cut-1

Gene

cut-1

Protein

Cuticlin-1

Organism

Caenorhabditis elegans

Length

424 amino acids

Function

Component of the cuticles. It forms a ribbon approximately 2 microns wide running along the lateral lines underneath the alae. Contributes to the formation of extracellular envelopes protecting the organism from the environment.

Mass

45.168 kDa

Sequence

MTWKPIICLAALVLSASAIPVDNNVEGEPEVECGPNSITVNFNTRNPFEGHVYVKGLYDQAGCRSDEGGRQVAGIELPFDSCNTARTRSLNPKGVFVSTTVVISFHPQFVTKVDRAYRIQCFYMESDKTVSTQIEVSDLTTAFQTQVVPMPVCKYEILDGGPSGQPIQFATIGQQVYHKWTCDSETTDTFCAVVHSCTVDDGNGDTVQILNEEGCALDKFLLNNLEYPTDLMAGQEAHVYKYADRSQLFYQCQISITIKDPGSECARPTCSEPQGFGAVKQAGAGGAHAAAAPQAGVEEVQAAPVAAAAPVAAPVAAAAAAPAVPRATLAQLRLLRKKRSFGENEGILDVRVEINTLDIMEGASPSAPEAAALVSEESVRRRATSTGICLTPIGFASFLGIGTIVATALSATIFYVARPTSHKH

Protein

Cuticlin-1: cut-1