembryonic hypodermal seam cell division and fusion events and adult alae production. Represses lin-29 during late larval stages, which prevents terminal differentiation of hypodermal seam cells and promotes their division. Involved in post-transcriptional gene regulation, uses two independent pathways. Has direct and specific RNA-binding activity and, depending on the location (5'UTR or 3'UTR) of the target site, triggers either mRNA decay or repr [...] (1147 aa) |
| | plk-1 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase plk-1; Required for oocyte nuclear envelope breakdown before entry of oocyte into spermatheca. In meiotic cells, required for spindle dynamics and probably for spindle attachment to the chromosomes. Zygotic role in the development of the germline and nerve cord. In mitotic cells, plays a role in spindle organization and centrosome maturation. Involved in asymmetric nuclear localization of cdc- 25.1 during embryogenesis which affects cell division timing. Together with plk- 2, regulates cytoplasm polarity in early embryos. May play a minor role in chromos [...] (649 aa) |
| | eat-16 | Uncharacterized protein. (473 aa) |
| | szy-20 | Suppressor of zyg-1 protein 20; RNA binding protein that is required for normal cell division and cytokinesis during embryonic development. Functions with RNA-binding protein atx-2 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. Furthermore, negatively regulates the levels of the protein kinase zyg-1 at the centrosome. Also involved in ensuring centrosome attachment to the nuclear envelope. (563 aa) |
| | syp-2 | Uncharacterized protein. (213 aa) |
| | goa-1 | Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(o) subunit alpha; Guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins) are involved as modulators or transducers in various transmembrane signaling systems. The G(o) protein function is not clear. In the 1-cell embryo, probably together with gpa-16, controls nuclear rotation and spindle elongation during mitosis. During the first embryonic cell divisions, plays a role in gpr-1/2 cortical localization and in the proper orientation of EMS blastomere mitotic spindle. Polarity determinants (par genes) may regulate lin- 5/gpr-1/gpr-2/goa-1 locally to create [...] (354 aa) |
| | ran-3 | Regulator of chromosome condensation; Key component of the Ran GTPase system, which comprises ran- 1, ran-2 and ran-3 and is essential in nucleocytoplasmic transport. Promotes the exchange of Ran-bound GDP by GTP and regulates the onset of chromosome condensation in the S phase. Binds to the chromatin. RCC1 (ran-3)/RAN (ran-1) complex (together with other proteins) acts as a component of a signal transmission pathway that detects unreplicated DNA. (569 aa) |
| | ify-1 | Securin-like protein; Acts as a chaperone and as an inhibitor for separase sep-1. Plays an essential role in maintaining chromosome cohesion prior to meiotic and mitotic anaphase, in cytokinesis and in organizing the spindle and the centrosome. Ubiquitination-dependent degradation at the onset of anaphase is likely to activate sep-1 resulting in the proteolysis of the cohesin complex and the subsequent segregation of the chromosomes. Also required for cortical granule exocytosis. (244 aa) |
| | spr-2 | Suppressor of presenilin-2; Potential corepressor protein, which may affect chromatin structure and/or transcription. May participate in the transcriptional repression of the presenilin protein hop-1. Belongs to the nucleosome assembly protein (NAP) family. (313 aa) |
| | egrh-1 | EGR (Early Growth factor Response factor) Homolog. (461 aa) |
| | pat-4 | Integrin-linked protein kinase homolog pat-4; Probable pseudokinase that acts as an adapter protein. Component of an integrin containing attachment complex, which is required for muscle development and maintenance. Involved in the assembly of dense bodies and M lines during body wall muscle development by recruiting several of their components including integrin pat-3, cpna-1, unc-89 and unc- 112 to integrin-mediated attachment sites. Plays a role in distal tip cell (DTC) migration and in oocyte development probably by regulating the actin cytoskeleton. During the formation of neuromus [...] (466 aa) |
| | unc-103 | Potassium voltage-gated channel unc-103; Pore-forming (alpha) subunit of voltage-gated inwardly rectifying potassium channel. Channel properties are modulated by cAMP and subunit assembly (By similarity). Regulates the movements of the male's copulatory spicules before and during male mating behavior ; Belongs to the potassium channel family. H (Eag) (TC 1.A.1.20) subfamily. Kv11.1/KCNH2 sub-subfamily. (898 aa) |
| | mab-23 | Putative transcription factor MAB-23. (175 aa) |
