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| | per | Period circadian protein; Essential for biological clock functions. Determines the period length of circadian and ultradian rhythms; an increase in PER dosage leads to shortened circadian rhythms and a decrease leads to lengthened circadian rhythms. Essential for the circadian rhythmicity of locomotor activity, eclosion behavior, and for the rhythmic component of the male courtship song that originates in the thoracic nervous system. The biological cycle depends on the rhythmic formation and nuclear localization of the TIM-PER complex. Light induces the degradation of TIM, which promot [...] (1218 aa) |
| | Xpac | DNA repair protein complementing XP-A cells homolog; Involved in DNA excision repair. Initiates repair by binding to damaged sites with various affinities, depending on the photoproduct and the transcriptional state of the region (By similarity). Belongs to the XPA family. (296 aa) |
| | Inx7 | Innexin 7 (Inx7) is one out of eight gap junction protein encoding genes in Drosophila. It is expressed in all embryonic epithelia from early to late stages of development and is found in glial and neuronal cells. It is functionally required for embryonic nervous system development; Belongs to the pannexin family. (438 aa) |
| | PIP82 | PIP82; It is involved in the biological process described with: cellular response to light stimulus. (1195 aa) |
| | Xpd | Xeroderma pigmentosum D (Xpd) encodes a DNA helicase that is a subunit of the basal transcription and DNA repair factor TFIIH. (769 aa) |
| | Galphas | G protein alpha s subunit (Galphas) encodes an alpha subunit of the class of heterotrimeric G proteins, found on the cytosolic face of the plasma membrane. An inactive GDP-bound form forms a heterotrimer with beta and gamma subunits. On activation by a 7-TM receptor, the product of Galphas exchanges GDP for GTP, dissociates from the trimer, and activates adenylyl cyclase, thus initiating cAMP signaling. Galphas roles include neurophysiology, and behaviors including learning; Belongs to the G-alpha family. G(s) subfamily. (385 aa) |
| | Pis | CDP-diacylglycerol--inositol 3-phosphatidyltransferase; Catalyzes the biosynthesis of phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) as well as PtdIns:inositol exchange reaction. May thus act to reduce an excessive cellular PtdIns content (By similarity). The exchange activity is due to the reverse reaction of PtdIns synthase and is dependent on CMP, which is tightly bound to the enzyme (By similarity). Required for the regeneration of the signaling molecule phosphatidylinositol 4,5- bisphosphate (PtdInsP2) from phosphatidic acid (PA) and maintenance of its steady supply during signaling, thus playing [...] (224 aa) |
| | mh | Maternal haploid (mh) encodes a conserved protease that is essential for the integrity of paternal chromosomes during the first zygotic mitosis. (724 aa) |
| | nonA | Protein no-on-transient A; Required for normal vision and courtship behavior in Drosophila. (742 aa) |
| | Ggt-1 | Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (Ggt-1) encodes an enzyme that transfers the gamma-glutamyl moiety from donors to substrates, e.g. transfer to water generates glutamate. The roles of the product of Ggt-1 include glutathione metabolism, reproduction and light avoidance. (579 aa) |
| | Inx5 | Innexin inx5; Structural component of the gap junctions; Belongs to the pannexin family. (419 aa) |
| | Gbeta76C | Guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit beta-2; G protein beta-subunit 76C (Gbeta76C) encodes a protein that forms a Gbeta-gamma complex that is anchored to the plasma membrane via lipid modification of the gamma-subunit. The Gbeta-gamma complex plays an essential role in phototransduction by presenting the Gqalpha-subunit to rhodopsin GPCRs for efficient activation, and preventing spontaneous GDP-GTP exchange on the Gqalpha-subunit. (346 aa) |
| | hid | Cell death protein hid; Activator of apoptosis, with grim and rpr, that acts on the effector Dredd. Seems to act genetically upstream of baculoviral anti-apoptotic p35. Blocks Diap2 from binding and inactivating the effector caspase Drice. (410 aa) |
| | Rh4 | Opsin Rh4; Visual pigments are the light-absorbing molecules that mediate vision. They consist of an apoprotein, opsin, covalently linked to cis-retinal. (378 aa) |
| | mrn | General transcription factor IIH subunit 4; Component of the general transcription and DNA repair factor IIH (TFIIH) core complex which is involved in general and transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair (NER) of damaged DNA. Belongs to the TFB2 family. (499 aa) |
| | Rh7 | Rhodopsin 7 (Rh7) encodes a visual photoreceptor involved in circadian light entrainment. (483 aa) |
| | hay | General transcription and DNA repair factor IIH helicase subunit XPB; ATP-dependent 3'-5' DNA helicase, component of the general transcription and DNA repair factor IIH (TFIIH) core complex, which is involved in general and transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair (NER) of damaged DNA and, when complexed to CAK, in RNA transcription by RNA polymerase II. In NER, TFIIH acts by opening DNA around the lesion to allow the excision of the damaged oligonucleotide and its replacement by a new DNA fragment. The ATPase activity of haywire/XPB/ERCC3, but not its helicase activity, is req [...] (798 aa) |
| | CG4476 | Transporter; CG4476 encodes an orphan member of the SLC6 family of transporters that includes the plasma membrane serotonin and dopamine transporters. CG4476 mutants show a decreased behavioral response to light; Belongs to the sodium:neurotransmitter symporter (SNF) (TC 2.A.22) family. (629 aa) |
| | Arr2 | Phosrestin-1; Arrestin 2 (Arr2) encodes a protein involved in rhodopsin inactivation that contributes to photoreceptor maintenance and smell and sound perception. (401 aa) |
