cytochrome c, DC4, Cyt c, Cyt-c2, Cytc
electron transport - caspase activation during apoptosis D
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Gene model reviewed during 5.47
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0.9 (northern blot)
The group(s) of polypeptides indicated below share identical sequence to each other.
107 (aa); 12.2 (kD)
108 (aa)
Binds 1 heme c group covalently per subunit.
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The testis specificity index was calculated from modENCODE tissue expression data by Vedelek et al., 2018 to indicate the degree of testis enrichment compared to other tissues. Scores range from -2.52 (underrepresented) to 5.2 (very high testis bias).
Cyt-c-p-XR expression fluctuates through development, with highest levels in first instar larvae and adult. Among adult body parts examined, Cyt-c-p-XR expression is highest in the thorax.
Cyt-c-p protein levels were determined by a biochemical assay. Protein levels rise through the larval stages with a small peak at pupation. A six-fold increase is seen at adult emergence.
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Cyt-c-p is neither necessary nor sufficient for caspase activation and apoptosis in Drosophila cells.
Mutating the invariant proline-30 of Cyt-c-p to alanine destabilizes the haem crevice more than the overall conformation.
The Cyt-c-p protein was detected as a functional cytochrome molecule and the amino acid sequence determined.
Cyt-c-p encodes a functional cytochrome c protein. Cyt-c-p is expressed at varying relatively high levels throughout development and the predicted polypeptide sequence differs from Cyt-c-d at 32 amino acid residues. Cyt-c-d and Cyt-c-p are located 3.5kb apart and have arisen from an ancient duplication event.
A cDNA clone for the thoracic muscle cytochrome c gene from M.sexta has been used to isolate the corresponding major thoracic muscle cytochrome c gene from D.melanogaster. Hybridisation studies reveal that Cyt-c-p is expressed at constant high levels. The genomic clone has been sequenced and its amino acid sequence derived. Cyt-c-d shares limited nucleotide homology with Cyt-c-p.
Apparently the structural gene for one of two cytochrome-c type enzymes, which differ from each other in 32/107 amino-acid residues. First isolated from a Charon-4 library using mouse cytochrome-c gene sequence as a probe. Cyt-c-d (sequence D3) expressed at constant, but relatively low, level throughout development; Cyt-c-p (sequence D4) expressed at varying, but relatively high, levels throughout development. Amino acid sequence also given in Fasman (1977).
Source for merge of: Cyt-c-p l(2)k13905
Source for identity of: Cyt-c2 CG17903