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Scm

Gene
Scm
Protein
Polycomb protein Scm
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster
Length
877 amino acids
Function
Polycomb group (PcG) protein. PcG proteins act by forming multiprotein complexes, which are required to maintain the transcriptionally repressive state of homeotic genes throughout development. PcG proteins are not required to initiate repression, but to maintain it during later stages of development. They probably act via the methylation of histones, rendering chromatin heritably changed in its expressibility.
Similarity
Belongs to the SCM family.
Mass
93.551 kDa
Sequence
MSGGRDSSTSSGSNSAAPGASTNATSSASASASSTSTSASPGSTTSPASTQRQRGRPAKRATCTWCGEGKLPLQYVLPTQTGKKEFCSETCIAEFRKAYSKGACTQCDNVIRDGAPNKEFCSIMCMNKHQKKNCSTRHSGGSASGKGLAESERKLLASGAPAPTGPFQYESFHVFDWDAYLEETGSEAAPAKCFKQAQNPPNNDFKIGMKLEALDPRNVTSTCIATVVGVLGSRLRLRLDGSDSQNDFWRLVDSTEIHAIGHCEKNGGMLQPPLGFRMNASSWPGYLCKILNNAMVAPEEIFQPEPPEPEENLFKVGQKLEAVDKKNPQLICCATVDAIKDDQIHVTFDGWRGAFDYWCNYRSRDIFPAGWCARSCHPMQPPGHKSRMDSSSSKQRCPRPRYTVVAESEAMVPASPATAHFHPNCKGGPFINNSKLPCMVTGPTYQTLAKLCLQEVLAASTDTQQLSKLLFALEGDVHIVTAAGKNFTVKIPSPMRMKDDESLAQFIETLCTTCRACANLISLVHETEECKKCANSRKRQLTQSATPPSSPVLADKRNRQSNSATTSPSEKIIKQELAVKSPVESKSKTSTNNGKEPASQQNSNHSLNNNNNSASKSSNKVVIKSEPNGANAQTSSTTQALRKVRFQHHANTNTNSSATNGNQDTSQTTHVSTSHCSSSSTSSSTSLAGGSANTSTIGKYLAPLVAEVHPEQANVKPSNSYYKSPTTLSSSASLPTSVSTPFTGCQSASSTALAAGGVTAAKAATAPAGAAATAGASPSYTAITSPVSTPTSALANSHLRSQPIDWTIEEVIQYIESNDNSLAVHGDLFRKHEIDGKALLLLNSEMMMKYMGLKLGPALKICNLVNKVNGRRNNLAL