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| | air-2 | Aurora/IPL1-related protein kinase 2; Serine/threonine-protein kinase component of the chromosomal passenger complex (CPC), a complex that acts as a key regulator of chromosome segregation and cytokinesis. The CPC complex has essential functions at the centromere in ensuring correct chromosome alignment and segregation. Required for histone H3 phosphorylation during segregation of homologous chromosomes in meiosis and mitosis. Required for histone H3 'Ser- 10' phosphorylation. Phosphorylates tlk-1 at 'Ser-634', which enhances its activity. Phosphorylates zen-4 at 'Ser- 680'. Required f [...] (305 aa) |
| | tbb-4 | Tubulin beta-4 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. (444 aa) |
| | hpo-28 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (567 aa) |
| | C01G10.14 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (150 aa) |
| | dyn-1 | Dynamin; Microtubule-associated force-producing protein involved in producing microtubule bundles and able to bind and hydrolyze GTP. Most probably involved in vesicular trafficking processes, in particular endocytosis (By similarity). Required for coelomocyte endocytosis. Involved in apoptotic cell phagocytosis. Required for recruitment of phosphatidylinositol 3- kinase piki-1 to phagosomes. May play a role in rab-5 recruitment to cell-corpses-containing phagosomes but not to endosomes. Required for embryonic and larval development. Belongs to the TRAFAC class dynamin-like GTPase supe [...] (838 aa) |
| | unc-78 | Actin-interacting protein 1; Induces disassembly of actin filaments in conjunction with ADF/cofilin family proteins. Regulator of actin organization in myofibrils. (611 aa) |
| | msp-36 | Major sperm protein 10/36/56/76; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (127 aa) |
| | hyls-1 | Hydrolethalus syndrome protein 1 homolog; Plays an important role ciliogenesis. Belongs to the HYLS1 family. (274 aa) |
| | mapk-15 | Mitogen-activated protein kinase 15; Atypical MAPK protein. Regulates primary cilium formation in sensory neurons and the localization of ciliary proteins involved in cilium structure, transport, and signaling. Acts in dopamine (DA) neurons to support synaptic membrane dat-1 availability via activation of rho-1 thereby sustaining normal levels of DA clearance. Plays a role in male mating behavior, probably in part through regulating the localization of the polycystin pkd-2. Functions postembryonically in the URX sensory neurons to constrain URX dendrite growth throughout lifetime, prob [...] (470 aa) |
| | unc-94 | Tropomodulin; Acts as the pointed end capping protein which maintains the length and dynamics of the actin filament. Blocks the elongation and depolymerization of the actin filaments at the pointed end (By similarity); Belongs to the tropomodulin family. (401 aa) |
| | spdl-1 | Spindly-like protein spdl-1; Transient kinetochore component required for chromosome and spindle pole alignment and chromosome segregation during mitosis. Functions downstream of the RZZ complex to mediate kinetochore-microtubule attachments and nuclear envelope breakdown during cell division. Required for kinetochore assembly and localizes the checkpoint proteins mdf-1 and mdf-2, dynein and dynactin to unattached kinetochores. Dynein is believed to control the initial lateral interaction between the kinetochore and spindle microtubules and to facilitate the subsequent formation of end [...] (479 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) |
| | arp-6 | Actin-like protein C08B11.6; Belongs to the actin family. ARP6 subfamily. (418 aa) |
| | msp-55 | Major sperm protein 55/57; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (127 aa) |
| | C10H11.7 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (177 aa) |
| | let-502 | Rho-associated protein kinase let-502; Negatively regulates mel-11 to relieve the inhibition of mlc- 4, allowing contraction of the circumferentially oriented microfilaments in epidermal cells and thereby regulating myosin II contractility during spermathecal contraction, cleavage furrow contraction in early embryos, and embryonic elongation and morphogenesis. Required for P-cell migration. May also play a role in oocyte cellularization. (1173 aa) |
| | C14A4.8 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (228 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) |
| | C15H11.1 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (122 aa) |
| | cdc-14 | Tyrosine-protein phosphatase cdc-14; Protein phosphatase that negatively regulates the G1-to-S phase transition to inhibit the cell cycle and establish quiescence in cells of multiple lineages including vulval, hypodermal and intestinal. Promotes nuclear accumulation and activity of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor cki-1 which leads to inhibition of G1 progression during vulval tissue development. Has been shown to not be required for cytokinesis. However, in the embryo, in a contrasting study, has been shown to act as a regulator of central spindle formation and cytokinesis, and [...] (709 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) |
| | 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) |
| | C18F10.9 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (195 aa) |
| | spas-1 | Probable spastin homolog spas-1; Severs microtubules, probably in an ATP-dependent fashion. Belongs to the AAA ATPase family. Spastin subfamily. (512 aa) |
| | rsa-1 | Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 2A regulatory subunit rsa-1; Regulatory subunit of phosphatase let-92 which recruits let- 92/paa-1 complex to the centrosomes, thereby regulating microtubule outgrowth from centrosomes and mitotic spindle assembly ensuring the stability of kinetochore microtubules. (404 aa) |
| | C25D7.1 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (150 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) |
| | 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) |
| | msp-40 | Major sperm protein 19/31/40/45/50/51/53/59/61/65/81/113/142; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (127 aa) |
| | 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) |
| | maph-9 | Protein maph-9. (512 aa) |
| | msp-49 | Major sperm protein 49; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (127 aa) |
| | C35A5.4 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (427 aa) |
