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. 2019 Mar 13;212(1):187–211. doi: 10.1534/genetics.119.302051

Table 4. Genes related to JNK signaling.

Gene Role Reference
JNK pathway/regulators
 Jra Jun transcription factor, essential part of JNK pathway. Also a JNK target gene. Ríos-Barrera and Riesgo-Escovar (2013)
 puc Protein phosphatase that is a feedback-negative regulator of JNK. JNK target gene. Ríos-Barrera and Riesgo-Escovar (2013)
 Gadd45 Mammalian relatives are JNK activators. Fly protein genetically interacts with hep = Fly JNKK. Peretz et al. (2007)
 Pvf1 PDGF- and VEGF-related factor 1. Involved in corpse removal, a role in which it and its receptor Pvr are upstream of JNK. Ishimaru et al. (2004)
 Pvf2 PDGF- and VEGF-related factor 2. Activated by IMD pathway in a JNK-dependent way and acts with Pvf3 in turn as a feedback-negative regulator of JNK signaling. Bond and Foley (2009)
 scaf Inactive serine protease. JNK target gene and feedback-negative regulator of the JNK pathway. Rousset et al. (2010)
 Traf4 TNF receptor-associated factor 4. Traf2 regulates oxidative stress with Atg9 through the JNK pathway. Tang et al. (2013), Ríos-Barrera and Riesgo-Escovar (2013)
JNK target genes
 ImpL2 Secreted insulin/IGF antagonist . Jasper et al. (2001)
 Ilp8 Divergent member of the insulin/IGF/relaxin-like family. La Fortezza et al. (2016)
 Myo61F Myo1C. Induction by LPS requires JNK. Silverman et al. (2003)
 Nlaz Neural lazarillo. A lipocalin involved in metabolic homeostasis. Hull-Thompson et al. (2009), Kučerová et al. (2016)
 scb Integrin α-chain. Homsy et al. (2006)
 upd2 Unpaired 2. JAK-STAT ligand. Pastor-Pareja et al. (2008)
 upd3 Unpaired 3. JAK-STAT ligand. Santabárbara-Ruiz (2015), Pastor-Pareja et al. (2008)
MMP1 Matrix metalloproteinase 1. Uhlirova and Bohmann (2006)

List of genes that were upregulated in both sas-4 and asl mutants relative to WT, and are either components or the JNK signaling cascade or transcriptional targets of JNK signaling. IMD, immune deficiency; TNF, tumor necrosis factor; IGF, insulin-like growth factor; LPS, lipopolysaccharide.