| Literature DB >> 25297652 |
Sarah K Casper1, Scott J Schoeller, Danielle M Zgoba, Andrew J Phillips, Thomas J Morien, Gary R Chaffee, Peter C Sackett, Francis C Peterson, Kirsten Crossgrove, Christopher T Veldkamp.
Abstract
Brugia malayi is a parasitic nematode that causes lymphatic filariasis in humans. Here the solution structure of the forkhead DNA binding domain of Brugia malayi DAF-16a, a putative ortholog of Caenorhabditis elegans DAF-16, is reported. It is believed to be the first structure of a forkhead or winged helix domain from an invertebrate. C. elegans DAF-16 is involved in the insulin/IGF-I signaling pathway and helps control metabolism, longevity, and development. Conservation of sequence and structure with human FOXO proteins suggests that B. malayi DAF-16a is a member of the FOXO family of forkhead proteins.Entities:
Keywords: Brugia malayi; Caenorhabditis elegans; DAF-16; FOXO; FOXO1; FOXO3a; FOXO4; filariasis; forkhead box; insulin-signaling pathway; winged helix
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25297652 PMCID: PMC4809524 DOI: 10.1002/prot.24701
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proteins ISSN: 0887-3585