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asm-1 asm-1 ckb-2 ckb-2 arf-1.2 arf-1.2 hyl-1 hyl-1 prx-5 prx-5 sul-2 sul-2 glp-1 glp-1 fat-7 fat-7 daf-12 daf-12 daf-1 daf-1 pmt-2 pmt-2 slcf-1 slcf-1 lpin-1 lpin-1 hyl-2 hyl-2 pept-1 pept-1 ife-2 ife-2 sir-2.1 sir-2.1 mdt-15 mdt-15 daf-16 daf-16 daf-18 daf-18 mev-1 mev-1 fat-6 fat-6 hlh-30 hlh-30 asm-3 asm-3 fat-5 fat-5 daf-28 daf-28 sbp-1 sbp-1 eat-2 eat-2 daf-2 daf-2 lagr-1 lagr-1 fzo-1 fzo-1 asm-2 asm-2 lipl-5 lipl-5 pmt-1 pmt-1
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asm-1Sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 1; Converts sphingomyelin to ceramide. Belongs to the acid sphingomyelinase family. (564 aa)
ckb-2Choline kinase B2; Catalyzes the first step in phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis. Phosphorylates choline. (369 aa)
arf-1.2ADP-ribosylation factor 1-like 2; GTP-binding protein involved in protein trafficking; may modulate vesicle budding and uncoating within the Golgi apparatus. Involved in endoplasmic reticulum dynamics during embryogenesis. Also required for adult germline function. Plays a role in cell shedding during embryogenesis probably by promoting the endocytosis of cell adhesion molecules. During neurogenesis, involved in cell autonomous Q.p neuroblast asymmetric divisions that generate one precursor cell and one apoptotic cell, probably by controlling endocytosis. (181 aa)
hyl-1Ceramide synthase hyl-1; Catalyzes the acylation of sphingosine to form ceramides. Exhibits substrate preference for fatty acyl-coA chains containing 24 and 26 carbons. (372 aa)
prx-5TPR_REGION domain-containing protein. (502 aa)
sul-2Sulfatase domain-containing protein. (452 aa)
glp-1Protein glp-1; Involved in the specification of the cell fates of the blastomeres, ABa and APa. Proper signaling by glp-1 induces ABa descendants to produce anterior pharyngeal cells, and APa descendants to adopt a different fate. Contributes to the establishment of the dorsal-ventral axis in early embryos. Regulates germ cell mitotic proliferation probably by regulating MAP kinase phosphatase lip-1 expression. Plays a negative role in lifespan. (1295 aa)
fat-7Delta(9)-fatty-acid desaturase fat-7; Delta(9)-fatty-acid desaturase that acts preferentially on stearoyl-CoA. Also acts on vaccenyl-coA, heptadecanyol-CoA, and palmitoyl-CoA. (338 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)
daf-1Cell surface receptor daf-1; Controls the dauer/nondauer developmental decision in a range of environmental conditions. Involved in regulating entry into quiescence triggered by satiety. Involved in sensitivity to CO2 levels. (669 aa)
pmt-2Phosphoethanolamine MethylTransferase. (437 aa)
slcf-1SoLute Carrier Family. (450 aa)
lpin-1LNS2 domain-containing protein. (794 aa)
hyl-2Ceramide synthase hyl-2; Catalyzes the acylation of sphingosine to form ceramides. Exhibits substrate preference for fatty acyl-coA chains containing 20 and 22 carbons. Required for adaptation of the nematode to anoxia. Anoxia tolerance may require one or more of the ceramide species that are either specifically or preferentially synthesized by hyl-2, and seems to be effected by a pathway that is parallel to that involving daf-2. (329 aa)
pept-1Peptide transporter family 1; Low-affinity peptide transporter that is necessary for proton-dependent uptake of di- or tripeptides, and to a minor extent tetrapeptides, in the intestine. Transport is independent of sodium and chloride ions. Controls the uptake of dietary fatty acids, plays a role in fatty acid synthesis and is responsible for dipeptide-induced acidification of the intestine. Regulates cellular pH differences together with the antiporter protein, nhx-2. Amino acid uptake and absorption levels influence the insulin signaling/daf-2 and let-363/TOR pathways, subsequently a [...] (835 aa)
ife-2Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-2; Recognizes and binds the 7-methylguanosine-containing mRNA cap during an early step in the initiation of protein synthesis and facilitates ribosome binding by inducing the unwinding of the mRNAs secondary structures. All 5 eIF4E proteins bind monomethyl cap structures. Only ife-1, ife-2 and ife-5 bind trimethyl cap structures which result from trans-splicing. Translation of trimethyl cap structure mRNAs may be regulated by intracellular redox state; disulfide bonds change the width and depth of the cap-binding cavity determining selectivit [...] (228 aa)
