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| | 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) |
| | tsg | Twisted gastrulation (tsg) encodes a BMP binding protein that makes a tripartite complex with the product of sog and a heterodimer formed with the products of dpp and scw. This complex is a favoured substrate for the product of tld, which processes the product of sog and liberates the heterodimer formed with the products of dpp and scw. (249 aa) |
| | hep | Dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase hemipterous; Required for the epithelial cell sheet movement called dorsal closure (DC), which allows establishment of the dorsal epidermis. Controls the expression in the dorsal epithelium edges of another dorsal closure gene, puckered (puc). Phosphorylates and activates the MAP kinase bsk; bsk signal transduction pathway mediates an immune response and morphogenesis; Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. STE Ser/Thr protein kinase family. MAP kinase kinase subfamily. (1178 aa) |
| | Rok | Rho-associated protein kinase; Rho kinase (Rok) encodes a kinase that, when activated by the GTP form of the product of Rho1, phosphorylates and modulates cytoskeletal proteins, particularly myosin II. Dynamic regulation of this kinase in subcellular locales influences cell polarization, movement, and shape during interphase and mitosis. (1390 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) |
| | 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) |
| | Z600 | Protein Z600; Cell cycle regulator that is involved in modulating and adjusting cell proliferation according to the requirements of the developmental program. Interacts with mitotic Cdk1-cyclin complexes to inhibit mitotic entry at the G2/M transition. Likely to function by binding to the hydrophobic patch of cyclins to interfere with the interaction between the complex and certain Cdk1 substrates. At the mid-blastula transition, involved in the cell cycle arrest in G2 of cycle 14 by delaying mitosis and thus reducing cell poliferation allowing cell fate specification and morphogenesis [...] (90 aa) |
| | nst | Nesthocker (nst) encodes a phospho-acetylglucosamine mutase, an essential enzyme in the biosynthetic pathway of N-Acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc). In the embryo, it is required for normal GlcNAc levels and affects Fibroblast-Growth-Factor signaling. (549 aa) |
| | Nrx-IV | Neurexin-4; Seems to play a role in the formation and function of septate junctions. Septate junctions, which are the equivalent of vertebrates tight junctions, are characterized by regular arrays of transverse structures that span the intermembrane space and form a physical barrier to diffusion. Required for the blood-brain barrier formation. Belongs to the neurexin family. (1284 aa) |
| | Dronc | Caspase Nc subunit 1; Involved in the activation cascade of caspases responsible for apoptosis execution. Effector of steroid-mediated apoptosis during insect metamorphosis. Overexpression promotes programmed cell death. Interaction with Diap1 is required to suppress Dronc-mediated cell death; via Diap1-mediated ubiquitination of Dronc. Rate-limiting caspase in rpr and hid death pathway. (450 aa) |
| | Nmt | Glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase; Adds a myristoyl group to the N-terminal glycine residue of certain cellular proteins. (472 aa) |
| | pbl | Pebble, isoform B; Pebble (pbl) encodes a Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor that contributes to multiple processes involving actin cytoskeleton reorganization, including cytokinesis, axogenesis and wound healing as well as cell shape regulation and cell migration during gastrulation. (1311 aa) |
| | bin | Forkhead box protein biniou; Component of a regulatory network controlling visceral mesoderm development and midgut morphogenesis. Transcriptional regulator involved in the activation of a large number of genes in the visceral mesoderm including betaTub60D, dpp and Hand. Binds to and regulates a number of enhancers driving expression in the visceral mesoderm in a temporally and spatially restricted manner. Also to binds to enhancers cooperatively with activators, such as bap or HLH54F, to coregulate expression of shared target genes in the visceral mesoderm. Binds to the Ndg enhancer a [...] (676 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) |
| | sinu | Sinuous (sinu) encodes a claudin that contributes to the assembly of septate junctions. It is involved in the development of heart, tracheal tree and the glial blood-brain barrier. (247 aa) |
| | fliI | Protein flightless-1; May play a key role in embryonic cellularization by interacting with both the cytoskeleton and other cellular components. Alternatively, it may play a structural role in indirect flight muscle. Vital for embryonic development; Belongs to the villin/gelsolin family. (1256 aa) |
| | Npc1b | NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 homolog 1b; Important for cholesterol absorption at the midgut epithelium. Acts only in the early steps of sterol absorption, prior to Npc1a-dependent intracellular sterol trafficking. Belongs to the patched family. (1254 aa) |