| | sem-2 | Transcription 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) |
| | cnnm-3 | Metal transporter cnnm-3; Probable metal transporter. Probably acts redundantly with the other metal transport proteins cnnm-1, cnnm-2, cnnm-4 and cnnm-5 to regulate Mg(2+) homeostasis. Promotes postembryonic gonad development by regulating Mg(2+) levels, probably via AMPK signaling. (797 aa) |
| | rig-6 | Contactin 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) |
| | dyc-1 | Dystrophin-like protein 1; Together with dys-1 and hlh-1, participates in a common muscular function. (887 aa) |
| | hecd-1 | E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase hecd-1; E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase which accepts ubiquitin from an E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme in the form of a thioester and then directly transfers the ubiquitin to targeted substrates (By similarity). Involved in the ubiquitination and proteasomal-mediated degradation of cytoplasmic and mitochondrial proteins. Positively regulates lin-12 activity in the anchor cell (AC)/vulval precursor (VU) cell fate decision. Negatively regulates glp-1 activity in germline proliferation. May play a role in the formation of fibrous organelles, a hemidesmosome-like s [...] (2650 aa) |
| | vav-1 | Protein vav-1; Acts as guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) for Rho GTPase. Has a critical roles in the generation of rhythmic behaviors: feeding, defecation and ovulation by dynamically regulating the concentration of intracellular calcium. Plays a role in male tail tip morphogenesis. (1007 aa) |
| | cye-1 | G1/S-specific cyclin-E; Essential for the control of the cell cycle at the G1/S (start) transition. In association with cdk-2, regulates proliferation, quiescent state and cell fate during the development of several cell lineages. In the embryo, initiates the establishment of cell polarity through the recruitment of the centrosomal proteins spd-2 and spd-5 during prophase. During the development of the vulva, controls the onset of vulval cell terminal differentiation by controlling the duration of G1 phase. During hypoderm development at early larval stages, controls syncytial fate of [...] (524 aa) |
| | aff-1 | Cell fusion protein aff-1; Required for cell fusion events during development including the fusion of anchor cells (AC), vulval A and vulval D rings, and late epidermal seam cells. Required for amphid sheath cell fusion induced by entry into dauer stage. (589 aa) |
| | egl-6 | G_PROTEIN_RECEP_F1_2 domain-containing protein. (395 aa) |
| | unc-112 | Protein unc-112; Component of an integrin containing attachment complex, which is required for muscle development and maintenance. Probable regulator of cell-extracellular matrix adhesion. Required during initial muscle assembly to form dense bodies and M-lines. (720 aa) |
| | ced-3 | Cell death protein 3 subunit p13; Acts as a cysteine protease in controlling programmed cell death (apoptosis) by proteolytically activating or inactivating a wide range of substrates. Component of the egl-1, ced-9, ced-4 and ced-3 apoptotic signaling cascade required for the initiation of programmed cell death in cells fated to die during embryonic and postembryonic development. During oogenesis, required for germline apoptosis downstream of ced-9 and ced-4 but independently of egl-1. By cleaving and activating ced-8, promotes phosphatidylserine exposure on the surface of apoptotic ce [...] (503 aa) |
| | nhr-6 | Nuclear hormone receptor family member nhr-6; Transcriptional activator that induces gene expression by binding to the NGFI-B response element (NBRE) 5'-AAAGGTCA-3'. Required for proper morphogenesis of the spermatheca and the spermatheca-uterine valve formation. Promotes cell proliferation and differentiation of the spermatheca precursor cells during spermatheca development in larval stage L4. Might play a role in promoting G1/S phase progression in the spermatheca precursor cell lineage. Also required for the differentiation of the spermatheca-uterine junction core (sujc) cells which [...] (619 aa) |
| | cil-1 | Inositol polyphosphate 5-phosphatase; Dephosphorylates a number of phosphatidylinositols. Controls the cellular levels and subcellular distribution of phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate and phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5- trisphosphate. Has a role in sperm activation and motility. Influences the localization of the transient receptor potential polycystin (TRPP) complex proteins lov-1 and pkd-2; Belongs to the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate 5-phosphatase type II family. (398 aa) |