sir-2.1NAD-dependent protein deacetylase sir-2.1; NAD-dependent deacetylase (By similarity). Required for a reduction of the 'Lys-16' acetylation of histone H4 (H4K16ac) on dosage-compensated X chromosomes in hermaphrodites. Plays a role in germ cell and somatic cell apoptosis in response to DNA damage. Functions upstream of daf-16 in the insulin-like signaling pathway, promoting daf-16 mediated transcriptional activation and increased lifespan. May also regulate lifespan independently of daf-16 by modulating the transcription of genes involved in the stress response of the endoplasmic reticu [...] (607 aa)
mdt-15Mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription subunit 15; Component of the Mediator complex, a coactivator involved in regulated gene transcription of nearly all RNA polymerase II-dependent genes. Mediator functions as a bridge to convey information from gene- specific regulatory proteins to the basal RNA polymerase II transcription machinery. Mediator is recruited to promoters by direct interactions with regulatory proteins and serves as a scaffold for the assembly of a functional preinitiation complex with RNA polymerase II and the general transcription factors (By similarity). Require [...] (780 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)
daf-18Abnormal dauer formation protein 18; Acts as a dual-specificity protein phosphatase, dephosphorylating tyrosine-, serine- and threonine-phosphorylated proteins (By similarity). Also acts as a lipid phosphatase, removing the phosphate in the D3 position of the inositol ring from phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate. By dephosphorylating PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 antagonizes PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 production by age-1/PI3K and thus, negatively regulates daf-2-mediated processes including dauer formation, longevity, fat metabolism, chemotaxis towards salt, thermotolerance and axon guidance. Similarly, [...] (962 aa)
mev-1Succinate dehydrogenase cytochrome b560 subunit, mitochondrial; Membrane-anchoring subunit of succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) that is involved in complex II of the mitochondrial electron transport chain and is responsible for transferring electrons from succinate to ubiquinone (coenzyme Q) (By similarity). Mediates resistance to enteropathogenic E.coli infection. Belongs to the cytochrome b560 family. (182 aa)
fat-6Delta(9)-fatty-acid desaturase fat-6; Delta(9)-fatty-acid desaturase that acts preferentially on stearoyl-CoA. Also acts on vaccenyl-coA and heptadecanyol-CoA. Belongs to the fatty acid desaturase type 1 family. (339 aa)
hlh-30BHLH domain-containing protein. (524 aa)
asm-3Putative sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase asm-3; Converts sphingomyelin to ceramide. Belongs to the acid sphingomyelinase family. (589 aa)
fat-5Delta(9)-fatty-acid desaturase fat-5; Delta(9)-fatty-acid desaturase that acts preferentially on palmitoyl-CoA. Also acts on pentadecanoyl-coA and myristoyl-CoA. (333 aa)
daf-28Uncharacterized protein. (97 aa)
sbp-1BHLH domain-containing protein. (1113 aa)
eat-2Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit eat-2; After binding acetylcholine, the AChR responds by an extensive change in conformation that affects all subunits and leads to opening of an ion-conducting channel across the plasma membrane (By similarity). Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in the MC pharyngeal motor neuron involved in pharyngeal pumping. Has a role in the determination of life span possibly via calorific restriction which affects growth rate, although this is independent of metabolic activity. Plays a role in the defense against the accumulation of ingested live pathogenic [...] (474 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)
lagr-1Probable ceramide synthase lagr-1; Catalyzes the acylation of sphingosine to form ceramides. (360 aa)
fzo-1Transmembrane GTPase fzo-1; Probable transmembrane GTPase (By similarity). Mediates mitochondrial fusion. Fusion of mitochondria occurs in many cell types and constitutes an important step in mitochondria morphology, which is balanced between fusion and fission (By similarity); Belongs to the TRAFAC class dynamin-like GTPase superfamily. Dynamin/Fzo/YdjA family. Mitofusin subfamily. (774 aa)
asm-2Sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 2; Converts sphingomyelin to ceramide. Belongs to the acid sphingomyelinase family. (618 aa)
lipl-5Lipase; Belongs to the AB hydrolase superfamily. Lipase family. (403 aa)
pmt-1Methyltransf_11 domain-containing protein. (484 aa)
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Caenorhabditis elegans
NCBI taxonomy Id: 6239
Other names: C. elegans, Rhabditis elegans, roundworm
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