| | Surf1 | SURF1-like protein; Surfeit 1 (Surf1) encodes a nuclear gene encoding a protein that might be involved in the assembly of the mitochondrial respiratory chain Cytochrome Oxidase (COX or Complex IV). Mutations in its human ortholog Surf1 are related to Leigh Syndrome with COX deficiency (LScox). Surf1 RNAi knockdown produces many of the hallmark signs of LScox, albeit with a more complex biochemical profile. (300 aa) |
| | slgA | Proline dehydrogenase 1, mitochondrial; Converts proline to delta-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate. (681 aa) |
| | Inx6 | Innexin inx6; Structural components of the gap junctions; Belongs to the pannexin family. (481 aa) |
| | bdl | Borderless (bdl) encodes a cell adhesion molecule that is required for glial extension and axon ensheathment. Its down-regulation by the products of tutl and Lar is required for photoreceptor axonal tiling and layer-specific target selection; Belongs to the immunoglobulin superfamily. (719 aa) |
| | Tfb4 | Transcription factor B4; RNA polymerase II CTD heptapeptide repeat kinase activity; DNA-dependent ATPase activity. (299 aa) |
| | ebi | F-box-like/WD repeat-containing protein ebi; F-box-like component of E3 ubiquitin ligase complexes; involved in R7 photoreceptor cell differentiation, cone cell development and neuronal cell cycle control. E3 ubiquitin ligase complexes mediate ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of target proteins. Required for specification of R7 photoreceptor cell fate in the eye by participating in the ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of Tramtrack (ttk), a general inhibitor of photoreceptor differentiation. Required to block the S phase entry in the peripheral [...] (700 aa) |
| | mbm | Mushroom body miniature (mbm) encodes a zinc finger containing protein that localizes in the nucleolus. It plays a role in ribosome biogenesis. (539 aa) |
| | DNApol-eta | DNApol-eta; DNA polymerase specifically involved in the DNA repair by translesion synthesis (TLS). Plays an important role in translesion synthesis, where the normal high-fidelity DNA polymerases cannot proceed and DNA synthesis stalls. Inserts one or 2 nucleotide(s) opposite the lesion. During homologous recombination (HR) repair, has a overlapping role with the error-prone translesion polymerase DNApol-zeta/DNApolZ1 to initiate repair synthesis that is completed by end joining or another polymerase that can bind and reinitiate synthesis. Particularly important for the repair of UV-in [...] (885 aa) |
| | CG11426 | FI20175p1; Phosphatidate phosphatase activity; phosphatase activity; lipid phosphatase activity. It is involved in the biological process described with: signal transduction; phototransduction; phospholipid metabolic process; phospholipid dephosphorylation. (340 aa) |
| | laza | HL01743p; Lazaro (laza) encodes a protein involved in phototransduction, response to light intensity and thermotaxis. (334 aa) |
| | Nmdar1 | Glutamate [NMDA] receptor subunit 1; NMDA receptor subtype of glutamate-gated ion channels with high calcium permeability and voltage-dependent sensitivity to magnesium. Mediated by glycine. This protein plays a key role in synaptic plasticity, synaptogenesis, excitotoxicity, memory acquisition and learning. It mediates neuronal functions in glutamate neurotransmission. Is involved in the cell surface targeting of NMDA receptors. Plays a role in associative learning and in long-term memory consolidation. (997 aa) |
| | Cerk | Ceramide kinase (Cerk) encodes a protein that catalyzes phosphorylation of ceramide, helping to maintain ceramide levels, which in turn regulates photoreceptor structure and function. It is also a component of WntD signaling and mediates primordial germ cell migration. (687 aa) |
| | rtp | MORN repeat-containing protein 4 homolog; Plays a role in promoting axonal degeneration following neuronal injury by toxic insult or trauma. Organizes rhabdomeric components to suppress random activation of the phototransduction cascade and thus increases the signaling fidelity of dark-adapted photoreceptors. The rtp/ninaC complex is required for stability of inad and inac and the normal termination of phototransduction in the retina. (198 aa) |
| | jet | Jetlag, isoform A; Jetlag (jet) encodes an F-box protein that is a component of an SCF E3 ubiquitin ligase complex. It targets the product of tim for degradation upon light exposure, and is essential for photic entrainment of the circadian clock. (319 aa) |
| | Fic | Protein adenylyltransferase Fic; Protein that can both mediate the addition of adenosine 5'- monophosphate (AMP) to specific residues of target proteins (AMPylation), and the removal of the same modification from target proteins (de-AMPylation), depending on the context. The side chain of Glu-247 determines which of the two opposing activities (AMPylase or de-AMPylase) will take place (By similarity). Acts as a key regulator of the unfolded protein response (UPR) by mediating AMPylation or de-AMPylation of Hsc70-3/BiP. In unstressed cells, acts as an adenylyltransferase by mediating AM [...] (492 aa) |
| | eya | Developmental protein eyes absent; Tyrosine phosphatase thought to play a role in transcription regulation during organogenesis through its intrinsic protein phosphatase activity. The phosphatase activity was shown in vitro. Appears to function together with So and Dac in eye development. Required for the survival of eye progenitor cells at a critical stage in morphogenesis. Belongs to the HAD-like hydrolase superfamily. EYA family. (766 aa) |
| | ninaC | Neither inactivation nor afterpotential protein C; Required for photoreceptor cell function. The ninaC proteins combines putative serine/threonine-protein kinase and myosin activities. Essential for the expression and stability of the rtp protein in the photoreceptors. The rtp/ninaC complex is required for stability of inad and inac and the normal termination of phototransduction in the retina. (1501 aa) |
| | CG5958 | MIP26555p1; Phosphatidylinositol bisphosphate binding. (294 aa) |
