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WormBase Tree Display for Gene: WBGene00004858

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Name Class

WBGene00004858SMapS_parentSequenceR12B2
IdentityVersion1
NameCGC_namesma-4Person_evidenceWBPerson261
Sequence_nameR12B2.1
Molecular_nameR12B2.1a
R12B2.1a.1
CE25077
R12B2.1b
CE39618
R12B2.1a.2
R12B2.1b.1
Other_nameCELE_R12B2.1Accession_evidenceNDBBX284603
Public_namesma-4
DB_infoDatabase (11)
SpeciesCaenorhabditis elegans
HistoryVersion_change107 Apr 2004 11:29:36WBPerson1971EventImportedInitial conversion from geneace
StatusLive
Gene_infoBiotypeSO:0001217
Gene_classsma
Reference_alleleWBVar00143436
Allele (61)
Legacy_informatione729 : short non-dumpy; males have crumpled spicules. ES3 (adult) ME0. NA2 (e805).
[C.elegansII] e729 : short non-dumpy; males have crumpled spicules, abnormal rays. ES3 (adult) ME0. OA1 (e805). [Brenner 1974; LT; PB]
StrainWBStrain00023551
WBStrain00030748
WBStrain00037312
WBStrain00006371
WBStrain00007518
WBStrain00007519
WBStrain00026352
RNASeq_FPKM (74)
GO_annotation (39)
Ortholog (38)
ParalogWBGene00000904Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisPanther
WormBase-Compara
WBGene00000910Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisPanther
WormBase-Compara
WBGene00004856Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisPanther
WormBase-Compara
WBGene00004857Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisPanther
WormBase-Compara
WBGene00006445Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisPanther
WormBase-Compara
WBGene00000899Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
Structured_descriptionConcise_descriptionsma-4 encodes a Smad protein and a homolog of human DPC4, which when mutated leads to pancreatic carcinoma (OMIM:260350); SMA-4 is similar to members of the vertebrate protein family of Dwarfins; during development, sma-4 functions as part of a DBL-1/SMA-6 TGF-beta-related signaling pathway that controls body size and male tail sensory ray and spicule formation; sma-4, through this pathway, also regulates reproductive aging; studies have shown that a reduction of TGF-beta pathway genes extends reproductive span by maintaining oocyte and germline quality; SMA-4 can physically interact with the RNT-1/RUNX transcription factor, which interacts and functions with the TGF-beta signaling pathway, in regulating body size and male tail development.Paper_evidenceWBPaper00002374
WBPaper00004103
WBPaper00024401
WBPaper00030727
WBPaper00035556
WBPaper00037682
Curator_confirmedWBPerson324
WBPerson567
Date_last_updated18 Jan 2011 00:00:00
Automated_descriptionPredicted to enable DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific; I-SMAD binding activity; and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Involved in several processes, including determination of adult lifespan; nematode male tail tip morphogenesis; and positive regulation of growth. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm and nucleus. Predicted to be part of heteromeric SMAD protein complex. Expressed in head neurons and pseudocoelom. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including carcinoma (multiple); colorectal adenoma; and female reproductive organ cancer (multiple). Is an ortholog of human SMAD4 (SMAD family member 4).Paper_evidenceWBPaper00065943
Curator_confirmedWBPerson324
WBPerson37462
Inferred_automaticallyThis description was generated automatically by a script based on data from the WS291 version of WormBase
Date_last_updated29 Nov 2023 00:00:00
Disease_infoPotential_model (23)
Molecular_infoCorresponding_CDSR12B2.1a
R12B2.1b
Corresponding_CDS_historyR12B2.1:wp153
Corresponding_transcriptR12B2.1a.1
R12B2.1a.2
R12B2.1b.1
Other_sequence (19)
Associated_featureWBsf645214
WBsf978482
WBsf992539
WBsf1014960
WBsf225002
WBsf225003
Transcription_factorWBTranscriptionFactor001046
Experimental_infoRNAi_result (17)
Expr_patternExpr7640
Expr1013575
Expr1032410
Expr1155487
Expr2015894
Expr2034127
Drives_constructWBCnstr00012785
WBCnstr00035352
Construct_productWBCnstr00035352
Regulate_expr_clusterWBPaper00037682:sma-2_sma-4_downregulated
WBPaper00037682:sma-2_sma-4_upregulated
WBPaper00053184:sma-4(rax3)_downregulated
WBPaper00053184:sma-4(rax3)_upregulated
Microarray_results (29)
Expression_cluster (146)
Interaction (205)
WBProcessWBbiopr:00000025
WBbiopr:00000039
Map_infoMapIIIPosition-1.43987Error0.00065
Well_ordered
PositivePositive_cloneR12B2Inferred_automaticallyFrom sequence, transcript, pseudogene data
W03A3
Mapping_data2_point63
6133
7029
Multi_point (11)
Pos_neg_data2712
2713
7310
8705
8734
8764
8766
8833
Reference (138)
PictureWBPicture0000013077
MethodGene