| Description |
gak-1 encodes a protein that contains an AT hook motif, a DNA-binding domain that shows a preference for binding stretches of A/T base pairs; GAK-1 appears to play a role in meiotic chromosome segregation, as overexpression results in post-prophase I chromosome segregation abnormalities, and a corresponding increase in embryonic lethality and the proportion of genotypically XO males in an otherwise self-fertile, XX hermaphrodite population; loss of gak-1 function via RNA-mediated interference (RNAi) results in sterility in the injected hermaphrodites, suggesting a possible role in germline development as well; gak-1 expression is enhanced in the germline, although its precise subcellular localization has not been reported. |
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