Protein
Vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 16B
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster
Function
Essential for phagosome maturation and the innate immune response to bacteria. During phagosome maturation it is required for the fusion of late endosomes/lysosomes and phagosomes.
Similarity
Belongs to the VPS16 family.
Sequence
MDLQLDSESYWNRSSRAAFSFDDEDEVDLAPDLVSNGILADDTISEASFNNSVALNLSIKSILSEEALKLVLQEQALDDRVLPKGVSPEEELKLLRRQLQSTLYSPNLEATAQKLLQGKTAPLEMFKSLHEKQQLLDTLMAQGGGHAVITVLLFLKRTLNTTQFHGILRERPKALEQYLSYLKESGDLAGHIELLQLFGRHQEAALKQFQAALASGDTSTRKKHLQLLVDAYATAGVGVIPLYEQVFHAALKMQQLMEKDSALGKLLRDQPTPVEVLYACCQVNSNWKEQDMLKPVSPQRFAADQQISPAQYEWTALNERAQAQAYADLECIFERVPSWHPLKTKQFHISFDLTLAVLRLYELQAPSTVLQLFLSKMGNSVEKLALAQRVKCIKAVIDAMAGLKQQQELQQLKDTLPERSEEQFYCENALKSLQSKRWTTDNIKLKL