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pon | Partner of numb (pon) encodes a protein that functions upstream of the cell fate determinant encoded by numb during asymmetric cell divisions. It contributes to asymmetric localization of the numb product and the subsequent suppression of Notch signaling. (670 aa) | ||||
insc | Inscuteable (insc) encodes an adaptor protein required for asymmetric cell division. It interacts with the microtubule binding protein encoded by mud and the adaptor encoded by pins. It also binds to the apical complex proteins encoded by baz, par-6 and aPKC and may recruit microtubule binding proteins to the apical cell cortex to induce apical-basal spindle orientation. (859 aa) | ||||
par-6 | Par-6, isoform A; Par-6 (par-6) encodes a scaffold protein that forms a complex with the products of baz and aPKC and with other cortical, cytoskeletal and regulatory proteins. It is involved in cell polarization, actin-based protrusion formation and tracheal branching. (351 aa) | ||||
CycA | G2/mitotic-specific cyclin-A; Cyclin A (CycA) encodes a protein that binds to the product of Cdk1, thereby promoting Cdk1's protein kinase activity. The CycA-Cdk1 complex controls important aspects of progression through the cell cycle, including entry into mitosis. During the G2 phase, this complex is important for prevention of premature DNA re-replication. During mitosis and G1, the product of CycA is rapidly degraded (involving APC/C and the proteasome), resulting in inactivation of Cdk1 protein kinase activity. (491 aa) | ||||
Galphai | G protein alpha i subunit; Guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins) are involved as modulators or transducers in various transmembrane signaling systems. Plays a role in glial cell differentiation during embryogenesis; loco, Galphao and the G-protein coupled receptor, moody, are required in the surface glia to achieve effective insulation of the nerve cord; Belongs to the G-alpha family. G(i/o/t/z) subfamily. (355 aa) | ||||
TBCD | Tubulin folding cofactor D (TBCD) encodes one of the tubulin folding cofactors, which assist in the formation of tubulin heterodimers. It cooperates with the product of Dscam1 to regulate microtubule organization during neural development. (1189 aa) | ||||
Cdk1 | Cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (Cdk1) encodes a catalytic protein kinase subunit that can only become active after association with either CycA, CycB or CycB3 products. The protein kinase activities of these complexes (CycA-Cdk1, CycB-Cdk1, CycB3-Cdk1) control important aspects of progression through the cell cycle. Functionally, the different Cdk1 complexes are partially redundant. They phosphorylate hundreds of target proteins and are most important for progression into and through mitotic and meiotic M phases. (297 aa) | ||||
sna | Snail (sna) encodes a transcription factor that contributes to embryonic mesoderm development, epithelial to mesenchymal transition and asymmetric cell division. (390 aa) | ||||
wor | Worniu (wor) encodes a zinc finger C2H2 transcription factor involved in nervous system development. It contributes to neuroblast asymmetric cell division and brain development. (548 aa) | ||||
Zif | Zinc-finger protein (Zif) encodes a C2H2-type zinc-finger transcription factor that is required for cell polarity and neuroblast self-renewal by regulating the expression and asymmetric localization of the product of aPKC. The phosphorylated product of Zif by aPKC is excluded from the nucleus, thus being the inactive form. (388 aa) | ||||
Arl2 | ADP ribosylation factor-like 2 (Arl2) encodes a small GTPase within the ADP-ribosylation factor-like family. Arl2 product functions as a central regulator of microtubule growth and asymmetric division of neuroblasts. (184 aa) | ||||
Sgt1 | suppressor-of-G2-allele-of-skp1 (Sgt1) encodes a protein required for the stability of the kinase encoded by polo and has a role in centrosome maturation and function. (178 aa) | ||||
mgr | Prefoldin subunit 3; Binds specifically to cytosolic chaperonin (c-CPN) and transfers target proteins to it. Binds to nascent polypeptide chain and promotes folding in an environment in which there are many competing pathways for nonnative proteins (By similarity). Required for tubulin stability and spindle and centrosome formation in cooperation with Vhl. (194 aa) | ||||
Lkb1 | Lkb1 kinase (Lkb1) encodes a serine/threonine kinase that plays a master role for activating the AMP-dependent protein kinase (AMPK) family kinases. It is a well-characterized tumor suppressor and regulates processes like cell polarity, metabolism, apoptosis, and cell growth. (567 aa) | ||||