| | egl-3 | Neuroendocrine convertase 2; Serine endoprotease which cleaves preproteins at paired basic amino acids. Processes FMRFamide-like (flp) and neuropeptide-like protein (nlp) neuropeptides. Probably by processing flp-1 and flp-18, modulates the neuronal excitation-inhibition balance and thus the level of activity of the locomotor circuit. Regulates sensitivity to mechanosensory stimuli. By processing neuropeptides, modulates basal acetylcholine release at the ventral cord neuromuscular junctions. Probably by processing flp neuropeptides, regulates the turning step of male mating behavior. [...] (652 aa) |
| | flp-17 | FMRF-Like Peptide. (130 aa) |
| | cnnm-1 | Metal transporter cnnm-1; Probable metal transporter. Probably acts redundantly with the other metal transport proteins cnnm-2, cnnm-3, cnnm-4 and cnnm-5 to regulate Mg(2+) homeostasis. Promotes postembryonic gonad development by regulating Mg(2+) levels, probably via AMPK signaling. Belongs to the ACDP family. (811 aa) |
| | uri-1 | URI (Unconventional prefoldin RPB5 Interactor) homolog. (446 aa) |
| | egl-8 | 1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase beta egl-8; Mediates the production of the second messenger molecules diacylglycerol (DAG) and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) which plays an important role in the regulation of intracellular signaling cascades (By similarity). Required in the nervous system to modulate neuronal activity. Facilitates synaptic transmission at neuromuscular junctions by regulating the release of acetylcholine from the motor neurons and thus affecting locomotion. Plays a role in efficient egg laying and defecation. Involved in axon regeneration [...] (1512 aa) |
| | cav-2 | Caveolin-2; May act as a scaffolding protein within caveolar membranes. Interacts directly with G-protein alpha subunits and can regulate their activity. Thought to have a role in the uptake of lipids and proteins in the intestinal cells; operates in the apical uptake of lipid markers and trafficking of yolk proteins. Affects fecundity and egg laying. Belongs to the caveolin family. (351 aa) |
| | abcx-1 | ABC transporter, eXtended. (710 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) |
| | etc-1 | E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase etc-1; E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase that accepts ubiquitin from E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes, such as ubc-18, in the form of a thioester and then directly transfers the ubiquitin to targeted substrates. Ubiquitinates ify-1 and cyb-1 targeting them for degradation in post-meiotic embryos. (1001 aa) |
| | lin-44 | Abnormal cell lineage protein 44; Ligand for members of the frizzled family of seven transmembrane receptors (By similarity). Affects male tail development, vulval precursor cell specification and egg laying. Involved in morphogenesis by influencing polarity of asymmetric cell divisions of the B, U, and F cells in the male, and the T cell in males and hermaphrodites. Controls spindle orientation in B-gamma cell division during male copulatory spicule development. Involved in specification of the P7.p lineage during vulval development. Has a role in providing polarity and default lin-17 [...] (348 aa) |
| | flp-20 | FMRF-Like Peptide. (95 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) |
| | ncr-1 | NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 homolog 1; Involved in the uptake or utilization of cholesterol (By similarity). Ncr-1 and ncr-2 act redundantly to prevent dauer larva formation under favorable growth conditions, and are required for the normal functioning of ADF, ASI and ASG neurons. Belongs to the patched family. (1383 aa) |
| | unc-15 | Paramyosin; Structural component of the muscle thick filaments which is involved in assembly and organization of sarcomere myofilaments. Involved in ovulation. Plays a role in the formation of muscle connections, also called muscle arm extensions, between the body wall and the motor axons in the dorsal and ventral cord. Belongs to the paramyosin family. (872 aa) |
| | cln-3.1 | Battenin. (424 aa) |
| | kcnl-2 | CaMBD domain-containing protein. (855 aa) |
| | toca-1 | Transducer 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) |
| | lev-1 | Acetylcholine receptor subunit beta-type lev-1; Non-alpha subunit of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR). Involved in nAChR sensitivity to nicotine. Belongs to the ligand-gated ion channel (TC 1.A.9) family. Acetylcholine receptor (TC 1.A.9.1) subfamily. (507 aa) |
