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STRING protein interaction network
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mec-2Mechanosensory protein 2; Positively regulates the activity of the putative mechanosensory transduction channel. May link the mechanosensory channel and the microtubule cytoskeleton of the touch receptor neurons. Required for the function of a set of six touch receptor neurons. (1239 aa)    
Predicted Functional Partners:
mec-4
Degenerin mec-4; Probable sodium channel subunit. May be needed for mechanosensory transduction (touch sensitivity). Negatively regulates the turning step of male mating behavior.
   
 
 0.998
mec-10
Degenerin mec-10; Amiloride-sensitive sodium channel subunit required for mechanosensory transduction (touch sensitivity). Negatively regulates the turning step of male mating behavior.
   
 
 0.997
mec-6
Mechanosensory abnormality protein 6; Probable touch-cell sodium channel subunit. May be needed for mechanosensory transduction (touch sensitivity). Interacts with degenerin channel proteins and stabilizes the channel. Non-voltage- gated amiloride-sensitive cation channel permeable for sodium, potassium, lithium and N-methylglucamine. Belongs to the paraoxonase family.
   
 
 0.997
mec-9
Uncharacterized protein.
   
  
 0.918
mec-5
MEC-5.
   
 
 0.917
mec-12
Detyrosinated tubulin alpha-3 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). Component of the large-diameter neuronal microtubules which contains 15 protofilaments. Plays a role in mechanosensory transduction (touch sensitivity).
   
 
 0.908
mec-18
Uncharacterized protein.
   
  
 0.889
mec-1
Uncharacterized protein.
   
  
 0.862
unc-24
PHB domain-containing protein.
 
0.857
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).
   
 
 0.857
Your Current Organism:
Caenorhabditis elegans
NCBI taxonomy Id: 6239
Other names: C. elegans, Rhabditis elegans, roundworm
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