| | Tak1 | Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 7; Component of a protein kinase signal transduction cascade. Mediator of TGF-beta signal transduction. Responsible for activation of the JNK MAPK pathway (basket, bsk and hemipterous, hep) in response to LPS. Component of the NF-kappa-B pathway; relish-mediated JNK inhibition involves proteasomal degradation of Tak1; certain targets of Relish that are induced during immune responses may facilitate destruction of Tak1 and switch off the JNK cascade. Participates in diverse roles such as control of cell shape and regulation of apoptosis. (678 aa) |
| | Traf4 | TNF-receptor-associated factor 4 (Traf4) encodes an adapter protein thought to bind the TNF receptor and activate downstream signaling. However, it also has TNF independent roles, especially with respect to morphogenesis. The product of Traf4 interacts with and localizes polarity and adherens junction proteins such as the products of baz and arm respectively. It is required for normal embryonic development, cell death, and cell growth. (486 aa) |
| | bowl | Protein bowel; Putative transcription factor. Required for leg joint formation, acting downstream of Notch to pattern the leg tarsal segments. Functions in the terminal pathway during embryogenesis, acting downstream of tll in the posterior of the embryo. Acts in a hierarchy downstream of drm and lin during foregut and hindgut patterning and morphogenesis. Involved in cell rearrangement during elongation of the embryonic hindgut. Regulates expression of hindgut patterning genes to establish the small intestine region of the embryonic hindgut. Required in the foregut for spatially local [...] (744 aa) |
| | slp1 | Sloppy paired 1 (slp1) encodes a transcription factor of the fork-head family that functions by interacting with the corepressor encoded by gro. The product of slp1 regulates a wide variety of developmental processes including embryonic segmentation, ventral fate specification in the retina, and temporal patterning of the neuroblasts that produce medulla neurons. (322 aa) |
| | odd | Protein odd-skipped; Pair-rule protein that determines both the size and polarity of even-numbered as well as odd-numbered parasegments during embryogenesis. DNA-binding transcription factor that acts primarily as a transcriptional repressor but can also function as a transcriptional activator, depending on the stage of development and spatial restrictions. May function redundantly with odd and drm in leg joint formation during the larval stages, acting downstream of Notch activation. (392 aa) |
| | sob | Protein sister of odd and bowel; Pair-rule protein that determines both the size and polarity of even-numbered as well as odd-numbered parasegments during embryogenesis. DNA-binding transcription factor that acts primarily as a transcriptional repressor but can also function as a transcriptional activator, depending on the stage of development and spatial restrictions (By similarity). May function redundantly with odd and drm in leg joint formation during the larval stages, acting downstream of Notch activation. (578 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) |
| | S | Star (S) encodes a type II transmembrane protein that facilitates trafficking of transmembrane Egfr ligands from the endoplasmic reticulum to the late secretory compartment. It is involved in growth regulation, cell survival and developmental patterning. (597 aa) |
| | cbt | Cabut, isoform A; Cabut (cbt) encodes a transcription factor that controls Dpp signaling and is involved in dorsal closure and wing disc morphogenesis. (428 aa) |
| | trbl | Tribbles; Adapter protein that negatively regulates different signaling pathways to coordinate cell differentiation, proliferation, migration and growth. Functions by binding to key regulatory proteins and either blocks their activity or regulates their turnover by the proteasome. In various developing tissues functions as a cell cycle regulator that mediates cell proliferation according to the requirements of the developmental program. Acts by inducing the proteasomal degradation of the CD25 mitotic activators stg and twe at critical stages of development to delay entry into mitosis a [...] (484 aa) |
| | 5-HT2A | 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 2A (5-HT2A) encodes a 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) GPCR that belongs to the Class A GPCR family. They bind and transmit the signal from the neurotransmitter 5-HT (serotonin). The family can be subdivided into several subclasses based on pharmacology, signal transduction and structure. There are 5 genes encoding serotonin receptors in the Drosophila melanogaster genome: 5-HT1A, 5-HT1B, 5-HT2A, 5-HT2B, and 5-HT7. (930 aa) |
| | hkb | Huckebein (hkb) is expressed in patches within the embryonic neuroectoderm and a subset of neuroblasts and their progeny, where it is required for proper neuronal specification and axon targeting. It is a terminal gap gene mediating the maternal terminal information at the posterior end of the blastoderm embryo. (297 aa) |
