Function
The activated form, spaetzle C-106, acts as a ligand for the Toll receptor (PubMed:12872120). Binding to Toll activates the Toll signaling pathway and induces expression of the antifungal peptide drosomycin (PubMed:8808632). Component of the extracellular signaling pathway that establishes dorsal-ventral polarity in the embryo (PubMed:8124709, PubMed:11212919).
Sequence
MMTPMWISLFKVLLLLFAFFATYEAKEYERIIKELFTITNDEGVVLFNTSADSAPFMPIPTQHDDPTQKQKQNQNQSPIPETNRHYHQYHSLIQPDQYFKVQRSPNGKLNLVFNDTFVSLQRTDTEVQSEQPIPPRHPSDTFVFPDSPIAKYRPPQSPARPLRNDTKEHNPCAKDESQHLRNFCTNVDDYPDLSGLTHKLKNNFAKFFSNDLQPTDVSSRVGGSDERFLCRSIRKLVYPKKGLRADDTWQLIVNNDEYKQAIQIEECEGADQPCDFAANFPQSYNPICKQHYTQQTLASIKSDGELDVVQNSFKIPSCCKCALKTG