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dnj-27 dnj-27 cnx-1 cnx-1 gcn-2 gcn-2 par-4 par-4 sinh-1 sinh-1 manf-1 manf-1 dnj-28 dnj-28 hsf-1 hsf-1 impt-1 impt-1 hsp-16.2 hsp-16.2 hsp-16.41 hsp-16.41 max-2 max-2 lys-3 lys-3 gsk-3 gsk-3 sgk-1 sgk-1 hsp-16.48 hsp-16.48 hsp-16.11 hsp-16.11 lrk-1 lrk-1 skn-1 skn-1 kgb-1 kgb-1 dnj-19 dnj-19 aak-2 aak-2 R151.6 R151.6 daf-16 daf-16 sti-1 sti-1 osm-8 osm-8 sek-1 sek-1 rle-1 rle-1 unc-43 unc-43 mlk-1 mlk-1 uda-1 uda-1 hsb-1 hsb-1 mek-1 mek-1 nsy-1 nsy-1 rad-8 rad-8 shc-1 shc-1 kreg-1 kreg-1 pek-1 pek-1 tdp-1 tdp-1 hsp-4 hsp-4 dnj-12 dnj-12 hsp-12.6 hsp-12.6 hif-1 hif-1 dnj-11 dnj-11 gcs-1 gcs-1 jkk-1 jkk-1 fos-1 fos-1 hsp-1 hsp-1 cup-2 cup-2 apy-1 apy-1 brap-2 brap-2 dnj-7 dnj-7 hsp-90 hsp-90 gsr-1 gsr-1 ire-1 ire-1 hsp-6 hsp-6 hsp-3 hsp-3 hsp-12.2 hsp-12.2 hsp-70 hsp-70 old-1 old-1 pmk-1 pmk-1
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dnj-27DNaJ domain (Prokaryotic heat shock protein). (788 aa)
cnx-1Calnexin; Calcium-binding protein that interacts with newly synthesized glycoproteins in the endoplasmic reticulum. It may act in assisting protein assembly and/or in the retention within the ER of unassembled protein subunits. It seems to play a major role in the quality control apparatus of the ER by the retention of incorrectly folded proteins (By similarity). Required for embryogenesis and larval development under heat and ER stress conditions. May be important for germ cell development. Involved in neuronal necrotic cell death. (619 aa)
gcn-2Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase gcn-2; Serine/threonine-protein kinase which phosphorylates the alpha subunit of eukaryotic translation-initiation factor 2 (eIF2alpha), leading to its inactivation and thus to a rapid reduction of translational initiation and repression of global protein synthesis (By similarity). Involved in the unfolded protein response (UPR) triggered by several stresses including mitochondrial, osmotic and oxidative stresses, amino acid deprivation and UV irradiation, probably by phosphorylating and inhibiting eIF2alpha. In addition, leads to [...] (1699 aa)
par-4Serine/threonine-protein kinase par-4; Required for cytoplasmic partitioning and asymmetric cell division in early embryogenesis. Controls the asymmetric cell division of the Q.p neuroblast lineage. Involved in mediating cell polarization via regulation of anillin family scaffold proteins. Phosphorylates and restricts the asymmetry effectors mex-5 and mex-6 to the anterior cytoplasm of the zygote and maintains these phosphorylations until fertilization. May phosphorylate par-1. Required for strd-1 localization to the cell cortex of early embryos and may be required for strd-1 protein s [...] (617 aa)
sinh-1Stress-activated map kinase-interacting protein 1 homolog; May interact with a MAP kinase. May act on Ras-regulated pathways (By similarity). (642 aa)
manf-1Mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor homolog; Inhibits endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response (By similarity). Retained in the ER under normal conditions and is up- regulated and secreted by the ER in response to ER stress and hypoxia (By similarity). Following secretion by the ER, directly binds to 3-O- sulfogalactosylceramide, a lipid sulfatide in the outer cell membrane of target cells. Sulfatide binding promotes its cellular uptake by endocytosis, and is required for its role in alleviating ER stress under ER stress conditions (By similarity). Has a neuroprotecti [...] (168 aa)
dnj-28DNaJ domain (Prokaryotic heat shock protein). (494 aa)
hsf-1HSF_DOMAIN domain-containing protein. (671 aa)
impt-1Protein IMPACT homolog; Translational regulator that ensures constant high levels of translation under amino acid starvation. Plays a role as a negative regulator of the gcn-2 kinase activity; impairs gcn-1-mediated gcn-2 activation, and hence gcn-2-mediated eIF-2-alpha phosphorylation and subsequent down-regulation of protein synthesis in amino acid-starved cells. Plays a role in differentiation of neuronal cells by stimulating neurite outgrowth; Belongs to the IMPACT family. (257 aa)
hsp-16.2Heat shock protein Hsp-16.2; Belongs to the small heat shock protein (HSP20) family. (145 aa)
