Gene
- Public Gene Name
- ttx-1
- Sequence Name
- Y113G7A.6
- WB ID
- WBGene00006652
- Description
- ttx-1 encodes a homeodomain protein that is a member of the OTD/OTX subclass of homeodomain transcription factors; ttx-1 is expressed at higher levels in the AFD thermosensory neurons as compared to the AWB olfactory neurons and is necessary and partly sufficient for specification of the AFD thermosensory neuron fate and thus for proper AFD-mediated thermosensory behavior and normal expression of genes such as gcy-8, nhr-38, ceh-14, tax-2, and dac-1; a TTX-1::GFP fusion protein is nuclear and expressed in the AFD neurons and the nine pharyngeal marginal cells.