| | ninaD | Neither inactivation nor afterpotential D (ninaD) encodes a scavenger receptor involved in carotenoid transport, light detection and rhodopsin biosynthesis; Belongs to the CD36 family. (513 aa) |
| | Ttc19 | Tetratricopeptide repeat protein 19 homolog, mitochondrial; Required for mitochondrial complex III formation. (369 aa) |
| | Victoria | Protein Turandot E; A humoral factor that may play a role in stress tolerance. Belongs to the Turandot family. (134 aa) |
| | TotF | Protein Turandot F; A humoral factor that may play a role in stress tolerance. Belongs to the Turandot family. (125 aa) |
| | CarT | Carcinine transporter (CarT) encodes a transporter belonging to the SLC22A transporter family that is involved in the photoreceptor histamine-carcinine cycle. Histamine neurotransmitter is released by photoreceptors and cleared by uptake into glia, where it is converted to carcinine. The product of CarT transports carcinine back to photoreceptors, where it is hydrolysed by the product of t to restore the pool of histamine; Belongs to the major facilitator (TC 2.A.1) superfamily. Organic cation transporter (TC 2.A.1.19) family. (674 aa) |
| | phr6-4 | (6-4)-photolyase, isoform A; (6-4)-photolyase (phr6-4) encodes an enzyme that repairs DNA damage induced by ultraviolet light. It uses blue light and cofactor FADH to reverse the pyrimidine(6-4)pyrimidone photoproduct. (540 aa) |
| | osk | Maternal effect protein oskar; Organizes the germ plasm and directs localization of the posterior determinant nanos. Oskar protein is required to keep nos RNA and staufen protein at the posterior pole. (606 aa) |
| | ATP6AP2 | ATPase H(+)-transporting accessory protein 2 C-terminal fragment; Multifunctional protein which functions as transmembrane receptor in the planar cell polarity (PCP) and is involved in the assembly of the proton-transporting vacuolar (V)-ATPase protein pump. As transmembrane receptor mediates fz/PCP signaling through interaction with fz and stabilizes asymmetric PCP domains through its interaction with stan. Also mediates Wnt/beta-cat signaling through interaction with fz/fz2. Probably by controlling the assembly of the V-ATPase pump and thus the acidification of the endo-lysosomal sys [...] (320 aa) |
| | Kap-alpha3 | Importin subunit alpha; Karyopherin alpha3 (Kap-alpha3) encodes a protein required for the nuclear import of the product of N; Belongs to the importin alpha family. (514 aa) |
| | Timp | Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase; Metalloproteinase inhibitor that acts on both matrix metalloproteinases Mmp1 and Mmp2 in vitro. Complexes with metalloproteinases and irreversibly inactivates them by binding to their catalytic zinc cofactor (By similarity). Required for wing maturation which is the final step in morphogenesis of the adult fly. Involved in the negative regulation of developmental tissue invasion for imaginal disk eversion during metamorphosis by inhibiting Mmp-mediated basement membrane (BM) degradation. Required for oogenesis and for the long-term maintainance of [...] (210 aa) |
| | Fdh | Alcohol dehydrogenase class-3; Formaldehyde dehydrogenase (Fdh) encodes a medium-chain alcohol dehydrogenase. This enzyme also functions as S-nitrosoglutathione reductase during the nitric oxide metabolism, contributing to visual memory. (379 aa) |
| | svp | Steroid receptor seven-up, isoform A; Receptor that is required in photoreceptors R1, R3, R4 and R6 during eye development; generation of the ganglion mother cell-2 (GMC- 2) fate in the nb7-3 lineage, coinciding with the transition in the expression of HB to KR in the neuroblasts (NBs). Belongs to the nuclear hormone receptor family. NR2 subfamily. (746 aa) |
| | Pp1-87B | Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase alpha-2 isoform; Is essential for the regulation of mitotic chromosomal segregation as well as regulation of chromatin condensation during interphase; Belongs to the PPP phosphatase family. PP-1 subfamily. (302 aa) |
| | ninaB | Carotenoid isomerooxygenase; Catalyzes the oxidative cleavage at the 15,15'-double bond of carotenoids and the simultaneous all-trans to 11-cis isomerization of one cleavage product. Carotenoids like 11-cis retinal can promote visual pigment biogenesis in the dark. Essential for the biosynthesis of the 3-hydroxyretinal chromophore of rhodopsin from zeaxanthin and for proper photoreceptor development. Also essential for larval light perception. (620 aa) |
| | 14-3-3epsilon | 14-3-3epsilon (14-3-3epsilon) encodes an acidic protein that preferentially heterodimerizes with other members of the family but also can homodimerize. It functions in multiple signaling pathways, most prominently in the Ras/MAPK cascade. It is involved in embryonic hatching, germ cell migration, gonad formation, wing venation and eye development; Belongs to the 14-3-3 family. (262 aa) |
| | Rh2 | Rhodopsin 2 (Rh2) encodes a light sensitive GPCR Rhodopsin protein that activates the phototransduction cascade and leads to photoreceptor depolarization. It responds to a broad spectrum of wavelengths of light and is exclusively expressed in the ocelli, which are likely involved in horizon detection. (381 aa) |
| | cry | Cryptochrome-1; Blue light-dependent regulator that is the input of the circadian feedback loop. Has no photolyase activity for cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers or 6-4 photoproducts. Regulation of expression by light suggests a role in photoreception for locomotor activity rhythms. Functions, together with per, as a transcriptional repressor required for the oscillation of peripheral circadian clocks and for the correct specification of clock cells. Genes directly activated by the transcription factors Clock (Clk) and cycle (cyc) are repressed by cry. Necessary for light-dependent magneto [...] (542 aa) |
| | ninaE | Opsin Rh1; Neither inactivation nor afterpotential E (ninaE) encodes a protein that plays a major role in light detection and vision. It is the rhodopsin expressed in the largest class of photoreceptors in the adult retina. The stimulation by light of the product of ninaE induces G-protein signaling activation, the opening of the channels encoded by trp and trpl and photoreceptor cell membrane depolarization. (373 aa) |
