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mle

Gene
mle
Protein
Dosage compensation regulator
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster
Length
1293 amino acids
Function
Required in males for dosage compensation of X chromosome linked genes. Mle, msl-1 and msl-3 are colocalized on X chromosome. Each of the msl proteins requires all the other msls for wild-type X-chromosome binding. Probably unwinds double-stranded DNA and RNA in a 3' to 5' direction.
Similarity
Belongs to the DEAD box helicase family. DEAH subfamily.
Mass
143.661 kDa
Sequence
MDIKSFLYQFCAKSQIEPKFDIRQTGPKNRQRFLCEVRVEPNTYIGVGNSTNKKDAEKNACRDFVNYLVRVGKLNTNDVPADAGASGGGPRTGLEGAGMAGGSGQQKRVFDGQSGPQDLGEAYRPLNHDGGDGGNRYSVIDRIQEQRDMNEAEAFDVNAAIHGNWTIENAKERLNIYKQTNNIRDDYKYTPVGPEHARSFLAELSIYVPALNRTVTARESGSNKKSASKSCALSLVRQLFHLNVIEPFSGTLKKKKDEQLKPYPVKLSPNLINKIDEVIKGLDLPVVNPRNIKIELDGPPIPLIVNLSRIDSSQQDGEKRQESSVIPWAPPQANWNTWHACNIDEGELATTSIDDLSMDYERSLRDRRQNDNEYRQFLEFREKLPIAAMRSEILTAINDNPVVIIRGNTGCGKTTQIAQYILDDYICSGQGGYANIYVTQPRRISAISVAERVARERCEQLGDTVGYSVRFESVFPRPYGAILFCTVGVLLRKLEAGLRGVSHIIVDEIHERDVNSDFLLVILRDMVDTYPDLHVILMSATIDTTKFSKYFGICPVLEVPGRAFPVQQFFLEDIIQMTDFVPSAESRRKRKEVEDEEQLLSEDKDEAEINYNKVCEDKYSQKTRNAMAMLSESDVSFELLEALLMHIKSKNIPGAILVFLPGWNLIFALMKFLQNTNIFGDTSQYQILPCHSQIPRDEQRKVFEPVPEGVTKIILSTNIAETSITIDDIVFVIDICKARMKLFTSHNNLTSYATVWASKTNLEQRKGRAGRVRPGFCFTLCSRARFQALEDNLTPEMFRTPLHEMALTIKLLRLGSIHHFLSKALEPPPVDAVIEAEVLLREMRCLDANDELTPLGRLLARLPIEPRLGKMMVLGAVFGCADLMAIMASYSSTFSEVFSLDIGQRRLANHQKALSGTKCSDHVAMIVASQMWRREKQRGEHMEARFCDWKGLQMSTMNVIWDAKQQLLDLLQQAGFPEECMISHEVDERIDGDDPVLDVSLALLCLGLYPNICVHKEKRKVLTTESKAALLHKTSVNCSNLAVTFPYPFFVFGEKIRTRAVSCKQLSMVSPLQVILFGSRKIDLAANNIVRVDNWLNFDIEPELAAKIGALKPALEDLITVACDNPSDILRLEEPYAQLVKVVKDLCVKSAGDFGLQRESGILPHQSRQFSDGGGPPKRGRFETGRFTNSSFGRRGNGRTFGGGYGNNGGGYGNNGGGYGNIGGGYGNNAGGYGNNGGYGNNGGGYRNNGGGYGNNGGGYGNKRGGFGDSFESNRGSGGGFRNGDQGGRWGNF