mira | Miranda, isoform A; Miranda (mira) encodes a cytoplasmic and cortical scaffolding protein that binds the products of pros, stau and brat. It is asymmetrically localized to the basal cortex during neuroblast asymmetric cell division, resulting in its partioning into GMC daughter cells, where it is degraded and releases its cargo proteins. (829 aa) | ||||
loco | Regulator of G-protein signaling loco; Acts as a regulator of G protein signaling (RGS). Modulates G protein alpha subunits nucleotide exchange and hydrolysis activities by functioning either as a GTPase-activating protein (GAP), thereby driving G protein alpha subunits into their inactive GDP-bound form, or as a GDP-dissociation inhibitor (GDI). Confers GDI and GAP activities on G(i) alpha subunit Galphai. Confers GAP activity on G(o) alpha subunit Galphao and G(i) alpha subunit Galphai. Involved in the dorsal- ventral axis formation of the egg. Acts as a G-protein signaling for glial [...] (1541 aa) | ||||
pins | Partner of inscuteable (pins) encodes a GDP-dissociation inhibitor involved in asymmetric cell division and mitotic spindle orientation. (658 aa) | ||||
clu | Clueless (clu) encodes a cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein that is required for mitochondrial function. It functions in part with protein complexes at the outer mitochondrial membrane, such as the ribosome, the translocase complex TOM and the mitophagy proteins encoded by park and Pink1. Loss of clu causes mitochondrial oxidative damage, decreased ATP and lethality. (1448 aa) | ||||
Ggamma1 | Guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit gamma-1; G protein gamma 1 (Ggamma1) encodes a protein involved in the G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathway. Ggamma1-product regulates actomyosin dynamics and contributes to heart morphogenesis, asymmetric neuroblast division and convergent extension movements during gastrulation. (70 aa) | ||||
ana2 | Anastral spindle 2 (ana2) encodes a centriole protein that is essential for centriole assembly, promoting the assembly of the central "cartwheel" structure. It may also have an independent role in promoting asymmetric divisions in larval neuroblasts. (420 aa) | ||||
Gbeta13F | Guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit beta-1; G protein beta-subunit 13F (Gbeta13F) encodes an ubiquitous, maternal product required for gastrulation movements of early embryo and regulating medial (mesoderm and ectoderm) and junctional Myosin II (ectoderm) via RhoI pathway. The product of Gbeta13F is detected apically and at adherens junctions. (340 aa) | ||||
baz | Bazooka, isoform B; Bazooka (baz) encodes a scaffold protein that forms a complex with the products of par-6 and aPKC and with other cortical, cytoskeletal and regulatory proteins. It functions in cell polarization pathways in epithelial, neuronal and other cell types. (1520 aa) | ||||
Cep135 | Centrosomal protein 135kDa (Cep135) encodes a microtubule binding protein important for centriole elongation and stability. It promotes centrosome asymmetry and spindle orientation in neuroblasts and it is required for male fertility. (1065 aa) | ||||
pros | Homeobox protein prospero; Homeodomain protein that controls neuronal identity. As a transcriptional factor, regulates the expression of ftz, eve and en in a subset of neuroblast progeny and modulates the transcriptional activity of other homeodomain proteins such as Dfd. Required for proper neuronal differentiation, axonal outgrowth and pathfinding of most or all neurons and their precursors in central and peripheral nervous systems. Regulates asymmetric stem cell self- renewal together with brat. (1835 aa) | ||||
msps | Protein mini spindles; Binds to the plus end of microtubules and regulates microtubule dynamics and microtubule organization. Promotes cytoplasmic microtubule nucleation and elongation. May act as a microtubule antipause factor that rapidly catalyzes the transition from pause to either growth or shrinkage. Involved in mitotic spindle elongation. Involved in the establishment of cell polarity and mitotic spindle orientation in neuroblasts. Required for maintaining the bipolarity of acentrosomal meiotic spindles; the function is dependent on tacc and involves ncd. Involved in oocyte micr [...] (2082 aa) | ||||
l(2)gl | Lethal(2) giant larvae protein; Essential for the development of polarized epithelia, for cell polarity associated with asymmetric cell division of neuroblasts during development, and for oocyte polarity formation. Promotes the formation of actin-rich projections at the oocyte cortex and the posterior enrichment of par-1 which is required for oocyte polarization. Regulates the localization of axis-specifying morphogens such as stau and grk. [Isoform p127]: Has an accessory function in control of cell proliferation and differentiation during development. (1161 aa) | ||||
