The SA node exhibits automaticity; it can spontaneously generate action potentials without neural input. 

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PAL-1 is regulated by the MEX-3 protein, an RNA binding protein that inhibit the translation of pal-1 mRNA.

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In mex-3-deficient mutants, PAL-1 is seen in every blastomere.

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SKN-1 also inhibits PAL-1 (preventing it from becoming active in the EMS cell).

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In the germ line, PAL-1 synthesis is prevented by the PUF-8 protein, which binds to the 3′ UTR of pal-1 mRNA and blocks its translation.

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 PIE -1, is necessary for germline cell fate.

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PIE-1 is placed into the P blastomeres through the action of the PAR-1 protein & it inhibit both SKN-1 and PAL-1 function in the P2 and subsequent germline cells.