Protein
Homeobox protein araucan
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster
Function
Controls proneural and vein forming genes. Positive transcriptional controler of AC-SC (achaete-scute). May act as an activator that interacts with the transcriptional complex assembled on the AC and SC promoters and participates in transcription initiation.
Similarity
Belongs to the TALE/IRO homeobox family.
Sequence
MAAYTQFGYGGFPSASQLLPPSVQTTEDASANVNVNVNEALVMTNAPAMSPTGGQDCQGSQPSGGAGGDASSGALSPNALSQNSNAATVVGAGGGSSAGGGGPADLATGGSLDGNGVGTTPTAGGAGGGGSCCENGRPIMTDPVSGQTVCSCQYDSARLALSSYSRLPAASVGVYGTPYPSTDQNPYQSIGVDSSAFYSPLSNPYGLKDTGAGPEMGAWTSAGLQPTTGYYSYDPMSAYGGLLVSNSSYGASYDLAARRKNATRESTATLKAWLNEHKKNPYPTKGEKIMLAIITKMTLTQVSTWFANARRRLKKENKMTWEPKNRTDDDDDALVSDDEKDKEDLEPSKGSQGSVSLAKDETKEEEDAIDEDQKCLGQANILRAGFGYPSAGSGSGGYPGGGGSSSGHPGGYHPYHHQHPAYYQAGQQGGMLPFHGENSKLQTDLGDPKNQLGRDCGVPIPATKPKIWSLADTVGCKTPPPAYMGHQSMPLQQQQQQQQQQQQAQHQYPPSEAGRDQQLFNGAAAPYLRPHTTAYGGFLGATTQQLHTTNNSIPYSNMPPQQQQPQQQQQQLQQGGTIHTTGSSSGPIIPLQFHNRHPQQQQQLQQQSQSTASQRAMGFLEAQPDTPPQTPPNMKVLSGALSLLPTATQVPMTATCRSSNAFGFPASGYPMNFSARLGEYSPRDDYSSGNSSSSSSSSPQLQRNEAMFKPLFKKFTN