Transcription regulatory networks in Caenorhabditis elegans

Gene

Public Gene Name

aip-1  

Sequence Name

F58E10.4  

WB ID

WBGene00000097  

Description

aip-1 encodes an AN-1-like zinc finger-containing protein homologous to arsenite-inducible RNA-associated protein (AIRAP), conserved among C. elegans, Drosophila, and mammals; like AIRAP itself, AIP-1 protects cells from arsenite toxicity; AIP-1 is a predicted RNA binding protein that may function in ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis following aresenite treatment; AIP-1 does not appear to be essential for viability, but is expressed at high levels in hypodermal and intestinal cells following such treatment.