| | Col4a1 | Collagen alpha-1(IV) chain; Collagen type IV alpha 1 (Col4a1) encodes a subunit of Collagen IV and a major component of basement membranes. It is required for muscle and epithelium integrity. (1779 aa) |
| | tkv | Receptor protein serine/threonine kinase; Thickveins (tkv) encodes a transforming growth factor beta type I receptor. Together with the product of put, it functions as a receptor of the product of dpp and therefore contributes to the BMP signaling pathway; Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. TKL Ser/Thr protein kinase family. TGFB receptor subfamily. (575 aa) |
| | PDZ-GEF | PDZ domain-containing guanine nucleotide exchange factor (PDZ-GEF) encodes a guanine nucleotide exchange factor for the product of Rap1. The product of PDZ-GEF contributes to ventral furrow formation, border cell migration, macrophage migration, epithelial migration and morphogenesis, eye development, ovary development, spermathecae formation, germline stem cell maintenance in the testis, adherens junction formation, and anchorage of stem cells to niche. (1573 aa) |
| | mmy | Mummy, isoform A; Mummy (mmy) encodes an UDP-N-acetylglucosamine diphosphorylase. It functions in apical extracellular matrix formation by producing GlcNAc residues needed for chitin synthesis and protein glycosylation. It regulates cuticle production, tracheal morphogenesis, and axon guidance. (520 aa) |
| | Rab30 | Rab30, isoform A; Rab30 (Rab30) encodes a JNK transcriptional target. It is involved in JNK-mediated processes such as dorsal closure, embryonic head involution and thorax closure. (223 aa) |
| | wg | Protein wingless; Binds as a ligand to a family of frizzled seven-transmembrane receptors and acts through a cascade of genes on the nucleus. Segment polarity protein. May be a growth factor. Acts on neighboring cells to regulate at least one gene, the homeobox segmentation gene engrailed. Wg signal represses arm phosphorylation. Wg signaling operates by inactivating the sgg repression of engrailed autoactivation. Wg and Wnt2 have a role in the developing trachea and together are responsible for all dorsal trunk formation. Wg also acts in the developing epidermis. Acts as a morphogen, [...] (468 aa) |
| | LanB1 | LanB1 (LanB1) encodes a subunit of laminin, a heterotrimeric protein found in the extracellular matrix (ECM) and a major component of the basal lamina. Laminins interact with a variety of cell surface molecules such as integrin receptors and other secreted ECM components. It contributes to ECM organization, tissue adhesion, cell motility and developmental patterning. (1788 aa) |
| | Mcr | Macroglobulin complement-related (Mcr) encodes a transmembrane protein of the conserved thioester-containing protein (TEP) superfamily including macroglobulins and complement proteins. It is a core component of septate junctions, which provide an essential paracellular barrier to epithelia. (1760 aa) |
| | wol | Dolichyl-phosphate beta-glucosyltransferase; Required for normal production of N-glycosylated proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Required for embryonic segmentation, dorsal-ventral patterning and gastrulation. Required for chitin orientation and shaping of the apical and lateral plasma membranes of epidermal cells during cuticle differentiation. Also required for correctly shaping apical membrane topology of the epithelia of other organs such as the midgut and the hindgut. (326 aa) |
| | sna | Snail (sna) encodes a transcription factor that contributes to embryonic mesoderm development, epithelial to mesenchymal transition and asymmetric cell division. (390 aa) |
| | tup | Tailup, isoform A; Tailup (tup) encodes a transcription factor that regulates neuronal sub-type identity, including motor, serotonergic and dopaminergic neuron identity. It regulates germ band retraction, dorsal closure, muscle and heart development. (534 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) |
| | zen | Protein zerknuellt 1; Required for the differentiation of the dorsal-ventral pattern, and does not appear to be involved in the process of segmentation. (353 aa) |
| | puc | Puckered, isoform A; Puckered (puc) encodes a serine/threonine protein phosphatase that mediates a feedback loop that regulates the Jun-N-terminal kinase pathway. (476 aa) |
| | stck | LIM domain-containing protein; Steamer duck (stck) encodes PINCH, an adapter protein that directly binds and forms a complex with the products of Ilk and ics. PINCH is required for integrin-dependent cell adhesion and signaling. (348 aa) |
| | FER | Tyrosine-protein kinase Fer; Tyrosine-protein kinase which is required during embryogenesis for formation of the actin cable in leading edge cells of the dorsal epidermis and for the timely progression of dorsal closure. May play a role in regulation of adherens junctions and cell adhesion through phosphorylation of the beta-catenin arm. (1325 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) |
| | knk | Knickkopf (knk) encodes a GPI-anchorded protein, needed for chitin organisation in the cuticle and the tracheal system (tracheal cuticle, tube diameter regulation & gas filling). (689 aa) |