| | arx-6 | Probable actin-related protein 2/3 complex subunit 4; Functions as actin-binding component of the Arp2/3 complex which is involved in regulation of actin polymerization and together with an activating nucleation-promoting factor (NPF) mediates the formation of branched actin networks. Seems to contact the mother actin filament (By similarity). (169 aa) |
| | C35E7.9 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (301 aa) |
| | tbb-2 | Tubulin beta-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. (450 aa) |
| | C36H8.1 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (418 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) |
| | gpr-2 | G-protein regulator 2; In the 1-cell embryo, probably together with gpr-1, controls nuclear rotation and spindle elongation during mitosis. Complex of gpr-1 and gpr-2, in association with lin- 5, activates G-protein signaling to affect mitotic spindle force. Polarity determinants (par genes) may regulate lin- 5/gpr-1/gpr-2/goa-1 locally to create the asymmetric forces that drive spindle movement. (525 aa) |
| | dli-1 | Dynein light intermediate chain; Acts as one of several non-catalytic accessory components of the cytoplasmic dynein 1 complex that are thought to be involved in linking dynein to cargos and to adapter proteins that regulate dynein function. Cytoplasmic dynein 1 acts as a motor for the intracellular retrograde motility of vesicles and organelles along microtubules. May play a role in binding dynein to membranous organelles or chromosomes. (443 aa) |
| | ulp-4 | Ubiquitin-like protease 4; Protease required for deconjugation of smo-1 conjugates from target proteins which is necessary for cell cycle progression. Required for respiration and the maintenance of normal mitochondrial homeostasis. (382 aa) |
| | C46H11.3 | Probable actin-related protein 2/3 complex subunit 5; Functions as component of the Arp2/3 complex which is involved in regulation of actin polymerization and together with an activating nucleation-promoting factor (NPF) mediates the formation of branched actin networks. (146 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) |
| | 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) |
| | ptp-1 | Tyrosine-protein phosphatase 1. (1026 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) |
| | ben-1 | Tubulin beta 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. (444 aa) |
| | C54C6.6 | Cilia- and flagella-associated protein 20; Cilium- and flagellum-specific protein that plays a role in axonemal structure organization and motility; Belongs to the CFAP20 family. (203 aa) |
| | mlc-4 | Myosin regulatory light chain; Regulates myosin II activity and organization during embryo elongation. May be involved in the organization of mlc-5 into bundles. Required maternally for cytokinesis during meiosis and mitosis in the early embryo and for the establishment of embryonic anterior-posterior polarity. (172 aa) |
| | tth-1 | Thymosin beta; Plays an important role in the organization of the cytoskeleton by regulating actin polymerization in two ways. Firstly, by binding to and sequestering actin monomers (G actin) inhibits actin polymerization. Secondly, by binding directly filamentous actin (F actin) promotes actin polymerization. Regulates the formation of cortical actin in oocytes conferring them enough rigidity to sustain the contractions during ovulation. (151 aa) |
| | pkc-3 | Protein kinase C-like 3; Required for the normal progression of embryogenesis and viability of the organism. Plays an indispensable role in establishing embryonic polarity and in recruiting and maintaining par-6 to the periphery, through interaction with par-3. Required for epithelial cell polarity in the distal spermatheca. Phosphorylates serine residues of num-1. Required for the expression of antimicrobial peptide nlp-29 in response in response to fungal infection or physical injury. (597 aa) |
| | sas-4 | Spindle assembly abnormal protein 4; Required for centrosome duplication. Plays a central role in determining centrosome size. (808 aa) |
| | F13A7.1 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (340 aa) |
| | yap-1 | Yes-associated protein homolog 1; Plays a role in thermal stress response and in aging. (442 aa) |
| | dys-1 | Dystrophin-1; Plays a role in cholinergic transmission and as a functional partner of dystrobrevin (dyb-1), necessary for muscle maintenance. Required for neuronal positioning. (3674 aa) |
| | che-3 | Cytoplasmic dynein 2 heavy chain 1; Functions as a motor for intraflagellar retrograde transport in chemosensory neurons. Functions in cilia biogenesis. Belongs to the dynein heavy chain family. (4171 aa) |
| | bbs-2 | Bardet-Biedl syndrome 2 protein homolog; Component of the BBSome complex (By similarity). The BBSome complex is thought to function as a coat complex required for sorting of specific membrane proteins to the primary cilia. The BBSome complex is required for ciliogenesis but is dispensable for centriolar satellite function (By similarity). Required for proper BBSome complex assembly and its ciliary localization. Required for cilia biogenesis and both the assembly and movement of intraflagellar transport proteins along the ciliary axoneme. (714 aa) |
| | czw-1 | Centromere/kinetochore protein zw10 homolog; Essential component of the mitotic checkpoint, which prevents cells from prematurely exiting mitosis. Required for the assembly of the dynein-dynactin and mdf-1-mdf-2 complexes onto kinetochores. Its function related to the spindle assembly machinery and kinetochore-microtubule attachments likely depends on its association in the mitotic RZZ complex. The RZZ complex recruits the spindly-like protein spdl-1 to kinetochores. To prevent irregular chromosome segregation, the complex also inhibits the attachment of the kinetochore-associated NDC8 [...] (778 aa) |
| | F21H7.5 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (306 aa) |
| | evl-20 | ADP-ribosylation factor-like protein 2; GTP-binding protein that functions in embryogenesis, cytokinesis, germline development and microtubulule cytoskeleton dynamics. (184 aa) |
| | zyg-9 | Zygote defective protein 9; Plays a major role in organizing microtubules and spindle poles during mitosis and meiosis in one-cell stage embryos. Required for default nucleus positioning in oocytes. (1415 aa) |