hsp-16.41Heat shock protein Hsp-16.41; Belongs to the small heat shock protein (HSP20) family. (143 aa)
max-2Serine/threonine-protein kinase max-2; Serine/threonine-protein kinase, which phosphorylates mlk-1. Involved in the stress response to heavy metals by activating the mlk- 1/mek-1/kgb-1 pathway. In ventral cord commissural motoneurons, required for dorsal axon guidance downstream of unc- 6/netrin repulsion receptor unc-5 and probably of Rho GTPases ced-10 and mig-2. Plays a redundant role with mig-10 in orientating axonal growth of HSN neurons. Plays a redundant role with pak-1 in P neuroblast migration and in distal tip cell (DTC)-mediated guidance of gonad elongation probably downstre [...] (649 aa)
lys-3Lysozyme-like protein 3; Plays a role in the stress response to heavy metals such as copper, probably in a kgb-1-dependent manner. (301 aa)
gsk-3Glycogen synthase kinase-3; Phosphorylates oma-1, a regulator of the oocyte-to-embryo transition, enabling its degradation. Phosphorylates skn-1, preventing it from accumulating in nuclei and thus inhibiting phase II gene expression in the oxidative stress defense. Involved in mesendoderm specification and mitotic spindle orientation in EMS blastomeres. Thought to be a branch point in these processes as proteins downstream are not required. Negatively regulates Wnt signaling in vulval precursor cells and acts as a Wnt-independent repressor of med-1 and med-2 in the C lineage inhibiting [...] (362 aa)
sgk-1Serine/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)
hsp-16.48Heat shock protein Hsp-16.48/Hsp-16.49; Belongs to the small heat shock protein (HSP20) family. (143 aa)
hsp-16.11Heat shock protein Hsp-16.1/Hsp-16.11. (145 aa)
lrk-1Leucine-rich repeat serine/threonine-protein kinase 1; Determines polarized sorting of synaptic vesicle (SV) proteins to the axons by excluding SV proteins from the dendrite- specific transport machinery in the Golgi. Role in stress response. Appears to antagonize the effects of pink-1 both in the regulation of axon guidance and stress response; Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. TKL Ser/Thr protein kinase family. ROCO subfamily. (2393 aa)
skn-1Protein skinhead-1; Transcription factor required to specify the fate of ventral blastomeres in the early embryo, and postembryonically for the development of the intestine. Directly regulates expression of zygotically expressed med-1 and med-2 to direct mesendoderm development. Required for stl-1 mRNA up- regulation in response to oxidative stress and anoxia. Required for the up-regulation of gcs-1 and several glutathione-S-transferase mRNAs in response to oxidative stress generated during pathogenic bacterial infection. In neurons, involved in mitochondrial fusion and behavioral reco [...] (623 aa)
kgb-1GLH-binding kinase 1; Mitogen-activated protein kinase which is an essential component of the JNK pathway composed of mlk-1, mek-1 and kgb-1. Phosphorylates the transcription factor fos-1 which prevents fos-1 dimerization and promoter binding and results in activation of target genes including F53A9.2/kreg-1 and lys-3/kreg-2. Phosphorylates jun-1 and activates the AP-1 transcription factor which is a heterodimer of jun-1 and fos-1. Phosphorylates glh-1 in vitro which may play a role in controlling glh-1 protein levels in the germline by targeting it for degradation by the proteasome. R [...] (390 aa)
dnj-19DNaJ domain (Prokaryotic heat shock protein). (439 aa)
aak-25'-AMP-activated protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha-2; Acts as a sensor that couples lifespan to information about energy levels and insulin-like signals. Role in motility and response to oxidative stress. Involved in the establishment of germline stem cell (GSC) quiescence during dauer development. Plays a role in axon regrowth after axotomy in PLM neurons. Plays a role in the maintenance of glycogen stores which are necessary for resistance to hyperosmotic stress. Plays a role in the regulation of flp-7 secretion from ASI neurons. Keeps the CREB-regulated transcription coactivato [...] (626 aa)
