Ppa-bar-1 encodes one of two P. pacificus beta-catenin-like proteins; Ppa-bar-1 mutants are induction vulvaless with P(5-8).p remaining epidermal; Ppa-bar-1 has a maternal contribution and the progeny of homozygous mutants are maternal-affect embryonic lethal.
Organism
Pristionchus pacificus
Automated Description
Predicted to enable cadherin binding activity. Predicted to be involved in cell adhesion. Is an ortholog of C. elegans bar-1. In C. elegans, bar-1 is involved in several processes, including nematode larval development; reproductive behavior; and response to stress.