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. 2004 Jan;166(1):151–160. doi: 10.1534/genetics.166.1.151

sel-7, a positive regulator of lin-12 activity, encodes a novel nuclear protein in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Jiabin Chen 1, Xiajun Li 1, Iva Greenwald 1
PMCID: PMC1470699  PMID: 15020414

Abstract

Suppressor genetics in C. elegans has identified key components of the LIN-12/Notch signaling pathway. Here, we describe a genetic and molecular characterization of the suppressor gene sel-7. We show that reducing or eliminating sel-7 activity suppresses the effects of constitutive lin-12 activity, enhances the effects of partially reduced lin-12 activity, and causes a synthetic Lin-12(0) phenotype when combined with a null mutation in the sel-12 presenilin gene. These observations suggest that sel-7 is a positive regulator of lin-12 activity. We also show that SEL-7 encodes a novel nuclear protein. Through yeast two-hybrid screening, we identified an apparent interaction partner, K08E3.8, that also interacts with SEL-8, a known component of the nuclear complex that forms upon LIN-12 activation. Our data suggest potential roles for SEL-7 in the assembly or function of this nuclear complex.

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