R151.6Derlin-2; May be required for the degradation process of some specific misfolded endoplasmic reticulum (ER) luminal proteins. Participates in the transfer of misfolded proteins from the ER to the cytosol, where they are destroyed by the proteasome in a ubiquitin-dependent manner. Its precise function remains unclear, but its ability to complement der1 mutations in C.cerevisiae, suggests a similar function in the degradation of ER misfolded proteins. (237 aa)
daf-16Forkhead box protein O; Forkhead-type transcription factor. Binds to the promoters of genes that contain the daf-16 binding element (DBE), TTGTTTAC, in their regulatory region. Functions in the Insulin/IGF-1-like signaling (IIS) mediated pathway which affects lipogenesis, lifespan, starvation survival, heat shock and oxidative stress responses, and dauer formation. Longevity signaling predominantly arises from expression in the intestine. Daf-16 transcriptional activity is negatively regulated by cytoplasmic sequestration by association with ftt-2. Inhibition is required for the carbon [...] (541 aa)
sti-1Stress-induced-phosphoprotein 1; Plays a role in gonad development. Up-regulates longevity and thermotolerance. Binds daf-21/hsp90 and inhibits its ATPase activity. (320 aa)
osm-8Osmotic avoidance abnormal protein 8; Negative regulator of the osmotic stress response. Acts via the transmembrane protein ptr-23. (331 aa)
sek-1Dual 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)
rle-1Regulation of longevity by E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase; E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase. Regulates the activity of daf-16 and is thereby involved in regulating aging and stress resistance. Regulates nsy-1 activity and thereby attenuates the activation of sek-1 and pmk-1, two components of the p38 pathway, which results in susceptibility to pathogenic bacterial infection. (952 aa)
unc-43Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II; Acts in the signaling of a variety of pathways and processes. Phosphorylates 'Ser-319' of daf-16 in response to stress signals, such as heat, starvation and oxidation, which plays a role in prolonging lifespan. Required for viability under chronic osmotic stress in which it acts downstream of osr-1. Has roles in locomotion, oocyte maturation, brood size, egg laying, defecation, meiotic maturation and neuronal cell fate specification. Required for the regulation of synaptic density and neuromuscular junction morphology. Regulates the [...] (681 aa)
mlk-1Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase mlk-1; Serine/threonine-protein kinase which, by phosphorylating and activating mek-1, plays an important role in the activation of the JNK pathway composed of mlk-1, mek-1 and kgb-1. Involved in the response to environmental stress such as heavy metals. By activating the JNK pathway downstream of tyrosine receptor svh-2, plays a role in axon regeneration after injury. (1059 aa)
uda-1Nucleoside-diphosphatase uda-1; Hydrolyzes UDP and GDP but not any other nucleoside di-, mono- or triphosphates. May promote reglycosylation reactions involved in glycoproteins folding and quality control in the endoplasmic reticulum; Belongs to the GDA1/CD39 NTPase family. (479 aa)
hsb-1Heat Shock factor Binding protein. (80 aa)
mek-1Dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase mek-1; Dual specificity protein kinase which may phosphorylate kgb-1 and thereby is an essential component of the JNK pathway composed of mlk-1, mek-1 and kgb-1. May also have a synergistic role with sek-1 in phosphorylating pmk-1. Involved in the response to environmental stress including heavy metal ions (Cu(2+) and Cd(2+)), oxidative stress and starvation. In association with sek-1, regulates germline cell apoptosis in response to oxidative, osmotic and heat shock stresses. Involved in resistance to pathogenic bacteria infecti [...] (347 aa)
nsy-1Mitogen-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)
rad-8Reticulon-4-interacting protein 1, mitochondrial; Plays a role in oxygen metabolism in the mitochondria by regulating the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) thereby conferring resistance to oxidative stress. Involved in resistance to P.aeruginosa PA14 infection. Regulates lifespan. Belongs to the zinc-containing alcohol dehydrogenase family. Quinone oxidoreductase subfamily. (366 aa)