| | Rh3 | Rhodopsin 3 (Rh3) encodes a Rhodopsin GPCR protein that responds to UV light and activates the phototransduction cascade that leads to photoreceptor depolarization. Rh3 is expressed in R7 photoreceptors in a stochastic manner: 35% of R7 photoreceptors express Rh3 while the remaining 65% express another UV-sensitive Rhodopsin encoded by Rh4. (383 aa) |
| | TotA | Protein Turandot A; A humoral factor that plays a role in stress tolerance; gives increased resistance to the lethal effects of bacterial challenge and stress. Regulated by the JAK/STAT pathway and NF-KB-like Relish pathway in the fat body, upd3 in the hemocytes and Mekk1 in response to septic injury and consequent immune response. Belongs to the Turandot family. (129 aa) |
| | TotC | Turandot C (TotC) encodes a protein that belongs to a class of poorly characterized secreted peptides. Some Turandot genes are expressed in response to stress in the fat body by the JAK-STAT pathway. (129 aa) |
| | TotB | Turandot B (TotB) encodes a protein that belongs to a class of poorly characterized secreted peptides. Some Turandot genes are expressed in response to stress in the fat body by the JAK-STAT pathway. (138 aa) |
| | TotZ | Turandot Z (TotZ) encodes a protein that belongs to a class of poorly characterized secreted peptides. Some Turandot genes are expressed in response to stress in the fat body by the JAK-STAT pathway. (147 aa) |
| | Sec15 | Exocyst complex component 6; Component of the exocyst complex involved in the docking of exocytic vesicles with fusion sites on the plasma membrane. (766 aa) |
| | p53 | P53 protein long form variant 1; P53 (p53) encodes a transcriptional factor required for adaptive responses to genotoxic stress, including cell death, compensatory proliferation and DNA repair. (495 aa) |
| | Pdf | PDF precursor-related peptide; Pigment-dispersing factor (Pdf) encodes a secreted biologically active neuropeptide that acts via a specific G-protein-coupled receptor to trigger intracellular signaling. It has a prominent role in the physiology of circadian rhythms, as well as contributing to other processes such as control of flight and digestion. (102 aa) |
| | Vha100-1 | Vacuolar H[+] ATPase 100kD subunit 1 (Vha100-1) encodes a subunit of the V0 domain of V-ATPase, which acidifies autophagosomes and lysosomes in neurons. The product of Vha100-1 is involved in autophagosome maturation, tracheal branching and eye development. (855 aa) |
| | alph | Alphabet, isoform E; Alphabet (alph) encodes a Ser/Thr phosphatase that regulates RAS/MAPK signaling. (374 aa) |
| | Gycalpha99B | Head-specific guanylate cyclase; Guanylyl cyclase alpha-subunit at 99B (Gycalpha99B) encodes a guanylate cyclase involved in cyclic GMP biosynthesis and phototaxis mediated by rhodopsin. (676 aa) |
| | trp | Transient receptor potential protein; A light-sensitive calcium channel that is required for inositide-mediated Ca(2+) entry in the retina during phospholipase C (PLC)-mediated phototransduction. Ca(2+) influx may then feed back and inhibit PLC, thereby facilitating phosphatidylinositol 4,5 bisphosphate (PIP2) recycling. Trp and trpl act together in the light response, though it is unclear whether as heteromultimers or as distinct units, and are activated by fatty acids and metabolic stress. Also required for olfactory adaptation and may be involved in olfactory system development. Bel [...] (1275 aa) |
| | PCNA | Proliferating cell nuclear antigen; Likely to be an auxiliary protein of DNA polymerase delta complex and is probably involved in the control of DNA replication and repair by increasing the polymerase's processibility. Belongs to the PCNA family. (260 aa) |
| | inaC | Protein kinase C, eye isozyme; This is a calcium-activated, phospholipid-dependent, serine- and threonine-specific enzyme. This isozyme is a negative regulator of the visual transduction cascade and has been shown to be required for photoreceptor cell inactivation and light adaptation. Negative regulation is dependent on interaction with scaffolding protein inaD. Acts in a hh-signaling pathway which regulates the Duox- dependent gut immune response to bacterial uracil; required for the activation of Cad99C and consequently Cad99C-dependent endosome formation, which is essential for the [...] (700 aa) |
| | Sema2a | Semaphorin-2A; Semaphorin 2a (Sema2a) encodes a secreted member of the semaphorin protein family. It utilizes the receptor encoded by PlexB to mediate both repulsive and attractive axon guidance. It also utilizes the transmembrane semaphorin encoded by Sema1a as a receptor for dendrite process guidance. (724 aa) |
| | Ercc1 | Nucleotide excision repair protein ERCC1; Ercc1 (Ercc1) encodes the non-catalytic partner of the nuclease encoded by mei-9 that cuts structures formed during DNA repair. The mei-9-Ercc1 heterodimer interacts with the product of mus312 to make meiotic crossovers. The functions of the product of Ercc1 include repair of UV-induced DNA damage, repair of base adducts, a backup pathway for mismatch repair and meiotic recombination. (259 aa) |
| | Tfb1 | General transcription factor IIH subunit 1; Component of the general transcription and DNA repair factor IIH (TFIIH) core complex, which is involved in general and transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair (NER) of damaged DNA and, when complexed to CAK, in RNA transcription by RNA polymerase II. In NER, TFIIH acts by opening DNA around the lesion to allow the excision of the damaged oligonucleotide and its replacement by a new DNA fragment. In transcription, TFIIH has an essential role in transcription initiation. When the pre-initiation complex (PIC) has been established, TFII [...] (585 aa) |
| | VGAT | Vesicular GABA Transporter (VGAT) encodes an essential transporter that is responsible for packaging the neurotransmitter GABA into synaptic vesicles. (549 aa) |
