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ifa-3

Gene
ifa-3
Protein
Intermediate filament protein ifa-3
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans
Length
581 amino acids
Function
Cytoplasmic intermediate filaments provide mechanical strength to cells. Essential protein, involved in attachment structures in epidermal cells that connect muscles to the external cuticle. Required for epidermal morphogenesis in embryos. Probable component of embryonic epidermal attachment structures.
Similarity
Belongs to the intermediate filament family.
Mass
66.563 kDa
Sequence
MADPDSYRSSITSRPAFNRTVTSSTQNYGTPASGNRVLKIVTETHTSSVASGLSPYGQGAASTIRDDREREKKEITELNDRLASYIGKVRFLAAQNRKLEADLNVLQSRFGKSTGSVKIMYEMEITTATNVVKETGKDHEEAEKEIGKIKDQLDELRKKFEEAQKGRAEDRLKIDELLVTLSNLEAEINLLKRRIALLEEEVARLKKENFRLTSELQRVRSELDQETLLRIDNQNKVTTILEEIDFMKRGFETELKDLQAQAARDTTSENREYFKNELMNSIRDIRAEYDRFMAGNRNDLESWSQIRVQEINTQTNRQNAEINHKRDEVKRLHSQVSELKSKHAELAARNGLLEKQLEDLNYQLEDDQRSYEAALNDKDAQVRKLREECQALLVELQMLLDTKQTLDGELKVYRRMLEGNSEENGLRQLVEKVVRTSAINEEVDTETMRVVKGEHSSRTSYQRSAKGNVSIKEVSPEGKFVILENTHRDKEEPLGDWKLKRKIDGKREIVFTFPSDYILHPVQTVKIFARGNGVANPPEVLVFEGDDTFGAGANVQTILYNNSGEERATHMQRQSQQTTTS