Transcription regulatory networks in Caenorhabditis elegans

Gene

Public Gene Name

unc-89  

Sequence Name

C09D1.1  

WB ID

WBGene00006820  

Description

unc-89 encodes several protein isoforms variably characterized by the presence or absence of SH3, DH, PH, immunoglobulin and myosin light chain kinase (MLCK)-like protein kinase domains; during development, unc-89 is required for proper organization of A bands in striated muscle and thus for fully normal locomotion, pharyngeal muscle contractions, and body size; unc-89 is expressed in body wall muscle, pharyngeal muscle and some cells in the tail; UNC-89 protein isoforms localize to the middle of A-bands, consistent with UNC-89 being an M line component.