Protein: TMC_DROME
Sequence: MQNDEEPAAAAGTSGLSNGESLRSPPAPAPRRPKPGILRLDIGKPRRSSGGSVDFRCVGSSSSNGNTSNVATGANSENNSGVTSPHQLSVTWAPPCDLDRGGWQMQSSADAKREFYKGQRGRRAASQEDHRSYELNDFPLQNQSSDAESCHQEPHFAHQRSPGIGFDEDGGGGDIDDEESYTISVSAIMQRRASVRGYRGKRGSRSSRRASSPMDHVLDSVERRRSSVYTTSSEEGTNQESTQEQIFENIRLHKEVIQSVKLQPWPIRKKLKLVRQAKTYVARHEGALQERFAMSRSTRDLWARFKILMAARWRHWKRETASFLTVLIPWELRIKEIESHFGSGVASYFTFLRWLMWVNIMIAIPLVAFVIGPEYFATKHGETDPRKRMSDPEARVAGNLFTFWEFEGYLKYSPMFYGYYSSTSGISTSGYKLPLAYFLTAVLVYIYSFVATLRKMAENSRNSKLSSKDDECVFSWKLFTGWDFMIGHAETAHNRIASVVVGFKEALLEEAEKKKDNRNWRVILQRILVNILVMGLLGLSGATVVLLVNHSEDLAKHDNWLSRNAVNVTMTLLSFFLPMIFEALGLFENWHPRQQLRLQLARIMILNMLNLYSLMFSFIYKINSKEKPLQMLKLENETNTMELKNLLSSIEALRAMTPTTSLYGESTSDGLFDDSTSTATWGEDGGGLFSTTAAAALISTTVQRLKCYNMTVKCSKLRRNIISGKHLATTLMVLNLTTPAMVPPTLPTTLPTTFPTTLPTTLPTTLPTALPTTLPTTLPTTLPSTLATTTATTSSIWSTTEETSPTTTTTSPWTTLPPSTTTTEATTTTERATTTTEATSTTTLKITTAEINSTLSDTTKPLGKSIDTEIPNSTTNSATLSTIPATLNTTNLPLNSTTKLTTTTSTEKPQGEDNFIYTTGEDEGSYDYGSDSTSDAPDNNSYSDITDYSSEPSEIEDFDEQESTDQADDPLAKVLEQLDENETKGRRKRALAESPFFTSKYSRRHRNESAVSAGQPRETTESVNATPSRWPFNWASFRQTTPRTTTTRRVPSGILTKEEWERLRRLRGRITTTTSTSTTSTTTRRPRWRYRTTTTELTSTTEEESSTTESSTDSSSPGSTTNAFDSSSSTTEEDEYTTTEGSENRPYYVGYVDISEMGSTIYYDGDSEFLEECVITICPKGDDFFGSTTESPDSTTQSSDSKQLTTVKLTPLERKQKRLKEVQLAIKQIQTNLTTMCWETSLGQELSKVIVFDGLMSIVAPLCIDFLRALFVRYVNQNWCWDMEKTFPQYGDFKIAENILTLINNQGQVWMGIFFSPGLVLINLVKLMIMMYFRSWIVLTCNVPHEVVFKASKSNNFYLSLLLTMLFLCVLPVGYAIVWLRPSWHCGPFSEYNRIAEFITNTTRNALPKQLHEPLDYLTSSSTVIPLLLLLILIIYYLVSLTGALREANQDLRTQLQKEREEERKKIFKVPEVKQAEPTATTLTNRWRKVLEASSPVTPTQPPDFDTEEYKNQARKELISRIMKKALRKGSATSDEDSFVRRDDDDTDTEHQDSLPHDEEAKDKRFGLSRLQQIRRTRKPSLVDIVQIAKQERARAGSIVAGTSSSGTGNFPIKETHPKSRFKVEKHERKDRGSMKDKKDTRHRQSPQQQQQPPPYESPKDNEHDPDTNSRIVSASLLRRHKEQAEGEEPPTTPDAPQTPNSPVEPVEQALEESTPETPTLAKSKFHIVDEKKPPPHEVEDKPLPTPKESGSGGGSLGKFKFRKHKFKSNNVAAVKPEPEVFKFDERSVERSSDVPATHAAEYLNNEPSGTEEQDRSLPSPTPSQGQGHHQRQLSVLSRQGRKKIGNLLALVREAVNLKKDDVEQAGSDESPGPTTPTYLAYTPPPPPSVLSSVSSSTALEMPPTPEPESPTPSAPLHFGSSTSSRAPSKPPKPPMVPASATAPTATMDDLEELDTAGPITFPRRSDSHRRRTMRQDSQSSIWSDNIPTITISTTGSDECIVDAAAPQNGLPDPRSASPEPTVNIIRIDIENEHEK
What is the function of this protein?
Probable ion channel (PubMed:27478019, PubMed:30853433, PubMed:31184585, PubMed:32649914).  Component of mechanosensitive neurons that participates in proprioception, sensing food texture, and directing egg-laying site selection (oviposition) (PubMed:27478019, PubMed:27298354, PubMed:30853433, PubMed:31184585, PubMed:32649914).  Component of multi-dendritic neurons of the labellum (md-L) where it is required for sensing the hardness and viscosity of their food, enabling them to behaviorally discriminate their preferred softness and smoothness from harder and stickier food options (PubMed:27478019).  Required as part of oviposition site selection process to relay mechanosensory and chemosensory information on the hardness and sweetness of potential egg-laying substrates, thus ensuring females select the most optimal site for their eggs survival (PubMed:31184585, PubMed:32649914).  Females determine the softest substrate for their eggs first by making a coarse evaluation of substrate hardness using mechanosensitive channels nan and Piezo in the leg tarsal bristles, followed by a much finer assessment using nan, iav and Tmc mechanosensitive channels on the labellum (PubMed:31184585, PubMed:32649914).  This protein is required to sense subtle differences in substrate stiffness (between 0. 25% and 0. 3% agarose), likely acting in the md-L neurons (PubMed:32649914).  Also required in neurons on the labellum, including the md-Ls, and possibly in the brain, to inhibit discrimination of egg-laying substrates of different hardness if the substrate contains sucrose (PubMed:32649914).  During oviposition evaluation, activation of sweet neurons by sucrose enhances the activity of the Tmc neurons resulting in females losing their softness preference in favor of egg-laying sites that contain sucrose (PubMed:32649914).  Acts in the larvae peripheral sensory neurons, to contribute to proprioception and sensory feedback for normal forward crawling behavior (PubMed:27298354, PubMed:30853433).  Required for the normal activity of the proprioceptive sensory dendrites, ddaE which show preferential responses to forward locomotion, and ddaD which show preferential responses to backward locomotion (PubMed:30853433).
What are the official names of this protein?
Transmembrane channel-like protein.
What is the protein family that this protein belongs to?
Belongs to the TMC family.
What are the subcellular locations of this protein?
Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell projection, dendrite.