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vps-34 vps-34 osm-9 osm-9 age-1 age-1 dyn-1 dyn-1 spr-3 spr-3 spr-4 spr-4 hsp-70 hsp-70 trpa-1 trpa-1 pat-4 pat-4 hsp-6 hsp-6 ttx-3 ttx-3 acox-1.5 acox-1.5 pkc-2 pkc-2 acox-1.1 acox-1.1 acox-1.2 acox-1.2 acox-1.3 acox-1.3 acox-1.4 acox-1.4 daf-12 daf-12 ins-1 ins-1 octr-1 octr-1 egl-2 egl-2 ehbp-1 ehbp-1 asp-13 asp-13 tax-2 tax-2 hif-1 hif-1 hsp-12.6 hsp-12.6 isp-1 isp-1 hsp-4 hsp-4 atf-6 atf-6 pek-1 pek-1 vha-18 vha-18 unc-64 unc-64 acox-3 acox-3 acox-1.6 acox-1.6 vps-35 vps-35 fkh-9 fkh-9 mod-1 mod-1 nhr-49 nhr-49 lips-17 lips-17 gcy-3 gcy-3 daf-16 daf-16 xbp-1 xbp-1 aak-2 aak-2 ocr-2 ocr-2 skn-1 skn-1 raga-1 raga-1 egl-20 egl-20 gsk-3 gsk-3 daf-2 daf-2 fard-1 fard-1 mgl-1 mgl-1 tax-4 tax-4 ins-7 ins-7 ins-6 ins-6
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vps-34Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase catalytic subunit type 3; Catalytic subunit of the PI3K complex that mediates formation of phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate. Together with bec-1, mediates the production of phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate on intracellular vesicles and thereby regulates membrane trafficking. Plays a role in endosome-to-Golgi retrograde transport of mig-14. Involved in clearance of apoptotic cell corpses by phagosomes. Phagosome maturation requires two sequential and non-overlapping pulses of phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate (PI3P) on the vesicle surface which mediates recr [...] (901 aa)
osm-9ANK_REP_REGION domain-containing protein; Belongs to the transient receptor (TC 1.A.4) family. (937 aa)
age-1Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase age-1; Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase homolog that regulates longevity and diapause. Promotes cell survival during embryonic development by recruiting akt-1/2 to the plasma membrane through the production of PtdIns(3,4,5)P3. Could function in the development or neuroendocrine signaling of the dauer pathway. Mediates susceptibility to enteropathogenic E.coli infection. May negatively regulate AYI interneuron neurite outgrowth. Plays a role in aversive olfactory learning when an odor is associated with food deprivation. Regulates this process by promoting the [...] (1182 aa)
dyn-1Dynamin; 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)
spr-3Suppressor of presenilin protein 3; Probable transcriptional regulator, which participates in the transcriptional repression of the presenilin protein hop-1. (684 aa)
spr-4Suppressor of presenilin protein 4; Probable transcriptional regulator, which participates in the transcriptional repression of the presenilin protein hop-1. Might play a role in the oxidative stress response. (1311 aa)
hsp-70Heat Shock Protein; Belongs to the heat shock protein 70 family. (643 aa)
trpa-1Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily A member 1 homolog; Receptor-activated non-selective cation channel involved in the nose-touch response and foraging behavior. Contributes to the neural responses of sensory neurons to touch, particularly after repeated mechanical stimulation. Has no apparent role in thermosensory or chemosensory behaviors. (1211 aa)
pat-4Integrin-linked protein kinase homolog pat-4; Probable pseudokinase that acts as an adapter protein. Component of an integrin containing attachment complex, which is required for muscle development and maintenance. Involved in the assembly of dense bodies and M lines during body wall muscle development by recruiting several of their components including integrin pat-3, cpna-1, unc-89 and unc- 112 to integrin-mediated attachment sites. Plays a role in distal tip cell (DTC) migration and in oocyte development probably by regulating the actin cytoskeleton. During the formation of neuromus [...] (466 aa)
hsp-6Heat shock 70 kDa protein F, mitochondrial; Belongs to the heat shock protein 70 family. (657 aa)
ttx-3LIM/homeobox protein ttx-3; Required for specification of the AIA and AIY interneurons and the NSM neurons. Positively regulates the expression of a number of genes including ceh-23, kal-1, hen-1, ser-2, unc-17 and sra-11 in AIY interneurons and cat-4, flp-4, bas-1, ptps-1 and mgl-1 in NSM neurons. Also acts in an autoregulatory feedback loop to maintain its own expression. Plays a role in the thermotactic response, olfactory imprinting, regulation of longevity, control of dauer formation and axon outgrowth and pathfinding. Not required for normal chemosensory behavior. (409 aa)
acox-1.5Probable peroxisomal acyl-coenzyme A oxidase 1.5; Catalyzes the desaturation of acyl-CoAs to 2-trans-enoyl- CoAs. (659 aa)
pkc-2Protein kinase C-like 2; 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; Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. AGC Ser/Thr protein kinase family. PKC subfamily. (936 aa)
acox-1.1Acyl-coenzyme A oxidase; Belongs to the acyl-CoA oxidase family. (674 aa)
acox-1.2Acyl-coenzyme A oxidase; Belongs to the acyl-CoA oxidase family. (661 aa)
acox-1.3Acyl-coenzyme A oxidase; Belongs to the acyl-CoA oxidase family. (660 aa)
acox-1.4Acyl-coenzyme A oxidase; Belongs to the acyl-CoA oxidase family. (662 aa)
daf-12Nuclear hormone receptor family member daf-12; Nuclear receptor which binds directly to response elements in target gene promoters. Activity is modulated by binding of steroid hormone ligands that include dafachronic acids. Regulates expression of genes involved in postembryonic development and the dauer diapause, in response to environmental cues. Inhibits the expression of let-7 family members when bound to corepressor din-1s which is an isoform of din-1. Has a role in the immune response to bacterial infection, via regulation of let-7 miRNAs. Controls expression of genes that promot [...] (753 aa)
