Description of "ZK524.2" |
unc-13 encodes at least five protein isoforms that regulate neurotransmitter release by altering the conformation of syntaxin; UNC-13 proteins are required for normal pharyngeal pumping and thrashing in liquid, normally short lifespan, normally large brood sizes, and full adult body sizes; UNC-13 proteins have orthologs in vertebrates and Drosophila; UNC-13 proteins are complex, with multiple C2, phorbol ester-binding, and DUF1041 domains; UNC-13 protein form is localized to most or all synapses; many of the unc-13 mutant alleles with viable phenotypes are transcript-specific, while homozygotes with an unc-13 null (deletion) allele die as paralyzed first-stage larvae. |