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Gene: R13H9.4   

R13H9.4SMapS_parentSequenceR13H9
ChromosomeIV
Identity (5)
Gene_info Gene_classmsp
Phenotype[C.elegansII] NMK. Encodes MSP (16kD); msp-113 cluster. [Ward et al. (1988); BA]
GO_termGO:0005198 IEA Inferred_automatically
Structured_description Provisional_descriptionmsp-53 encodes a protein that belongs to a family of proteins called the Major Sperm Proteins (MSPs) that is conserved in nematodes; msp-53 has a C. briggsae homolog as identified by the Wobble Aware Bulk Aligner (WABA); the MSP family consists of closely related, small, basic proteins that make up 15% of sperm protein; this multigene family consists of over fifty genes, including many pseudogenes; MSPs are involved in both extracellular signaling and cytoskeletal functions during reproduction-MSP antagonizes Eph/ephrin signaling, in part, by binding VAB-1 Eph receptor tyrosine kinase on oocytes and sheath cells to promote oocyte maturation and MAPK activation; MSPs assemble into fibrous networks that drive movement of the C. elegans sperm; msp genes are expressed only in late primary spermatocytes. Paper_evidence (5)
Curator_confirmedWBPerson324
Date_last_updated06 May 2005 00:00:00
Concise_descriptionmsp-53 encodes a protein that belongs to a family of proteins called the Major Sperm Proteins (MSPs) that is conserved in nematodes; msp-53 has a C. briggsae homolog as identified by the Wobble Aware Bulk Aligner (WABA); the MSP family consists of closely related, small, basic proteins that make up 15% of sperm protein; this multigene family consists of over fifty genes, including many pseudogenes; MSPs are involved in both extracellular signaling and cytoskeletal functions during reproduction-MSP antagonizes Eph/ephrin signaling, in part, by binding VAB-1 Eph receptor tyrosine kinase on oocytes and sheath cells to promote oocyte maturation and MAPK activation; MSPs assemble into fibrous networks that drive movement of the C. elegans sperm; msp genes are expressed only in late primary spermatocytes.
Molecular_info Corresponding_CDSR13H9.4
Corresponding_proteinWP:CE02806
Corresponding_PCR_product (58)
Corresponding_RNAi_reagent (67)
Experimental_info RNAi_result Cenix:242-c6
JA:R13H9.4
WB_RNAi_result (68)
Expr_patternExpr3417
Reference WBPaper00001023
WBPaper00015440
WBPaper00024312
MethodGene