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Name Class

WBGene00004335EvidencePaper_evidenceWBPaper00005355
SMapS_parentSequenceC47C12
IdentityVersion1
NameCGC_nameref-2Person_evidenceWBPerson1157
Sequence_nameC47C12.3
Molecular_nameC47C12.3a
C47C12.3a.1
CE33037
C47C12.3b
CE35437
C47C12.3b.1
Other_nameCELE_C47C12.3Accession_evidenceNDBBX284606
Public_nameref-2
DB_infoDatabase (11)
SpeciesCaenorhabditis elegans
HistoryVersion_change107 Apr 2004 11:29:35WBPerson1971EventImportedInitial conversion from geneace
StatusLive
Gene_infoBiotypeSO:0001217
Gene_classref
AlleleWBVar00089236Inferred_automaticallyFrom strain object: CF816
WBVar01499933
WBVar00050616
WBVar01816056
WBVar01499934
WBVar00050621
WBVar01816057
WBVar00050626
WBVar00050631
WBVar02152874
WBVar00050636
WBVar00080676
WBVar01526921
WBVar00080678
WBVar01526922
WBVar00080679
WBVar00050641
WBVar00080680
WBVar00080681
WBVar01820317
WBVar01820318
WBVar01820319
WBVar01820320
WBVar02046565
WBVar01495732
WBVar01499781
WBVar01849259
WBVar01849260
WBVar01849261
WBVar00509161
WBVar00509162
WBVar00256061
WBVar00509163
WBVar00509164
WBVar00509165
WBVar00509166
WBVar00509167
WBVar00509168
WBVar00509169
WBVar00509170
WBVar00509171
WBVar00509172
WBVar00509173
WBVar00099135
WBVar00509174
WBVar01162923
WBVar00509175
WBVar00509176
WBVar01162924
WBVar00509177
WBVar01883761
WBVar01162925
WBVar01162926
WBVar00509178
WBVar00509179
WBVar01162927
WBVar00249625
WBVar01162928
WBVar01162929
WBVar01162930
WBVar01162931
WBVar01162932
WBVar01493743
WBVar01162933
WBVar01162934
WBVar01162935
WBVar01162936
WBVar01162937
WBVar01162939
WBVar01162940
WBVar01162941
WBVar01162942
WBVar01469828
WBVar01499642
WBVar01162943
WBVar01162944
WBVar01469829
WBVar01469830
WBVar01162945
WBVar01500012
WBVar01500013
WBVar01162946
WBVar01162947
WBVar01162948
WBVar01162949
WBVar01162950
WBVar01162951
WBVar01162952
WBVar01162953
WBVar01162954
WBVar01162955
WBVar01162956
WBVar00145585
WBVar00094968
WBVar02027222
WBVar01500067
StrainWBStrain00035344
WBStrain00035345
WBStrain00035346
WBStrain00029494
WBStrain00035690
WBStrain00004835
WBStrain00047155
RNASeq_FPKM (74)
GO_annotation (23)
Ortholog (66)
ParalogWBGene00006604Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisPanther
WormBase-Compara
WBGene00010936Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
Structured_descriptionConcise_descriptionref-2 encodes a zinc-finger transcription factor of the Opa/Zic family and is similar to the human proteins ZIC1 and ZIC2 (zinc finger protein of cerebellum 1/2); ref-2 in elegans is required for both the generation of the Pn.p ventral epideraml cells, and to maintain them in an unfused state, in both hermaphrodites and males, so that sex-specifc structures can be formed; ref-2 is also required for initiating the differentiation of the cholinergic neuron AIY, and along with ref-1 and nxf-1, for regulating the female fate during sexual development, by preventing tra-2 mRNA export from the nucleus; ref-2 is expressed in several neuronal precursors in the embryo.Paper_evidenceWBPaper00005355
WBPaper00033076
WBPaper00013477
Curator_confirmedWBPerson324
WBPerson1823
WBPerson567
Date_last_updated09 Sep 2013 00:00:00
Automated_descriptionEnables RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity and RNA polymerase II-specific DNA-binding transcription factor binding activity. Involved in several processes, including neuron fate specification; positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II; and regulation of cell division. Acts upstream of or within with a positive effect on nematode larval development. Located in nucleus. Expressed in several structures, including IL1 neuron; P3.p male; neuroblasts; rectal epithelial cell; and ventral nerve cord. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Dandy-Walker syndrome; X-linked VACTERL association; and holoprosencephaly 5. Is an ortholog of several human genes including ZIC1 (Zic family member 1); ZIC2 (Zic family member 2); and ZIC3 (Zic family member 3).Paper_evidenceWBPaper00065943
Curator_confirmedWBPerson324
WBPerson37462
Inferred_automaticallyThis description was generated automatically by a script based on data from the WS291 version of WormBase
Date_last_updated29 Nov 2023 00:00:00
Disease_infoPotential_modelDOID:2340Homo sapiensInferred_automaticallyInferred by orthology to human genes with DO annotation (HGNC:12872)
DOID:0111766Homo sapiensInferred_automaticallyInferred by orthology to human genes with DO annotation (HGNC:12874)
DOID:0050545Homo sapiensInferred_automaticallyInferred by orthology to human genes with DO annotation (HGNC:12874)
DOID:758Homo sapiensInferred_automaticallyInferred by orthology to human genes with DO annotation (HGNC:12874)
DOID:0110878Homo sapiensInferred_automaticallyInferred by orthology to human genes with DO annotation (HGNC:12873)
DOID:4621Homo sapiensInferred_automaticallyInferred by orthology to human genes with DO annotation (HGNC:12873)
DOID:2785Homo sapiensInferred_automaticallyInferred by orthology to human genes with DO annotation (HGNC:12872)
Disease_relevanceIn humans, the Zic family of proteins that include Zic1, Zic2, Zic3, Zic4, are involved in developmental programs, including development of the neurons; mutations in Zic2 have been associated with malformations of the brain like Holoprosencephaly-5 and those in Zic4 have been linked to congenital heart defects; in vertebrates inactivation of both Zic1 and Zic3 genes reduces the number of cholinergic neurons involved in memory formation, similar to the requirement for ref-2 in elegans for the development of the cholinergic AIY neuron.Homo sapiensPaper_evidenceWBPaper00033076
Accession_evidenceOMIM609637
306955
600470
603073
300265
608948
Curator_confirmedWBPerson324
Date_last_updated11 Sep 2013 00:00:00
Molecular_infoCorresponding_CDSC47C12.3a
C47C12.3b
Corresponding_CDS_historyC47C12.3:wp92
Corresponding_transcriptC47C12.3a.1
C47C12.3b.1
Other_sequence (11)
Associated_featureWBsf648328
WBsf662997
WBsf662998
WBsf662999
WBsf978323
WBsf1005940
WBsf235971
WBsf235972
Gene_product_bindsWBsf047535
WBsf047536
Transcription_factorWBTranscriptionFactor000131
Experimental_infoRNAi_result (12)
Expr_pattern (18)
Drives_construct (13)
Construct_productWBCnstr00001044
WBCnstr00001045
WBCnstr00006617
WBCnstr00013386
WBCnstr00016558
WBCnstr00021755
WBCnstr00035559
AntibodyWBAntibody00000531
Microarray_results (28)
Expression_cluster (154)
Interaction (69)
Map_info (4)
Reference (16)
RemarkMap position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.CGC_data_submission
WBPaper00013477 cites ref-2, but the CGC approved gene name is aly-2 (WBGene00000121)Paper_evidenceWBPaper00013477
MethodGene