Protein
Cell death specification protein 2
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans
Function
Required to activate programmed cell death in the sister cells of the serotoninergic neurosecretory motor (NSM) neurons. Negatively regulates the activity of ces-1 which in turn negatively regulates the activities of cell-killing genes. Binds to the DNA sequence 5'-RTTACGTAAY-3'.
Similarity
Belongs to the bZIP family.
Sequence
MDFHRALSALFTNQAAVQPLLGSLGFPFNDGTSILTTALAAQSGGKKLDTPLGILPFDSLPTTNLLTPTKKIKLEDELCASPVSSRSSTVSSSHFSSPQRSPSRKMSVPIPEEKKDSAYFERRRKNNDAAKRSRDARRQKEEQIASKAHALERENMQLRGKVSSLEQEAAQLRFLLFSKISPANSEVSCESNDSTETNDSNDSKSDSTIEV