Gene
- Public Gene Name
- cep-1
- Sequence Name
- F52B5.5
- WB ID
- WBGene00000467
- Description
- cep-1 encodes an ortholog of the human tumor suppressor p53 (OMIM:191170, mutated in Li-Fraumeni syndrome) that promotes DNA damage-induced apoptosis and is required for normal meiotic segregation in the germ line, and affects sensitivity to hypoxia-induced lethality and longevity in response to starvation; CEP-1 is expressed ubiquitously in embryos and in the nucleoli of a subset of pharyngeal cells.