| | gpr-1 | G-protein regulator 1; In the 1-cell embryo, probably together with gpr-2, controls nuclear rotation and spindle elongation during mitosis. Complex of gpr-1 and gpr-2, in association with lin- 5, activates G-protein signaling to affect mitotic spindle force. Polarity determinants (par genes) may regulate lin- 5/gpr-1/gpr-2/goa-1 locally to create the asymmetric forces that drive spindle movement. (525 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) |
| | msp-3 | Major sperm protein 3; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (127 aa) |
| | 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) |
| | maph-1.1 | Microtubule-associated protein homolog maph-1.1; Belongs to the MAP1A/MAP1B/MAP1S family. (878 aa) |
| | msp-77 | Major sperm protein 77/79; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (127 aa) |
| | spd-2 | Spindle-defective protein 2; Required both for centrosome duplication and maturation. Required for pericentriolar material (PCM) recruitment. (824 aa) |
| | tba-6 | 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. (464 aa) |
| | vpr-1 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (245 aa) |
| | sas-5 | Spindle assembly abnormal protein 5; Required for centrosome duplication. Essential for daughter- centriole formation. Requires both maternal and partenal expression, suggesting that it regulates centriole duplication during both spermatogenesis and early embryogenesis. (404 aa) |
| | ptrn-1 | Patronin (microtubule-binding protein) homolog; Required for microtubule stability and anchorage by binding to the minus ends of microtubules. Acts redundantly with noca-1 to control circumferential microtubule assembly along the body which is necessary for larval development, viability, morphology and integrity of the epidermis. Promotes microtubule stability and polymerization in neurons. Involved in the maintenance of neurite morphology in ALM and PLM neurons. May play a role in synaptic protein localization in the PLM neuron. May act upstream of dlk-1 in neuronal regeneration. Play [...] (1112 aa) |
| | pfn-2 | Profilin-2; Binds to actin and affects the structure of the cytoskeleton. At high concentrations, profilin prevents the polymerization of actin, whereas it enhances it at low concentrations. By binding to PIP2, it inhibits the formation of IP3 and DG (By similarity). (131 aa) |
| | che-10 | Rootletin; Major structural component of the ciliary rootlet, a cytoskeletal-like structure in ciliated cells which originates from the basal body at the proximal end of a cilium and extends proximally toward the cell nucleus. Required for cilia integrity and function in sensory neurons. Maintains cilia integrity, partly by modulating the assembly and transport of intraflagellar proteins along the ciliary axoneme. Required for normal mating behavior and normal responses to environmental and chemical stimuli. (1955 aa) |
| | F36D3.4 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (285 aa) |
| | F36H12.3 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (335 aa) |
| | elp-1 | Echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like elp-1; May modify the assembly dynamics of microtubules, such that microtubules are slightly longer, but more dynamic; Belongs to the WD repeat EMAP family. (891 aa) |
| | F38H4.6 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (156 aa) |
| | let-92 | Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 2A catalytic subunit; Protein phosphatase which plays an essential role in early embryonic cell division. Probably together with constant regulatory subunit paa-1 and regulatory subunit sur-6, positively regulates centriole duplication by preventing the degradation of sas-5 and kinase zyg-1. In addition, plays a role in the recruitment of sas- 6 and maybe sas-5 to centrioles and may dephosphorylate sas-5 and zyg-1 negative regulator szy-20. During vulva development, may play a role with regulatory subunits paa-1 and sur-6 in the induction of vulva c [...] (318 aa) |
| | add-1 | Adducin-related protein 1; Membrane-cytoskeleton-associated protein that promotes the assembly of the spectrin-actin network. (732 aa) |
| | tba-9 | 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. (456 aa) |
| | F42A9.7 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (267 aa) |
| | F42G2.5 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (374 aa) |
| | zyx-1 | Zyxin; Functions as both a mechanical stabilizer (via LIM domains) of focal adhesions and as a sensor component for muscle cell damage (via N-terminus). Regulates, stabilizes and maintains posterior lateral mechanosensory (PLM) synaptic branch extension and new synapse formation and growth during larval development. (647 aa) |
| | ptl-1 | Microtubule-associated protein. (458 aa) |
| | lem-3 | Ankyrin repeat and LEM domain-containing protein 1 homolog; Endonuclease which, in association with baf-1, plays an essential role during embryogenesis in the DNA repair response following DNA damage probably by ensuring proper chromosome segregation. Also required during postembryonic cell divisions after DNA damage caused by ionizing radiation to ensure normal cell proliferation. Resolves chromatin bridges in late mitosis that result from incomplete DNA replication, defective chromosome condensation or unresolved recombination intermediates. Together with brc-1, contributes to genome [...] (704 aa) |
| | tba-4 | 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. (448 aa) |
| | dyf-6 | Intraflagellar transport protein 46 homolog; Component of the intraflagellar transport (IFT) complex B required for transport of proteins in the motile cilium. May be required for ciliary entrance and transport of specific ciliary cargo proteins such as che-3 which are related to motility. Required for normal morphology and function of ciliated amphid sensory neurons. (471 aa) |
| | paa-1 | Probable serine/threonine-protein phosphatase PP2A regulatory subunit; Acts as a scaffolding protein for phosphatase let-92 and its regulatory subunits (Probable). Probably together with let-92 and regulatory subunit sur-6, regulates centriole duplication, microtubule outgrowth and mitotic spindle stability during early embryonic cell division by preventing the degradation of sas-5 and kinase zyg-1. During vulva development, may play a role with phosphatase let-92 and regulatory subunit sur-6 in the induction of vulva cell precursors by positively regulating let-60/Ras- MAP kinase sign [...] (590 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) |