| | nmad-1 | DNA N6-methyl adenine demethylase; Dioxygenase that specifically demethylates DNA methylated on the 6th position of adenine (N(6)-methyladenosine) DNA. N(6)-methyladenosine (m6A) DNA is involved in epigenetic transgenerational inheritance. Plays an essential role in DNA replication and repair in the germline during meiosis. Binds to components of the DNA replication machinery such as top-2, and directs their localization to DNA to control DNA replication. (291 aa) |
| | pch-2 | Putative pachytene checkpoint protein 2; Plays a key role in chromosome recombination during meiosis. (424 aa) |
| | mat-3 | Cell division cycle protein 23 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. 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 receptor [...] (673 aa) |
| | mig-32 | RING-type domain-containing protein. (549 aa) |
| | nhr-25 | Nuclear hormone receptor family member nhr-25; Orphan nuclear receptor required during development. Plays a role in male tail tip morphogenesis regulating the expression of the transcription factor dmd-3 in a negative feedback loop. (572 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) |
| | 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) |
| | cdc-25.2 | M-phase inducer phosphatase cdc-25.2; Required for intestinal cell division following the 16E cell stage of embryogenesis. Regulates intestinal cell divisions and binucleations probably by modulating the activity of the cell cycle regulator wee-1.3 and by activating the cdk-1/cyb-1 complex. Belongs to the MPI phosphatase family. (480 aa) |
| | ser-5 | G_PROTEIN_RECEP_F1_2 domain-containing protein; Belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 1 family. (454 aa) |
| | rpa-1 | Probable replication factor A 73 kDa subunit; As part of the heterotrimeric replication protein A complex (RPA/RP-A), binds and stabilizes single-stranded DNA intermediates, that form during DNA replication or upon DNA stress. It prevents their reannealing and in parallel, recruits and activates different proteins and complexes involved in DNA metabolism. Thereby, it plays an essential role both in DNA replication and the cellular response to DNA damage. (655 aa) |
| | rme-8 | J domain-containing protein. (2279 aa) |
| | nlp-7 | Neuropeptide-like protein 7; May regulate lifespan in response to food availability and oxidative stress. (121 aa) |
| | wht-5 | ABC transporter domain-containing protein. (695 aa) |
| | nmy-2 | Non-muscle MYosin; Belongs to the TRAFAC class myosin-kinesin ATPase superfamily. Myosin family. (2003 aa) |
| | unc-38 | Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-type unc-38; Alpha subunit of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR). Probably acts in cholinergic motoneurons to regulate presynaptic neurotransmitter release, thereby ensuring normal level of excitation of cholinergic motoneurons during locomotion. Involved in nAChR sensitivity to nicotine. Belongs to the ligand-gated ion channel (TC 1.A.9) family. Acetylcholine receptor (TC 1.A.9.1) subfamily. (511 aa) |
| | flp-1 | FMRFamide-like neuropeptides 1; Together with flp-18, plays a homeostatic role by acting on the GABAergic neural transmission at neuromuscular junctions to prevent overexcitation of the locomotor circuit. DPNFLRF-amide: Inhibits the activity of dissected pharyngeal myogenic muscle system; Belongs to the FARP (FMRFamide related peptide) family. (175 aa) |
| | blmp-1 | B lymphocyte-induced maturation protein 1 homolog; Transcription factor which binds to enhancer elements in the promoter region of genes. Regulates the expression of the transcription factor bed-3 to control vulval development. Promotes terminal differentiation in the hypodermis and is involved in regulation of gonadal outgrowth and entry into the dauer stage. Regulates the timing of dorsalward migration of the distal tip cells of the hermaphrodite gonad by inhibiting precocious unc-5 and lin-29 expression which in turn prevents early dorsalward turning. Plays a role in male tail tip m [...] (817 aa) |
| | syp-1 | Synaptonemal complex protein SYP-1. (489 aa) |
| | egl-10 | Regulator of G-protein signaling egl-10; Involved in egg-laying and locomotion. May regulate G protein goa-1 signaling. (639 aa) |
| | gex-3 | Membrane-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) |
| | atz-1 | Uncharacterized protein. (268 aa) |
| | stn-1 | Syntrophin-1; Adapter protein that binds to and probably organizes the subcellular localization of a variety of membrane proteins. May link various receptors to the actin cytoskeleton and the dystrophin glycoprotein complex (DGC). May also act by slowing calcium channel activity via a direct or indirect mechanism potentially involving other second messengers. Plays an early role in the formation of the neuromuscular junction and is necessary for muscle maintenance. (440 aa) |
