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| | Mhc | Myosin heavy chain (Mhc) encodes the motor protein that provides the force for muscle contraction through its ATP-dependent interaction with actin filaments. It functions with essential and regulatory light chains. (1962 aa) |
| | dor | Vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 18 homolog; Plays a role in vesicle-mediated protein trafficking to lysosomal compartments and in membrane docking/fusion reactions of late endosomes/lysosomes probably as part of the class C core vacuole/endosome tethering (CORVET) complex. In larval neuromuscular junctions, essential for endosomal sorting which traffics old or dysfunctional synaptic vesicle proteins through a degradative endolysosomal route. Required for the biogenesis of eye pigment granules. Required to maintain normal levels of rush, which functions in endosome formation [...] (1002 aa) |
| | csw | Tyrosine-protein phosphatase corkscrew; Required in all receptor tyrosine kinase signaling pathways. Functions downstream of the receptor tyrosine kinase torso, acting in concert with D-Raf via tailless. Also functions downstream of Egfr (epidermal growth factor receptor) and btl (fibroblast growth factor receptor). The SH2 domain suggests that csw effects its role by mediating heteromeric protein interactions. Maternally required for normal determination of cell fates at the termini of the embryo. Required for cell fate specification of the ventral ectoderm, in the developing embryoni [...] (945 aa) |
| | egh | Beta-1,4-mannosyltransferase egh; Glycosyltransferase with a proposed role in glycosphingolipid biosynthesis. Neurogenic protein implicated in epithelial development. Critical component of a differential oocyte-follicle cell adhesive system; Belongs to the glycosyltransferase 2 family. (457 aa) |
| | N | Processed neurogenic locus Notch protein; Essential signaling protein which has a major role in many developmental processes. Functions as a receptor for membrane-bound ligands Delta and Serrate to regulate cell-fate determination. Upon ligand activation, and releasing from the cell membrane, the Notch intracellular domain (NICD) forms a transcriptional activator complex with Su(H) (Suppressor of hairless) and activates genes of the E(spl) complex. Regulates oogenesis, the differentiation of the ectoderm and the development of the central and peripheral nervous system, eye, wing disk, [...] (2703 aa) |
| | Rala | Ras-related protein Ral-a; Ras-like protein A (Rala) encodes a GTPase that regulates Notch, Jak/Stat and JNK signalling pathways. (201 aa) |
| | brn | Beta-1,3-galactosyltransferase brn; Neurogenic protein essential for the development and maintenance of epithelial structure. Required in the germline for establishing the follicular epithelium and for determining the dorsal- ventral polarity. Collaborates with Notch on the apical surface of follicle cells to mediate germline-follicle cell adhesion. Brn has a role in chorion formation. (325 aa) |
| | spoon | Spoonbill, isoform C; RNA binding; protein kinase A regulatory subunit binding. (607 aa) |
| | Dsor1 | Dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase dSOR1; Required downstream of Raf in the sevenless (sev), torso (tor), and Drosophila EGF receptor homolog (DER) signal transduction pathways. Involved in both positive regulation (at the posterior terminus) and negative regulation (at the anterior domain) of tll, as in other terminal class gene products, maybe via the ERK-A kinase. Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. STE Ser/Thr protein kinase family. MAP kinase kinase subfamily. (396 aa) |
| | shg | DE-cadherin; Cadherins are calcium-dependent cell adhesion proteins. In connecting cells they preferentially interact with themselves in a homophilic manner; cadherins may thus contribute to the sorting of heterogeneous cell types. During oogenesis, integral component of the guidance mechanisms that regulate the directional persistent collective migration of the border cell (BC) cluster through the nurse cells to the oocyte. Functions downstream of the two chemoattractant receptors, Pvr and Egfr, to promote BC adhesion between the leader cells of the migrating cluster and the surroundi [...] (1507 aa) |
| | Egfr | Epidermal growth factor receptor; Binds to four ligands: Spitz, Gurken, Vein and Argos, which is an antagonist. Transduces the signal through the ras-raf-MAPK pathway. Involved in a myriad of developmental decisions. Critical for the proliferation of imaginal tissues, and for the determination of both the antero-posterior and dorso-ventral polarities of the oocyte. In the embryo, plays a role in the establishment of ventral cell fates, maintenance of amnioserosa and ventral neuroectodermal cells, germ band retraction, cell fate specification in the central nervous system and production [...] (1426 aa) |
| | tsr | Cofilin/actin-depolymerizing factor homolog; Exhibits F-actin depolymerizing activity and regulates actin cytoskeleton dynamics. Required for cytokinesis in both mitotic and meiotic cells and for aster migration and separation. Promotes cell motility during ovary development and oogenesis. During larval development, required for the cell rearrangement needed for formation of terminal filaments which are stacks of somatic cells that are important for the initiation of ovarioles. Also required for border cell migration during oogenesis. During border cell migration, required for actin tu [...] (148 aa) |
| | slbo | CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein; Slow border cells (slbo) encodes an essential transcriptional activator. Although null mutants are lethal, female-sterile alleles exhibit a specific defect in border cell migration during ovarian development. In this context, Jak/STAT signaling controls slbo expression, which in turn regulates hundreds of downstream targets including the product of shg. (449 aa) |
| | ru | Roughoid/rhomboid-3; Roughoid (ru) encodes an intra-membrane serine protease localized in the endoplasmic reticulum. It processes Egfr ligands in specific tissues, most notably the eye; Belongs to the peptidase S54 family. (341 aa) |