| | F52F12.8 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (123 aa) |
| | F53B6.4 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (342 aa) |
| | tbcb-1 | Tubulin-specific chaperone B; Binds to alpha-tubulin folding intermediates after their interaction with cytosolic chaperonin in the pathway leading from newly synthesized tubulin to properly folded heterodimer. (229 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) |
| | 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) |
| | F54H5.3 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (279 aa) |
| | rod-1 | Kinetochore-associated protein rod-1; Essential component of the mitotic checkpoint, which prevents cells from prematurely exiting mitosis. Required for chromosome segregation, the assembly of the dynein-dynactin and mdf-1-mdf-2 complexes onto kinetochores and spindle pole separation. Plays a role in nuclear envelope breakdown. Its function related to the spindle assembly machinery and kinetochore-microtubule attachments likely depends on its association in the mitotic RZZ complex. The RZZ complex recruits the spindly-like protein spdl-1 to kinetochores. To prevent irregular chromosome [...] (2049 aa) |
| | spd-5 | Spindle-defective protein 5; Plays a central role in centrosome maturation and mitotic spindle assembly during the first division of the zygote. Required for the centrosomal localization of air-1 and zyg-9. Probably not required in late embryogenesis and during larval development. (1198 aa) |
| | F57A10.2 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (155 aa) |
| | mei-2 | Meiotic spindle formation protein 2; Forms a heterodimeric complex in conjunction with mei-1 which severs microtubules in vitro in an ATP-dependent manner. This activity may promote rapid reorganization of cellular microtubule arrays. May act to target mei-1 within the cell. Required specifically for meiotic spindle formation in the female germline. (280 aa) |
| | add-2 | Adducin-related protein 2; Membrane-cytoskeleton-associated protein that promotes the assembly of the spectrin-actin network; Belongs to the aldolase class II family. Adducin subfamily. (611 aa) |
| | pkc-1 | Protein kinase C-like 1B; PKC is activated by diacylglycerol which in turn phosphorylates a range of cellular proteins. PKC also serves as the receptor for phorbol esters, a class of tumor promoters. Involved in neuropeptide secretion in motor axons. Likely to act via the extracellular signal-regulated kinase/mitogen-activated protein kinase (ERK/MAPK) pathway in the signaling response to various sensory neurons; temperature, odor, taste, and osmolality. Its role in regulation differs depending on the neuron in which it is acting; thermosensation in AFD neurons, osmolality in ASH neuro [...] (763 aa) |
| | F58A3.4 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (138 aa) |
| | bbs-4 | Bardet-Biedl syndrome 4 protein homolog; Component of the BBSome complex (By similarity). The BBSome complex is thought to function as a coat complex required for sorting of specific membrane proteins to the primary cilia (By similarity). The BBSome complex is required for ciliogenesis but is dispensable for centriolar satellite function (By similarity). Required for proper BBSome complex assembly and its ciliary localization (By similarity). May be required for microtubule anchoring at the centrosome but not for microtubule nucleation (By similarity). May be required for the dynein- m [...] (462 aa) |
| | tbg-1 | Tubulin gamma chain; Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules. The gamma chain is found at microtubule organizing centers (MTOC) such as the spindle poles or the centrosome, suggesting that it is involved in the minus-end nucleation of microtubule assembly. (444 aa) |
| | exc-6 | Excretory canal abnormal protein 6; Constitutively active protein required for microtubule and F- actin growth, structural maintenance and organization during excretory cell tubulogenesis. (843 aa) |
| | F58E6.5 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (304 aa) |
| | che-13 | Intraflagellar transport protein che-13; Component of the intraflagellar transport (IFT) complex B required for transport of proteins in the motile cilium. May be required for ciliary entrance and transport of specific ciliary cargo proteins such as che-3 which are related to motility. Required for the formation of chemosensory cilia that detect chemosensory cues ; Belongs to the IFT57 family. (412 aa) |
| | zyg-1 | Probable serine/threonine-protein kinase zyg-1; Protein kinase that plays a central role in centrosome duplication, control of centrosome size, spindle formation and nuclear envelope breakdown during cell divisions. Paternal copy is required to regulate synthesis of daughter centrioles prior to fertilization. Maternal copy regulates centrosome duplication during later cell cycles. Functions upstream of sas-5 and sas-6, and is required for their localization to the centrosome. Its role in nuclear envelope breakdown is mediated by the spindly-like protein spdl-1 and the RZZ complex, whic [...] (706 aa) |
| | gip-1 | Gamma-tubulin complex component. (963 aa) |
| | tbb-1 | Tubulin beta 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. (449 aa) |
| | pfn-3 | Profilin-3; Binds to actin and affects the structure of the cytoskeleton. At high concentrations, profilin prevents the polymerization of actin, whereas it enhances it at low concentrations. By binding to PIP2, it inhibits the formation of IP3 and DG. Also binds to poly(L-proline) and phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate micelles. (126 aa) |
| | K04F10.2 | Protein KIAA0556 homolog; May regulate ciliary A-tubule number and, along with arl-13, controls cilium integrity. (568 aa) |
| | msp-63 | Major sperm protein 63; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (127 aa) |
| | K05F1.9 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (218 aa) |
| | gsnl-1 | Gelsolin-like protein 1; Calcium-regulated, actin-modulating protein that binds to the plus (or barbed) ends of actin monomers or filaments, preventing monomer exchange (end-blocking or capping). Binds actin but does not nucleate actin polymerization, albeit slows down elongation by blocking the barbed ends. By promoting actin depolymerization, required for the elimination of presynaptic components downstream of the egl-1, ced-4 and ced-3 apoptotic pathway during larval development. Belongs to the villin/gelsolin family. (475 aa) |