shc-1SHC-transforming protein homolog 1; Scaffold protein which plays an important role in the activation of the JNK pathway composed of mlk-1, mek-1 and kgb-1; by bringing together mek-1 and mlk-1, promotes mlk-1-mediated phosphorylation and activation of mek-1 which in turn phosphorylates kgb-1. In addition, negatively modulates the activation of the insulin/IGF-1-like signaling (IIS) probably by inhibiting the insulin receptor daf-2. Positively regulates the activity of the transcription factor daf-16/FOXO by both inhibiting IIS and activating the JNK pathway. Involved in the response to [...] (316 aa)
kreg-1Protein kreg-1; Plays a role in the stress response to heavy metals such as copper, probably in a fos-1/kgb-1-dependent manner. (83 aa)
pek-1Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase pek-1; Phosphorylates the alpha subunit of eukaryotic translation- initiation factor 2 (eIF2alpha), leading to its inactivation and thus to a rapid reduction of translational initiation and repression of global protein synthesis. May phosphorylate eIF2alpha during hypoxia. Proposed to have a role in alleviating endoplasmic reticulum stress ; Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. Ser/Thr protein kinase family. GCN2 subfamily. (1077 aa)
tdp-1Tar DNA-binding protein homolog 1; RNA-binding protein which regulates transcription, splicing and RNA-editing. Limits the accumulation of double- stranded RNA by maintaining the abundance of the mature RNA transcripts that are formed from double-stranded precursor RNAs. Stress response protein that acts downstream of daf-16 in the insulin/IGF pathway to regulate longevity and the cellular stress response to osmotic, oxidative, proteotoxic and endoplasmic reticulum stress. Involved in the regulation of physiological processes including aging, fertility, growth and locomotion. (414 aa)
hsp-4Endoplasmic reticulum chaperone BiP homolog; Endoplasmic reticulum chaperone that plays a key role in protein folding and quality control in the endoplasmic reticulum lumen (By similarity). Required for ER dynamics during the first embryonic cell divisions. Specifically, controls ER transition into sheet-like structures at the onset of mitosis, possibly by regulating homotypic membrane fusion. Belongs to the heat shock protein 70 family. (657 aa)
dnj-12DNaJ domain (Prokaryotic heat shock protein). (402 aa)
hsp-12.6SHSP domain-containing protein; Belongs to the small heat shock protein (HSP20) family. (110 aa)
hif-1Hypoxia-inducible factor 1; A transcription factor which is a key regulator in various cellular processes; including environment stress resistance (oxygen levels, hydrogen sulfide and cyanide levels and heat), negative regulation of cell apoptosis in ASJ neurons by inhibition of cep-1 via transcriptional activation of tyr-2, resistance/susceptibility to pathogenic bacteria, lifespan and brood size. Involved in mediating susceptibility to enteropathogenic E.coli. Increased levels of hif-1 activity confer resistance to P.aeruginosa-mediated death but also confer susceptibility to S.aureu [...] (721 aa)
dnj-11DNaJ domain (Prokaryotic heat shock protein). (589 aa)
gcs-1Glutamate--cysteine ligase; Plays a role in resistance to arsenite. May play a role in the oxidative stress response induced by reactive oxygen species produced during infection by pathogenic bacteria. Together with trxr-1, required for the reduction of disulfide groups in the cuticle during molting. (654 aa)
jkk-1Dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase jkk-1; Dual specificity protein kinase which acts as an essential component of the JNK signal transduction pathway. May phosphorylate jnk-1. Plays a role in coordinating locomotion via D-type GABAergic motoneurons and in regulating synaptic vesicle transport downstream of adapter protein unc-16 and probably by activating jnk-1. Positively regulates lifespan. Upon environmental stress such as heat stress regulates daf-16 nuclear translocation probably by activating jnk-1. Regulates germline cell apoptosis in response to heavy meta [...] (435 aa)