| | jumu | Jumeau (jumu) encodes a multi-functional transcription factor that acts upstream of a Polo-kinase dependent pathway in one report. Its roles include asymmetric protein localization, chromatin modification, dendrite formation and organ (eye, wing and bristle) development. (719 aa) |
| | sad | Shadow (sad) encodes a cytochrome P450 involved in ecdysteroid biosynthesis. It shows a mitochondrial localization and catalyzes the addition of a hydroxyl group to the 2 carbon of the cholesterol ring. sad mutants fail to undergo head involution, dorsal closure or to secrete cuticle. (520 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) |
| | Dtg | Dpp target protein; It is involved in the biological process described with: gastrulation. (612 aa) |
| | wntD | Wnt inhibitor of Dorsal protein; Binds as a ligand to a family of frizzled seven-transmembrane receptors and acts through a cascade of genes on the nucleus. Belongs to the Wnt family. (309 aa) |
| | yrt | Yurt, isoform A; Yurt (yrt) encodes a membrane-associated protein. It contributes to apical-basal polarity and permeability of septate junctions. In differentiating epithelial cells, it counteracts apical polarity proteins to sustain lateral membrane stability and apical-basal polarity. In fully differentiated cells, the product of yrt acts as a negative regulatory component of the crb complex and limits apical membrane growth. (972 aa) |
| | Lkb1 | Lkb1 kinase (Lkb1) encodes a serine/threonine kinase that plays a master role for activating the AMP-dependent protein kinase (AMPK) family kinases. It is a well-characterized tumor suppressor and regulates processes like cell polarity, metabolism, apoptosis, and cell growth. (567 aa) |
| | ea | Serine protease easter; Component of the extracellular signaling pathway that establishes the dorsal-ventral pathway of the embryo. Three proteases; ndl, gd and snk process easter to create active easter. Active easter defines cell identities along the dorsal-ventral continuum by activating the spz ligand for the Tl receptor in the ventral region of the embryo. (392 aa) |
| | srp | Box A-binding factor; May function as a transcriptional activator protein and may play a key role in the organogenesis of the fat body. Binds a sequence element (5'-[TA]GATAA-3') found in the larval promoters of all known alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) genes. Acts as a homeotic gene downstream of the terminal gap gene HKB to promote morphogenesis and differentiation of anterior and posterior midgut. (1264 aa) |
| | Ubx | Homeotic protein ultrabithorax; Sequence-specific transcription factor which is part of a developmental regulatory system that provides cells with specific positional identities on the anterior-posterior axis. Binds the consensus region 5'-TTAAT[GT][GA]-3'. This homeotic protein controls development of the cells in the posterior thoracic and first abdominal segments. It activates the synthesis of the decapentaplegic (DPP) growth factor; Belongs to the Antp homeobox family. (389 aa) |
| | abd-A | Homeobox protein abdominal-A; Sequence-specific transcription factor which is part of a developmental regulatory system that provides cells with specific positional identities on the anterior-posterior axis. Required for segmental identity of the second through eighth abdominal segments. Once a pattern of abd-A expression is turned on in a given parasegment, it remains on the more posterior parasegment, so that the complex pattern of expression is built up in the successive parasegments. Appears to repress expression of Ubx whenever they appear in the same cell, but abd-A is repressed [...] (590 aa) |
| | Dad | Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog; Daughters against dpp (Dad) encodes the inhibitory SMAD in the BMP/Dpp pathway. It is involved in growth regulation and developmental patterning. (568 aa) |
| | kuk | Kugelkern, isoform A; Kugelkern (kuk) encodes a nuclear envelope protein required for nuclear elongation during cellularization. It shares structural and functional similarities to lamins. (570 aa) |
| | htl | Fibroblast growth factor receptor homolog 1; Heartless (htl) encodes a transmembrane tyrosine kinase receptor for secreted FGF ligands that utilizes the intracellular Ras-MAP kinase pathway. It contributes to embryonic mesoderm migration and the specification of several mature mesodermal cell derivatives; Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. Tyr protein kinase family. Fibroblast growth factor receptor subfamily. (729 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) |
| | tin | Muscle-specific homeobox protein tinman; Required for the development of heart and visceral muscle; for the formation of somatic muscles. Has a crucial function in the early mesodermal subdivisions. (416 aa) |
| | bap | Homeobox protein bagpipe; Bagpipe (bap) encodes an important homeodomain transcription factor for visceral mesoderm formation, which differentiates into gut musculature. (382 aa) |
| | InR | Insulin-like receptor subunit beta 1; Has a ligand-stimulated tyrosine-protein kinase activity. Required for cell survival. Regulates body size and organ size by altering cell number and cell size in a cell-autonomous manner. Involved in the development of the embryonic nervous system, and is necessary for axon guidance and targeting in the visual system. Also plays a role in life-span determination. (2144 aa) |
