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STRING protein interaction network
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Mef2Myocyte-specific enhancer factor 2; Transcription factor that could be a key player in early mesoderm differentiation and may be required for subsequent cell fate specifications within the somatic and visceral/heart mesodermal layers. Essential for myoblast fusion and consequently muscle formation in adults. During embryonic and pupal development, binds to the enhancer of the myoblast fusion gene sing and activates its transcription. Belongs to the MEF2 family. (606 aa)    
Predicted Functional Partners:
tin
Muscle-specific homeobox protein tinman; Required for the development of heart and visceral muscle; for the formation of somatic muscles. Has a crucial function in the early mesodermal subdivisions.
    
 
 0.977
p38b
P38b MAP kinase (p38b) encodes the serine/threonine kinase that constitutes MAP kinase signaling cascades. It is phosphorylated by MAPK kinases and phosphorylates various substrates that play roles in stress responses, immune responses and differentiation; Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. CMGC Ser/Thr protein kinase family. MAP kinase subfamily.
   
 0.916
twi
Twist (twi) encodes a transcription factor required for mesoderm cell fate. The product of twi is essential for gastrulation, the development of mesodermal derivatives, including somatic and visceral muscle, fat body and maintenance of muscle stem cells.
   
 
 0.915
p38a
P38a MAP kinase (p38a) encodes a member of the mitogen-activated protein kinases responsive to diverse stresses. In immune response, it activates its downstream component encoded by Atf-2 that in turn regulates Duox expression.
   
 0.904
zfh1
Zinc finger protein 1; Involved in the development of the embryonic central nervous system, embryonic mesoderm and adult musculature. Belongs to the delta-EF1/ZFH-1 C2H2-type zinc-finger family.
   
 
 0.845
bap
Homeobox protein bagpipe; Bagpipe (bap) encodes an important homeodomain transcription factor for visceral mesoderm formation, which differentiates into gut musculature.
    
 
 0.833
Mhc
Myosin heavy chain (Mhc) encodes the motor protein that provides the force for muscle contraction through its ATP-dependent interaction with actin filaments. It functions with essential and regulatory light chains.
    
 
 0.811
Erk7
Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 7; Atypical MAPK protein that regulates protein secretion in a kinase activity-dependent manner. In response to starvation regulates protein secretion by mediating transitional endoplasmic reticulum site disassembly. Mediates inhibition of insulin-like peptide secretion upon disturbed ribosome biogenesis and acts as a downstream effector of TP53.
    
 
 0.801
nej
Nejire, isoform C; Nejire (nej) encodes the transcriptional co-activator CBP. It acetylates several nuclear proteins, including the histone encoded by His3 on K18, K27, and H4 on K8. By regulating gene expression, the product of nej has roles in cell proliferation, cell signaling and differentiation, and in developmental patterning.
   
 
 0.800
CG14561
UT01525p.
    
 
 0.793
Your Current Organism:
Drosophila melanogaster
NCBI taxonomy Id: 7227
Other names: D. melanogaster, Diptera sp. DNAS-2A9-224646, Sophophora melanogaster, fruit fly
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