| | dsh | Segment polarity protein dishevelled; Required to establish coherent arrays of polarized cells and segments in embryos. Plays a role in wingless (wg) signaling, possibly through the reception of the wg signal by target cells and subsequent redistribution of arm protein in response to that signal in embryos. This signal seems to be required to establish planar cell polarity and identity. (623 aa) |
| | hop | Tyrosine-protein kinase hopscotch; Tyrosine kinase of the non-receptor type, phosphorylates the marelle protein. Required maternally for the establishment of the normal array of embryonic segments: involved in the control of pair- rule gene transcription in a stripe-specific manner. Together with Hsp83 and piwi, mediates canalization, also known as developmental robustness, likely via epigenetic silencing of existing genetic variants and suppression of transposon-induced new genetic variation. (1177 aa) |
| | sl | 1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase gamma; Small wing (sl) encodes a phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholiase type C that is required as a general modulator for growth downstream of the insulin pathway, and interacts with the Ras-MAPK pathway. (1236 aa) |
| | par-6 | Par-6, isoform A; Par-6 (par-6) encodes a scaffold protein that forms a complex with the products of baz and aPKC and with other cortical, cytoskeletal and regulatory proteins. It is involved in cell polarization, actin-based protrusion formation and tracheal branching. (351 aa) |
| | upd1 | Unpaired 1 (upd1) encodes a secreted glycoprotein that is able to act at a distance as the primary ligand for the JAK/STAT signaling pathway. Although semi-redundant with upd2 and upd3, upd1 depletion results in embryonic lethality with an atypical gap gene-like segmentation phenotype. (413 aa) |
| | Pvf1 | PDGF- and VEGF-related factor 1 (Pvf1) encodes a PDGF- and VEGF-related factor that binds to and activates the receptor tyrosine kinase encoded by Pvr. It is involved in cell migration regulation and it has been shown to activate the canonical Ras/Raf/MAP kinase (ERK) cascade, the PI3K kinase pathway, TORC1, Rho family small GTPases and the JNK cascade, in a context-dependent manner; Belongs to the PDGF/VEGF growth factor family. (325 aa) |
| | dome | Cytokine receptor; Critical for epithelial morphogenesis during oogenesis; border cell migration. Required in the germarium for the polarization of follicle cells during encapsulation of germline cells. Required for embryonic segmentation and trachea specification. Essential receptor molecule for upd and JAK/STAT signaling during oogenesis. (1282 aa) |
| | dlp | Dally-like, isoform A; Dally-like (dlp) encodes a glypican that regulates the signaling strength and range of the morphogens encoded by hh and wg; Belongs to the glypican family. (765 aa) |
| | btl | Fibroblast growth factor receptor homolog 2; May be required for patterning of muscle precursor cells: generation of mesodermal and endodermal layers, invaginations of various types of cells, and CNS formation. Essential for the ability of the migrating tracheal and midline cells to recognize external guiding cues. (1052 aa) |
| | flr | Actin-interacting protein 1; Induces disassembly of actin filaments in conjunction with ADF/cofilin family proteins. Essential for organismal and cell viability. Required for the development of normal wing cell planar polarity. (608 aa) |
| | rols | Rolling pebbles (rols) encodes a protein required for myoblast fusion in founder cells. it interacts with the membrane spanning Immunoglobulin superfamily protein encoded by kirre and with the product of Mhcl. (1900 aa) |
| | CalpB | Calpain-B catalytic subunit 1; Calcium-regulated non-lysosomal thiol-protease. (925 aa) |
| | Shc | SHC-adaptor protein (Shc) encodes a protein involved in receptor tyrosine kinase signalling. It regulates anti-parasitoid immune response and tracheal development. (409 aa) |
| | sgl | UDP-glucose 6-dehydrogenase; Involved in the biosynthesis of glycosaminoglycans; hyaluronan, chondroitin sulfate and heparan sulfate. Required for wingless signaling in different tissues; Belongs to the UDP-glucose/GDP-mannose dehydrogenase family. (476 aa) |
| | sfl | Bifunctional heparan sulfate N-deacetylase/N-sulfotransferase; Essential bifunctional enzyme that catalyzes both the N- deacetylation and the N-sulfation of glucosamine (GlcNAc) of the glycosaminoglycan in heparan sulfate. Modifies the GlcNAc-GlcA disaccharide repeating sugar backbone to make N-sulfated heparosan, a prerequisite substrate for later modifications in heparin biosynthesis. Plays a role in diffusion of morphogen wingless (wg) via its role in heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) biosynthesis, HSPGs being required for movement of wg morphogens. Required for wg signaling dur [...] (1048 aa) |
| | Ppat-Dpck | Bifunctional Phosphopantetheine adenylyltransferase - Dephospho-CoA kinase (Ppat-Dpck) encodes a bifunctional enzyme that carries out the last two steps of the canonical Coenzyme A (CoA) biosynthesis pathway. The Ppat part converts 4'-phosphopantetheine into dephospho-CoA and subsequently the Dpck part phosphorylates dephospho-CoA to form CoA. (518 aa) |
| | Sec5 | Exocyst complex component 2; Component of the exocyst complex involved in the docking of exocytic vesicles with fusion sites on the plasma membrane. Belongs to the SEC5 family. (894 aa) |
| | dpp | Protein decapentaplegic; Required during oogenesis for eggshell patterning and dorsal/ventral patterning of the embryo. Acts as a morphogen during embryogenesis to pattern the dorsal/ventral axis, specifying dorsal ectoderm and amnioserosa cell fate within the dorsal half of the embryo; this activity is antagonized by binding to sog and tsg. Induces the formation of visceral mesoderm and the heart in early embryos. Required later in embryogenesis for dorsal closure and patterning of the hindgut. Also functions postembryonically as a long-range morphogen during imaginal disk development [...] (588 aa) |
| | Rab5 | Rab5, isoform A; Rab5 (Rab5) encodes a monomeric GTPase that controls entry of endocytosed cargo into the early endosome and is required for vesicle re-uptake at the synapse. Altering the activity of the product of Rab5 affects many receptor-mediated signaling pathways as well as epithelial polarity. (219 aa) |