| | K06A5.3 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (145 aa) |
| | arx-2 | Actin-related protein 2; Functions as ATP-binding component of the Arp2/3 complex which is involved in regulation of actin polymerization and together with an activating nucleation-promoting factor (NPF) mediates the formation of branched actin networks. Seems to contact the pointed end of the daughter actin filament (By similarity). (395 aa) |
| | mup-4 | Transmembrane matrix receptor MUP-4; Required for junctional attachments between hypodermis and muscle, and between the apical epithelial surface and the cuticular matrix. Essential for enclosure of the embryo by the hypodermis, hypodermal integrity, embryo elongation, and maintenance of hypodermal morphology in fully elongated embryos. (2104 aa) |
| | K07F5.7 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (134 aa) |
| | K08E3.2 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (276 aa) |
| | msp-38 | Major sperm protein 38; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (127 aa) |
| | unc-70 | Spectrin beta chain; Belongs to the spectrin family. (2326 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) |
| | dapk-1 | Death-associated protein kinase dapk-1; Negative regulator of epidermal barrier repair and innate immune responses to wounding. The role in epidermal tissue integrity and wound healing is established through the inhibition of epidermal microtubule stability, possibly via the negative regulation of the microtubule minus-end binding protein ptrn-1. In epidermis, prevents expression of specific unc-44 isoforms probably by promoting nuclear localization of pinn-1, which in turn may affect sydn-1-ssup-72-mediated regulation of alternative polyadenylation of unc-44 mRNA. Appears to act downs [...] (1425 aa) |
| | top-2 | DNA topoisomerase 2 top-2; Control of topological states of DNA by transient breakage and subsequent rejoining of DNA strands. Topoisomerase II makes double- strand breaks (By similarity). Essential during mitosis in the adult germline and during embryogenesis for proper segregation of daughter chromosomes. Required for centromere resolution during mitosis. Required for chromosome segregation in anaphase of meiosis I during spermatogenesis. Promotes cleavage furrow stability during cytokinesis upon the presence of chromatin obstructions. Promotes DNA break formation upon zygotic genome [...] (1520 aa) |
| | vab-8 | Kinesin-like protein vab-8; Required for posterior migration of cells and axon growth cones during nervous system assembly. [Isoform b]: Specifically required for CAN cell migration. (1066 aa) |
| | arx-7 | Actin-related protein 2/3 complex subunit 5; Functions as component of the Arp2/3 complex which is involved in regulation of actin polymerization and together with an activating nucleation-promoting factor (NPF) mediates the formation of branched actin networks. Arp2/3 complex plays a critical role in the control of cell morphogenesis via the modulation of cell polarity development. (152 aa) |
| | osm-3 | Osmotic avoidance abnormal protein 3; Kinesin motor protein which is required for the anterograde intraflagellar transport (IFT) along the middle segment of the sensory neuron cilia together with the kinesin II motor complex (composed of klp-11, klp-20 and kap-1) and on its own, is required for IFT along the distal segment. In addition, regulates the length of cilia. May have a role during neurogenesis and axonal transport. (699 aa) |
| | M03E7.1 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (146 aa) |
| | act-4 | Actin-4; Actins are highly conserved proteins that are involved in various types of cell motility and are ubiquitously expressed in all eukaryotic cells. (376 aa) |
| | cap-2 | F-actin-capping protein subunit beta; F-actin-capping proteins bind in a Ca(2+)-independent manner to the fast growing ends of actin filaments (barbed end) thereby blocking the exchange of subunits at these ends. Unlike other capping proteins (such as gelsolin and severin), these proteins do not sever actin filaments. (270 aa) |
| | dlc-2 | Probable dynein light chain 2, cytoplasmic; Acts as one of several non-catalytic accessory components of a dynein complex; Belongs to the dynein light chain family. (90 aa) |
| | M199.2 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (488 aa) |
| | cor-1 | Coronin-like protein cor-1; Required to direct the migration of Q neuroblasts along the anterior axis of the body during larval development. This is dependent on its asymmetric expression in Q neuroblasts. Belongs to the WD repeat coronin family. (607 aa) |
| | bbs-5 | Bardet-Biedl syndrome 5 protein homolog; Component of the BBSome complex (By similarity). The BBSome complex is thought to function as a coat complex required for sorting of specific membrane proteins to the primary cilia (By similarity). The BBSome complex is required for ciliogenesis but is dispensable for centriolar satellite function (By similarity). Required for BBSome complex ciliary localization but not for the proper complex assembly (By similarity). Required, redundantly with bbs-4, for cilia biogenesis and both the assembly and movement of intraflagellar transport proteins al [...] (361 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) |
| | msp-32 | Major sperm protein 32; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (119 aa) |
| | msp-33 | Major sperm protein 33; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (127 aa) |
| | 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) |
| | spe-26 | Spermatocyte protein spe-26; May play a role in the spermatocyte cytoskeleton, possibly interacting with actin. (570 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) |
| | num-1 | Numb-related protein 1; Involved in the tethering and targeting of pkc-3 to modulate the intracellular distribution of the kinase. The complex formed with pkc-3 complexes are likely to be involved in assembly, maintenance, and/or regulation of protein complexes that execute asymmetric and/or polarized cell functions. (682 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) |
| | act-3 | Actin-1; Actins are highly conserved proteins that are involved in various types of cell motility and are ubiquitously expressed in all eukaryotic cells. (376 aa) |
