sqt-1

Cuticle collagen sqt-1

324 amino acids

Nematode cuticles are composed largely of collagen-like proteins. The cuticle functions both as an exoskeleton and as a barrier to protect the worm from its environment. This is a collagen critical for organismal morphogenesis. Mutations in sqt-1 can lengthen, shorten, or helically twist the entire animal.

Belongs to the cuticular collagen family.

32.85 kDa

MSVKLACYVTASVTVATLMVCFMTMSTIYSEVDGFREKLDTEMNVFRQSTNGLWKDIVVIGRSSKRVRRQYEETNATPTPHADGSPSAPPGQPPAVPPVFNQPKTPNGANGNGPTCNCNADNKCPAGPSGPKGVPGVPGLDGVPGLDGVPGVGADDIAPQRESVGCFTCPQGPVGPPGALGRPGPRGLPGPRGQNGNPGRDGQPGHPGEQGSSGQIGKIGEPGPPGEKGRDAEHPIGRPGPKGPRGDQGPTGPAGQNGLHGPPGEPGTVGPEGPSGKQGRQGPDGTQGETGPDGRPGKDAEYCQCPDKSPPSEAVNANRGYRNI