| | Irp-1A | Iron regulatory protein 1A (Irp-1A) encodes a cytosolic aconitase that under iron deficiency (or if cytosolic superoxide is present) loses its iron-sulfur cluster, changes confirmation and binds iron regulatory elements (so far identified on the products of SdhB and Fer1HCH mRNAs); Belongs to the aconitase/IPM isomerase family. (902 aa) |
| | tld | Dorsal-ventral patterning protein tolloid; Tolloid (tld) encodes a member of the asticin metalloprotease family. Its primary function is to cleave the product of sog, which facilitates the diffusion of the ligand encoded by dpp to the dorsal-most cells in the early blastoderm embryo, helping to specify formation of the amnioserosa. (1067 aa) |
| | SPARC | Secreted protein, acidic, cysteine-rich (SPARC) encodes a small calcium and growth factor-binding secreted glycoprotein that is enriched in basement membranes. During cell competition, it is expressed in "loser" cells so they can avoid apoptosis mediated by the products of fwe and azot. (304 aa) |
| | Mtl | Mig-2-like (Mtl) encodes a Rho GTPase involved in actin organization regulation. It contributes to multiple actin-mediated processes including dorsal closure, wound healing, cell migration, germ band shortening and salivary gland morphogenesis. (195 aa) |
| | Dr | Muscle segmentation homeobox; Drop (Dr) encodes a homeodomain transcription factor involved in patterning of the neuroectoderm and wing disc, specification of myoblasts and neuroblasts, proper development of muscle, neuronal and glial cells, male genital disc, and regulation of glucose metabolism; Belongs to the Msh homeobox family. (515 aa) |
| | alph | Alphabet, isoform E; Alphabet (alph) encodes a Ser/Thr phosphatase that regulates RAS/MAPK signaling. (374 aa) |
| | Gprk2 | G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (Gprk2) encodes a member of a family of serine/threonine kinases that modulate G-protein coupled receptors. It is required for female fertility, normal egg shape, and normal egg cAMP levels. It is also implicated in Hedgehog signaling and olfactory rhythmicity; Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. AGC Ser/Thr protein kinase family. GPRK subfamily. (714 aa) |
| | tsh | Protein teashirt; Homeotic protein that acts downstream of Arm in the Wg cascade during embryogenesis to determine segment identity throughout the entire trunk. Acts cooperatively with other trunk homeotic proteins to repress head homeotic genes and therefore repress head segmental identity. Necessary, in combination with Scr, for the formation of the prothoracic segment. Promotes eye development in the dorsal region of the eye disk and suppresses eye development in the ventral region in combination with Wg-signaling and several early dorso-ventral eye patterning genes. Required for pr [...] (954 aa) |
| | scaf | Inactive serine protease scarface; Inactive serine protease that plays a role in germ-band retraction and dorsal closure morphogenesis in embryogenesis; contributes to amnioserosa attachment and epithelial apico-basal polarity by regulating the localization of laminin LanA on the apical side of the amnioserosa epithelium. Contributes to epithelial morphogenesis probably by regulating the bsk/JNK pathway, as part of a negative-feedback loop, and by modulating the cross-talk between the Egfr, bsk/JNK and dpp signal transduction pathways. In larval development, antagonizes the morphogenet [...] (655 aa) |
| | CG13427 | Uncharacterized protein; It is involved in the biological process described with: gastrulation. (105 aa) |
| | cora | Protein 4.1 homolog; An integral component of the septate junction. May play a role in cell-cell interactions that are necessary for proper development. Vital for embryonic development. (1698 aa) |
| | POSH | Plenty of SH3s (POSH) encodes a scaffold protein that regulates TNF-JNK signaling pathway. (838 aa) |
| | RhoGEF2 | Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 2 (RhoGEF2) encodes a protein involved in actin organization and contractility. It contributes to multiple actin-based processes including wound healing, cell shape and cell contraction. (2559 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) |
| | Shark | Tyrosine-protein kinase Shark; Following axon injury, required for recruitment of drpr and glial cells to severed axons and for glial clearance of severed axons from the central nervous system. Together with Src42a and drpr, promotes the migration of macrophages to sites of wounding as part of a signaling cascade where Scr42a detects production of hydrogen peroxide at wound sites which triggers phosphorylation of drpr and subsequent recruitment and activation of shark. May be involved in signal transduction on the apical surface of ectodermal epithelial cells, regulating their polarity [...] (939 aa) |