| | ex | Protein expanded; Regulator of the Hippo/SWH (Sav/Wts/Hpo) signaling pathway, a signaling pathway that plays a pivotal role in organ size control and tumor suppression by restricting proliferation and promoting apoptosis. The core of this pathway is composed of a kinase cascade wherein Hippo (Hpo), in complex with its regulatory protein Salvador (Sav), phosphorylates and activates Warts (Wts) in complex with its regulatory protein Mats, which in turn phosphorylates and inactivates the Yorkie (Yki) oncoprotein. Ex acts synergistically along with Mer and Kibra to regulate the Hippo signa [...] (1427 aa) |
| | knrl | Knirps-related protein; Knirps-like (knrl) encodes an orphan nuclear hormone receptor with a C4 zinc finger motif, without ligand-binding domain. It is a target gene of the Hedgehog, Wingless and Notch signaling pathways. It controls endoreduplication domains and epithelial morphogenesis in the fore- and hindgut. (647 aa) |
| | Sec8 | Exocyst complex component 4; Component of the exocyst complex involved in the docking of exocytic vesicles with fusion sites on the plasma membrane. Involved in regulation of synaptic microtubule formation, and also regulation of synaptic growth and glutamate receptor trafficking. Does not appear to be required for basal neurotransmission. (985 aa) |
| | Stam | Signal transducing adaptor molecule (Stam) encodes a component of the ESCRT-0 complex, which mediates multivesicular body formation. It is involved in RTK signaling regulation, tracheal cell migration and endosomal trafficking. (689 aa) |
| | Dlg5 | Discs large 5, isoform A; It is involved in the biological process described with: negative regulation of hippo signaling; border follicle cell migration. (1916 aa) |
| | Ced-12 | Ced-12 (Ced-12) encodes a protein that functions with Dock family members (encoded by mbc or spg) to regulate GTPase activity. It contributes to myoblast fusion, apoptotic cell engulfment, cell migration, and embryonic cellularization. (724 aa) |
| | kuz | Kuzbanian, isoform A; Kuzbanian (kuz) encodes an ADAM metalloendopeptidase that regulates activation of the receptors encoded by N and robo1 by cleavage. (1238 aa) |
| | Sos | Protein son of sevenless; Promotes the exchange of Ras-bound GDP by GTP. Functions in signaling pathways initiated by the sevenless and epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinases; implies a role for the ras pathway in neuronal development. (1596 aa) |
| | rk | Rickets (rk) encodes a G-protein coupled receptor that signals intracellularly using the second messenger cAMP. It binds the heterodimeric hormone bursicon and is developmentally important for molting-related behaviors. It is also required after adult emergence for cuticle hardening and melanization. (1360 aa) |
| | BicC | Protein bicaudal C; RNA-binding protein that is involved in oogenesis. Required for correct targeting of the migrating anterior follicle cells and the establishment of anterior-posterior polarity in the oocyte. May act as translational repressor of oskar during oogenesis. Function seems to be sensitive to small changes in expression. (905 aa) |
| | GMF | Glia maturation factor (GMF) encodes a protein belonging to the ADF-H domain family of proteins, which promote dissambly of actin networks. It specifically binds to and promotes disassembly of Arp2/3-nucleated lamellipodial actin networks. It plays a role in promoting protrusion dynamics during cell migration. (138 aa) |
| | kel | Ring canal kelch protein; Kelch (kel) encodes a substrate targeting component of a Cullin3-RING ubiquitin E3 ligase. It binds F-actin in vitro, while its predominant in vivo function is in the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. It has an essential role in oogenesis, where it is required for cytoskeletal organization in ovarian ring canals. (1477 aa) |
| | spi | Protein spitz; Ligand for the EGF receptor (Gurken). Involved in a number of unrelated developmental choices, for example, dorsal-ventral axis formation, glial migration, sensory organ determination, and muscle development. It is required for photoreceptor determination. (234 aa) |
| | Ras85D | Ras-like protein 1; Ras proteins bind GDP/GTP and possess intrinsic GTPase activity (By similarity). Plays a role in eye development by regulating cell growth, survival of postmitotic ommatidial cells and differentiation of photoreceptor cells. During larval development, mediates Ptth/tor signaling leading to the production of ecdysone, a hormone required for the initiation of metamorphosis. (189 aa) |
| | sqd | RNA-binding protein squid; This protein is a component of ribonucleosomes. Could be needed to organize a concentration gradient of a dorsalizing morphogen (Dm) originating in the germinal vesicle. At least one of the isoforms is essential in somatic tissues. (344 aa) |
| | twf | Twinfilin (twf) encodes a ubiquitously expressed actin monomer binding protein that is structurally related to the product of tsr and inhibits actin filament assembly. It is highly conserved and is present in all eukaryotes except plants. Its roles include bristle and neuronal development; Belongs to the actin-binding proteins ADF family. Twinfilin subfamily. (343 aa) |
| | Cyfip | Cytoplasmic FMR1-interacting protein; Specifically Rac1-associated protein 1 (Sra-1) encodes an essential protein that is a component of the WAVE actin nucleator complex. It controls actin cytoskeleton remodeling and interacts with the products of Fmr1 and Rac1. It controls morphogenesis and synapse organization. (1291 aa) |
| | AdamTS-A | ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif A (AdamTS-A) encodes a secreted matrix metalloprotease involved in cell migration. Loss of AdamTS-A in the salivary glands results in apical surface irregularities and cell elongation defects. (1688 aa) |
| | Akt1 | RAC serine/threonine-protein kinase; Serine/threonine kinase involved in various developmental processes. During early embryogenesis, acts as a survival protein. During mid-embryogenesis, phosphorylates and activates trh, a transcription factor required for tracheal cell fate determination. Also regulates tracheal cell migration. Later in development, acts downstream of PI3K and Pk61C/PDK1 in the insulin receptor transduction pathway which regulates cell growth and organ size, by phosphorylating and antagonizing FOXO transcription factor. Controls follicle cell size during oogenesis. M [...] (611 aa) |
