Salivary Protein Card
Accession: Sp001834 Contactin [Drosophila melanogaster]
Basic info
| Organism | Drosophila melanogaster |
| Taxonomy | Insecta > Diptera > Drosophilidae > Drosophila > Drosophila melanogaster |
| Protein Description | Contactin |
| Mass Weight | 158237.472 |
| Isoelectric Point | 6.334 |
Annotation
| Function | Required for organization of septate junctions and paracellular barrier functions. Septate junctions, which are the equivalent of vertebrates tight junctions, are characterized by regular arrays of transverse structures that span the intermembrane space and form a physical barrier to diffusion. | ||
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Features
| Feature key | Position | Length |
| Signal Peptide | 1-22 | 22 |
| Chain | 23-1390 | 1368 |
Sequence
3D Structure
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Publication
| 1. |
Faivre-Sarrailh C, Banerjee S, Li J, Hortsch M, Laval M, Bhat MA.; Drosophila contactin, a homolog of vertebrate contactin, is required for septate junction organization and paracellular barrier function.; Development. 2004 Oct;131(20):4931-42. 15459097 |