Question

Not sure how to use these website to find the information

Use wormbase.org or NCBI database to look up this information about the gene Unc-22

What is the encoded by the gene? What is the function of the protein encoded by the gene?Does the protien encoded by the gene have homologs in other organisms? Are there conserved domains in the protein encoded by the gene? What do these domains have to do with the proteins’s functions? If there is a human homolog? If so , what are the phenotypes of the diseases compared to the phenotype in C. elegans? Do you think the C. elekans gene could be a good model for studying the human disease? Why or why not? What are the genetic and physical map positions of the gene? Does the gene have one, a few, or multiple transcripts? If the gene has many transcripts, what are the domains and how do they relate to the function of the protein ? If there are multiple transcripts, is there any other information on wormbase about the functions or expression patterns of the transcripts? Is there a publication focused on the gene function in C.elegans? What is understood about this gene in C. elegans?

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