| | CG17059 | COP9 signalosome complex subunit 9 homolog; Component of the COP9 signalosome complex (CSN), a complex involved in various cellular and developmental processes. The CSN complex is an essential regulator of the ubiquitin (Ubl) conjugation pathway by mediating the deneddylation of the cullin subunits of SCF- type E3 ligase complexes, leading to decrease the Ubl ligase activity. Belongs to the CSN9 family. (71 aa) |
| | trpl | Transient-receptor-potential-like protein; A light-sensitive calcium channel that is required for inositide-mediated Ca(2+) entry in the retina during phospholipase C (PLC)-mediated phototransduction. Required for vision in the dark and in dim light. Binds calmodulin. Trp and trpl act together in the light response, although it is unclear whether as heteromultimers or distinct units. Also forms a functional cation channel with Trpgamma. Activated by fatty acids, metabolic stress, inositols and GTP-binding proteins. (1124 aa) |
| | DCTN2-p50 | Dynactin 2, p50 subunit (DCTN2-p50) encodes a subunit of the dynactin complex. Together with other members of the dynactin complex, the product of DCTN2-p50 is critical for most functions of the minus end-directed microtubule motor cytoplasmic dynein-1, including oocyte polarity, mRNA localization, centrosome localizations, spindle organization, endocytosis and axonal transport. (380 aa) |
| | babo | Receptor protein serine/threonine kinase; Baboon (babo) encodes the type I receptor for the activin-like ligands encoded by daw, Actbeta and myo. There are three isoforms of the product of babo that differ only in their extracellular domain likely resulting in different ligand binding specificity. It can form a complex with the type II receptors put or wit in the presence of an activin like ligand. This results in the transcriptional regulation of activin responsive genes; Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. TKL Ser/Thr protein kinase family. TGFB receptor subfamily. (622 aa) |
| | tor | Tyrosine-protein kinase receptor torso; Probable receptor tyrosine kinase which is required for determination of anterior and posterior terminal structures in the embryo. During postembryonic development, involved in the initiation of metamorphosis probably by inducing the production of ecdysone in response to prothoracicotropic hormone Ptth. Binding to Ptth stimulates activation of canonical MAPK signaling leading to ERK phosphorylation (By similarity). (923 aa) |
| | Tsp42Ej | Tetraspanin 42Ej (Tsp42Ej) encodes a lysosomal member protein required for the degradation of endocytosed rhodopsin. It prevents light-induced retinal degeneration. (227 aa) |
| | Sh | Potassium voltage-gated channel protein Shaker; Voltage-gated potassium channel that mediates transmembrane potassium transport in excitable membranes. The channel alternates between opened and closed conformations in response to the voltage difference across the membrane. Forms rapidly inactivating tetrameric potassium-selective channels through which potassium ions pass in accordance with their electrochemical gradient and may contribute to A- type currents. Plays a role in the regulation of sleep need or efficiency ; Belongs to the potassium channel family. A (Shaker) (TC 1.A.1.2) s [...] (655 aa) |
| | Gr28b | Putative gustatory receptor 28b; Probable gustatory receptor which mediates acceptance or avoidance behavior, depending on its substrates (By similarity). Atypical expression suggests also nongustatory roles in the nervous system and tissues involved in proprioception, hygroreception, and other sensory modalities. It is also possible that it has chemosensory roles in the detection of internal ligands; Belongs to the insect chemoreceptor superfamily. Gustatory receptor (GR) family. Gr66a subfamily. (470 aa) |
| | Plc21C | 1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase classes I and II; The production of the second messenger molecules diacylglycerol (DAG) and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) is mediated by activated phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C enzymes. (1318 aa) |
| | Clk | Circadian locomoter output cycles protein kaput; Circadian regulator that acts as a transcription factor and generates a rhythmic output with a period of about 24 hours. Oscillates in antiphase to the cycling observed for period (PER) and timeless (TIM). According to reaches peak abundance within several hours of the dark-light transition at ZT0 (zeitgeber 0), whereas describes bimodal oscillating expression with maximum at ZT5 and ZT23. Clock-cycle heterodimers activate cycling transcription of PER and TIM by binding to the E-box (5'-CACGTG-3') present in their promoters. Once induced [...] (1027 aa) |
| | Ih | I[[h]] channel (Ih) encodes a low-threshold, voltage-gated ion channel. It may influence excitatory postsynaptic potential kinetics and integration. (1327 aa) |
| | Syn | Synapsin-1; Synapsin (Syn) encodes a phosphoprotein associated with synaptic vesicles. It interacts with the endocytic scaffolding protein encoded by Dap160. Phosphorylation of synapsin at serine 6 is required for associative short-term learning/memory and short-term olfactory habituation. It is important for outgrowth of synaptic boutons at the larval neuromuscular junction. (1041 aa) |
| | porin | Voltage-dependent anion-selective channel; Porin (porin) encodes a beta-barrel channel protein localized in the outer membrane of mitochondria that conducts translocation of various ions and metabolites between cytoplasm and mitochondria. It plays roles in mitochondria dynamics and mitophagy, and is ubiquitinated by the E3 ligases encoded by park and Mul1. (282 aa) |
| | stmA | Protein EFR3 homolog cmp44E; An essential gene required for embryogenesis; required for cell viability; Belongs to the EFR3 family. (834 aa) |
| | Ekar | Eye-enriched kainate receptor, isoform B; Eye-enriched kainate receptor (Ekar) encodes an ionotropic receptor that responds to the neurotransmitter glutamate. (899 aa) |
