Biology:Daf-7

From HandWiki
abnormal dauer formation protein 7
Identifiers
OrganismCaenorhabditis elegans
Symboldaf-7
Entrez175237
HomoloGene21183
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_064864.5
RefSeq (Prot)NP_497265.1
UniProtP92172
Other data
ChromosomeIII: 0.81 - 0.81 Mb

The DAF-7 gene encodes for the ortholog of GDF11, a ligand of TGF-beta signaling pathway, in the worm Caenorhabditis elegans.[1] When binds to the complex of type II receptor Daf-4 and type I receptor Daf-1, this receptor protein serine/threonine kinase will phosphorylation activate the Smad Protein Daf-8/14.[2]

References

  1. "A DAF-1-binding protein BRA-1 is a negative regulator of DAF-7 TGF-beta signaling". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 98 (11): 6284–8. May 2001. doi:10.1073/pnas.111409798. PMID 11353865. Bibcode2001PNAS...98.6284M. 
  2. "Specificity of TGFbeta signaling is conferred by distinct type I receptors and their associated SMAD proteins in Caenorhabditis elegans". Development 126 (2): 251–60. January 1999. doi:10.1242/dev.126.2.251. PMID 9847239.