| | flp-8 | FMRFamide-like peptide 8. (135 aa) |
| | fem-1 | Sex-determining protein fem-1; Sex-determining protein; essential for the adoption of the male sexual fate in all tissues. Substrate recognition subunit of the cullin-RING-based CBC(fem-1) (Cul2-ElonginB-ElonginC) E3 ubiquitin- protein ligase complex which mediates in association with cofactors fem-2 and fem-3 the ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of tra-1. (656 aa) |
| | smc-4 | Structural maintenance of chromosomes protein 4; Central component of the condensin I complex, a complex required for conversion of interphase chromatin into mitotic-like condense chromosomes. The condensin I complex introduces positive supercoils into relaxed DNA in the presence of type I topoisomerases. Converts nicked DNA into positive knotted forms in the presence of type II topoisomerases (By similarity). Also a central component of the condensin II complex, a complex that seems to play a role in prophase chromosome condensation. Both the condensin complex I and II play a role in [...] (1549 aa) |
| | lin-3 | Protein lin-3; Probable ligand for tyrosine kinase receptor let-23. Essential for vulval induction, where it acts downstream of the synthetic multivulva (synMuv) class genes. Probably by activating let-23, phospholipase plc-3 and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor itr-1 signaling cascade, plays a role in ovulation by promoting gonadal sheath cell contractions and spermatheca dilatation during ovulation. Probably by regulating neuronal transmission in ALA neurons, mediates the decrease in pharyngeal pumping and locomotion during the quiescent state that precedes each larval molt, by [...] (477 aa) |
| | egl-17 | EGL-17; Belongs to the heparin-binding growth factors family. (216 aa) |
| | tsp-14 | Tetraspanin-14; Together with tsp-12, regulates cell fate specification in the postembryonic mesodermal M lineage, body size and male development, probably by positively modulating BMP-like Sma/Mab signaling. Together with tsp-12, probably acts by modulating the activation of glp-1, Notch-like receptor, to regulate germline maturation ; Belongs to the tetraspanin (TM4SF) family. (451 aa) |
| | sig-7 | Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase sig-7; Probable PPIase that accelerates the folding of proteins (By similarity). It catalyzes the cis-trans isomerization of proline imidic peptide bonds in oligopeptides (By similarity). Involved in RNA polymerase II (RNA pol II)-mediated transcription elongation, and in primary transcript splicing, including co-transcriptional trans- splicing, in association with the catalytic subunit of the RNA pol II complex ama-1. Also plays a role in the regulation of elongation-dependent phosphorylation of ama-1 to control transcription. Involved in the transc [...] (427 aa) |
| | pqm-1 | C2H2-type domain-containing protein. (295 aa) |
| | ptl-1 | Microtubule-associated protein. (458 aa) |
| | skr-2 | SKp1 Related (Ubiquitin ligase complex component). (174 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) |
| | 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) |
| | gpb-2 | Guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit beta-2; 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. (369 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) |
| | arl-1 | ADP-ribosylation factor-like protein 1; GTP-binding protein that may be involved in protein trafficking; may modulate vesicle budding and uncoating within the Golgi apparatus. Plays a role in male tail tip morphogenesis. (180 aa) |
| | rcan-1 | Calcipressin-like protein; Inhibits tax-6/calcineurin A phosphatase activity and thereby negatively regulates calcineurin-mediated functions. Plays a role in modulating temperature-dependent calcium responses in AFD neurons and in addition, also negatively regulates thermotaxis in a tax-6-dependent manner in AFD neurons. In response to changes in intracellular calcium levels may also regulate nuclear translocation of transcriptional regulators such as crtc-1. May play a role in regulating body size. Plays a role in male tail tip morphogenesis. Belongs to the RCAN family. (207 aa) |
| | egl-18 | GATA-type domain-containing protein. (379 aa) |
| | egl-4 | cGMP-dependent protein kinase egl-4; Promotes chemoreceptor gene expression in response to increased cGMP levels by antagonizing the gene repression functions of the class II HDAC hda-4 and the mef-2 transcription factor. Regulates gene expression via recruitment of a histone deacetylase complex containing hda-2, saeg-1 and saeg-2. Represses body size and lifespan through the dbl-1 and insulin pathways, respectively. May also signal through daf-3 and/or daf-5. Role in egg-laying, dauer formation and motility. Regulates behavioral responses to various chemosensory stimuli in sensory neu [...] (783 aa) |