| | scb | Integrin alpha-PS3 heavy chain; Integrin alpha-PS3/beta-PS is a receptor for laminin. Also binds to wb. Important during embryogenesis for the development of the trachea, dorsal vessel and salivary gland, as well as for dorsal closure. Required for short-term memory processes. Minor involvement in the establishment of the oocyte anterior-posterior length. Plays a role in timely border cell migration during oogenesis, probably mediated by JNK signaling. Integrin alpha-PS3/Itgbn is required for effective phagocytosis of apoptotic cells during embryonic development and for the phagocytic [...] (1115 aa) |
| | shot | Short stop (shot) encodes a member of the spectraplakin family of large cytoskeletal linker molecules. It binds both actin and microtubules, as well as scaffold proteins, certain signalling factors and calcium. It plays developmental and maintenance roles in the nervous system, the epidermis, at muscle attachments, the foregut, the wing, tracheae and oocytes. (8805 aa) |
| | fand | Pre-mRNA-splicing factor syf1 homolog; Subunit of the NTC(Nineteen)/Prp19 complex, which is part of the spliceosome. The complex participates in spliceosome assembly, its remodeling and is required for efficient spliceosome activation. Essential for efficient pre-mRNA splicing. In embryos, efficient pre-mRNA splicing of zygotic transcripts is essential during dynamic cellular processes that require rapid division and/or dramatic changes in gene expression such as blastoderm cellularization, tracheal branching morphogenesis, Malpighian morphogenesis and epidermal development. Part of it [...] (883 aa) |
| | Lac | Lachesin (Lac) encodes a cell surface protein that belongs to the Ig superfamily. It is required for the proper ultrastructural organisation of septate junctions. Lac is required for tracheal system morphogenesis and for muscle contractions associated with peristalsis. (359 aa) |
| | ths | Thisbe, isoform A; Thisbe (ths) encodes is a Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) and ligand for the FGF receptor encoded by htl. It regulates the development of somatic and visceral muscle in the mesoderm, cardioblasts and glial cells. Its roles include acting as a chemoattractant in directional cell migration, and regulating adhesion, differentiation, and cell survival. (748 aa) |
| | wal | Walrus, isoform A; Walrus (wal) encodes a protein involved in the development of Malpighian tubules, gut and trachea. (330 aa) |
| | eve | Segmentation protein even-skipped; May play a role in determining neuronal identity. May be directly involved in specifying identity of individual neurons. Pair- rule protein required for segmentation; involved in transforming the broad, spatial, aperiodic expression patterns of the gap genes into a system of precise periodic expression patterns of the pair-rule and segmentary polarity genes; Belongs to the even-skipped homeobox family. (376 aa) |
| | Mmp2 | Matrix metalloproteinase-2; Has metalloproteinase activity. Required for larval tissue histolysis during metamorphosis and is involved in pupal head eversion and fusion of the wing imaginal tissue. Required for growth of the dorsal air sac primordium and development of the dorsal air sacs. Promotes embryonic motor axon fasciculation. Cleaves and activates frac to promote motor axon bundling during outgrowth. Promotes the reshaping of adult sensory neuron dendrites from a radial to lattice-like shape which occurs after eclosion by degrading the basement membrane on which the dendrites g [...] (758 aa) |
| | Ggamma1 | Guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit gamma-1; G protein gamma 1 (Ggamma1) encodes a protein involved in the G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathway. Ggamma1-product regulates actomyosin dynamics and contributes to heart morphogenesis, asymmetric neuroblast division and convergent extension movements during gastrulation. (70 aa) |
| | lin | Protein lines; Has a dual role as a segment polarity protein and as a modulator of the Abd-B protein. Required for Abd-B to activate the transcription of genes (including ems, cut and sal) that are involved in posterior spiracle morphogenesis. Also required for Abd-B to form an eighth abdominal denticle belt. Acts in a hierarchy downstream of drm and upstream of bowl during foregut and hindgut patterning and morphogenesis. Involved in cell rearrangement during elongation of the embryonic hindgut. Required to regulate expression of embryonic hindgut patterning genes in order to establis [...] (858 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) |
| | 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) |
| | arm | Armadillo segment polarity protein; Isoform neural may associate with CadN and participate in the transmission of developmental information. Can associate with alpha- catenin. Isoform cytoplasmic accumulates through wg signaling; arm function in wg signal transduction is required early in development for determination of neuroblast fate. Arm and Abl proteins function cooperatively at adherens junctions in both the CNS and epidermis. Belongs to the beta-catenin family. (843 aa) |
| | kkv | Krotzkopf verkehrt (kkv) encodes a membrane-inserted glycosyltransferase family 2 chitin synthase that uses GlcNAc to produce the polysaccharide chitin, which is extruded to the differentiating cuticle and tracheal system (tracheal cuticle, tube diameter regulation and gas filling). (1615 aa) |