| | inaF-C | GEO11103p1; Channel regulator activity. It is involved in the biological process described with: regulation of membrane potential. (140 aa) |
| | inaF-A | InaF-A; Channel regulator activity. It is involved in the biological process described with: regulation of membrane potential. (89 aa) |
| | shakB | Innexin shaking-B; Structural component of the gap junctions at electrical synapses in distal and mid-depth levels in the lamina. Isoform Lethal forms voltage sensitive intercellular channels through homotypic interactions; Belongs to the pannexin family. (532 aa) |
| | cu | Nocturnin; Phosphatase which catalyzes the conversion of NADP(+) to NAD(+) and of NADPH to NADH. Shows a small preference for NADPH over NADP(+). Because of its association with the CCR4-NOT complex, has a role in mRNA deadenylation and decay. Required at the pupal stage for proper wing morphogenesis after eclosion. [Isoform D]: In dorsal neurons, contributes to the light- mediated behavioral response; Belongs to the CCR4/nocturin family. (642 aa) |
| | Ttd14 | TRPL translocation defect protein 14; GTP-binding protein which is required for the light-dependent internalization of the TRPL ion channel from the rhabdomere on the apical surface of photoreceptor cells to the cell body and for the recycling of TRPL back to the rhabdomere in the dark. Binds to 3- phosphoinositide (PtdIns(3)P) and phosphatic acid and so may interact with membranes, particularly the early endosome membrane where PtdIns(3)P is predominantly localized. Plays a role in preventing photoreceptor degeneration. (515 aa) |
| | Pld | Phospholipase; Phosphatidylinositol binding; phospholipase D activity. (1364 aa) |
| | inaE | Inactivation no afterpotential E (inaE) encodes a diacylglycerol lipase involved in phototransduction and response to oxidative stress. (1318 aa) |
| | inaF-B | GEO10024p1; inaF-B (inaF-B) encodes a calcium channel regulator involved in response to light and the regulation of photoreceptor cell membrane potential. (81 aa) |
| | mnb | Minibrain (mnb) encodes a Ser/Thr protein kinase of the DYRK subfamily. It interacts with several signaling pathways and it is involved in behavior, cell cycle, cytoskeleton dynamics, neural proliferation, neurogenesis, neuronal differentiation, synaptic plasticity, and tissue growth. (1047 aa) |
| | Tfb5 | Transcription factor B5 (Tfb5) encodes a subunit of the basal transcription and DNA repair factor TFIIH, which operates in transcription and DNA repair. (73 aa) |
| | dlg1 | Disks large 1 tumor suppressor protein; During embryonic development, some isoforms are essential for proper neuronal differentiation and organization. Required for cell polarity; maintenance of apicobasal polarity. Plays a critical role at septate junctions in cellular growth control during larval development. The presence of a guanylate kinase domain suggests involvement in cellular adhesion as well as signal transduction to control cellular proliferation. (1030 aa) |
| | norpA | 1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase; The production of the second messenger molecules diacylglycerol (DAG) and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) is mediated by activated phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C enzymes (By similarity). Essential component of the phototransduction pathway. Essential downstream component of a hh-signaling pathway which regulates the Duox-dependent gut immune response to bacterial uracil; required for the activation of Cad99C and consequently Cad99C-dependent endosome formation, which is essential for the Duox-dependent product [...] (1095 aa) |
| | nAChRalpha7 | Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor alpha7 (nAChRalpha7) encodes a subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, a pentameric neurotransmitter-gated ion channel. (564 aa) |
| | lap | Phosphatidylinositol-binding clathrin assembly protein LAP; Assembly protein recruiting clathrin and adaptor protein complex 2 (AP2) to cell membranes at sites of coated-pit formation and clathrin-vesicle assembly. May be required to determine the amount of membrane to be recycled, possibly by regulating the size of the clathrin cage. Involved in AP2-dependent clathrin-mediated endocytosis at the neuromuscular junction; Belongs to the PICALM/SNAP91 family. (788 aa) |
| | Cib2 | Calcium and integrin binding family member 2; Calcium ion binding; calcium-dependent protein serine/threonine phosphatase activity. It is involved in the biological process described with: calcium ion homeostasis; phototransduction. (189 aa) |
| | PIP5K59B | Phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate 5-kinase at 59B, isoform E. (891 aa) |
| | Cam | Calmodulin; Calmodulin mediates the control of a large number of enzymes, ion channels and other proteins by Ca(2+) (By similarity). Among the enzymes to be stimulated by the calmodulin-Ca(2+) complex are a number of protein kinases and phosphatases (By similarity). In photoreceptor cells, light-induced Ca(2+) influx activates calmodulin, which in turn is likely to promote Crag activity in trafficking of newly synthesized ninaE (Rh1) from the trans-Golgi network to rhabdomere membranes. Together with Akap200, regulates PKA activity and ethanol-induced sensitivity and tolerance. (149 aa) |
| | inaD | Inactivation-no-after-potential D protein; Involved in the negative feedback regulation of the light- activated signaling cascade in photoreceptors through a calcium- mediated process. Interacts with tetrapeptide ligand located in C- terminal sequence of 3 key components of the visual cascade, tethering them and forming a macromolecular signaling phototransduction complex. (686 aa) |
| | Calx | Na/Ca-exchange protein (Calx) encodes a Na-Ca exchanger involved in phototransduction and response to endoplasmic reticulum stress; Belongs to the Ca(2+):cation antiporter (CaCA) (TC 2.A.19) family. (973 aa) |
