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far-8 Fatty Acid/Retinol binding protein [ Caenorhabditis elegans ]

Gene ID: 186902, updated on 2-Nov-2024

Summary

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Official Symbol
far-8
Official Full Name
Fatty Acid/Retinol binding protein
Primary source
WormBase:WBGene00001392
Locus tag
CELE_K02F3.3
See related
AllianceGenome:WB:WBGene00001392
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans (strain: Bristol N2)
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Nematoda; Chromadorea; Rhabditida; Rhabditina; Rhabditomorpha; Rhabditoidea; Rhabditidae; Peloderinae; Caenorhabditis
Summary
Predicted to enable lipid binding activity. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Nov 2024]
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Genomic context

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Location:
chromosome: III
Exon count:
3
Sequence:
Chromosome: III; NC_003281.10 (842930..843802)

Chromosome III - NC_003281.10Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene Delta and OSM-11-like Neighboring gene ncRNA Neighboring gene DUF148 domain-containing protein Neighboring gene putative calcium-binding mitochondrial carrier K02F3.2 Neighboring gene MICOS complex subunit MIC27 Neighboring gene RRM domain-containing protein

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:
NC_003281.10

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Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. The FAR protein family of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Differential lipid binding properties, structural characteristics, and developmental regulation. Garofalo A, et al. J Biol Chem, 2003 Mar 7. PMID 12502713
  2. Genome sequence of the nematode C. elegans: a platform for investigating biology. C. elegans Sequencing Consortium. Science, 1998 Dec 11. PMID 9851916

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

General gene information

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Markers

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by WormBase

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables lipid binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
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General protein information

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Preferred Names
Fatty Acid/Retinol binding protein
NP_497273.2
  • Product from WormBase gene class far;
    Confirmed by transcript evidence

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_003281.10 Reference assembly

    Range
    842930..843802
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_064872.8 → NP_497273.2  Fatty Acid/Retinol binding protein [Caenorhabditis elegans]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_497273.2

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q21152
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    pfam05823
    Location:51 → 195
    Gp-FAR-1; Nematode fatty acid retinoid binding protein (Gp-FAR-1)
Nucleotide Protein
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