Organism
Drosophila melanogaster
Function
Binds as a ligand to a family of frizzled seven-transmembrane receptors and acts through a cascade of genes on the nucleus. Probable developmental protein. May be a signaling molecule which affects the development of discrete regions of tissues. Is likely to signal over only few cell diameters. May have a role in limb and CNS development; may be a downstream target of Dll that acts in the specification of these primordia.
Similarity
Belongs to the Wnt family.
Sequence
MSCYRKRHFLLWLLRAVCMLHLTARGAYATVGLQGVPTWIYLGLKSPFIEFGNQVEQLANSSIPLNMTKDEQANMHQEGLRKLGTFIKPVDLRDSETGFVKADLTKRLVFDRPNNITSRPIHPIQEEMDQKQIILLDEDTDENGLPASLTDEDRKFIVPMALKNISPDPRWAATTPSPSALQPNAKAISTIVPSPLAQVEGDPTSNIDDLKKHILFLHNMTKTNSNFESKFVKFPSLQKDKAKTSGAGGSPPNPKRPQRPIHQYSAPIAPPTPKVPAPDGGGVGGAAYNPGEQPIGGYYQNEELANNQSLLKPTDTDSHPAAGGSSHGQKNPSEPQVILLNETLSTETSIEADRSPSINQPKAGSPARTTKRPPCLRNPESPKCIRQRRREEQQRQRERDEWFRGQSQYMQPRFEPIIQTINNTKRFAVSIEIPDSFKVSSEGSDGELLSRVERSQPSISSSSSSSSSSSRKIMPDYIKVSMENNTSVTDYFKHDVVMTSADVASDREFLIKNMEEHGGAGSANSHHNDTTPTADAYSETIDLNPNNCYSAIGLSNSQKKQCVKHTSVMPAISRGARAAIQECQFQFKNRRWNCSTTNDETVFGPMTSLAAPEMAFIHALAAATVTSFIARACRDGQLASCSCSRGSRPKQLHDDWKWGGCGDNLEFAYKFATDFIDSREKETNRETRGVKRKREEINKNRMHSDDTNAFNIGIKRNKNVDAKNDTSLVVRNVRKSTEAENSHILNENFDQHLLELEQRITKEILTSKIDEEEMIKLQEKIKQEIVNTKFFKGEQQPRKKKRKNQRAAADAPAYPRNGIKESYKDGGILPRSTATVKARSLMNLHNNEAGRRAVIKKARITCKCHGVSGSCSLITCWQQLSSIREIGDYLREKYEGATKVKINKRGRLQIKDLQFKVPTAHDLIYLDESPDWCRNSYALHWPGTHGRVCHKNSSGLESCAILCCGRGYNTKNIIVNERCNCKFHWCCQVKCEVCTKVLEEHTCK