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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jan 15.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Biol. 2007 Sep 26;313(2):501–518. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.09.032

Table 1.

Identification of Nematostella vectensis counterparts of bilaterian Hedgehog signal transduction genes

N. vectensis Pathway Component
Function
Nv JGI Protein model ID (or EST ID)
Human Homolog UniProt ID
Drosophila homolog
e value in BLASTp with human homolog
NvHint1 unknown this study n/a n/a n/a
NvHint2 unknown this study n/a n/a n/a
NvHint3 unknown this study n/a n/a n/a
NvHh1 ligand this study Q15465 Sonic Hh O43323 Desert Hh Q14623 Indian Hh hedgehog 0
NvHh2 ligand this study Q15465 Sonic Hh hedgehog 0
NvSkinny Hh [rasp, sightless] palmitoylation of Hh ligand 217054 Q17N53 skinny Hh, sightless, central missing 2 e-40
NvDispatched ligand transporter - sending cell 199988 Q96F81 Q9U477 1 e-88
NvGlypican5 Hh movement, signaling range 218206 P35052 dally-like UP:Q9GPL5 dally UP:Q966V5 8 e-32
NvGlypican6 Hh movement and signaling range 218207, 247677 Q8N158 dally-like UP:Q9GPL5 7 e-92
NvHIP Hh binding membrane protein 197846 Q96QV1 unknown 1 e-40
NvCdon/Boc Hh-binding type I receptor 185528, 105427 Q4KMG0 (Cdon) Q9BWV1 (Boc) iHog Cdon 7e-30 Boc 4e-31
NvGAS1 GDNF-receptor-like Hh binding protein represses Hh activity/range 104344 unknown 6 e-13
NvExostosin-1 glycosyl transferase for heparan biosynthesis; Hh movement & reception 173450 Q16394 tout-velut 0
NvExostosin-2 glycosyl transferase for heparan biosynthesis; Hh movement & reception 168451 Q93063 tout-velut 0
NvExostosin-3 glycosyl transferase for heparan biosynthesis; Hh movement & reception 235881 O43909 tout-velut 0
NvMegalin/gp330 ligand binding and endocytosis 196768 Q7Z5C0 CG12139 0
NvPatched (Ptch) 11 TM receptor binds Hh, represses Smo this study Q13635 patched 0
NvSmoothened-1 (Smo1) 7 TM receptor regulated by Ptch; interfaces with costal & downstream pathway 208236 Q99835 smoothened 2 e-138
NvSmoothened-2 (Smo2) 7 TM receptor regulated by Ptch; interfaces with intracellular pathway 201646 Q99835 smoothened 1 e-91
Nvßarrestin1 internalization of Smoothened 97737 kurtz 3 e-111
Nvßarrestin2 internalization of Smoothened 149831 kurtz 8 e-14
NvGPRK2/ßARK-1 G-protein coupled receptor kinase that targets Smoothened 246204 Q86YK6 Gprk2, CG17998 0
NvFKBP8 peptidylprolyl isomerase, represses Smoothened 91671 Q7K3D4 CG5482 7 e-34
Nvrab23 small GTPase for endocytosis & trafficking of Hh-receptor complexes 25310 Q9VNG6 CG2108 2 e-64
NvTectonic signal transduction downstream of Rab23 (JGI_CAGN8498) Q2MV58 unknown 3 e-47
NvKif3A potential Costal 2 (Cos2) ortholog, Gli/fused scaffold interface with ciliary microtubules 160820 Q59EN1 costal? 0
NvKif4A potential Costal 2 (Cos2) ortholog, Gli/fused scaffold interface with ciliary microtubules 233887 O95239 costal? 3 e-131
NvKIF27A Costal 2 (Cos2) ortholog, Gli/fused scaffold interface with ciliary microtubules 196177 Q86VH2 costal 0
NvFantom/Rpgrip1L ciliary basal body protein required for Hh signal transduction 181095 Q68CZ1 unknown 0
NvIft88/polaris/Tg737 ciliary Hh signaling regulator 40068 Q13099 nompB 0
NvIft172/wimple ciliary Hh signaling regulator (JGI_CAGF7669) Q96HW4 osm-1 2 e-99
NvIft52/Ngd5 ciliary Hh signaling regulator 239245 Q9Y366 osm-6 2 e-158
NvFused1 protein kinase phosphorylates Cos2 219073 Q9NRP7 fused 1 e-68
NvFused2 protein kinase - Gli regulation 173313 XP_950751* fused 0
NvSuppressor of Fused, SuFu binds and represses Gli 246114 Q9UMX1 Su(Fu) 6 e-120
Su(Fu)
Nvlguana regulates Gli downstream of Smo, interacts with Sufu 247454 Q86YF9 unknown 2 e-23
NvPKA Gli phosphorylation/processing 120559 P22694 Pka-C1, CG4379 2 e-100
NvGSK3ß Gli phosphorylation/processing 11896 P49841 shaggy 0
NvCK1 Smo and Gli phosphorylation/processing 159193 P48729 gilgamesh 4 e-152
NvßTRCP1 Fbox Ub ligase for Gli-R processing 228088 Q9Y297 slimb 0
NvßTRCP2 Fbox Ub ligase for Gli-R processing 648 Q9Y297 slimb 2 e-165
NvSIL signal transduction, function unclear 246782 Q15468 unknown 2 e-65
NvGli3 Transcriptional activator (Gli-full-length) or repressor (Gli-R) when cleaved this study P10071 Cubitus interruptus (Ci) 0
NvSap18 Gli partner: Histone deacetylase subunit:Sin3-associated polypeptide 18 226633 O00422 Bin1 5 e-41
NvSPOP Gli ubiquitylation and proteolysis 177584 O43791 roadkill 1 e-153
NvTalpid3 Gli regulation (JGI_CAGG5027) Q1G7G8** unknown 1 e-9**
*

NCBI protein accession number

**

chick protein