cec-1 Chromo domain-containing protein cec-1 [Caenorhabditis elegans] - Gene

Summary

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Official Symbol: cec-1
Official Full Name: Chromo domain-containing protein cec-1
Primary source: WormBase:WBGene00000414
Locus tag: CELE_ZK1236.2
See related: AllianceGenome:WB:WBGene00000414
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 chromatin binding activity and methylated histone binding activity. Predicted to be involved in heterochromatin formation. Predicted to be located in pericentric heterochromatin. Is expressed in several structures, including germ line; head neurons; oocyte; pharynx; and somatic cell. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jan 2025]
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Genomic context

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Location:: chromosome: III

Exon count:: 4

Sequence:: Chromosome: III; NC_003281.10 (8426333..8428583)

Chromosome III - NC_003281.10 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:: NC_003281.10

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Bibliography

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Pathways from PubChem

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Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Markers

ZK1236.2 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:313675

Homology

Orthologs from OrthoDB

Gene Ontology Provided by WormBase

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables DNA binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables chromatin binding	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables methylated histone binding	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in heterochromatin formation	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in chromosome	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in intracellular organelle	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in nucleus	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in pericentric heterochromatin	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: Chromo domain-containing protein cec-1

NP_498862.1

Confirmed by transcript evidence

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

NC_003281.10 Reference assembly

Range

8426333..8428583

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mRNA and Protein(s)

NM_066461.6 → NP_498862.1 Chromo domain-containing protein cec-1 [Caenorhabditis elegans]

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Status: REVIEWED

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

P34618

Conserved Domains (1) summary

smart00298
Location:8 → 59

CHROMO; Chromatin organization modifier domain