Gene/Proteome Database (LMPD)

LMPD ID
LMP007876
Gene ID
Species
Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans)
Gene Name
Protein EGL-8
Gene Symbol
Synonyms
CELE_B0348.4
Chromosome
V

Proteins

Protein EGL-8, isoform a
Refseq ID NP_001021346
Protein GI 71981791
UniProt ID G5EBH0
mRNA ID NM_001026175
Length 1419
RefSeq Status REVIEWED
MAKEFQFNWKPTIIPELLHGSVFDRYDDESTCLELNAQVRIDENGFFLRWLIEGKDAVVLDMGQIWEARTGGLPKDGRIMFELEQRGASETIAERTIWITHGQDLVNVQSFFLVAESVELAKTCRAGINDILKSSRIRHVCPTTQLMKYHTWLTMNVNERRKIPIKLIIKTFSSGKPEKMVQKCLNDLGLGGDKYTPARVINRSMGKKFRNFYKCSRGRKRKEREELDVDILTFEKFQRLYNKICPRTEVQELFVKLSGQKEYLTKERLINFLNEEQRDPRLNEILFPFFDSQRIVALLKKHENDIKYQEDGKMSGDGFLRFLMSDENPPVFLDRIEMFMDMDQPLCHYYINSSHNTYLTGRQYGGKSSSEIYRQVLLSGCRCIELDCWDGTGENKGEPIITHGKAMCTDVFFKDVLVQIRDTAFARSDFPVVLSFENHCSKSNQLKMAKYCMDIFGDMLLSKPFEDAPLDPGVSLPSPNRLRKKILIKNKRLKTDIERHQLDQFLREGKLDEEDELNETPEVVGEDSVSPRSGGSGGTGAPEEVDDDTSDDDDDPSVQTSLNVMRTIPTVNTTSNNGSNRSARSSLDTPSPSGGSLMVPDRATSTATSIKNAVLARSPNFSSLRQKLSFKRRQSPLAGDQRAHPEVEQPVSSSSPATPSISGPPPCATSSGSTSSITITTTGCSTSSSGPSKHILGGEMPAKENDEAHPELKQNFIAKNLKGFGFSKKQPVLTKEEEERIFAEYHYTGATTNIHPLLSSLVNYTHPVKFSGFDVAEANNLHFHMSSFSESTGLGYLKQSAPEFVNYNKRQSSRIYPKGARVDSSNFLPQIFWNAGCQMVSLNFQTPDVYMQLNMGKFEYNGGSGYLLKPDFLRRPDRTFDPFSESPVDGVIAAHCSVRVISGQFLSDRKIGTYVEVEMYGLPTDTIRKEHKTKVIPGNGLNPVYNEDPFVFRKVVLPELAVLRFAVYDENGKQLGQRILPLDGLQAGYRHISLRSDTNQSFILSPVLFVQIVIKTYVPDELSGLVDALADPRAFLSEQKKRQEALAHMGVDDSDIPDVPNTRNMALRHVKQPPRQNGSSADLLANNGQTGSARGDQTSSMASSTIRSPNEQPQPVAVDKFKVDPIEVDDLRRDKAFAKLLKRFQKELDDLRKKHQKQRDSIQKQQQTNVDKLITNNRRSTKKEKGSRRSLTASVSSGCGSASGTVTVSVCSPSGASCSGYSTGGPSTPVACNSDGTGSPATIGSPVPQDLVNNDRVRSLVNTQTGEWSAMVRRHDEEEFELKKVQLKEQFDLLRKLMSEAQKNQMLALKLRLEAEGKDLKQTQTKKSMEDAKVIQLDKGIKTKAERDRRVKELNEKNLKMFVEERKRLAMKAQKHEEQLTKRHLDQLEQLDKDFHKALDAEVGNYKEEQLAAQPTSVV
Protein EGL-8, isoform b
Refseq ID NP_001021347
Protein GI 71981793
UniProt ID G5EBH0
mRNA ID NM_001026176
Length 1431
RefSeq Status REVIEWED