| | b | Black (b) encodes an aspartate 1-decarboxylase. Mutations of b result in viable flies with a cuticular melanization phenotype. (575 aa) |
| | tay | Tay bridge (tay) encodes a nuclear protein acting in the MAP kinase pathway by preventing the product of rl activation. It is present in most cell types, and accumulates strongly in differentiated neurons. (2486 aa) |
| | Rop | Protein ROP; May be a component of one of the vesicle trafficking pathways. May interact functionally with Ras2 protein. (597 aa) |
| | gl | Glass (gl) encodes a zinc finger transcription factor involved in cell fate specification. It is primarily transcribed in photoreceptors, where its expression is activated by the retinal determination member encoded by so. gl is required for correctly patterning the retina, rhabdomere formation, and for the expression of phototransduction proteins. (679 aa) |
| | zpg | Innexin inx4; Structural component of the gap junctions in germline cells. Required for differentiation and survival of germline cysts in females and of spermatogonia in males; gap junctional communication between spermatogonia and somatic cyst cells may be required for normal differentiation and survival of spermatogonia. Belongs to the pannexin family. (367 aa) |
| | Inx3 | Innexin 3 (Inx3) encodes a gap junction protein that can form heteromeric gap junction channels via interaction with the product of Inx2. Loss of Inx3 leads to the destabilization of the products of ogre, Inx2 and shg at the plasma membrane, suggesting that these four proteins form a complex. (395 aa) |
| | Dop1R1 | Dopamine receptor 1; Receptor for dopamine. The activity of this receptor is mediated by G proteins which activate adenylyl cyclase. Might be involved in the processing of visual information and/or visual learning. Important for Pavlovian conditioning: required in the mushroom body as a receptor conveying unconditional stimuli information, has a role in memory formation for aversive and appetitive learning. Sleep-deprivation-induced impairments in learning can be partially explained through alterations in dopamine signaling, Dop1R1 expression levels are reduced; sleep may have a role i [...] (560 aa) |
| | rdgB | Retinal degeneration B (rdgB) encodes a member of the Class IIA Phosphatidylinositol transfer protein (PITP) family. It supports multiple biochemical functions involving lipid transfer during G-protein coupled phospholipase C activation. (1297 aa) |
| | TrpA1 | Transient receptor potential cation channel A1 (TrpA1) encodes a cation channel activated by warming and by reactive chemicals. Its roles include the control of thermotaxis at innocuous temperatures, as well as thermal and chemical nociception in response to noxious heat and chemical exposure. (1232 aa) |
| | Inx2 | Innexin inx2; Structural components of the gap junctions. Involved in gap junctional communication between germline and somatic cells which is essential for normal oogenesis. In embryonic epidermis, required for epithelial morphogenesis. Required for keyhole formation during early stages of proventriculus development in response to wg signaling. In follicle cells, promotes the formation of egg chambers in part through regulation of shg and baz at the boundary between germ cells and follicle cells. In inner germarial sheath cells, required for survival of early germ cells and for cyst f [...] (367 aa) |
| | M6 | M6, isoform F; M6 (M6) encodes a four-transmembrane glycoprotein involved in eye morphogenesis and oogenesis. (368 aa) |
| | Galphaq | G protein alpha q subunit; Guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins) are involved as modulators or transducers in various transmembrane signaling systems. Could be the transducin analog, an amplifier and one of the transducers of a visual impulse that performs the coupling between opsin and cGMP-phosphodiesterase. Could mediate a subset of olfactory and gustatory responses. (396 aa) |
| | rdgA | Retinal degeneration A (rdgA) encodes a diacylglycerol kinase that mediates the conversion of diacylglycerol to phosphatidic acid. It contributes to phospholipase C based signalling reactions, controlling ion channel activity and protein transport. (1462 aa) |
| | dco | Discs overgrown protein kinase; Involved in circadian rhythms, viability and molecular oscillations of the clock genes period (per) and timeless (tim). Dbt reduces the stability and thus the accumulation of monomeric per proteins, probably through phosphorylation. No evident circadian oscillation is detected in head. Together with CkIalpha, regulates processing of ci by phosphorylating it which promotes its binding to slmb, the F-box recognition component of the SCF(slmb) E3 ubiquitin- protein ligase. (440 aa) |
| | ogre | Innexin inx1; Optic ganglion reduced (ogre) encodes one of the innexin subunits spanning the membrane 4 times. Together with the products of Inx2 and Inx3, it forms homo or hetero oligomers forming gap junctions, which allow the transfer of small solute between cells. (362 aa) |
| | Trpgamma | Transient receptor potential-gamma protein; A light-sensitive calcium channel that is required for inositide-mediated Ca(2+) entry in the retina during phospholipase C (PLC)-mediated phototransduction (By similarity). Forms a regulated cation channel when heteromultimerized with trpl; Belongs to the transient receptor (TC 1.A.4) family. STrpC subfamily. (1188 aa) |
| | cdm | Cadmus, isoform A; Cadmus (cdm) encodes a member of the importin beta family of nucleocytoplasmic cargo shuttling proteins. It functions at the neuromuscular junction to maintain normal subsynaptic reticulum structure and presynaptic probability of release. (971 aa) |
| | Dyrk2 | Dual specificity tyrosine-phosphorylation-regulated kinase 2; In vitro; can phosphorylate exogenous substrates on Ser and Thr residues. May have a physiological role in development being involved in cellular growth and differentiation. (757 aa) |
