Preferred Label : Deg-1 protein, C elegans;
MeSH note : a member of the degenerin gene family of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans; deg-1
encodes a putative ion channel for which altered function induces necrotic cell death
of neurons required for mechanosensory behavior; expressed in the ASH, IL1, AVD, AVG,
and PVC neurons in addition to some muscle cells; deg-1 mutation causes neuronal degeneration;
amino acid sequence given in first source; GenBank L34414; do not confuse with the
fungal protein DEG1;
MeSH synonym : degeneration of certain neurons protein 1, C elegans; DEG protein, C elegans; degenerin protein, C elegans;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : C094927;
UMLS CUI : C1257190;
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