MAKEFQFNWKPTIIPELLHGSVFDRYDDESTCLELNAQVRIDENGFFLRWLIEGKDAVVLDMGQIWEARTGGLPKDGRIMFELEQRGASETIAERTIWITHGQDLVNVQSFFLVAESVELAKTCRAGINDILKSSRIRHVCPTTQLMKYHTWLTMNVNERRKIPIKLIIKTFSSGKPEKMVQKCLNDLGLGGDKYTPARVINRSMGKKFRNFYKCSRGRKRKEREELDVDILTFEKFQRLYNKICPRTEVQELFVKLSGQKEYLTKERLINFLNEEQRDPRLNEILFPFFDSQRIVALLKKHENDIKYQEDGKMSGDGFLRFLMSDENPPVFLDRIEMFMDMDQPLCHYYINSSHNTYLTGRQYGGKSSSEIYRQVLLSGCRCIELDCWDGTGENKGEPIITHGKAMCTDVFFKDVLVQIRDTAFARSDFPVVLSFENHCSKSNQLKMAKYCMDIFGDMLLSKPFEDAPLDPGVSLPSPNRLRKKILIKNKRLKTDIERHQLDQFLREGKLDEEDELNETPEVVGEDSVSPRSGGSGGTGAPEEVDDDTSDDDDDPSVQTSLNVMRTIPTVNTTSNNGSNRSARSSLDTPSPSGGSLMVPDRATSTATSIKNAVLARSPNFSSLRQKLSFKRRQSPLAGDQRAHPEVEQPVSSSSPATPSISGPPPCATSSGSTSSITITTTGCSTSSSGPSKHILGGEMPAKENDEAHPELKQNFIAKNLKGFGFSKKQPVLTKEEEERIFAEYHYTGATTNIHPLLSSLVNYTHPVKFSGFDVAEANNLHFHMSSFSESTGLGYLKQSAPEFVNYNKRQSSRIYPKGARVDSSNFLPQIFWNAGCQMVSLNFQTPDVYMQLNMGKFEYNGGSGYLLKPDFLRRPDRTFDPFSESPVDGVIAAHCSVRVISGQFLSDRKIGTYVEVEMYGLPTDTIRKEHKTKVIPGNGLNPVYNEDPFVFRKVVLPELAVLRFAVYDENGKQLGQRILPLDGLQAGYRHISLRSDTNQSFILSPVLFVQIVIKTYVPDELSGLVDALADPRAFLSEQKKRQEALAHMGVDDSDIPDVPNTRNMALRHVKQPPRQNGSSADLLANNGQTGSARGDQTSSMASSTIRSPNEQPQPVAVDKFKVDPIEVDDLRRDKAFAKLLKRFQKELDDLRKKHQKQRDSIQKQQPARRRNSSIAWIQTNVDKLITNNRRSTKKEKGSRRSLTASVSSGCGSASGTVTVSVCSPSGASCSGYSTGGPSTPVACNSDGTGSPATIGSPVPQDLVNNDRVRSLVNTQTGEWSAMVRRHDEEEFELKKVQLKEQFDLLRKLMSEAQKNQMLALKLRLEAEGKDLKQTQTKKSMEDAKVIQLDKGIKTKAERDRRVKELNEKNLKMFVEERKRLAMKAQKHEEQLTKRHLDQLEQLDKDFHKALDAEVGNYKEEQLAAQPTSVV
Protein EGL-8, isoform c
Refseq ID NP_001021348
Protein GI 71981799
UniProt ID G5EBH0
mRNA ID NM_001026177
Length 592
RefSeq Status REVIEWED
MAKEFQFNWKPTIIPELLHGSVFDRYDDESTCLELNAQVRIDENGFFLRWLIEGKDAVVLDMGQIWEARTGGLPKDGRIMFELEQRGASETIAERTIWITHGQDLVNVQSFFLVAESVELAKTCRAGINDILKSSRIRHVCPTTQLMKYHTWLTMNVNERRKIPIKLIIKTFSSGKPEKMVQKCLNDLGLGGDKYTPARVINRSMGKKFRNFYKCSRGRKRKEREELDVDILTFEKFQRLYNKICPRTEVQELFVKLSGQKEYLTKERLINFLNEEQRDPRLNEILFPFFDSQRIVALLKKHENDIKYQEDGKMSGDGFLRFLMSDENPPVFLDRIEMFMDMDQPLCHYYINSSHNTYLTGRQYGGKSSSEIYRQVLLSGCRCIELDCWDGTGENKGEPIITHGKAMCTDVFFKDVLVQIRDTAFARSDFPVVLSFENHCSKSNQLKMAKYCMDIFGDMLLSKPFEDAPLDPGVSLPSPNRLRKKILIKNKRLKTDIERHQLDQFLREGKLDEEDELNETPEVVGEDSVSPREMPAKENDEAHPELKQNFIAKNLKGFGFSKKQETNKISNFNIVFKGFLFLLILILLSQIP