| | Dl | Neurogenic locus protein delta; Acts as a ligand for Notch (N) receptor. Essential for proper differentiation of ectoderm. Dl is required for the correct separation of neural and epidermal cell lineages. Fringe (fng) acts in the Golgi to determine the type of O-linked fucose on the EGF modules in N, altering the ability of N to bind with Delta (Dl). O-fut1 also has a role in modulating the interaction. (833 aa) |
| | bnl | Branchless (bnl) encodes a Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) receptor for secreted FGF ligands that utilizes the intracellular Ras-MAP kinase pathway. It contributes to embryonic tracheal migration; Belongs to the heparin-binding growth factors family. (770 aa) |
| | psidin | Phagocyte signaling-impaired protein; Non-catalytic subunit of the NatB complex which catalyzes acetylation of the N-terminal methionine residues of proteins beginning with Met-Asp or Met-Glu (By similarity). Has 2 roles in the larval immune response: required both for the phagocytic degradation of internalized bacteria and for the induction of Defensin in the fat body. Within the phagocytic blood cells, has a role in detection of infection and activation of the humoral immune response. (948 aa) |
| | Rab11 | Rab11, isoform A; Rab11 (Rab11) encodes a Rab type protein. Rab proteins are ubiquitously expressed family of small monomeric Ras-like GTPases that are key regulators of endomembrane traffiking, regulating exocytosis, endocytosis and membrane recycling processes essential for maintaining various cellular functions. (214 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) |
| | Burs | Bursicon (Burs) encodes a cystine knot protein that dimerizes with the product of Pburs to form the bursicon neurohormone. Bursicon neurohormone is released after adult emergence and acts on the receptor encoded by rk for tanning and hardening of the cuticle and expansion of the wings. (173 aa) |
| | Rab7 | Rab7 (Rab7) encodes a small GTPase that contributes to vesicle trafficking regulation. It is involved in endosome maturation and fusion with lysosomes. (207 aa) |
| | sosie | Sosie, isoform A; Sosie (sosie) encodes a protein that localizes to the plasma membrane in the germ line and the follicle cells during oogenesis. It interacts with the products of kst, jbug and chic, and helps localizing the product of kst and Actins. (186 aa) |
| | wts | Serine/threonine-protein kinase Warts; Negative regulator of Yorkie (Yki) in the Hippo/SWH (Sav/Wts/Hpo) signaling pathway that plays a pivotal role in organ size control and tumor suppression by restricting proliferation and promoting apoptosis. The core of this pathway is composed of a kinase cascade wherein Hippo (Hpo), in complex with its regulatory protein Salvador (Sav), phosphorylates and activates Warts (Wts) in complex with its regulatory protein Mats, which in turn phosphorylates and inactivates the Yorkie (Yki) oncoprotein. The Hippo/SWH signaling pathway inhibits the activi [...] (1105 aa) |
| | Sec6 | Exocyst complex component 3; Component of the exocyst complex involved in the docking of exocytic vesicles with fusion sites on the plasma membrane; Belongs to the SEC6 family. (738 aa) |
| | Rho1 | Ras-like GTP-binding protein Rho1; Has a role in regulating actin cytoskeletal organization: required during early development for proper execution of morphogenetic movements of individual cells and groups of cells important for the formation of the embryonic body plan. Plays a role in regulating dorsal closure during embryogenesis. During axis elongation, required for Rho-kinase Rok planar polarity and adherens junction localization as well as for generating a planar polarized distribution of the actin-binding protein Shrm. During embryogenesis, acts upstream of wash to regulate the d [...] (192 aa) |
| | drk | Protein enhancer of sevenless 2B; Downstream of receptor kinase (drk) encodes an adaptor protein that recognizes phosphorylated tyrosine residues of membrane receptors and triggers the Ras/Raf/MAPK pathway. drk product contributes to the regulation of cytoskeletal organization and participates in developmental and cognitive processes (associative learning, anesthesia resistant memory). (211 aa) |
| | Vhl | Protein Vhl; Involved in development of tracheal vasculature. Probably involved in halting cell migration at the end of vascular tube outgrowth. Possesses E3 ubiquitin ligase activity when in complex with Elongin BC complex, Cul2 and Rox1a/Rbx1, and can target sima/Hif1a for ubiquitination. May play a critical role in promoting microtubule stabilization when tubulins are correctly folded by the prefoldin complex. If tubulin is incorrectly folded, may promote its degradation. (178 aa) |
| | Crk | Adapter molecule Crk; Adapter protein which interacts with C-terminal portion of mbc, homolog of human DOCK180. May play a role in cellular processes throughout development; Belongs to the CRK family. (271 aa) |
| | pnt | ETS-like protein pointed; ETS transcription factor with a prominent role during development of the eye and the nervous system. Required for glial- neuronal cell interactions at the ventral midline which are necessary for the proper elaboration of commissures in the embryonic CNS. [Isoform P1]: Required for normal EGFR-induced photoreceptor development. Following transcriptional activation by isoform P2, acts as a constitutive activator of transcription, leading to induction of target genes essential for photoreceptor development. In larval brains, involved in the maintenance of type II [...] (718 aa) |
| | Lis-1 | Lissencephaly-1 homolog; Positively regulates the activity of the minus-end directed microtubule motor protein dynein. May enhance dynein-mediated microtubule sliding by targeting dynein to the microtubule plus end. Required for several dynein- and microtubule-dependent processes such as nuclear migration during cell division, mitotic spindle formation and the removal of mitotic checkpoint proteins from kinetochores at the metaphase to anaphase transition. Required for several aspects of neurogenesis including neuroblast proliferation, neuronal cell differentiation, dendritic growth, b [...] (411 aa) |
