Protein
Mechanosensory abnormality protein 6
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans
Function
Probable touch-cell sodium channel subunit. May be needed for mechanosensory transduction (touch sensitivity). Interacts with degenerin channel proteins and stabilizes the channel. Non-voltage-gated amiloride-sensitive cation channel permeable for sodium, potassium, lithium and N-methylglucamine.
Similarity
Belongs to the paraoxonase family.
Sequence
MGLQSAAAHFINRFIIWITIFMVACFLLRLLVVLDLNKRVYNHTPGPCRVLTDNYKGTAGMTYVESQKRVYITLGYGRAHDLKTKTGIAFYKTNRTDGRSQQEMYDLIEMTINWNGYEYKKEFIPTGIDSYSSSNGRVLLYVINAHPNHQCIHFFQIVESSKLNHRKAICDPSFSSLQDIAVVGPDRLFVTNMAAFGRGWAQILEFSLQTGQGAVYYYDGSKLSTAASSLIAPTGIGYDAKRRILYVGSMIRESIFAYKVAKDTTLELLYEMMLLTSPIGVFVESKTGDIWIAAHPVIHESAWHYTHPENQNIHSPSQILRIRIQEEGNSWVTTEPYANDGATISASSSVVFTDEQMLIGSSFGRLLHCDLTHSYIT