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lfe-2

Gene
lfe-2
Protein
Inositol-trisphosphate 3-kinase homolog
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans
Length
494 amino acids
Function
Probably by regulating inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate levels, negatively regulates posterior body wall muscle contractions required for defecation and let-23 signaling pathway that controls spermathecal dilation and ovulation (PubMed:9491893, PubMed:16186564). May also regulate ovulation downstream of actin cross-linker fln-1 (PubMed:23671426).
Similarity
Belongs to the inositol phosphokinase (IPK) family.
Mass
56.84 kDa
Sequence
MHTQPQSYQAPEQTHMRIENRRIEAGKGGTNLLLIIESRVDTLSINLPTLYSLLFTTNITILMSAPQHRQLRRAAHITKIASIDLCSLEEEDHEDLVLEESGHHPSDIQNEKPNRPPYSTLIRKRSGKVFRFVRPKLADLWHSRYHEASFDLGRRLGIGRRTQSCCEDVCDEEVSVETMAITALPMDVWLKERLKKWVQLSGHEGSIVPATPHTLYKKQCANCGEGRAYKNISKDPALDGFTPKYYDELEKNEEHFIEIEDLLQQFHDPTKTAIMDIKIGTRTFLESEVSNTKKRADLYEKMVAIDNDEPTEEERKCGAITKLRYMQFRERESSTAQLGFRIEAAKRLEGALEKNFKKVRTVEDVTTTFMDFFGTQRSRVRQQLIERLKSMRKAIEHSSFFNSHEVVGSSILIVFDTEKVGCWMIDFAKSSPVPNGRTLNHRTTWIPGNNEDGYLIGIDNLVKILEELPEYGEHPDDQLMVTEEVIARMKNTKS