| | Ptpmeg2 | Protein tyrosine phosphatase Meg2 (Ptpmeg2) encodes a phosphatase involved in border follicle cell migration. (827 aa) |
| | hh | Protein hedgehog C-product; Intercellular signal essential for a variety of patterning events during development. Establishes the anterior-posterior axis of the embryonic segments and patterns the larval imaginal disks. Binds to the patched (ptc) receptor, which functions in association with smoothened (smo), to activate the transcription of target genes wingless (wg), decapentaplegic (dpp) and ptc. In the absence of hh, ptc represses the constitutive signaling activity of smo through fused (fu). Essential component of a signaling pathway which regulates the Duox-dependent gut immune r [...] (471 aa) |
| | baz | Bazooka, isoform B; Bazooka (baz) encodes a scaffold protein that forms a complex with the products of par-6 and aPKC and with other cortical, cytoskeletal and regulatory proteins. It functions in cell polarization pathways in epithelial, neuronal and other cell types. (1520 aa) |
| | nudE | Nuclear distribution protein nudE homolog; nudE (nudE) encodes a conserved protein that localizes to kinetochores and spindle microtubules. It contributes to the spindle checkpoint, spindle orientation, centrosome behavior and dendrite morphogenesis. (377 aa) |
| | Vav | Vav guanine nucleotide exchange factor (Vav) encodes a protein that belongs to the Dbl GEF superfamily. It functions as a GDP/GTP exchange factor for the product of Rac1 and an adaptor protein. Both activities are activated by direct tyrosine phosphorylation. (1001 aa) |
| | jing | Zinc finger protein jing; May functionally interact with Polycomb group (PcG) and trithorax group (trxG) proteins to repress transcription (Probable). Required for Egfr pathway function and MAPK activity in CNS midline and tracheal placodes and for CNS axon development and tracheal tubule development. Required to establish the primary axon scaffold in the brain and for lateral positioning of longitudinal glia, longitudinal axons and neurons. Required for glial survival. Required to establish the proximo-distal axis of the developing leg and for wing vein and alula development. Required [...] (1744 aa) |
| | ena | Enabled (ena) encodes the sole Drosophila member of the Ena/VASP family. It acts as a processive actin polymerase, stimulating actin addition at the barbed end. It has roles in both epithelial morphogenesis and CNS pathfinding. (980 aa) |
| | kay | Transcription factor kayak, isoforms A/B/F; Developmentally regulated transcription factor AP-1 binds and recognizes the enhancer DNA sequence: 5'-TGA[CG]TCA-3'. May play a role in the function or determination of a particular subset of cells in the developing embryo. It is able to carry out its function either independently of or in conjunction with Jra. Belongs to the bZIP family. Fos subfamily. (755 aa) |
| | bun | Protein bunched, class 2/F/G isoform; Probable transcription factor required for peripheral nervous system morphogenesis, eye development and oogenesis. May be required for the transmission of the dpp signal and for a morphogenetic movement of the medulla in the brain that reorients the second optic lobe relative to the first. Plays a role in determining proper dorsal cell fates leading to the formation of the dorsal appendages. (1331 aa) |
| | dysf | Dysfusion, isoform D; Dysfusion (dysf) encodes a transcription factor that forms a DNA binding complex with the product of tgo to activate target genes. It is involved in in migration, adhesion, and fusion of tracheal cells, as well as tarsal joint formation during leg development. (920 aa) |
| | if | Integrin alpha-PS2 heavy chain; Inflated (if) encodes one of five fly integrin alpha subunits, and when in a heterodimer with an integrin beta subunit makes a receptor for extracellular matrix proteins containing an RGD motif, such as those encoded by Tig, wb laminin and Tsp. It is required in numerous tissues for cell migration and adhesion between cell layers. (1396 aa) |
| | jar | Myosin heavy chain 95F; Myosin is a protein that binds to actin and has ATPase activity that is activated by actin. Together CLIP-190 and jar may coordinate the interaction between the actin and microtubule cytoskeleton. May link endocytic vesicles to microtubules and may be involved in transport in the early embryo and in the dynamic process of dorsal closure. It is believed that its function changes during the life cycle. (1268 aa) |
| | veli | Protein lin-7 homolog; Plays a role in establishing and maintaining the asymmetric distribution of channels and receptors at the plasma membrane of polarized cells; Belongs to the lin-7 family. (246 aa) |
| | Pvr | Receptor protein-tyrosine kinase; PDGF- and VEGF-receptor related (Pvr) encodes a receptor tyrosine kinase activated by the binding of PDGF- and VEGF-related factors (encoded by Pvf1, Pvf2 or Pvf3). It is involved in cell migration regulation and it has been shown to activate the canonical Ras/Raf/MAP kinase (ERK) cascade, the PI3K kinase pathway, TORC1, Rho family small GTPases and the JNK cascade, in a context-dependent manner. (1577 aa) |
| | EcR | Ecdysone receptor (EcR) encodes a protein that interacts with the product of usp to form the nuclear ecdysone receptor heterodimer, which modulates, in conjunction with co-activators and co-repressors, the activities of hundreds of genes in a tissue- and stage-specific way. EcR is widely expressed in embryonic and larval tissues and in some adult tissues where its activities (modulated by the hormone ecdysone) trigger both molting and metamorphosis. (878 aa) |
| | mim | Missing-in-metastasis, isoform F; Missing-in-metastasis (mim) encodes a protein involved in guided cell migration via endocytosis inhibition of the product encoded by Cortactin. (2028 aa) |
| | CG42674 | Uncharacterized protein, isoform C; Rho guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity. It is involved in the biological process described with: positive regulation of Rho protein signal transduction; imaginal disc-derived leg morphogenesis. (1661 aa) |
| | Rap1 | Ras-related protein Rap1; Rap1 GTPase (Rap1) encodes a small GTPase in the Ras superfamily. When GTP bound, it binds to a number of different effectors, one of which is the product of scno. Together they regulate many morphogenetic movements including mesoderm invagination and dorsal closure, help establish apical-basal polarity during cellularization, regulate macrophage migration, help define neuroblast asymmetric division, and play a role in planar cell polarity in the imaginal discs. (184 aa) |