ins-1IlGF domain-containing protein. (109 aa)
octr-1G_PROTEIN_RECEP_F1_2 domain-containing protein; Belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 1 family. (408 aa)
egl-2Uncharacterized protein. (959 aa)
ehbp-1EH (Eps-15-homology) domain Binding Protein family. (901 aa)
asp-13Peptidase A1 domain-containing protein; Belongs to the peptidase A1 family. (389 aa)
tax-2Cyclic nucleotide-binding domain-containing protein. (800 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)
hsp-12.6SHSP domain-containing protein; Belongs to the small heat shock protein (HSP20) family. (110 aa)
isp-1Cytochrome b-c1 complex subunit Rieske, mitochondrial; Component of the ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase complex (complex III or cytochrome b-c1 complex), which is a respiratory chain that generates an electrochemical potential coupled to ATP synthesis. (276 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)
atf-6BZIP domain-containing protein. (589 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)
vha-18Probable V-type proton ATPase subunit H 1; Subunit of the peripheral V1 complex of vacuolar ATPase. Subunit H activates the ATPase activity of the enzyme and couples ATPase activity to proton flow. Vacuolar ATPase is responsible for acidifying a variety of intracellular compartments in eukaryotic cells, thus providing most of the energy required for transport processes in the vacuolar system (By similarity). (451 aa)
unc-64Syntaxin-1A homolog; Plays a critical role in several secretory processes, including cuticle secretion and neurotransmitter release, and probably assists in neuronal membrane maturation or the final stages of neuronal differentiation. Essential for embryonic viability and development. Has a role in dauer formation and adult life span. Required for locomotion. Probably by regulating neuronal transmission downstream of lin-3 and receptor lin-23 and phospholipase plc-3 and upstream of innexin unc-7 and egl-4/PKG in ALA neurons, involved in the decrease in pharyngeal pumping during the qui [...] (291 aa)
acox-3Acyl-coenzyme A oxidase; Belongs to the acyl-CoA oxidase family. (667 aa)
acox-1.6Acyl-coenzyme A oxidase; Belongs to the acyl-CoA oxidase family. (667 aa)
vps-35Vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 35; Plays a role in vesicular protein sorting. (821 aa)
fkh-9Fork-head domain-containing protein. (300 aa)
mod-1Serotonin-gated chloride channel; Belongs to the ligand-gated ion channel (TC 1.A.9) family. (489 aa)
nhr-49Nuclear hormone receptor family member nhr-49; Orphan nuclear receptor. Regulates expression of lipid desaturase, fat-7 ; Belongs to the nuclear hormone receptor family. (501 aa)
lips-17LIPaSe related. (280 aa)
gcy-3Receptor-type guanylate cyclase gcy-3; Guanylate cyclase involved in the production of the second messenger cGMP (By similarity). (1140 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)
xbp-1BZIP domain-containing protein. (335 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)
ocr-2ANK_REP_REGION domain-containing protein; Belongs to the transient receptor (TC 1.A.4) family. (900 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)
raga-1RAs-related GTP-binding protein A. (312 aa)
egl-20Wnt homolog. (393 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)
daf-2Insulin-like receptor subunit alpha; Insulin receptor-like tyrosine kinase which regulates metabolism, controls longevity and prevents developmental arrest at the dauer stage. Binding of INS family members may either stimulate, or antagonize, association of the receptor with downstream mediators such as pdk-1 and age-1. Required for germline progenitor proliferation during larval development. Required for the response to environmental stimuli such as food, pheromone, and temperature. Negatively regulates resistance to UV and oxidative stress. Role in immune function and pathogen resist [...] (1928 aa)
fard-1Fatty acyl-CoA reductase; Catalyzes the reduction of fatty acyl-CoA to fatty alcohols. (536 aa)
mgl-1Probable metabotropic glutamate receptor mgl-1; G-protein coupled receptor for glutamate. Ligand binding causes a conformation change that triggers signaling via guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins) and modulates the activity of down-stream effectors (By similarity). (952 aa)
tax-4Cyclic nucleotide-gated cation channel; Required for normal thermosensation and chemosensation sensory behavior. Required, downstream of receptor- type guanylate cyclase gcy-9, for CO2-mediated responses in BAG neurons. Required, downstream of receptor-type guanylate cyclase gcy-14, for alkaline pH-mediated responses in ASE-left (ASEL) neurons. Involved in the development of ASJ sensory neuron axon during late larval stages and in the maintenance of normal axon morphology in the adult. Regulates dauer formation. Required for the calcium flux to the cytoplasm in the ASJ sensory neurons [...] (733 aa)
ins-7Probable insulin-like peptide beta-type 4. (116 aa)
ins-6Probable insulin-like peptide beta-type 5; Probable insulin-like peptide which negatively regulates synapse development at the neuromuscular junctions. Probably acts as a daf-2/InsR agonist ligand to prevent dauer formation under optimal environmental conditions. Acts on AWC sensory neurons to regulate high salt chemotaxis responses. (112 aa)
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Caenorhabditis elegans
NCBI taxonomy Id: 6239
Other names: C. elegans, Rhabditis elegans, roundworm
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