Protein
Serine/threonine-protein kinase pelle
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster
Function
Plays an essential role in the Tl receptor signaling pathway that establishes embryonic dorsoventral polarity; the signal directs import of dl into ventral and ventrolateral nuclei, thereby establishing dorsoventral polarity. Tub recruits pll to the plasma membrane and protein-protein interaction activates pll.
Similarity
Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. TKL Ser/Thr protein kinase family. Pelle subfamily.
Sequence
MSGVQTAEAEAQAQNQANGNRTRSRSHLDNTMAIRLLPLPVRAQLCAHLDALDVWQQLATAVKLYPDQVEQISSQKQRGRSASNEFLNIWGGQYNHTVQTLFALFKKLKLHNAMRLIKDYVSEDLHKYIPRSVPTISELRAAPDSSAKVNNGPPFPSSSGVSNSNNNRTSTTATEEIPSLESLGNIHISTVQRAAESLLEIDYAELENATDGWSPDNRLGQGGFGDVYRGKWKQLDVAIKVMNYRSPNIDQKMVELQQSYNELKYLNSIRHDNILALYGYSIKGGKPCLVYQLMKGGSLEARLRAHKAQNPLPALTWQQRFSISLGTARGIYFLHTARGTPLIHGDIKPANILLDQCLQPKIGDFGLVREGPKSLDAVVEVNKVFGTKIYLPPEFRNFRQLSTGVDVYSFGIVLLEVFTGRQVTDRVPENETKKNLLDYVKQQWRQNRMELLEKHLAAPMGKELDMCMCAIEAGLHCTALDPQDRPSMNAVLKRFEPFVTD