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cact

Gene
cact
Protein
NF-kappa-B inhibitor cactus
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster
Length
500 amino acids
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.
Mass
53.818 kDa
Sequence
MPSPTKAAEAATKATATSDCSCSAASVEQRAPSNAANPSSSLATSGKIGGKTQDQTAAINKQKEFAVPNETSDSGFISGPQSSQIFSEEIVPDSEEQDKDQQESAPQKEQPVVLDSGIIDEEEDQEEQEKEEEHQDTTTATADSMRLKHSADTGIPQWTVESHLVSRGEQLNNLGQSSSTQITGRSKVQSSTASTANANPSGSGATSSAPPSSINIMNAWEQFYQQNDDGDTPLHLACISGSVDVVAALIRMAPHPCLLNIQNDVAQTPLHLAALTAQPNIMRILLLAGAEPTVRDRHGNTALHLSCIAGEKQCVRALTEKFGATEIHEAHRQYGHRSNDKAVSSLSYACLPADLEIRNYDGERCVHLAAEAGHIDILRILVSHGADINAREGKSGRTPLHIAIEGCNEDLANFLLDECEKLNLETATYAGLTAYQFACIMNKSRMQNILEKRGAETVTPPDSDYDSSDIEDLDDTKMYDRFGDPRYFVSYNGGNPMTVA

Gene
cact
Protein
NF-kappa-B inhibitor cactus
Organism
Drosophila yakuba
Length
489 amino acids
Function
Involved in the formation of the dorsoventral pattern. It inhibits nuclear translocation of the dorsal morphogen in the dorsal region of the embryo.
Mass
52.539 kDa
Sequence
MPSPTKAAEAATKATATSDCSCSAASVEERGPVNAANPSSTXATSGKIGGKTQDQTAAINKPKEFAVPNETSDSGFISGPQSSQICSEEIVPDSEEQDKNQQQSAPQKEQPVVLDSGIIDEEEEHQDTTTATADSMRLKHSADTGIPQWTVESHLVNRGEQLNNLGQSSSTQITGRSKFQSSTASTANANPSGXGATSSAPPSSINIXNAWEQFYQQNDDGDTPXHLACISGSVEVVAALIRMAPHPCLLNIQNDVAQTPLHLAALTAQPNIMRILLLAGAEVRDRHGNTALHLSCIAGEKQCVRALTEEFGATEIHEAHRQYGHRSNDKAVSSLSFARLPADLEIRNYDGERCVHLAAEAGHIDILRILVSHGADINAREGKSGRTPLHIAIEGCNEDLANFLLDECEKLNLETATYAGLTAYQFACIMNKSRMQNILEKRGAETVTPPDSDYDSSDIEDLDDTKMYDRFGDPRYFVSYNGGNPMTVA