Protein
Chloride intracellular channel exc-4
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans
Function
May insert into membranes and form chloride ion channels. Involved in the formation of the excretory canal. Required to prevent cystic lumenal expansions in the excretory cell. Not required for formation of the initial tube, but is required for regulating the size of the tube lumen as it grows.
Similarity
Belongs to the chloride channel CLIC family.
Sequence
MAEAYQIQSNGDPQSKPLLELYVKASGIDARRIGADLFCQEFWMELYALYEIGVARVEVKTVNVNSEAFKKNFLGAQPPIMIEEEKELTYTDNREIEGRIFHLAKEFNVPLFEKDPSAEKRIENLYRNFKLFLRAKVEFDKGKKEPSRVEDLPAQIKVHYNRVCEQLSNIDQLLSERKSRYLLGNSMTEYDCELMPRLHHIRIIGLSLLGFDIPHNFTHLWAYILTAYRTAAFIESCPADQDIIHHYKEQMNLFTNQRETLQSPTKTHTIPEKVLSDIRVKGLAPDVNVH