Protein
Tiggy-winkle hedgehog protein
Function
Intercellular signal essential for a variety of patterning events during development. Involved in dorso-ventral patterning of the brain and in early patterning of the developing eyes.
Similarity
Belongs to the hedgehog family.
Sequence
MDVRLHLKQFALLCFISLLLTPCGLACGPGRGYGKRRHPKKLTPLAYKQFIPNVAEKTLGASGKYEGKITRNSERFKELIPNYNPDIIFKDEENTNADRLMTKRCKDKLNSLAISVMNHWPGVKLRVTEGWDEDGHHLEESLHYEGRAVDITTSDRDKSKYGMLSRLAVEAGFDWVYYESKAHIHCSVKAENSVAAKSGGCFPGSGTVTLGDGTRKPIKDLKVGDRVLAADEKGNVLISDFIMFIDHDPTTRRQFIVIETSEPFTKLTLTAAHLVFVGNSSAASGITATFASNVKPGDTVLVWEDTCESLKSVTVKRIYTEEHEGSFAPVTAHGTIIVDQVLASCYAVIENHKWAHWAFAPVRLCHKLMTWLFPARESNVNFQEDGIHWYSNMLFHIGSWLLDRDSFHPLGILHLS