CELE_F35G12.10, F35G12.10

asb-1 encodes the B subunit of the membrane-bound F0 proton channel portion of ATP synthase (mitochondrial respiratory chain [MRC] complex V) that is closely similar to its paralog ASB-2; asb-1 activity is required for embryonic viability and for normal proliferation of germline cells, specifically their progression to meiosis; in addition, asb-1 is required for response to hermaphrodite contact, the first step in a series of stereotypical male mating behaviors; expression of asb-1 mRNA is enriched in the germline and an ASB-1::GFP fusion localizes to mitochondria and to cilia of the male-specific CEM neurons.

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