| | act-2 | Actin-2; Actins are highly conserved proteins that are involved in various types of cell motility and are ubiquitously expressed in all eukaryotic cells. (376 aa) |
| | T05D4.5 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (482 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) |
| | rmd-1 | Regulator of microtubule dynamics protein 1; Acts in chromosome segregation and organization during mitosis; Belongs to the FAM82/RMD family. (226 aa) |
| | rha-1 | ATP-dependent RNA helicase A; Multifunctional ATP-dependent nucleic acid helicase that unwinds DNA and RNA in a 3' to 5' direction and that plays important roles in many processes, such as DNA replication, transcriptional activation, post-transcriptional RNA regulation, mRNA translation and RNA-mediated gene silencing. Requires a 3'-single-stranded tail as entry site for acid nuclei unwinding activities as well as the binding and hydrolyzing of any of the four ribo- or deoxyribo-nucleotide triphosphates (NTPs). Binds to DNA, RNA and small interfering siRNA. Plays a role in DNA replicat [...] (1301 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) |
| | klp-3 | Kinesin-like protein klp-3. (598 aa) |
| | noca-1 | Non-centrosomal microtubule array protein 1; Plays a role in the assembly of microtubule arrays in the germline acting redundantly with ptrn-1 to control circumferential microtubule assembly along the body which is necessary for larval development, viability, and morphology and integrity of the epidermis. Required for microtubule stability and anchorage by binding to microtubule minus ends. Recruited to hemidesomosomes in early embryonic elongation to direct the nucleation and growth of non-centrosomal microtubules. [Isoform h]: Directs the assembly of non-centrosomal microtubule array [...] (922 aa) |
| | mlc-5 | Myosin-2 essential light chain; Required for cytokinesis and embryo elongation. May regulate myosin II complex formation and/or the association of myosin with actin. May be involved in the organization of mlc-4 and nmy-2 into bundles. (142 aa) |
| | msp-78 | Major sperm protein 78; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (127 aa) |
| | 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) |
| | osm-10 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (419 aa) |
| | pat-6 | Paralyzed arrest at two-fold protein 6; Involved in the regulation of cell adhesion and cytoskeleton organization. Component of an integrin containing attachment complex, which is required for muscle development and maintenance. During embryonic development, required to recruit cpna-1, unc-89 and myofilaments to newly forming integrin attachments composed of integrins pat-2/pat-3, pat-4 and unc-112. Also required to reposition the integrin-based attachments so that they form the highly ordered array of dense body and M-line attachments that are characteristic of mature muscle cells. Du [...] (375 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) |
| | T22B3.3 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (185 aa) |
| | dyrb-1 | Dynein light chain roadblock; Belongs to the GAMAD family. (95 aa) |
| | act-5 | ACTin. (375 aa) |
| | bbs-8 | Tetratricopeptide repeat protein 8; Component of the BBSome complex (By similarity). The BBSome complex is thought to function as a coat complex required for sorting of specific membrane proteins to the primary cilia (By similarity). The BBSome complex is required for ciliogenesis but is dispensable for centriolar satellite function (By similarity). Required for proper BBSome complex assembly and its ciliary localization. Required for cilia biogenesis and both the assembly and movement of intraflagellar transport proteins along the ciliary axoneme. Plays a role in guanylyl cyclase loca [...] (506 aa) |
| | dlc-1 | Dynein light chain 1, cytoplasmic; Acts as a non-catalytic accessory component of a dynein complex (By similarity). Part of a complex with bicd-1 and egal-1, which is recruited to the nuclear envelope by unc-83, where in turn, it recruits dynein to the nuclear surface and regulates nuclear migrations in hypodermal precursor cells. Probably within a dynein motor complex, plays a role in the cell fate specification of the germline and oogenesis. In particular, it inhibits germ cell proliferation. Regulates the function and localization of the RNA-binding protein fbf- 2 in the germline. P [...] (89 aa) |
| | bir-1 | Chromosomal passenger complex protein bir-1; Component of the chromosomal passenger complex (CPC), a complex that acts as a key regulator of chromosome segregation and cytokinesis. The CPC complex has essential functions at the centromere in ensuring correct chromosome condensation, alignment and segregation. In the complex, required to direct the Aurora B/air-2 kinase to chromosomes. Also functions in spindle midzone formation and in the formation of polar bodies during oogenesis. Required for the localization of the kinetochore component hcp-1 to chromosomes. Involved in the positive [...] (155 aa) |
| | tba-7 | 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. (444 aa) |
| | ifta-2 | Intraflagellar transport associated protein 2; Component of the intraflagellar transport (IFT) complex B required for transport of proteins in the motile cilium. May be required for ciliary entrance and transport of specific ciliary cargo proteins such as che-3 which are related to motility. Regulates specific signaling activities in the cilia, such as the daf-2/insulin receptor-like transduction pathway. (252 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) |
| | rec-8 | Meiotic recombination protein rec-8; Plays a role in meiotic chromosome cohesion and segregation. Necessary for sister chromatid co- orientation and sister chromatid cohension until meiosis II. May also be required for repair of programmed meiotic double stranded breaks. During spermatogenesis, likely involved in spermatocyte centriole cohesion, thus preventing their separation during the second meiotic division. Belongs to the rad21 family. Highly divergent. (781 aa) |
| | W03D8.5 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (267 aa) |
| | dct-9 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (183 aa) |
| | pig-1 | Maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase; Serine/threonine-protein kinase involved in cell autonomous neuroblast asymmetric divisions that generate one precursor cell and one apoptotic cell by controlling spindle positioning, myosin distribution and the segregation of cell fate determinants. Promotes cell shedding during embryogenesis, probably through the endocytosis-mediated removal of cell adhesion molecules such as hmp-1 from the cell surface. May act downstream of par-4/strd-1/mop-25 to regulate cell shedding. (706 aa) |