| | Sin3A | Sin3A, isoform G; Sin3A (Sin3A) encodes a chromatin regulator with roles during muscle development, cell migration and Wnt signalling regulation. (2066 aa) |
| | mbc | Myoblast city (mbc) encodes an unconventional bipartite GEF that, in combination with the product of Ced-12, activates the monomeric GTPase encoded by Rac1. It contributes to myoblast fusion, border cell migration and dorsal closure; Belongs to the DOCK family. (2008 aa) |
| | stai | Stathmin, isoform D; Stathmin (stai) encodes a tubulin binding protein involved in axo-dendritic transport, gamete generation and synaptic growth at neuromuscular junction. (381 aa) |
| | tai | Taiman, isoform G; Taiman (tai) encodes an ecdysone receptor co-activator related to mammalian steroid receptor coactivator (SRC) proteins. It contributes to border cell migration. (2047 aa) |
| | RhoL | Ras-like GTP-binding protein RhoL; Essential for the maturation of hemocytes. (214 aa) |
| | dally | Division abnormally delayed (dally) encodes a core protein of heparan sulfate proteoglycans of the glypican family. It acts as a co-receptor for growth factors and morphogens, such as the products of dpp, wg, hh, upd1 and FGFs, affecting signaling and distribution of these ligands. The roles of the product of dally include wing development and germline stem cell maintenance. (626 aa) |
| | Cortactin | Cortactin, isoform A; Proline-rich region binding; actin filament binding. (559 aa) |
| | Abi | Abelson interacting protein (Abi) encodes a protein that interacts with the non-receptor tyrosine kinase encoded by Abl. It contributes to the regulation of actin cytoskeleton organization. It is involved in multiple actin dependent processes including cell adhesion, cell morphogenesis, oogenesis, muscle attachment and axogenesis. (477 aa) |
| | bbg | PDZ domain-containing protein BBG-LP12; It is involved in the biological process described with: border follicle cell migration; imaginal disc-derived wing morphogenesis. (2637 aa) |
| | cindr | CIN85 and CD2AP related (cindr) encodes an adaptor protein that links cell surface junctions and adhesion proteins with multiple components of the actin cytoskeleton. It regulates cytoskeletal dynamics, eye patterning and endocytosis. It also cooperates with the product of scra to promote intercellular bridge stability during cytokinesis. (941 aa) |
| | tj | Traffic jam (tj) encodes a Maf transcription factor that functions as regulator of multiple gonad morphogenesis processes including collective cell migration during oogenesis and stem cell specification downstream of Notch signaling during spermatogenesis. (555 aa) |
| | Socs36E | Suppressor of cytokine signaling at 36E (Socs36E) encodes a negative regulator of the JAK/STAT and EGFR pathways. It is a transcriptional target of the product of Stat92E that mediates lysosomal degradation following pathway stimulation and inhibits basal pathway activity. (737 aa) |
| | Ppcs | Phosphopantothenoylcysteine synthetase, isoform C; Phosphopantothenate--cysteine ligase activity. (373 aa) |
| | sr | Stripe, isoform D; Stripe (sr) encodes a transcription factor that induces the fate of tendon cells in the embryo as well as in the adult fly. It works upstream of tendon specific genes including Tsp, slow and Lrt. (1271 aa) |
| | rib | Ribbon, isoform C; Ribbon (rib) encodes a nuclear BTB-domain protein, expressed in most embryonic cells. It is required for development of the salivary gland and trachea, as well as for dorsal closure. It regulates both growth and differentiation of salivary gland cells. (680 aa) |
| | fz | Frizzled; Receptor for Wnt proteins. Most of frizzled receptors are coupled to the beta-catenin canonical signaling pathway, which leads to the activation of disheveled proteins, inhibition of GSK-3 kinase, nuclear accumulation of beta-catenin and activation of Wnt target genes. A second signaling pathway involving PKC and calcium fluxes has been seen for some family members, but it is not yet clear if it represents a distinct pathway or if it can be integrated in the canonical pathway, as PKC seems to be required for Wnt-mediated inactivation of GSK-3 kinase. Both pathways seem to inv [...] (612 aa) |
| | par-1 | Par-1 (par-1) encodes a protein kinase involved in multiple processes, including microtubule cytoskeleton organization, axis specification and cell polarity. It regulates hippo signaling and osk mRNA localization. (1170 aa) |
| | CASK | Peripheral plasma membrane protein CASK; CASK (CASK) encodes a member of the MAGUK family of scaffolding proteins. In epithelial tissues, the product of CASK functions as an adhesion molecule involved in cell proliferation, cytoskeletal remodeling and cell migration. In neurons, the product of CASK serves as a scaffold for a number of signaling and transmembrane molecules and is involved in synaptic development and plasticity. (929 aa) |
| | Vang | Vang-like protein; Van Gogh (Vang) encodes a four-pass transmembrane protein that localizes to cell junctions. It is part of the Frizzled-dependent planar polarity pathway that establishes planar polarity in epithelia. It is also implicated in nervous system patterning. (608 aa) |
| | aop | Ets DNA-binding protein pokkuri; Anterior open (aop) encodes a transcriptional repressor of the ETS family. It acts downstream of receptor tyrosine kinase signaling to regulate cell fate transitions critical to the development of many tissues including the nervous system, heart, trachea and eye. (732 aa) |
| | sli | Slit (sli) encodes a secreted glycoprotein that acts as a ligand for the Robo receptor family and co-receptors, including the products of Sdc and Dscam1. The product of sli functions as second messenger (via Abl) and receptor dependent, providing repellent (neural growth cone), attractive (trachea), and polarising (cardioblasts) cues for differentiating cells. (2157 aa) |