Gene Information

Entrez Gene ID
Gene Name
Protein EGL-8
Gene Symbol
Species
Caenorhabditis elegans

Gene Ontology (GO Annotations)

GO ID Source Type Description
GO:0030054 IEA:UniProtKB-KW C cell junction
GO:0042995 IEA:UniProtKB-KW C cell projection
GO:0005886 IDA:WormBase C plasma membrane
GO:0045202 IEA:UniProtKB-KW C synapse
GO:0005509 IEA:InterPro F calcium ion binding
GO:0004435 IEA:UniProtKB-EC F phosphatidylinositol phospholipase C activity
GO:0004871 IEA:UniProtKB-KW F signal transducer activity
GO:0006935 IGI:WormBase P chemotaxis
GO:0007212 IMP:WormBase P dopamine receptor signaling pathway
GO:0035556 IEA:InterPro P intracellular signal transduction
GO:0016042 IEA:UniProtKB-KW P lipid catabolic process
GO:0014057 IMP:WormBase P positive regulation of acetylcholine secretion, neurotransmission
GO:0040017 IMP:WormBase P positive regulation of locomotion
GO:0035418 IGI:WormBase P protein localization to synapse
GO:0040012 IGI:WormBase P regulation of locomotion
GO:0046662 IMP:WormBase P regulation of oviposition
GO:0043051 IMP:WormBase P regulation of pharyngeal pumping
GO:0043052 IGI:WormBase P thermotaxis

Domain Information

InterPro Annotations

Accession Description
IPR000008 C2 domain
IPR011992 EF-hand domain pair
IPR009535 Phosphatidylinositol-4, 5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase beta, conserved site
IPR001192 Phosphoinositide phospholipase C family
IPR000909 Phospholipase C, phosphatidylinositol-specific , X domain
IPR001711 Phospholipase C, phosphatidylinositol-specific, Y domain
IPR015359 Phospholipase C, phosphoinositol-specific, EF-hand-like
IPR017946 PLC-like phosphodiesterase, TIM beta/alpha-barrel domain

UniProt Annotations

Entry Information

Gene Name
Protein EGL-8
Protein Entry
G5EBH0_CAEEL
UniProt ID
Species
C. elegans

Comments

Comment Type Description
Alternative Products Event=Alternative splicing; Named isoforms=3; Name=b ; IsoId=G5EBH0-1; Sequence=Displayed; Name=a ; IsoId=G5EBH0-2; Sequence=VSP_053885; Name=c ; IsoId=G5EBH0-3; Sequence=VSP_053882, VSP_053883, VSP_053884; Note=No experimental confirmation available. ;
Catalytic Activity 1-phosphatidyl-1D-myo-inositol 4,5- bisphosphate + H(2)O = 1D-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate + diacylglycerol.
Cofactor Name=Ca(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29108; Evidence= ;
Disruption Phenotype Mutant worms are similar in size to the wild-type but animals are bloated with eggs due to defective egg laying with decreased body flexion and sluggish locomotion. They have defects in the posterior body contraction step of the defecation motor program and become sluggish in the presence of exogenous betaine. Animals are resistant to aldicarb, a carbamate insecticide. Simultaneous knockout of egl-8 and snf-3 results in uncoordinated, hypercontracted and paralyzed animals. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10571227, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10571228, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24212673}.
Function The production of the second messenger molecules diacylglycerol (DAG) and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) is mediated by activated phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C enzymes. Required in the nervous system to modulate neuronal activity. Facilitates synaptic transmission at neuromuscular junctions by regulating the release of acetylcholine from the motor neurons and thus affecting locomotion. Plays a role in efficient egg laying and defecation. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P10687, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10571227, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10571228, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24212673}.
Similarity Contains 1 C2 domain. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE- ProRule:PRU00041}.
Similarity Contains 1 PI-PLC X-box domain. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE- ProRule:PRU00270}.
Similarity Contains 1 PI-PLC Y-box domain. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE- ProRule:PRU00271}.
Subcellular Location Perikaryon . Cell projection, axon . Cell junction, synapse . Cell junction, adherens junction . Note=Present in neuronal cell somas and axon processes of the nerve ring in head ganglia. Present in the adherens junction of intestinal cells.
Tissue Specificity Expressed in most or all neurons with high expression in the head and tail ganglia and low expression in the motor neurons of the ventral cord. Expressed in the intestine (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10571227, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10571228}.

