Function
Plays a central role in cell polarity establishment (PubMed:2344615, PubMed:12900452, PubMed:10102271, PubMed:11740560). Participates in the assembly, positioning and maintenance of adherens junctions via its interaction with the SAC complex (PubMed:11740560, PubMed:12900452, PubMed:10102271, PubMed:11076972). Controls the coalescence of the spots of zonula adherens (ZA) into a adhesive ring around the cells (PubMed:11740560). It may act as a signal (PubMed:2344615). Involved in morphogenesis of the photoreceptor rhabdomere, for positioning and growth of rhabdomere and AJ during the crucial period of photoreceptor extension along the proximodistal axis of the retina (PubMed:12900452). Component of the crb-galla-Xpd (CGX) complex which is essential for proper mitotic chromosome segregation in early embryos (PubMed:25065591). The CGX complex is also required for cell proliferation in developing wing disks (PubMed:25065591). In the CGX complex, acts with galla-1 or galla-2 to recruit Xpd and thus form the functional complex. Together with apn, plays a key role in trachea development at larval stages (PubMed:30645584).
Sequence
MAKIANASLSQQQKQRQAETATTTTTTVAASVETATTTARSRDRTKSAAQITSHLLKRAISVYSSPQWIPLFILIYLATDVASVAVPTKEAYFNGSTYLRLTTPMPIWDHSAISFRSCRGGEILAQQYNKNSIVISVLNDFLQISLAGPAVHGPNNRLDVKLPYQLLDNRWHTLQFKYEYGNLYLHVDRAASIFANSTYNSQFLTNQDIGYKDAILILGNSFSGCLLDGPGLQFVNNSTVQNVVFGHCPLTPGPCSDHDLFTRLPDNFCLNDPCMGHGTCSSSPEGYECRCTARYSGKNCQKDNGSPCAKNPCENGGSCLENSRGDYQCFCDPNHSGQHCETEVNIHPLCQTNPCLNNGACVVIGGSGALTCECPKGYAGARCEVDTDECASQPCQNNGSCIDRINGFSCDCSGTGYTGAFCQTNVDECDKNPCLNGGRCFDTYGWYTCQCLDGWGGEICDRPMTCQTQQCLNGGTCLDKPIGFQCLCPPEYTGELCQIAPSCAQQCPIDSECVGGKCVCKPGSSGYNCQTSTGDGASALALTPINCNATNGKCLNGGTCSMNGTHCYCAVGYSGDRCEKAENCSPLNCQEPMVCVQNQCLCPENKVCNQCATQPCQNGGECVDLPNGDYECKCTRGWTGRTCGNDVDECTLHPKICGNGICKNEKGSYKCYCTPGFTGVHCDSDVDECLSFPCLNGATCHNKINAYECVCQPGYEGENCEVDIDECGSNPCSNGSTCIDRINNFTCNCIPGMTGRICDIDIDDCVGDPCLNGGQCIDQLGGFRCDCSGTGYEGENCELNIDECLSNPCTNGAKCLDRVKDYFCDCHNGYKGKNCEQDINECESNPCQYNGNCLERSNITLYQMSRITDLPKVFSQPFSFENASGYECVCVPGIIGKNCEININECDSNPCSKHGNCNDGIGTYTCECEPGFEGTHCEINIDECDRYNPCQRGTCYDQIDDYDCDCDANYGGKNCSVLLKGCDQNPCLNGGACLPYLINEVTHLYNCTCENGFQGDKCEKTTTLSMVATSLISVTTEREEGYDINLQFRTTLPNGVLAFGTTGEKNEPVSYILELINGRLNLHSSLLNKWEGVFIGSKLNDSNWHKVFVAINTSHLVLSANDEQAIFPVGSYETANNSQPSFPRTYLGGTIPNLKSYLRHLTHQPSAFVGCMQDIMVNGKWIFPDEQDANISYTKLENVQSGCPRTEQCKPNPCHSNGECTDLWHTFACHCPRPFFGHTCQHNMTAATFGHENTTHSAVIVETTDVARRAIRSILDISMFIRTREPTGQVFYLGTDPRKAPTKNIGDSYVAAKLHGGELLVKMQFSGTPEAYTVGGQKLDNGYNHLIEVVRNQTLVQVKLNGTEYFRKTLSTTGLLDAQVLYLGGPAPTRESLLGATTEPGIIPVPGAGIPIEDTTVPKEADDSRDYFKGIIQDVKVSNGSLNLIVEMYSLNVTDVQVNAKPLGAVTIDRASVLPGEVSDDLCRKNPCLHNAECRNTWNDYTCKCPNGYKGKNCQEIEFCQHVTCPGQSLCQNLDDGYECVTNTTFTGQERSPLAFFYFQEQQSDDIVSEASPKQTLKPVIDIAFRTRAGGTLLYIDNVDGFFEIGVNGGRVTITWKLSALHFGESARFEKENTDGEWSRIYLRAHNSKLEGGWKGWESMVDPTPAFSTDIDQAAFQSLIATSTQVYLGGMPESRQARGSTLSAQQGSQFKGCVGEARVGDLLLPYFSMAELYSRTNVSVQQKAQFRLNATRPEEGCILCFQSDCKNDGFCQSPSDEYACTCQPGFEGDDCGTDIDECLNTECLNNGTCINQVAAFFCQCQPGFEGQHCEQNIDECADQPCHNGGNCTDLIASYVCDCPEDYMGPQCDVLKQMTCENEPCRNGSTCQNGFNASTGNNFTCTCVPGFEGPLCDIPFCEITPCDNGGLCLTTGAVPMCKCSLGYTGRLCEQDINECESNPCQNGGQCKDLVGRYECDCQGTGFEGIRCENDIDECNMEGDYCGGLGRCFNKPGSFQCICQKPYCGAYCNFTDPCNATDLCSNGGRCVESCGAKPDYYCECPEGFAGKNCTAPITAKEDGPSTTDIAIIVIPVVVVLLLIAGALLGTFLVMARNKRATRGTYSPSAQEYCNPRLEMDNVLKPPPEERLI