| | Lar | Tyrosine-protein phosphatase Lar; Possible cell adhesion receptor (Probable). It possesses an intrinsic protein tyrosine phosphatase activity (PTPase). It controls motor axon guidance. In the developing eye, has a role in normal axonal targeting of the R7 photoreceptor, where it negatively regulates bdl. Inhibits bdl cell adhesion activity in vitro; this effect is independent of its PTPase function. (2032 aa) |
| | Hakai | E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase Hakai; E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase required during early development. E3 ubiquitin-protein ligases mediate ubiquitination of target proteins. Required for epithelial integrity and midgut morphogenesis. Associated component of the WMM complex, a complex that mediates N6-methyladenosine (m6A) methylation of RNAs, a modification that plays a role in the efficiency of mRNA splicing and RNA processing. Its function in the WMM complex is unknown. Belongs to the Hakai family. (473 aa) |
| | cpb | Capping protein beta (cpb) encodes an actin-binding protein that, together with cpa, binds to the fast growing ends of actin filaments, restricting the addition or loss of actin monomers. It restricts JNK signaling, modulates Hippo signaling, maintains epithelial integrity and neuronal homeostasis, controls proliferation/apoptosis in wing imaginal discs, and promotes oogenesis. (276 aa) |
| | Rac1 | Ras-related protein Rac1; During various developmental processes, regulates changes in cell morphology in response to extracellular signals. During oogenesis, mediates signaling from the tyrosine kinase (RTK) chemoattractant receptors (Egfr and Pvr) to the guidance pathway that control the directional persistent collective migration of the border cell (BC) cluster through the nurse cells to the oocyte. Once activating by Pvr and Egfr, promotes the formation of forward-directed actin protrusions which stabilize the DE- cadherin (shg)-mediated adhesions. In turn, DE-mediated adhesion bet [...] (192 aa) |
| | hpo | Serine/threonine-protein kinase hippo; Plays a key role in the Hippo/SWH (Sav/Wts/Hpo) signaling pathway, a signaling pathway that plays a pivotal role in organ size control and tumor suppression by restricting proliferation and promoting apoptosis. The core of this pathway is composed of a kinase cascade wherein Hippo (Hpo), in complex with its regulatory protein Salvador (Sav), phosphorylates and activates Warts (Wts) in complex with its regulatory protein Mats, which in turn phosphorylates and inactivates the Yorkie (Yki) oncoprotein. The Hippo/SWH signaling pathway inhibits the act [...] (669 aa) |
| | dop | Drop out (dop) encodes a microtubule-associated Ser/Thr (MAST) protein kinase. Among its potential substrates is the microtubule motor Dynein. The product of dop is required for membrane growth and polarity during cell formation in the early cleavage stage embryo. (2139 aa) |
| | ab | Protein abrupt; Expression is vital for development; may be involved in transcriptional regulation. In embryos, muscle specific expression is required for segmental nerve b (SNb) motoneuron target recognition within ventral longitudinal muscles. Has a role in establishing and maintaining embryonic muscle attachments, adult sensory cell formation (macrochaetae) and morphogenesis of adult appendages (legs, antenna aristae and male external genitalia). Has a role in the morphogenesis of the class I dendritic neurons: selective expression of ab in class I da neurons plays a pivotal role in [...] (904 aa) |
| | kug | Fat-like cadherin-related tumor suppressor homolog; Required for the planar polarity of actin filament orientation at the basal side of ovarian follicle cells. Required for proper egg chamber shape and elongation of the egg chamber during oogenesis. Required for the correct planar polarization of Rab10 within the basal follicle cell epithelium and is therefore indirectly involved in the Rab10-dependent remodeling of the basal membrane during egg chamber elongation. (4699 aa) |
| | Dhc64C | Dynein heavy chain 64C (Dhc64C) encodes the heavy chain subunit of the cytoplasmic dynein motor complex. The product of Dhc64C forms a dimer, which binds and hydrolyzes ATP providing the power for movement of dynein. It has an essential function in oocyte polarity, mitotic cell division, embryonic development, and neuronal transport and neurogenesis. (4661 aa) |
| | apt | Apontic, isoform F; Apontic (apt) encodes a DNA-binding protein that acts as a transcriptional regulator and can function in translational repression. It plays roles in cell migration, cell fate specification, and morphogenesis via STAT signaling pathway inhibition. (499 aa) |
| | shd | Ecdysone 20-monooxygenase; Shade (shd) encodes 20-hydroxylase and is responsible for converting Ecdysone into 20-hydroxyecdysone, the active form of the steroid. It is required in all tissues that produce active Ecdysone and thus contributes to larval moulting, metamorphosis, growth, neuroblast diversity and egg chamber maturation; Belongs to the cytochrome P450 family. (540 aa) |
| | rhea | Rhea, isoform B; Rhea (rhea) encodes fly talin, a large adaptor protein that is essential for all adhesive functions of integrins. It also has at least one role independent of integrins: repressing shg transcription in follicle cells. (2836 aa) |
| | Diap1 | Death-associated inhibitor of apoptosis 1; Anti-apoptotic protein which functions as a caspase regulator, using its E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase activity to smother caspase activity. Binds, ubiquitinates and inactivates initiator caspase Dronc, and effector caspases Drice and Dcp-1. Acts as a Nedd8- E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase for Drice. Suppresses apoptosis by targeting the apoptosome for ubiquitination and inactivation. Plays an important role in cell motility. Overexpression suppresses rpr and hid- dependent cell death in the eye. Interaction of Diap1 with Dronc is required to suppre [...] (438 aa) |
| | shi | Dynamin; Microtubule-associated force-producing protein which is involved in the production of microtubule bundles and which is able to bind and hydrolyze GTP. Implicated in endocytic protein sorting; Belongs to the TRAFAC class dynamin-like GTPase superfamily. Dynamin/Fzo/YdjA family. (896 aa) |
| | usp | Protein ultraspiracle; Receptor for ecdysone. May be an important modulator of insect metamorphosis. Plays an important part in embryonic and post- embryonic development. Binds to ecdysone response elements (ECRES) such as in the promoter region of s15 chorion gene; Belongs to the nuclear hormone receptor family. NR2 subfamily. (508 aa) |
