Function
Acts synergistically with sop-2 to maintain the transcriptionally repressive state of homeotic genes throughout development. Not required to initiate repression, but to maintain it during later stages of development. Also required to repress expression of other genes. Binds RNA in a sequence-independent manner.
Sequence
MTINIKYSSKFSSSKTSSSEELKPKTYIPAYYQPPVSMPKYYVNWLRIKLSLNKLKNIRAIYLFDQCQNFNQYQESSRKFSAGQVSSLTPWYSNFSNYSTVILRMKDTSLPPLENPSNGGTYLFNLITVFPSIALSFNYSWRGDTGPSISIFSFSLSVLFFSLFPQHKNICARAWCRPFRRSLSFSLRFIMSSEPASSSTEKVPEEPHPHSIKHKFQGPQFVIPRALSDYVLNVNNQTPESYEKALNAKYGRDDYITLCLHVTSLCTEYGPLDDGPEYVLLCDSRARVDKLIEDLVKLLEIDTDYVQLELHGGKRLHLQKPDAVLRDIAYKQSNEGSDKFFLEMKLVPSESMKAKIMKQEEEEEKARKHGQYQQYQEYHQQHQAMNDGQSSSSVPSTSSPSCSSEANRKEMETVREPAGPSELMRAINAPVAPAPVVIKIETPVALPEEDETLMDDDEMPSLTVEAPSEEASFEAEQPSPQVPQASIEGPSQQQQIPGTSQQKRQVARGSRTNMISYHDLPPGTGNAPPMACPQVTLKLEKNVPFEAKIRAVAGYTRKPISEVQKMRPSDLESIFHSICIASVQRIKRRNELVQQLQEINAQSCKSPTMTMNKKFTLAKAYQRVQNEIEKIDREQILPQQYMNMPPMPPQGQQRLPPPAYPPGILPPQQNRQQGVPPQFQRSPQFMIGPDGQRYAHPYMQLPNSNQRARILNTSSVQPSEEVRNRLVKIEAMAMNMAQLNPPRPPPPQPPHRALQGELQFLRPGAPDPCNFRPDSKQTYNNTYVTVASPATLTNSIIPWHFPPYEKSGRLNVSNTIKAINEYRLLCNSRQADPASFLEFYFLGDPMPHFNKILSIADYNMYLSRRRCDEADVKIHRMSHSDQLQLYLLELQSDESNVEKWKTFYRIMQWDLPLNNEFPRILLPSSLDIGRPVVDRKKKSIDQVMNHIHRMHSQRPPSMGNSSTSSEASSTSPTNAATATSSPASNRPTTSTAQPPTLNPT