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WormBase Tree Display for Gene: WBGene00004804

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WBGene00004804SMapS_parentSequenceCHROMOSOME_IV
IdentityVersion3
NameCGC_nameskn-1Person_evidenceWBPerson498
Sequence_nameT19E7.2
Molecular_name (12)
Other_namesow-1Paper_evidenceWBPaper00049017
xrep-3Paper_evidenceWBPaper00051108
skinhead 1Paper_evidenceWBPaper00053562
CELE_T19E7.2Accession_evidenceNDBBX284604
Public_nameskn-1
DB_infoDatabase (12)
SpeciesCaenorhabditis elegans
HistoryVersion_change107 Apr 2004 11:29:36WBPerson1971EventImportedInitial conversion from geneace
212 Jan 2016 14:12:59WBPerson2970Name_changeOther_namesow-2
316 May 2017 09:44:11WBPerson2970Name_changeOther_namexrep-3
StatusLive
Gene_infoBiotypeSO:0001217
Gene_classskn
Allele (161)
Legacy_information[C.elegansII] zu67mat : maternal effect embryonic lethal, extra internal hypodermal cells, fails to produce pharynx and intestine; EMS adopts P2-like fate(MS more affected than E). OA>5: or12, or13 etc. Cloned: encodes predicted transcription factor. Antibody stains early nuclei, differential localization to EMS, not detectable beyond 12-cell stage. [Bowerman et al. 1992, 1993; EU; JJ]
Strain (28)
RNASeq_FPKM (74)
GO_annotation (84)
Contained_in_operonCEOP4172
Ortholog (42)
ParalogWBGene00020961Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisInparanoid_8
WormBase-Compara
Structured_descriptionConcise_descriptionskn-1 encodes a bZip transcription factor orthologous to the mammalian Nrf (Nuclear factor-erythroid-related factor) transcription factors; during early embryogenesis, maternally provided SKN-1 is required for specification of the EMS blastomere, a mesendodermal precursor that gives rise to pharyngeal, muscle, and intestinal cells; later, during postembryonic development, SKN-1 functions in the p38 MAPK pathway to regulate the oxidative stress response and in parallel to DAF-16/FOXO in the DAF-2-mediated insulin/IGF-1-like signaling pathway to regulate adult lifespan; in vitro assays indicate that SKN-1 can be directly phosphorylated by the AKT-1, AKT-2, and SGK-1 kinases that lie downstream of DAF-2 in the insulin signaling pathway and in vivo experiments suggest that this phosphorylation is essential for regulation of SKN-1 nuclear accumulation and hence, transcriptional regulator activity; in the early embryo, SKN-1 is detected at highest levels in nuclei of the P1 blastomere and its descendants through the 8-cell stage of embryogenesis; later in embryogenesis, SKN-1 is observed in all hypodermal and intestinal nuclei, with reporter constructs indicating that intestinal expression begins as early as the 50-100-cell stage; in larvae and young adults, SKN-1::GFP reporters are expressed in the intestine and ASI neurons, with expression in intestinal nuclei enhanced under conditions of stress or reduced DAF-2 signaling.Paper_evidenceWBPaper00001521
WBPaper00001785
WBPaper00006024
WBPaper00031617
Curator_confirmedWBPerson1843
Date_last_updated19 Aug 2008 00:00:00
Automated_descriptionEnables Hsp70 protein binding activity and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Involved in several processes, including endoderm development; endoplasmic reticulum unfolded protein response; and positive regulation of macromolecule biosynthetic process. Located in endoplasmic reticulum; mitochondrion; and nucleus. Expressed in several structures, including germ line; head ganglion; intestine; neurons; and pharynx. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Alzheimer's disease; liver disease (multiple); obesity; and pulmonary emphysema. Is an ortholog of several human genes including NFE2 (nuclear factor, erythroid 2); NFE2L1 (NFE2 like bZIP transcription factor 1); and NFE2L2 (NFE2 like bZIP transcription factor 2).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_model (11)
Molecular_infoCorresponding_CDST19E7.2a
T19E7.2b
T19E7.2c
T19E7.2d
Corresponding_transcriptT19E7.2a.1
T19E7.2b.1
T19E7.2c.1
T19E7.2d.1
Other_sequence (45)
Associated_feature (21)
Gene_product_binds (3762)
Transcription_factorWBTranscriptionFactor000014
Experimental_info (11)
Map_infoMapIVPosition2.04386Error0.029993
Well_ordered
PositivePositive_cloneB0547
T19E7Inferred_automaticallyFrom sequence, transcript, pseudogene data
Mapping_dataMulti_point1708
1709
4783
Pos_neg_data9033
9038
Reference (864)
PictureWBPicture0000013046
WBPicture0000013093
MethodGene