Identifiers and Description

Gene Model Identifier

TTHERM_000365339

Standard Name

MELG3 (Meiotic nuclear ELonGation 3)

Aliases

None

Description

transmembrane protein putative. Required for the elongation of the micronucleus and the attachment of telomeres to the nuclear tip during meiotic prophase. MELG3 corresponds to transcript gene_000025916 in FGD

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General Information

No. Gene Name(s) Paragraph Text
144 MELG3 Melg3 protein interacts with Tass1 (co-IP) and localizes to the telomeric tip of the micronucleus during meiotic prophase. In a melg3 deletion mutant, meiotic homologous chromosome pairing and bivalent formation are moderately reduced.

Associated Literature

  1. Ref:33172984: Tian M, Agreiter C, Loidl J (2020) Spatial constraints on chromosomes are instrumental to meiotic pairing. Journal of cell science 133(22):

Sequences 

>TTHERM_000365339(coding)
ATGACTTTCATCTCTGAACCCCAAGCTAATCTGTTTTTTAAGCTAATTTAACTTTTCAAT
TAGCAAAAGATTGAGAAGAAATCCAAAGTTTTCATATATTTTATCAGACTAACTTGTTGT
ACTTAAGATAATAATTATTTTGGCTATTTCATCATATTCTAAATCATTTTAGAGTATCTT
TTGTAAAAGATCATTTTGATTAGATTTTTAAATAATTTAAAATTTATATTTCTCAGTTTA
ATACCAGATATCTTTCATAGTATTAATGTTGATATTCCTTATAGGCCACTAAAACCCATC
TAATATGTAATAGATTATTCCAAAGCGTTATCGAAGTAATTTTTTTTCACTGTTCTAATT
TTTGGTTTTTTCATTAGAGTTGGTTCCGTAATTACTTTCTATTTCCTTAAGGATATTCTT
ATATGTGTCATCTTAGCTTTAAATAGGTGA


>TTHERM_000365339(gene)
ATGACTTTCATCTCTGAACCCCAAGCTAATCTGTTTTTTAAGCTAATTTAACTTTTCAAT
TAGCAAAAGATTGAGAAGAAATCCAAAGTTTTCATATATTTTATCAGACTAACTTGTTGT
ACTTAAGATAATAATTATTTTGGCTATTTCATCATATTCTAAATCATTTTAGAGTATCTT
TTGTAAAAGATCATTTTGATTAGATTTTTAAATAATTTAAAATTTATATTTCTCAGTTTA
ATACCAGATATCTTTCATAGTATTAATGTTGATATTCCTTATAGGCCACTAAAACCCATC
TAATATGTAATAGATTATTCCAAAGCGTTATCGAAGTAATTTTTTTTCACTGTTCTAATT
TTTGGTTTTTTCATTAGAGTTGGTTCCGTAATTACTTTCTATTTCCTTAAGGATATTCTT
ATATGTGTCATCTTAGCTTTAAATAGGTGA


>TTHERM_000365339(protein)
MTFISEPQANLFFKLIQLFNQQKIEKKSKVFIYFIRLTCCTQDNNYFGYFIIFQIILEYL
LQKIILIRFLNNLKFIFLSLIPDIFHSINVDIPYRPLKPIQYVIDYSKALSKQFFFTVLI
FGFFIRVGSVITFYFLKDILICVILALNR