| | sbds-1 | Ribosome maturation protein SBDS; Required for the assembly of mature ribosomes and ribosome biogenesis. Together with K10C3.5b/EFL1, triggers the GTP-dependent release of ribosome maturation factors from 60S pre-ribosomes in the cytoplasm, thereby activating ribosomes for translation competence by allowing 80S ribosome assembly. Required for normal levels of protein synthesis. May play a role in cellular stress resistance. May play a role in cellular response to DNA damage. May play a role in cell proliferation (By similarity). (253 aa) |
| | rpi-1 | Protein rpi-1. (450 aa) |
| | Y105C5B.19 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (484 aa) |
| | bbs-1 | Bardet-Biedl syndrome 1 protein homolog; Component of the BBSome complex (By similarity). The BBSome complex is thought to function as a coat complex required for sorting of specific membrane proteins to the primary cilia (By similarity). The BBSome complex is required for ciliogenesis but is dispensable for centriolar satellite function (By similarity). Required for proper BBSome complex assembly and its ciliary localization. Required for cilia biogenesis and both the assembly and movement of intraflagellar transport proteins along the ciliary axoneme. (576 aa) |
| | ska-1 | Spindle and kinetochore-associated protein 1; Component of the ska-1 complex, a microtubule-binding subcomplex of the outer kinetochore that is essential for proper chromosome segregation. Required for timely anaphase onset during mitosis, when chromosomes undergo bipolar attachment on spindle microtubules leading to silencing of the spindle checkpoint (By similarity). The ska-1 complex is a direct component of the kinetochore-microtubule interface and directly associates with microtubules as oligomeric assemblies (By similarity). The complex facilitates the processive movement of micr [...] (243 aa) |
| | cfap-36 | Cilia- and flagella-associated protein 36. (685 aa) |
| | dlc-3 | Dynein light chain. (129 aa) |
| | dlc-4 | Dynein light chain. (129 aa) |
| | Y116A8A.2 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (169 aa) |
| | Y116A8A.7 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (167 aa) |
| | rab-28 | Ras-related protein Rab-28; GTPase. Intraflagellar transport (IFT) cargo that undergoes bidirectional IFT along the ciliary axoneme when in active GTP-bound state in amphid and phasmid ciliated sensory neurons. Targeting and function as IFT cargo may depend on the BBSome, an IFT cargo adapter. Does not undergo IFT when in inactive GDP-bound state. May in turn play a role in cilium structure and/or function in ciliated sensory neurons. Belongs to the small GTPase superfamily. Rab family. (248 aa) |
| | pfn-1 | Profilin-1; Binds to actin and affects the structure of the cytoskeleton. At high concentrations, profilin prevents the polymerization of actin, whereas it enhances it at low concentrations. By binding to PIP2, it inhibits the formation of IP3 and DG. Also binds to poly(L-proline) and phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate micelles. (132 aa) |
| | spe-47 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (380 aa) |
| | arx-5 | Probable actin-related protein 2/3 complex subunit 3; Functions as component of the Arp2/3 complex which is involved in regulation of actin polymerization and together with an activating nucleation-promoting factor (NPF) mediates the formation of branched actin networks. (183 aa) |
| | Y38F2AR.10 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (184 aa) |
| | famh-161 | Protein fam-161. (814 aa) |
| | pph-5 | Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 5; Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase. Dephosphorylates cdc-37. Probably by dephosphorylating separase sep-1, may be involved in sep-1-mediated exocytosis of cortical granules during meiotic anaphase and mitotic cytokinesis. (496 aa) |
| | tbca-1 | Tubulin-specific chaperone A; Belongs to the TBCA family. (111 aa) |
| | zwl-1 | Protein zwilch homolog; Essential component of the mitotic checkpoint, which prevents cells from prematurely exiting mitosis. Required for chromosome segregation, the assembly of the dynein-dynactin and mdf-1- mdf-2 complexes onto kinetochores and spindle pole separation. Its function related to the spindle assembly machinery and kinetochore-microtubule attachments likely depends on its association in the mitotic RZZ complex. The RZZ complex recruits the spindly-like protein spdl-1 to kinetochores. To prevent irregular chromosome segregation, the complex also inhibits the attachment of [...] (630 aa) |
| | sas-6 | Spindle assembly abnormal protein 6; Central scaffolding component of the centrioles ensuring their 9-fold symmetry. Required for centrosome biogenesis and duplication. (492 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) |
| | rsa-2 | Regulator of spindle assembly protein 2; Recruits rsa-1 and, thereby, phosphatase let-92/paa-1 complex to the centrosomes. Recruits sys-1/beta-catenin to mitotic centrosomes during the first embryonic cell divisions. (949 aa) |
| | Y48B6A.5 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (424 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) |
| | pie-1 | Pharynx and intestine in excess protein 1; Maternally provided PIE-1 is required for germline cell fate determination. Functions as a repressor of RNA polymerase II-dependent gene expression in the developing germline. Required for expression of nos-2 in P4 germline blastomere cells. Inhibits the histone deacetylase activity of hda-1. Represses transcriptional activation of cdk-9 and cit-1.1, which are members of the P-TEFb complex. (335 aa) |
| | ani-1 | Anillin-like protein 1; Required for contractile events in embryos that occur prior to mitosis, such as cortical ruffling and pseudocleavage. Promotes membrane ruffling by organizing cortical patches of septins and myosin II. Not generally required for cytokinesis in mitotic cells. Required for the asymmetric cleavage events that extrude the two polar bodies during oocyte meiosis. Not required for meiotic contractile ring assembly, initiation or closure but is required for the transformation of the contractile ring from a disk above the spindle to a tube around the spindle midzone. Pro [...] (1159 aa) |
