Protein or peptide name: | Mlpt-3 |
Chromosome: | LG9 |
Protein or peptide start site: | 15959617 |
Protein or peptide end site: | 15959664 |
ncRNA start site: | 15958600 |
ncRNA end site: | 15959870 |
Genome Browser: | NA |
Protein or peptide sequence: | MKLNGGKSLDPTGLY |
Protein or peptide length: | 15aa |
ncRNA type: | ncRNA |
ncRNA name: | mille-pattes (mlpt) |
Entrez ID: | 657909 |
Experimental species: | Tribolium castaneum |
Experimental techniques: | in situ hybridization/ RNAi/Northern blot/ |
Experimental sample (cell line and/or tissue): | Flour beetle Tribolium embryo |
Description: | The mlpt gene reveals an unusual structure, as it encodes a polycistronic mRNA that codes for four peptides. |
Subcellular location: | NA |
Function: | Mlpt knockdown leads to transformation of the abdominal segments into thoracic segments, providing embryos with up to ten pairs of legs. |
Title of paper: | A Segmentation Gene in Tribolium Produces a Polycistronic mRNA that Codes for Multiple Conserved Peptides |
PMID: | 16901788 |
Year of publication: | 2006 |