| | Stat92E | Signal-transducer and activator of transcription protein at 92E (Stat92E) encodes a transcription factor that shuttles between the cytosol and nucleus and functions in the JAK/STAT pathway. Its roles include proliferation, growth control, organismal metabolism, cell competition, stem cell self-renewal, immunity and developmental patterning. (818 aa) |
| | stumps | Stumps, isoform E; Stumps (stumps) encodes a fibroblast growth factor (FGF) scaffolding protein. Upon FGF receptor activation, it mediates the recruitment of the phosphatase encoded by csw, which is essential for the activation of the MAPK pathway. (1220 aa) |
| | sqh | Spaghetti squash (sqh) encodes the regulatory light chain of the nonmuscle type 2 myosin. Its phosphorylation through the Rho-Rho Kinase pathway is predicted to activate myosin motor activity. The product of sqh and myosin function in cellular processes such as cytokinesis, and also contribute to tissue morphogenesis. (174 aa) |
| | mys | Integrin beta-PS; Integrin alpha-PS1/beta-PS is a receptor for laminin. Integrin alpha-PS2/beta-PS is a receptor for Tig, wb and Ten-m. Contributes to endodermal integrity and adhesion between the midgut epithelium and the surrounding visceral muscle. Essential for migration of the primordial midgut cells and for maintaining, but not establishing, cell polarity in the midgut epithelium. The two beta subunits mediate midgut migration by distinct mechanisms: beta-PS requires rhea/talin and Itgbn does not. Required for rhea/talin correct cellular localization in the midgut. Required for m [...] (846 aa) |
| | cnk | Connector enhancer of KSR protein CNK; Enzyme regulator activity; MAP-kinase scaffold activity; receptor tyrosine kinase binding; mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase binding; protein binding. (1557 aa) |
| | phm | Phantom (phm) encodes a cytochrome P450 involved in ecdysteroid biosynthesis. It is an endoplasmic reticulum protein that catalyzes the addition of a hydroxyl group to the 25 carbon of the cholesterol side chain. phm mutants fail to undergo head involution, dorsal closure and cuticle secretion. (574 aa) |
| | Sdc | Syndecan (Sdc) encodes a transmembrane heparan sulfate proteoglycan. It binds to the products of sli and robo1 to regulate axon guidance at the CNS midline, and it cooperates with the product of Lar to promote synapse growth at the larval neuromuscular junction. (495 aa) |
| | Raf | Raf homolog serine/threonine-protein kinase Raf; Serine/threonine kinase required in the early embryo for the formation of terminal structure. Also required during the proliferation of imaginal cells. May act downstream of Ras85D in the tor signal transduction pathway. During larval development, mediates Ptth/tor signaling leading to the production of ecdysone, a hormone required for the initiation of metamorphosis. Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. TKL Ser/Thr protein kinase family. RAF subfamily. (739 aa) |
| | ksr | Kinase suppressor of ras (ksr) encodes a MAP-kinase scaffold protein. It mediates the activation of the serine/threonine kinase encoded by Dsor1. (966 aa) |
| | kibra | Protein kibra; Regulator of the Hippo/SWH (Sav/Wts/Hpo) signaling pathway, a signaling pathway that plays a pivotal role in organ size control and tumor suppression by restricting proliferation and promoting apoptosis. The core of this pathway is composed of a kinase cascade wherein Hippo (Hpo), in complex with its regulatory protein Salvador (Sav), phosphorylates and activates Warts (Wts) in complex with its regulatory protein Mats, which in turn phosphorylates and inactivates the Yorkie (Yki) oncoprotein. Kibra acts synergistically along with Ex and Mer to regulate the Hippo signalin [...] (1288 aa) |
| | Mrtf | Myocardin-related transcription factor (Mrtf) encodes a protein that binds to the product of bs, and likely other transcription factors, to enhance downstream gene activation. The activity of the product of Mrtf is regulated by free actin levels. It contributes to tracheal branching, border cell migration, and other cell stretching and invasive migration processes during development. (1788 aa) |
| | kni | Zygotic gap protein knirps; Transcriptional repressor. Binds to multiple sites in the eve stripe 3 enhancer element. Plays an essential role in the segmentation process both by refining the expression patterns of gap genes and by establishing pair-rules stripes of gene expression. (434 aa) |
| | awd | Nucleoside diphosphate kinase; Abnormal wing discs (awd) encodes a nucleotide diphosphate kinase that regulates with the product of shi the endocytosis of different surface proteins (e.g. those encoded by N, btl, Pvr, and shg). During development, it regulates morphogenesis of trachea, follicular epithelium, and imaginal discs and contributes to neurotransmission and border cell migration; Belongs to the NDK family. (168 aa) |
| | cup | Protein cup; Adapter protein that plays a central role in localization of transcripts in the oocyte and in young embryos. Maintains RNA targets in a repressed state by promoting their deadenylation and protects deadenylated mRNAs from further degradation. Binds to and recruits eIF-4E to the 3'-UTR of some mRNA targets which prevents interaction between eIF4E1 and eIF4G. This may contribute to translational repression but does not appear to be necessary for it to occur. Can promote translational repression independently of deadenylation and eIF4E1 binding. Required for correct localizat [...] (1117 aa) |
| | yki | Transcriptional coactivator yorkie; Transcriptional coactivator which is the critical downstream regulatory target in the Hippo/SWH (Sav/Wts/Hpo) signaling pathway that plays a pivotal role in organ size control and tumor suppression by restricting proliferation and promoting apoptosis. The core of this pathway is composed of a kinase cascade wherein Hippo (Hpo), in complex with its regulatory protein Salvador (Sav), phosphorylates and activates Warts (Wts) in complex with its regulatory protein Mats, which in turn phosphorylates and inactivates the Yorkie (Yki) oncoprotein. The Hippo/ [...] (418 aa) |
