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Optix Dmel_CG18455

protein found in Drosophila melanogaster
Protein Q29818779

Facts

8 properties
Instance of
protein
Part of
Homeobox-like domain superfamily, Homeobox domain, protein family, Homeobox protein SIX1, N-terminal SD domain, protein family[2][3][4]
Biological process
compound eye morphogenesis, compound eye photoreceptor cell differentiation, multicellular organism development, progression of morphogenetic furrow involved in compound eye morphogenesis, compound eye development, dendrite morphogenesis, negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated, positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II, anatomical structure development, regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Cell component
nucleus, nucleus, transcription regulator complex[12][13][14]
Encoded by
Optix
Found in taxon
Drosophila melanogaster
Has part(s)
Homeobox protein SIX1, N-terminal SD domain, Homeobox domain[5][6]
Molecular function
DNA binding, sequence-specific DNA binding, transcription cis-regulatory region binding, DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific, DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific[7][8][9][10][11]
🏷️ Also known as
en CG18455 gene product from transcript CG18455-RC en CG18455-PA en CG18455-PB en CG18455-PC en Optix en Optix Dmel_CG18455 en Optix-PA en Optix-PB en Optix-PC
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Ensembl protein ID
FBpp0087942, FBpp0087941, FBpp0302920
RefSeq protein ID
NP_001260793, NP_524695, NP_724640
UniProt protein ID
Q95RW8

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Summary

Optix Dmel_CG18455 is a protein[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . A systematic characterization of factors that regulate Drosophila segmentation via a bacterial one-hybrid system. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Partner specificity is essential for proper function of the SIX-type homeodomain proteins Sine oculis and Optix during fly eye development. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Fly SIX-type homeodomain proteins Sine oculis and Optix partner with different cofactors during eye development. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . optix functions as a link between the retinal determination network and the dpp pathway to control morphogenetic furrow progression in Drosophila. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Six class homeobox genes in drosophila belong to three distinct families and are involved in head development. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Functional Genomic Analyses of Two Morphologically Distinct Classes of Drosophila Sensory Neurons: Post-Mitotic Roles of Transcription Factors in Dendritic Patterning. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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