| | klp-20 | Kinesin-like protein klp-20; Component of the kinesin II motor complex (composed of kap-1 and the heterodimeric motor proteins klp-11 and klp-20) which is required for intraflagellar transport (IFT). Heterodimerizes with klp-11 to form a 'processive' molecular motor upon IFT cargo binding, which, within the kinesin II motor complex, binds to and moves along microtubules in a unidirectional manner (without dissociation of the heterodimer), and in turn, is responsible for the IFT of cargo. Specifically, the kinesin II motor complex, together with the kinesin motor protein osm-3 moves alo [...] (646 aa) |
| | Y50E8A.2 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (137 aa) |
| | grdn-1 | Girdin homolog; Scaffolding protein that plays a role in ciliogenesis, cilium positioning and dendrite anchoring in sensory amphid neurons including AWB, AWA, AWC, ADL and ASI and the phasmid neurons PHA and PHB. Its role in cilium positioning may be through regulation of the localization of cell adhesion proteins such as the apical junction protein ajm-1, and the ciliary scaffolding protein Rootletin/che-10. Belongs to the CCDC88 family. (1319 aa) |
| | rho-1 | Ras-like GTP-binding protein rhoA; Required for ventral migration of epidermal cells during ventral enclosure in the embryo and for cell elongation. Also required for ventral migration of P cells during larval development. Involved in asymmetric spindle positioning during anaphase and establishment of cell polarity during embryo development. In adults, involved in regulation of multiple processes including locomotion, pharyngeal pumping, fecundity, ovulation, defecation and body morphology. In body wall muscles, regulates organization of myosin thick filaments downstream of unc-89. Ass [...] (192 aa) |
| | Y53C10A.15 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (162 aa) |
| | mop-25.2 | MO25-like protein 2; Regulates asymmetric cell division in Q.p neuroblast lineage. Plays a role in cell shedding during embryogenesis. (338 aa) |
| | Y53F4B.19 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (338 aa) |
| | dnc-6 | Dynactin subunit 6; Belongs to the dynactin subunits 5/6 family. Dynactin subunit 6 subfamily. (180 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) |
| | feh-1 | Protein Fe65 homolog; Modulates pharyngeal pumping activity, at least in part by regulating expression of the acetylcholinesterase genes ace-1 and ace-2. (665 aa) |
| | Y59E9AR.1 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (130 aa) |
| | Y59H11AM.1 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (127 aa) |
| | arx-4 | Probable actin-related protein 2/3 complex subunit 2; Functions as actin-binding component of the Arp2/3 complex which is involved in regulation of actin polymerization and together with an activating nucleation-promoting factor (NPF) mediates the formation of branched actin networks. Seems to contact the mother actin filament (By similarity). (301 aa) |
| | arx-1 | Actin-related protein 3; Functions as ATP-binding component of the Arp2/3 complex which is involved in regulation of actin polymerization and together with an activating nucleation-promoting factor (NPF) mediates the formation of branched actin networks. Seems to contact the pointed end of the daughter actin filament (By similarity). (425 aa) |
| | 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) |
| | osm-12 | Bardet-Biedl syndrome 7 protein homolog; Component of the BBSome complex (By similarity). The BBSome complex is thought to function as a coat complex required for sorting of specific membrane proteins to the primary cilia (By similarity). The BBSome complex is required for ciliogenesis but is dispensable for centriolar satellite function (By similarity). Required for proper BBSome complex assembly and its ciliary localization (By similarity). Required for cilia biogenesis and both the assembly and movement of intraflagellar transport proteins along the ciliary axoneme. Plays a role in [...] (721 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | ZC196.2 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (345 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) |
| | cls-3 | Protein CLASP-3; Microtubule plus-end tracking protein that promotes the stabilization of dynamic microtubules; Belongs to the CLASP family. (983 aa) |
| | mec-7 | Tubulin beta-1 chain; Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules (Probable). 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 (Probable). Plays a role in mechanosensory transduction (touch sensitivity). (441 aa) |
| | cyk-3 | Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase cyk-3; Ubiquitin-protein hydrolase which cleaves ubiquitin from ubiquitinated proteins. Plays a role in embryo osmoregulation. Probably by regulating osmosis, controls actin redistribution in the 1-cell embryos and thus actin-dependent processes such as cytokinesis and P-granules segregation. During the first embryonic mitotic division, involved in the formation of a functional microtubule organizing center provided by the male pronucleus ; Belongs to the peptidase C19 family. (1178 aa) |
| | ift-139 | Tetratricopeptide repeat protein 21 homolog; Component of the IFT complex A (IFT-A), a complex required for retrograde ciliary transport. In particular, may act redundantly with the intraflagellar transport protein ift-43 to regulate the transport of specific ciliary cargo proteins such as che-3 which are related to motility. Functions in cilia biogenesis. Belongs to the TTC21 family. (1324 aa) |
| | ZK354.7 | Major sperm protein; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (224 aa) |
| | hipr-1 | Huntington interacting protein related 1; Regulates pre-synaptic vesicle recycling at neuromuscular junctions of mechanosensory neurons. Plays a role in maintaining a normal defecation cycle; Belongs to the SLA2 family. (927 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) |
| | msp-152 | Major sperm protein 152; Central component in molecular interactions underlying sperm crawling. Forms an extensive filament system that extends from sperm villipoda, along the leading edge of the pseudopod. (127 aa) |
| | tba-8 | Tubulin alpha-8 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. (452 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) |