fos-1Transcription factor fos-1; Developmentally regulated transcription factor which binds and recognizes the enhancer DNA sequence 5'-TGA[CG]TCA-3'. [Isoform b]: Required for ovulation. Controls plc-1 expression in the spermatheca to regulate spermathecal valve dilation. Acts with hda-1 as a downstream repressor of the kgb-1 mediated stress response pathway that transcriptionally represses genes involved in the response to heavy metals, such as kreg-1 ; Belongs to the bZIP family. Fos subfamily. (467 aa)
hsp-1Heat shock 70 kDa protein A. (640 aa)
cup-2Derlin-1; Specifically required for the degradation process of misfolded endoplasmic reticulum (ER) luminal proteins. Participates in the transfer of misfolded proteins from the ER to the cytosol, where they are destroyed by the proteasome in a ubiquitin-dependent manner. Belongs to the derlin family. (245 aa)
apy-1Apyrase apy-1; Hydrolyzes UDP and to a lesser extent GDP. By preventing the accumulation of NDP, may promote the reglucosylation of incompletely folded glycoproteins in the endoplasmic reticulum following the unfolded protein response. (355 aa)
brap-2BRCA1-associated protein homolog 2; Controls the stress response to increased levels of reactive oxygen species by modulating the brc-1-dependent expression of cki-1. (590 aa)
dnj-7DNaJ domain (Prokaryotic heat shock protein). (491 aa)
hsp-90Heat shock protein 90; Molecular chaperone that promotes the maturation, structural maintenance and proper regulation of specific target proteins involved for instance in cell cycle control and signal transduction. Undergoes a functional cycle that is linked to its ATPase activity. This cycle probably induces conformational changes in the client proteins, thereby causing their activation. Interacts dynamically with various co- chaperones that modulate its substrate recognition, ATPase cycle and chaperone function. By stabilizing the receptor-type guanylate cyclase daf-11 or another sig [...] (702 aa)
gsr-1Glutathione reductase, mitochondrial; Maintains high levels of reduced glutathione in the cytosol. Involved in resistance to oxidative stress and starvation. Together with thioredoxin reductase txtr- 1, required for the reduction of disulfide groups in the cuticle during molting. (473 aa)
ire-1Serine/threonine-protein kinase/endoribonuclease ire-1; Senses unfolded proteins in the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum via its N-terminal domain which leads to enzyme auto- activation. The active endoribonuclease domain splices xbp-1 precursor mRNA to produce the mature form which then induces transcription of UPR target genes. Unfolded protein response (UPR) transcriptional activation by ire-1, as well as translational attenuation by pek-1 in a complementary pathway, maintains ER homeostasis. Regulates the transcriptional up-regulation of nucleoside-diphosphatase apy-1 upon ER str [...] (967 aa)
hsp-6Heat shock 70 kDa protein F, mitochondrial; Belongs to the heat shock protein 70 family. (657 aa)
hsp-3Heat shock 70 kDa protein C; Probably plays a role in facilitating the assembly of multimeric protein complexes inside the ER. (661 aa)
hsp-12.2Heat shock protein Hsp-12.2; Belongs to the small heat shock protein (HSP20) family. (110 aa)
hsp-70Heat Shock Protein; Belongs to the heat shock protein 70 family. (643 aa)
old-1Tyrosine-protein kinase receptor old-1; Receptor tyrosine kinase which plays a role in promoting longevity and resistance to stresses including UV irradiation and high temperatures, probably downstream of daf-16. (502 aa)
pmk-1Mitogen-activated protein kinase pmk-1; Serine/threonine kinase which responds to activation by environmental stress and pro-inflammatory cytokines by phosphorylating downstream targets. Phosphorylates snk-1 which probably regulates skn-1 nuclear translocation in response to oxidative stress. Probably by activating skn-1, involved in the up- regulation of gcs-1 and glutathione-S-transferase gst-4 expression upon bacteria infection. Up-regulates expression of gcs-1 in intestinal cells upon arsenite treatment. Functions downstream of the MAPKK sek-1 and the MAPKKK nsy-1 as the MAP kinase [...] (377 aa)
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Caenorhabditis elegans
NCBI taxonomy Id: 6239
Other names: C. elegans, Rhabditis elegans, roundworm
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