Identical and Related Proteins

Unique RefSeq proteins for LMP007876 (as displayed in Record Overview)

Protein GI Database Accession Length Protein Name
71981791 RefSeq NP_001021346 1419 Protein EGL-8, isoform a
71981793 RefSeq NP_001021347 1431 Protein EGL-8, isoform b
71981799 RefSeq NP_001021348 592 Protein EGL-8, isoform c

Identical Sequences to LMP007876 proteins

Reference Database Accession Length Protein Name
GI:71981793 EMBL CBU87825.1 1431 unnamed protein product [Caenorhabditis elegans]
GI:71981793 EMBL CBU96772.1 1431 unnamed protein product [Caenorhabditis elegans]
GI:71981791 EMBL CCD61782.1 1419 Protein EGL-8, isoform a [Caenorhabditis elegans]
GI:71981793 EMBL CCD61783.1 1431 Protein EGL-8, isoform b [Caenorhabditis elegans]
GI:71981799 EMBL CCD61784.1 592 Protein EGL-8, isoform c [Caenorhabditis elegans]
GI:71981793 GenBank AGX54760.1 1431 Sequence 9876 from patent US 8541208
GI:71981793 GenBank AGX64200.1 1431 Sequence 28510 from patent US 8541208
GI:71981793 SwissProt G5EBH0.1 1431 RecName: Full=1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase beta egl-8; AltName: Full=Egg-laying defective protein 8; AltName: Full=Phosphoinositide phospholipase C-beta egl-8; AltName: Full=Phospholipase C-beta egl-8; Short=PLC-beta egl-8 [Caenorhabditis elegans]

Related Sequences to LMP007876 proteins

Reference Database Accession Length Protein Name
GI:71981799 EMBL CBU87825.1 1431 unnamed protein product [Caenorhabditis elegans]
GI:71981791 EMBL CBU87825.1 1431 unnamed protein product [Caenorhabditis elegans]
GI:71981799 EMBL CBU96772.1 1431 unnamed protein product [Caenorhabditis elegans]
GI:71981791 EMBL CBU96772.1 1431 unnamed protein product [Caenorhabditis elegans]
GI:71981793 EMBL CCD61782.1 1419 Protein EGL-8, isoform a [Caenorhabditis elegans]
GI:71981791 EMBL CCD61783.1 1431 Protein EGL-8, isoform b [Caenorhabditis elegans]
GI:71981799 EMBL CCD61783.1 1431 Protein EGL-8, isoform b [Caenorhabditis elegans]
GI:71981793 GenBank AAF01458.1 1418 phospholipase C beta [Caenorhabditis elegans]
GI:71981791 GenBank AAF05701.1 1431 phospholipase C beta homolog EGL-8 [Caenorhabditis elegans]
GI:71981799 GenBank AAF05701.1 1431 phospholipase C beta homolog EGL-8 [Caenorhabditis elegans]
GI:71981793 GenBank EGT54056.1 1447 hypothetical protein CAEBREN_25584 [Caenorhabditis brenneri]
GI:71981791 GenBank AGX54760.1 1431 Sequence 9876 from patent US 8541208
GI:71981799 GenBank AGX54760.1 1431 Sequence 9876 from patent US 8541208
GI:71981791 GenBank AGX64200.1 1431 Sequence 28510 from patent US 8541208
GI:71981799 GenBank AGX64200.1 1431 Sequence 28510 from patent US 8541208
GI:71981793 RefSeq NP_001021346.1 1419 Protein EGL-8, isoform a [Caenorhabditis elegans]
GI:71981793 RefSeq XP_002647328.1 1431 C. briggsae CBR-EGL-8 protein [Caenorhabditis briggsae]
GI:71981793 RefSeq XP_003115873.1 1437 CRE-EGL-8 protein [Caenorhabditis remanei]