mud | Mushroom body defect (mud) encodes regulates spindle orientation via interactions with the dynein complex. (2567 aa) | ||||
eas | Ethanolamine kinase; Highly specific for ethanolamine phosphorylation. May be a rate-controlling step in phosphatidylethanolamine biosynthesis. Belongs to the choline/ethanolamine kinase family. (495 aa) | ||||
Cdc42 | Cdc42 (Cdc42) encodes a GTPase signaling protein that acts as a molecular switch and functions as key regulator of the actin cytoskeleton. It plays a central role in diverse biological processes including actin cytoskeleton organization, mophogenesis, hemocyte migration, cell polarity, and wound repair. (191 aa) | ||||
cnn | Centrosomin (cnn) encodes an essential mitotic centrosome component. During early embryogenesis it is required to organize the mitotic spindle, the actin cytoskeleton and centriole replication. It is also required for mitotic and meiotic divisions during spermatogenesis, as well as organization of the sperm axoneme. The product of cnn can interact with microtubules, actin and the kinase encoded by polo. (1378 aa) | ||||
aPKC | Atypical protein kinase C; Serine/threonine protein kinase which is required for apico- basal cell polarity in the germ line as well as in epithelial and neural precursor cells, for epithelial planar cell polarity and for cell proliferation. During oocyte development, required for the posterior translocation of oocyte specification factors and for the posterior establishment of the microtubule organizing center within the presumptive oocyte. Phosphorylates l(2)gl which restricts l(2)gl activity to the oocyte posterior and regulates posterior enrichment of par-1, leading to establishmen [...] (958 aa) | ||||
Pfdn2 | Probable prefoldin subunit 2; Binds specifically to cytosolic chaperonin (c-CPN) and transfers target proteins to it. Binds to nascent polypeptide chain and promotes folding in an environment in which there are many competing pathways for nonnative proteins (By similarity); Belongs to the prefoldin subunit beta family. (143 aa) | ||||
brat | Brain tumor protein; A NHL-domain family protein that functions a translational repressor to inhibit cell proliferation. Plays a central role in translation repression of hb mRNA by being recruited by nos and pum to the Nanos Response Element (NRE), a 16 bp sequence in the hb mRNA 3'-UTR. Probably recruited by other proteins to repress translation of other mRNAs in other tissues. Involved in the regulation of ribosomal RNA synthesis and cell growth. Participates in abdominal segmentation and imaginal disk development. During neuroblast division, segregates asymmetrically and inhibits s [...] (1061 aa) | ||||
numb | Numb (numb) encodes a membrane-associated inhibitor of Notch signaling. It controls neuroblast and sense organ precursor asymmetric division. It is asymmetrically localized during mitosis and segregates exclusively to one of two daughter cells. (556 aa) | ||||
mts | Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase PP2A; Microtubule star (mts) encodes the catalytic subunit of protein phosphatase 2A. It is involved in various developmental processes and signaling pathways, such as Hh signaling and Wingless signaling; Belongs to the PPP phosphatase family. PP-2A subfamily. (309 aa) | ||||
wake | Wide awake, isoform G; Wide awake (wake) encodes a clock output molecule that regulates the timing of sleep onset. It upregulates the GABA receptor encoded by Rdl in the arousal-promoting large ventrolateral neurons, thus suppressing activity of the these cells at dusk and facilitating sleep onset at that time. (1648 aa) | ||||
flfl | Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 4 regulatory subunit 3; Regulatory subunit of serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 4. The probable PP4 complex Pp4-19C-PPP4R2r-flfl (PPP4C-PPP4R2-PPP4R3) is required to prevent caspase induced cell death (in vitro). May be involved in DNA damage repair. Key mediator specific for the localization of mira and associated cell fate determinants during both interphase and mitosis. Nuclear Flfl is required to exclude mira/pros from the nucleus when inefficiently bound to the cytoskeleton/cortex, whereas cytosolic or membrane-associated flfl is required fo [...] (980 aa) | ||||
tws | Protein phosphatase PP2A 55 kDa regulatory subunit; Could perform a substrate recognition function or could be responsible for targeting the enzyme complex to the appropriate subcellular compartment. (499 aa) |