Predicted to enable SUMO binding activity and zinc ion binding activity. Predicted to be involved in ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in tail cyst cell; testis; wing hinge primordium; and wing pouch.
FB Description
elfless (elfless) encodes a RING-finger E3 ubiquitin ligase expressed in the tail cyst cell nuclei of testes, although it is not required for male fertility. It interacts with the apoptosis pathway (with the products of Dronc, eff, Diap1) and may be involved in tail cyst cell degradation.