Protein Name Sex lethal
Organism Drosophila melanogaster
Gene ID 3772180
Gene Symbol

Sxl

UniProt P19339 (SXL_DROME), F0JAP9 (F0JAP9_DROME), M9PGK6 (M9PGK6_DROME), M9PGW6 (M9PGW6_DROME), E6PBY4 (E6PBY4_DROME), M9PJB1 (M9PJB1_DROME), M9PHB3 (M9PHB3_DROME)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 32
Total Number of Articles : 30
Description

Sex lethal

Gene Summary

Enables RNA binding activity and mRNA regulatory element binding translation repressor activity. Involved in several processes, including female germ-line sex determination; oogenesis; and regulation of RNA splicing. Part of protein-containing complex. Is active in cytoplasm and nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including adult head; adult midgut epithelial cell; antennal lobe local neurons; germline cell; and somatic precursor cell. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, May 2025]

synonyms
  • Sex lethal
  • CG43770-PA
  • CG43770-PAA
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Properties