Full name: Sex lethal

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Also known as: CG14425; CG18350; CG33070; CG43770; Dm-Sxl; DmSxl; Dmel\CG43770; Dmel_CG14425; Dmel_CG18350; Fl; Mex156; ORF2; SXL; Su(da); Sx1; SxL; Sxl-1 Sxl-2; Sxl-Pe; SxlPe; SxlPm; dSXL; fs(1)K1274; fs(1)M106; l(1)6Fa; melSxl; sxl

Summary: Enables nucleic acid binding activity. Involved in several processes, including imaginal disc growth; oogenesis; and regulation of RNA splicing. Located in cytoplasm. Part of messenger ribonucleoprotein complex. Is expressed in several structures, including adult head; adult midgut; central nervous system; female-specific anatomical entity; and germline cell. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Gene size: 23504bp

Exon count: 15