| | gex-2 | Cytoplasmic FMR1-interacting protein homolog; Required for initial steps of body morphogenesis. May play a role in egg laying and yolk protein clatherin-mediated endocytosis by oocytes during oogenesis. Plays a role in the formation of muscle connections, also called muscle arm extensions, between the body wall and the motor axons in the dorsal and ventral cord. (1262 aa) |
| | unc-39 | Homeobox protein unc-39; Probable transcription factor required for differentiation and migration of neuronal cells, such as RID and CAN neurons. Specifically, plays a role in the terminal differentiation of RID peptidergic neurons. Also required for CAN neuron axon guidance. (335 aa) |
| | npp-6 | Nuclear Pore complex Protein. (1562 aa) |
| | nsy-1 | Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase nsy-1; Serine/threonine-protein kinase which, by phosphorylating and activating sek-1, plays an important role in the activation of the p38 pathway also composed of the downstream effectors sek-1 and pmk-1. Downstream of CaMKII unc-43 and adapter protein tir-1, plays a role in determining asymmetric cell fates in olfactory AWC neurons during neuronal development. Activation results in the repression of odorant receptor str-2 expression in one of the 2 AWC neurons. Involved in resistance to pathogenic Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteri [...] (1498 aa) |
| | rab-6.1 | Ras-related protein Rab-6.1; Protein transport. Probably involved in vesicular traffic (By similarity); Belongs to the small GTPase superfamily. Rab family. (205 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) |
| | mog-2 | Probable U2 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein A; This protein is associated with sn-RNP U2. It helps the A' protein to bind stem loop IV of U2 snRNA. Required maternally for early embryonic development and zygotically for germline and somatic development. Has a role in the switch from mitosis to meiosis. Might function in alternative splicing. (253 aa) |
| | cdk-2 | Cyclin-dependent kinase 2; Serine/threonine-protein kinase which, in association with cye-1, regulates proliferation, quiescent state and cell fate during the development of several cell lineages. . In the embryo, initiates the establishment of cell polarity through the recruitment of the centrosomal proteins spd-2 and spd-5 during prophase. Phosphorylation and inhibition of the translational repressor gld-1 by the cdk-2/cye-1 complex regulates the pool of germline stem cells and the size of the mitotic zone in the gonads by preventing entry into meiosis. (338 aa) |
| | cdc-25.1 | M-phase inducer phosphatase cdc-25.1. (604 aa) |
| | apx-1 | Anterior 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-2 | Transducer 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) |
| | dop-2 | G_PROTEIN_RECEP_F1_2 domain-containing protein. (849 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) |
| | myo-3 | Myosin-3; Essential for muscle contraction. Involved in ovulation likely by regulating the contraction of gonadal myoepithelial sheath cells. Belongs to the TRAFAC class myosin-kinesin ATPase superfamily. Myosin family. (1969 aa) |
| | egl-30 | Heterotrimeric G protein alpha subunit. (355 aa) |
| | mix-1 | Mitotic chromosome and X-chromosome-associated protein mix-1; Essential protein required for both chromosome condensation and segregation and X-chromosome dosage compensation depending on its binding partners. Central component of the condensin I complex, a complex required for conversion of interphase chromatin into mitotic-like condense chromosomes. The condensin complex introduces positive supercoils into relaxed DNA in the presence of type I topoisomerases. Converts nicked DNA into positive knotted forms in the presence of type II topoisomerases (By similarity). Central component o [...] (1244 aa) |
| | unc-119 | Protein unc-119; Myristoyl-binding protein that acts as a cargo adapter: specifically binds the myristoyl moiety of a subset of N-terminally myristoylated proteins and is required for their localization. Plays a key role in ciliary membrane localization of proteins. Required for the establishment or function of the nervous system. (244 aa) |
| | cpi-2 | Cystatin cpi-2; Cysteine protease inhibitor which inhibits members of the peptidase C1 family. Does not inhibit asparaginyl endopeptidase. Required for the uptake and/or processing of yolk proteins during the development of oocytes, probably by regulating the catalytic activity of cysteine proteases cpl-1 and cpz-1. May play a protective role against exogenous cysteine proteases derived from soil bacteria or fungi, or rotting fruits and vegetation. Belongs to the cystatin family. (143 aa) |
