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armi

Gene
armi
Protein
Probable RNA helicase armi
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster
Length
1188 amino acids
Function
Probable RNA helicase required for axial polarization of the oocyte during early and mid oogenesis. Plays a central role in RNA interference (RNAi) process, a process that mediates mRNA destruction of translational repression. Required for the assembly of the RISC complex, a complex required for target RNA destruction or repression. May be required in the RISC assembly to unwind miRNAs, in the production of single-stranded miRNA from the double-stranded miRNA, a key step in RISC formation. Required both for the translational control of oskar (osk) mRNA and cytoskeletal polarization in the oocyte. Required for somatic primary piRNA biogenesis.
Similarity
Belongs to the DNA2/NAM7 helicase family. SDE3 subfamily.
Mass
135.658 kDa
Sequence
MFTYVSKFFTNPDRNREDILESLDRENSFLDQKLMEEKMDQQLKANPNEINGVLSNKIAELTHGLSEMDVSKESSCTARKGVITSLDGDRGVIDKDVLFETKVAEDIILDLHVGCVVEYLTFTTGEAMRVVKVKSILEHSWEDTSQKEIEKAVDNLKNEKPTFFNTETRSVLGLISQRLASSIDVETEYGQLTVELDNIEMNFIPTNGDRVRLECNIQLDDGFVDKQGEILEVTKLFPTRIQEGEKCIVERVYVHMVVLGPETYILKTDLPTGTDLHLGDIVLADLIECQYSKFTRRAIKITPLEKNFGATKLTQQSSMGSSGSGKAVTVTGVNRFITAELWQKESVSLKLTNNLNRTLRLESITVCNDSESQLSVVSPLESKEISSGSEITVTFEIHTQFLGEAIEKYVLNFDLLKVRRVFTVIVCKTKEEVAEAEKRMIAAEALMAPGRNSQERSRFYANQVWCNKVDVIPGQQIVTKRRFVALRLGCFEVPKELRQICLTSERRQEMIKAIEQHYSFLTEPLSIKTYMHRFRLLLHLEEIECFVNFRNYDRDRAHFLRDGEFLTLQIENLAERRPSLVIGDTLRVINPWSDPDSQTTKSYEGIIHKVLFDRILLKFHSSFQEKYNGEDYRLEFYFSRYSFRKQHHAISKIVGVMGEDFLFPSKVTKRENPQLDVYMKDDDMYLYDSKLEWYNQSLNSIQKRAVFNILRGEAENIPYVLFGPPGSGKTMTLIETLLQLVRNLPGARILVGTPSNSSADLVTKRLIDSKALLQGDFIRLVSYNQVEKDLIPPEIMSYCATSDVGAVGSCEDKMMVTESGLKLRCQAKFIGTHRITISTCTTLGNFLQLGFPAGHFTHVLFDEAGQCTEPETMVPIVMLTKKRSQVVLSGDPRQLQSIVTSRIASKMGFSISFLERLLERSPYRKDLQRFPESSGYNPLVLTKLLYNYRALPSIMSIYSRLFYDDELIPVLSEKDSRESRLLSKLRCVFESEKDIPQAHGTFFYGIIGENRQNNDSPSWFNPQEVREVFLMTIALYRANVTADQIGIITPYQKQVKMLRSMFIGTDVVMPKIGSVEEFQGQERDIILISTVRSSEEILRMDARFSLGFVRCSKRLNVAVSRARAMMIIFGNPHLLAVDECWRQLILFCVKNNAYFGCDLPQMVINQKDEVPVCLETFVPSLNTTDDLN