Protein
NF-kappa-B inhibitor cactus
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster
Function
Involved in the formation of the dorsoventral pattern. It inhibits nuclear translocation of the dorsal morphogen in the dorsal region of the embryo. Acts as a negative regulator of the NF-kappa-B (rel) signaling pathway. Cact is degraded by IKKbeta, this is essential for NF-kappa-B (rel) activation.
Similarity
Belongs to the NF-kappa-B inhibitor family.
Sequence
MPSPTKAAEAATKATATSDCSCSAASVEQRAPSNAANPSSSLATSGKIGGKTQDQTAAINKQKEFAVPNETSDSGFISGPQSSQIFSEEIVPDSEEQDKDQQESAPQKEQPVVLDSGIIDEEEDQEEQEKEEEHQDTTTATADSMRLKHSADTGIPQWTVESHLVSRGEQLNNLGQSSSTQITGRSKVQSSTASTANANPSGSGATSSAPPSSINIMNAWEQFYQQNDDGDTPLHLACISGSVDVVAALIRMAPHPCLLNIQNDVAQTPLHLAALTAQPNIMRILLLAGAEPTVRDRHGNTALHLSCIAGEKQCVRALTEKFGATEIHEAHRQYGHRSNDKAVSSLSYACLPADLEIRNYDGERCVHLAAEAGHIDILRILVSHGADINAREGKSGRTPLHIAIEGCNEDLANFLLDECEKLNLETATYAGLTAYQFACIMNKSRMQNILEKRGAETVTPPDSDYDSSDIEDLDDTKMYDRFGDPRYFVSYNGGNPMTVA