lin-8

Gene

lin-8

Protein

Protein lin-8

Organism

Caenorhabditis elegans

Length

386 amino acids

Function

Acts as a synthetic multivulva class A (synMuvA) protein and redundantly inhibits lin-3/EGF expression to prevent inappropriate vulva induction.

Similarity

Belongs to the lin-8 family.

Mass

44.18 kDa

Sequence

MSKIKTHSTGSKRTVPFYKLPPPVPLPPLPPPDPTRYFSTEKYIALSKDEKFKFDDYDVNDETLKKVVLNEIGKCPDIWSSRSQAAIMEHYPIVATETYRRTGLLLSIKSLKQIYKCGKDNLRNRLRVAIVSKRLTPAQVEAYMWRWEFYGFIRYYRDYTQRWEADLLKDLDVVLGLEARRASKNMEKVDSGELMEPMEPMDSTMDEMCVEEEPYEETGSNWSDPAPEPSQSKSQSPEAKYPQAYLLPEADEVYNPDDFYQEEHESASNAMYRIAFSQQYGGGGSPAVQKPVTFSAQPAPAPVREAPSPVVENVSSSSFTPKPPAMINNFGEEMNQITYQAIRIAREQPERLKLLRKALFDVVLAFDQKEYADVGDLYRDLAQKNS

Protein

Protein lin-8: lin-8