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BicD

Gene
BicD
Protein
Protein bicaudal D
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster
Length
782 amino acids
Function
This protein is essential for differentiation. It may play a role in localizing of Nanos (a maternal determinant) activity in oocytes. During oogenesis, plays a specific role, together with Rab6 but independently of Sec5, in the polarization of the oocyte microtubule cytoskeleton, in oskar mRNA localization and in the anterodorsal secretion of grk.
Similarity
Belongs to the BicD family.
Mass
88.954 kDa
Sequence
MSSASNNGPSADQSVQDLQMEVERLTRELDQVSSASAQSAQYGLSLLEEKSALQQKCEELETLYDNTRHELDITQEALTKFQTSQKVTNKTGIEQEDALLNESAARETSLNLQIFDLENELKQLRHELERVRNERDRMLQENSDFGRDKSDSEADRLRLKSELKDLKFRETRMLSEYSELEEENISLQKQVSSLRSSQVEFEGAKHEIRRLTEEVELLNQQVDELANLKKIAEKQMEEALETLQGEREAKYALKKELDGHLNRESMYHISNLAYSIRSNMEDNASNNSDGEEENLALKRLEADLSTELKSPDGTKCDLFSEIHLNELKKLEKQLESMESEKTHLTANLREAQTSLDKSQNELQNFMSRLALLAAHVDALVQLKKQIDVKEQGKEGGQKKDELEQQLRALISQYANWFTLSAKEIDGLKTDIAELQKGLNYTDATTTLRNEVTNLKNKLLATEQKSLDLQSDVQTLTHISQNAGQSLGSARSTLVALSDDLAQLYHLVCTVNGETPTRVLLDHKTDDMSFENDSLTAIQSQFKSDVFIAKPQIVEDLQGLADSVEIKKYVDTVSDQIKYLKTAVEHTIDMNKHKIRSEGGDALEKVNTEEMEELQEQIVKLKSLLSVKREQIGTLRNVLKSNKQTAEVALTNLKSKYENEKIIVSDTMSKLRNELRLLKEDAATFSSLRAMFAARCEEYVTQVDDLNRQLEAAEEEKKTLNQLLRLAVQQKLALTQRLEEMEMDREMRHVRRPMPAQRGTSGKSSFSTRPSSRNPASSNANPF