| | Sod3 | Superoxide dismutase 3 (Sod3) encodes an extra-cellular Cu Zn superoxide dismutase that can be produced as secreted and membrane bound forms. It converts oxygen free radicals to hydrogen peroxide and is involved in free radical defense and redox balance; Belongs to the Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase family. (243 aa) |
| | Rh5 | Rhodopsin 5 (Rh5) encodes a visual GPCR opsin that covalently binds the chromophore retinal. A photon of light stimulates the isomerization of retinal resulting in a conformational change in the product of Rh5 and signal activation. Its peak sensitivity is in the blue and it is expressed in a subclass of R8 photoreceptors; Belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 1 family. Opsin subfamily. (382 aa) |
| | Fkbp59 | FK506-binding protein 59kD (Fkbp59) encodes a peptidylprolyl isomerase involved in the regulation of calcium transport and phototransduction. (439 aa) |
| | rdgC | Retinal degeneration C (rdgC) encodes a serine/threonine phosphatase that binds Ca2+/calmodulin and contains 2 Ca2+-binding EF-hand motifs. It promotes the dephosphorylation of the product of ninaE, which prevents its internalization. It also promotes the dephosphorylation of the product of trp at specific site affecting the frequency response to modulated light. (746 aa) |
| | mts | Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase PP2A; Microtubule star (mts) encodes the catalytic subunit of protein phosphatase 2A. It is involved in various developmental processes and signaling pathways, such as Hh signaling and Wingless signaling; Belongs to the PPP phosphatase family. PP-2A subfamily. (309 aa) |
| | verm | Vermiform, isoform I; Vermiform (verm) encodes a chitin deacetylase-like protein that is secreted by tracheal cells and accumulates in the embryonic tracheal lumen. Its functions include cuticle development and tracheal tube size control. (555 aa) |
| | Gprk1 | G protein-coupled receptor kinase 1; Specifically phosphorylates the activated forms of G protein- coupled receptors; Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. AGC Ser/Thr protein kinase family. GPRK subfamily. (700 aa) |
| | mus201 | Mutagen-sensitive 201 (mus201) encodes a protein involved in UV-damage excision repair. (1236 aa) |
| | pinta | Retinol-binding protein pinta; Retinoid-binding protein which shows highest affinity for all-trans retinol. Can also bind all-trans forms of retinoic acid and retinal, but has lower affinity for cis form retinoids. Required in retinal pigment cells for rhodopsin biosynthesis. (273 aa) |
| | Ggamma30A | Guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit gamma-e; Guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins) are involved as a modulator or transducer in various transmembrane signaling systems. The beta and gamma chains are required for the GTPase activity, for replacement of GDP by GTP, and for G protein-effector interaction. This subunit functions in visual transduction in the compound eye. (238 aa) |
| | Rab6 | Ras-related protein Rab6; Protein transport. Regulator of membrane traffic from the Golgi apparatus towards the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Mediates membrane trafficking during egg chamber growth and organization, possibly upstream of exocyst component Sec5. Also during oogenesis, plays a role, together with BicD but independently of Sec5, in the polarization of the oocyte microtubule cytoskeleton, in the localization of oskar mRNA and in the anterodorsal secretion of grk. Required for anterograde opsin transport through the ER-Golgi complex. Plays a role, together with Rich, in regula [...] (208 aa) |
| | Cds | Phosphatidate cytidylyltransferase, photoreceptor-specific; Catalyzes the conversion of phosphatidic acid (PA) to CDP- diacylglycerol (CDP-DAG), an important precursor for the synthesis of phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) and phosphatidylglycerol (PG). Required for the regeneration of the signaling molecule phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PtdInsP2) from PA and maintenance of its steady supply during signaling thus playing an essential role during phospholipase C-mediated transduction. In the salivary glands and possibly other adipose tissues, function is essential for regulating ce [...] (447 aa) |
| | santa-maria | Scavenger receptor acting in neural tissue and majority of rhodopsin is absent (santa-maria) encodes a class B scavenger receptor that contributes to the conversion of carotenoids to vitamin A. It is involved in phototransduction and thermotaxis; Belongs to the CD36 family. (563 aa) |
| | Ptth | Prothoracicotropic hormone, isoform F; Prothoracicotropic hormone (Ptth) encodes a secreted neuropeptide that regulates ecdysone production contributing to larval to pupal transition. It signals through Torso/RAS/Erk pathway. It also modulates larval light avoidance independently of ecdysone. (218 aa) |
| | Rh6 | Opsin Rh6; Visual pigments are the light-absorbing molecules that mediate vision. They consist of an apoprotein, opsin, covalently linked to cis-retinal. (362 aa) |
| | tim | Protein timeless; Required for the production of circadian rhythms. The biological cycle depends on the rhythmic formation and nuclear localization of the TIM-PER complex. Light induces the degradation of TIM, which promotes elimination of PER. Nuclear activity of the heterodimer coordinatively regulates PER and TIM transcription through a negative feedback loop. Behaves as a negative element in circadian transcriptional loop. Does not appear to bind DNA, suggesting indirect transcriptional inhibition. Belongs to the timeless family. (1421 aa) |
| | cac | Voltage-dependent calcium channel type A subunit alpha-1; Voltage-sensitive calcium channels (VSCC) mediate the entry of calcium ions into excitable cells and are also involved in a variety of calcium-dependent processes, including muscle contraction, neurotransmitter release, gene expression, cell motility, cell division and cell death (By similarity). Probably encodes a dihydropyridine- insensitive current. Vital for survival to adulthood. (2110 aa) |
