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wek

Gene
wek
Protein
Zinc finger protein weckle
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster
Length
470 amino acids
Function
Acts as an adapter to assemble/stabilize a Toll/wek/Myd88/tube complex; required for efficient recruitment of Myd88 to Toll. Dispensable for innate immune response; plays a minimal role, if any, in the immune defense against Gram-positive bacteria and fungi. Involved in dorsoventral axis determination.
Mass
53.21 kDa
Sequence
MGVPTSDWIYWCRLCARDDVVYKVRERDDDLVRIISKCFDVEMTLEEPELGSMLCEECYSVIGQLITFSDSVSKVQAIFELLRHSEPQDSQDLDALRLEYGLPPACKQDLEFLDIDDTEDRCSLVEELTISDHSTSPSPDFEAQTVRTRANLKQCNSDPKVLASPTASIPEVETKRSRRQQFAAKRNSKVYTATESDDEEAILDEDEAVSPPPLKRKRGRPKGSGKQKNVDDSDNVTSREPDDNAKSKQDDKTSELSMSPHGSQSSNFVDYPCKICNETFMSFMALRRHKHDMHGGPKKYVCDHCGKGLKTFTSLVEHQLVHTEEKPCICPVCNAGFKNKARLRVHSQTHGEPKFECNVCGKKLQTRAILNKHKYVHTDERRFKCEVCGSGCKNSTALKIHLLGHTGLRPYVCKYCGKAFASNTNCRSHKWKKHPELASKEDETESSRVPVPTLEELRAITREMAKAKQD