| | irk-1 | Inward rectifier potassium channel irk-1; Inward rectifier potassium channels are characterized by a greater tendency to allow potassium to flow into the cell rather than out of it. Required for modulation of the activity of the hermaphrodite-specific neurons (HSNs) by the G-protein coupled neuropeptide receptor egl-6 which in turn controls egg-laying behavior. (544 aa) |
| | sek-1 | Dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase sek-1; Dual specificity protein kinase which acts as an essential component of the p38 signal transduction pathway which is also composed of upstream effector nsy-1 and downstream effector pmk-1. May phosphorylate pmk-1. Downstream of CaMKII unc-43 and adapter protein tir- 1, plays a role in determining asymmetric cell fates in olfactory AWC neurons during neuronal development. Activation results in the repression of odorant receptor str-2 expression in one of the 2 AWC neurons. Involved in resistance to pathogenic Gram-positive [...] (336 aa) |
| | cnnm-2 | Metal transporter cnnm-2; Probable metal transporter. Probably acts redundantly with the other metal transport proteins cnnm-1, cnnm-3, cnnm-4 and cnnm-5 to regulate Mg(2+) homeostasis. (762 aa) |
| | met-2 | Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase met-2; Histone methyltransferase which is required for the mono- and dimethylation of 'Lys-9' of histone H3. This increases the efficiency of set-25-mediated trimethylation of histone H3 'Lys-9'. Involved in the transcriptional repression of lin-3 which is required for the negative regulation of vulval cell fate specification during postembryonic development. Has a role in blocking checkpoint signaling and mediating the transcriptional silencing of meiotic sex chromosome inactivation; a mechanism which enables checkpoint proteins to distinguish betwee [...] (1304 aa) |
| | cdc-25.4 | Rhodanese domain-containing protein. (278 aa) |
| | gsa-1 | G protein, Subunit Alpha. (378 aa) |
| | wve-1 | WH2 domain-containing protein. (468 aa) |
| | bub-1 | Mitotic checkpoint serine/threonine-protein kinase bub-1; Serine/threonine-protein kinase essential for spindle- assembly checkpoint signaling. Plays a key role in the recruitment of the checkpoint proteins bub-3, mdf-1 and mdf-2 to unattached kinetochores. mdf-1 recruitment is independent of bub-1 kinase activity. Has a role in the correct kinetochore localization of the spindly-like protein spdl-1. In addition, during meiotic anaphase I, controls the recruitment of hcp- 1/2 and klp-19 to the ring-shaped domain formed between chromosomes. Involved in chromosome alignment, chromosome h [...] (987 aa) |
| | unc-7 | Innexin unc-7; Structural component of the gap junctions (By similarity). Required for coordinated locomotion. Probably by regulating neuronal transmission downstream of lin-3 and receptor lin- 23 and phospholipase plc-3 in ALA neurons, involved in the decrease in pharyngeal pumping during the quiescent state that precedes each larval molt. (546 aa) |
| | kin-2 | cAMP-dependent protein kinase regulatory subunit; Controls the rhythmic contraction of enteric muscles probably by regulating G-protein coupled receptor aex-2-mediated calcium influx in GABAergic DVB neurons; Belongs to the cAMP-dependent kinase regulatory chain family. (376 aa) |
| | rnp-4 | RNA-binding protein 8A; Core component of the splicing-dependent multiprotein exon junction complex (EJC) deposited at splice junctions on mRNAs. (142 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) |
| | pde-2 | Probable 3',5'-cyclic phosphodiesterase pde-2; May negatively regulate the activity of cGMP-dependent protein kinase egl-4 which in turn controls body size. (831 aa) |
| | ubc-12 | NEDD8-conjugating enzyme ubc-12; Accepts the ubiquitin-like protein NEDD8 from the uba-3-ula-1 E1 complex and catalyzes its covalent attachment to other proteins. Plays a role in male tail tip morphogenesis. (180 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) |
| | ebax-1 | SWIM-type domain-containing protein. (1717 aa) |
| | sma-3 | Dwarfin sma-3; Involved in TGF-beta pathway. Plays a role in male tail tip morphogenesis ; Belongs to the dwarfin/SMAD family. (393 aa) |
| | cnnm-5 | Metal transporter cnnm-5; Probable metal transporter. Probably acts redundantly with the other metal transport proteins cnnm-1, cnnm-2, cnnm-3 and cnnm-4 to regulate Mg(2+) homeostasis. (722 aa) |
| | syx-4 | Putative syntaxin-4; Potentially involved in docking of synaptic vesicles at presynaptic active zones. (296 aa) |