| | Gbeta13F | Guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit beta-1; G protein beta-subunit 13F (Gbeta13F) encodes an ubiquitous, maternal product required for gastrulation movements of early embryo and regulating medial (mesoderm and ectoderm) and junctional Myosin II (ectoderm) via RhoI pathway. The product of Gbeta13F is detected apically and at adherens junctions. (340 aa) |
| | chic | Profilin; Chickadee (chic) encodes an actin monomer binding protein that provides the major cellular pool of readily polymerizing ATP-actin monomers. It is involved in oogenesis, spermatogenesis, cell division, bristle formation, cellular morphogenesis, axon growth, filopodia formation, dorsal closure, wound healing and stem cell maintenance. (126 aa) |
| | peb | Pebbled, isoform A; Pebbled (peb) encodes a protein that acts as a tissue-specific transcriptional attenuator. It contributes to embryonic morphogenesis and development of ovary, retina and respiratory system. (1894 aa) |
| | chrb | Protein charybde; Inhibits cell growth by regulating the Tor pathway upstream of the Tsc1-Tsc2 complex and downstream of Akt1. Acts as cell death activator during head development; Belongs to the DDIT4 family. (299 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) |
| | p120ctn | Adherens junction protein p120 (p120ctn) encodes an important modulator of cell adhesion. It binds to and stabilizes classic cadherin cell adhesion receptors at the cell surface. Unlike its mammalian homologs, it is non-essential but becomes essential if the levels of the product of shg are reduced. (781 aa) |
| | cv-c | Crossveinless c (cv-c) encodes a RhoGTPase activating protein required for the morphogenesis of many tissues through the regulation of actin organization and localization of basement membrane receptors. It regulates synaptic homeostasis at the neuromuscular junction and is required for sleep homeostasis. (2351 aa) |
| | pan | Protein pangolin, isoform J; Pangolin (pan) encodes an HMG-domain transcription factor that is a key component of the canonical Wingless signaling pathway. It toggles between acting as a transcriptional repressor (when bound to the product of gro) and activator (when bound to the product of arm) to promote cell fate specification. (1192 aa) |
| | sdt | Stardust, isoform G; Stardust (sdt) encodes membrane-associated guanylate kinase (MAGUK) protein involved in the maintenance of apico-basal cell polarity and the organization of zonula adherens; Belongs to the MAGUK family. (2020 aa) |
| | Btk29A | Btk family kinase at 29A (Btk29A) encodes a non-receptor tyrosine kinase with diverse roles including cellularization, morphogenesis, patterning and germ cell proliferation; Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. Tyr protein kinase family. TEC subfamily. (786 aa) |
| | Pkn | Serine/threonine-protein kinase N; Pkc-related serine/threonine-protein kinase and Rho/Rac effector protein that participates in specific signal transduction responses in the cell. May play a role in the regulation of cell cycle progression, actin cytoskeleton assembly, cell migration, cell adhesion and transcription activation signaling processes (By similarity). Plays a role in regulating Rho-mediated dorsal closure during embryogenesis. (1501 aa) |
| | pyr | Pyramus (pyr) encodes a Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) and ligand for the FGF receptor encoded by htl. It regulates the development of somatic and visceral muscle in the mesoderm, cardioblasts and glial cells. Its roles include acting as a chemoattractant in directional cell migration, and regulating adhesion, differentiation, and cell survival. (766 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) |
| | CG41099 | Uncharacterized protein, isoform C; Metal ion binding. It is involved in the biological process described with: epithelial cell morphogenesis; embryonic morphogenesis; endocytosis. (1124 aa) |
| | Pld | Phospholipase; Phosphatidylinositol binding; phospholipase D activity. (1364 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) |
| | Mmp1 | Matrix metalloproteinase 1 (Mmp1) encodes a proteinase that cleaves proteins in the extracellular matrix. It is involved in tissue histolysis and remodeling during metamorphosis, tracheal remodeling, wound healing, wing regeneration, neoplastic growth, and circadian behavior. It has been used as a reporter for JNK signaling since it is upregulated by the pathway. (584 aa) |
| | RhoGAP71E | Rho GTPase activating protein at 71E (RhoGAP71E) encodes a Rho GTPase activating protein that is involved in the regulation of actin dynamics during epithelial morphogenesis. (906 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) |
| | nullo | Protein nullo; Actin-myosin network stability during cellularization. Might be involved in increasing actin-actin interactions or membrane-to- cytoskeleton attachments. nullo together with Sry-a and bnk may provide auxiliary functions, by acting both to stabilize a large and dynamic microfilament structure and regulate its functions. (213 aa) |
