Protein
Putative cuticle collagen 145
Organism
Caenorhabditis briggsae
Function
Nematode cuticles are composed largely of collagen-like proteins. The cuticle functions both as an exoskeleton and as a barrier to protect the worm from its environment (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the cuticular collagen family.
Sequence
MEKILVTLSTGAASIAVLAVLFTIPSLYNTINEVHDEVLDGVSVFRVETDSAWTEMMDIQITVTPPTKPRVNPFNSIFRQKRQTFSGLPAWCQCEPTKPTCPPGPPGPPGQPGQPGTPGAPGPKGEDNTSTYAPITCAPVSQDCVKCPQGPAGPEGPAGPAGPAGPDGQPGAPGNAGNPGSDGQPGAPGDDGQPGAPGQDGQPGAPGQDGQRGSGAPGAPGAPGNAGPAGPAGQDGAPGQDGQPGPAGPAGQDGAPGNAGSDGQPGAPGGPGLPGNDAAYCACPHGEDSCDHLYRSCLPRCFGEVLDGVSVFRVETDSAWTEMMDIQVTVTPPTKPRVNPFNSVFRQKRQTFSGLPAWCQCEPTKPTCPPGPPGPPGQPGQPGTPGAPGPKGEDNTATYAPITCAPVSQDCVKCPQGPAGPTGPAGLAGPAGPDGQPGFPGQRGNDGFPGAPGAPGDNGQPGAPGQDGFPGQPGADGQRGSGAPGAPGAPGNAGPAGPAGQDGFPGQDGQPGPAGPAGQDGFPGNAGSDGQPGAPGGPGLPGNDAAYCACPPRSAVFLSRH