Transcription regulatory networks in Caenorhabditis elegans

Gene

Public Gene Name
unc-33  
Sequence Name
Y37E11C.1  
WB ID
WBGene00006769  
Description
unc-33 encodes a conserved member of the CRMP/TOAD/Ulip/DRP family of proteins that includes mammalian CRMP-2 (Collapsin response mediator protein-2), which is essential for axon guidance and axonogenesis; in C. elegans, unc-33 activity is required for several biological processes including outgrowth and guidance of sensory, motor, and interneurons, sex myoblast migration, normal body movement and morphology, egg laying, and defecation; by homology to CRMP-2, UNC-33 is predicted to bind tubulin heterodimers and promote microtubule assembly, thereby regulating the extension and branching of cellular projections during neuronal polarization; UNC-33 is reportedly expressed exclusively in axonal processes from after early embryogenesis through larval and adult stages.  


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