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    asp-6 Aspartic protease 6 [ Caenorhabditis elegans ]

    Gene ID: 179209, updated on 2-Nov-2024

    Summary

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    Official Symbol
    asp-6
    Official Full Name
    Aspartic protease 6
    Primary source
    WormBase:WBGene00000219
    Locus tag
    CELE_F21F8.7
    See related
    AllianceGenome:WB:WBGene00000219
    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 aspartic-type endopeptidase activity. Predicted to be involved in apoptotic process and proteolysis. Located in extracellular space. Is expressed in hypodermal cell; intestine; muscle cell; pharynx; and pseudocoelom. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Nov 2024]
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    Genomic context

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    Location:
    chromosome: V
    Exon count:
    3
    Sequence:
    Chromosome: V; NC_003283.11 (8267511..8268937, complement)

    Chromosome V - NC_003283.11Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene Neuropeptide-Like Protein Neighboring gene Uncharacterized protein Neighboring gene pseudo Neighboring gene Peptidase A1 domain-containing protein Neighboring gene Peptidase A1 domain-containing protein

    Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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    Genomic Sequence:
    NC_003283.11

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    Bibliography

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    Related articles in PubMed

    1. Aspartic proteases from the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Structural organization and developmental and cell-specific expression of asp-1. Tcherepanova I, et al. J Biol Chem, 2000 Aug 25. PMID 10854422
    2. First identification of a phosphorylcholine-substituted protein from Caenorhabditis elegans: isolation and characterization of the aspartyl protease ASP-6. Lochnit G, et al. Biol Chem, 2006 Oct-Nov. PMID 17081123
    3. Identification of novel aspartic proteases from Strongyloides ratti and characterisation of their evolutionary relationships, stage-specific expression and molecular structure. Mello LV, et al. BMC Genomics, 2009 Dec 16. PMID 20015380, Free PMC Article
    4. Decreased insulin-receptor signaling promotes the autophagic degradation of beta-amyloid peptide in C. elegans. Florez-McClure ML, et al. Autophagy, 2007 Nov-Dec. PMID 17675890
    5. Genome-wide investigation reveals pathogen-specific and shared signatures in the response of Caenorhabditis elegans to infection. Wong D, et al. Genome Biol, 2007. PMID 17875205, Free PMC Article

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    GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

    Interactions

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    Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

    General gene information

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    Markers

    Homology

    Gene Ontology Provided by WormBase

    Function Evidence Code Pubs
    enables aspartic-type endopeptidase activity IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
    		  
    enables aspartic-type endopeptidase activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
    		  
    Process Evidence Code Pubs
    involved_in apoptotic process IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
    		  
    involved_in proteolysis IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
    		  
    involved_in proteolysis IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
    		  
    Component Evidence Code Pubs
    located_in extracellular region IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
    		  
    located_in extracellular space IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    is_active_in lysosome IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
    		  

    General protein information

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    Preferred Names
    Aspartic protease 6
    NP_505133.1
    • Confirmed by transcript evidence

    NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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    Genome Annotation

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    Reference assembly

    Genomic

    1. NC_003283.11 Reference assembly

      Range
      8267511..8268937 complement
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    mRNA and Protein(s)

    1. NM_072732.10 → NP_505133.1  Aspartic protease 6 [Caenorhabditis elegans]

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_505133.1

      Status: REVIEWED

      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      O01530
      Conserved Domains (2) summary
      cd05471
      Location:71 → 385
      pepsin_like; Pepsin-like aspartic proteases, bilobal enzymes that cleave bonds in peptides at acidic pH
      pfam00026
      Location:70 → 385
      Asp; Eukaryotic aspartyl protease
    Nucleotide Protein
    Heading Accession and Version
    Protein Accession Links
    GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
    O01530.1

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