| | gol | Goliath (gol) encodes an E3 ubiquitin ligase, whose cellular substrates are unknown. During embyrogenesis gol is expressed in fusion-competence myoblasts of the somatic and visceral mesoderm. (601 aa) |
| | srw | Shrew; It is involved in the biological process described with: regulation of BMP signaling pathway; positive regulation of BMP signaling pathway; dorsal/ventral pattern formation; amnioserosa formation. (136 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) |
| | 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) |
| | PhKgamma | Phosphorylase kinase gamma (PhKgamma) encodes a protein involved in gastrulation, embryonic mesoderm formation and adult leg musculature development. (560 aa) |
| | pcm | 5'-3' exoribonuclease 1; Pacman (pcm) encodes an exoribonuclease that degrades decapped mRNA. It is involved in epithelial closure, male fertility, apoptosis and growth control. (1613 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) |
| | bsk | Stress-activated protein kinase JNK; Responds to activation by environmental stress by phosphorylating a number of transcription factors, primarily components of AP-1 such as Jra and also the transcriptional repressor aop, and thus regulates transcriptional activity. Component of the immune response activated by bacterial infection, and is involved in wound healing and in dorsal closure, a morphogenetic movement during embryogenesis. Functions in the systematic response to wounding acting downstream of the Hayan-phenoloxidase PPO1 cascade. Exhibits cytoprotective activity in neuronal c [...] (372 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) |
| | 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) |
| | slpr | Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase; Activates the JUN N-terminal pathway during dorsal closure. (1155 aa) |
| | crb | Protein crumbs; Plays a central role in cell polarity establishment. Participates in the assembly, positioning and maintenance of adherens junctions via its interaction with the SAC complex. Controls the coalescence of the spots of zonula adherens (ZA) into a adhesive ring around the cells. It may act as a signal. Involved in morphogenesis of the photoreceptor rhabdomere, for positioning and growth of rhabdomere and AJ during the crucial period of photoreceptor extension along the proximodistal axis of the retina. Component of the crb-galla-Xpd (CGX) complex which is essential for prop [...] (2253 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) |
| | smog | Smog, isoform D; Smog (smog) encodes a G-protein-coupled receptor with a key role in gastrulation. It contributes to cell intercalation and apical constriction via myosin II activation. (951 aa) |
| | tnc | Tenectin, isoform C; Extracellular matrix structural constituent. It is involved in the biological process described with: imaginal disc-derived male genitalia morphogenesis; imaginal disc-derived wing morphogenesis; embryonic hindgut morphogenesis; regulation of tube diameter; epithelial tube morphogenesis. (2819 aa) |
| | Cka | Connector of kinase to AP-1, isoform E; Protein binding. (749 aa) |
| | l(2)gl | Lethal(2) giant larvae protein; Essential for the development of polarized epithelia, for cell polarity associated with asymmetric cell division of neuroblasts during development, and for oocyte polarity formation. Promotes the formation of actin-rich projections at the oocyte cortex and the posterior enrichment of par-1 which is required for oocyte polarization. Regulates the localization of axis-specifying morphogens such as stau and grk. [Isoform p127]: Has an accessory function in control of cell proliferation and differentiation during development. (1161 aa) |
| | sala | Protein spalt-accessory; Likely to be involved in the establishment of the head. (142 aa) |
| | Mbs | Myosin binding subunit (Mbs) encodes a regulatory subunit of myosin phosphatase. It interacts with the catalytic subunit of the myosin phosphatase encoded by flw. It is involved in cell movement in various biological processes and in the arrest of constriction of contractile rings and ring canals during oogenesis. (1273 aa) |
| | scrib | Protein lap4; Scribble (scrib) encodes a scaffolding protein that is part of the conserved machinery regulating apicobasal polarity. It acts with the products of dlg1 and l(2)gl to distinguish the basolateral domain of epithelial cells and neuroblasts, via reciprocally antagonistic interactions with the aPKC/par-6 complex that impacts vesicle trafficking. The product of scrib also organizes synaptic architecture and is implicated in learning and memory. (2585 aa) |
| | smash | Uncharacterized protein CG43427. (1541 aa) |
| | Cdc42 | Cdc42 (Cdc42) encodes a GTPase signaling protein that acts as a molecular switch and functions as key regulator of the actin cytoskeleton. It plays a central role in diverse biological processes including actin cytoskeleton organization, mophogenesis, hemocyte migration, cell polarity, and wound repair. (191 aa) |
| | lwr | Lesswright (lwr) encodes Ubc9, a SUMO conjugating enzyme that accepts SUMO from the SUMO activating enzyme and hands it off to the SUMO conjugation target. It has documented biological functions in innate immunity, meiosis, and anterior patterning of the embryo. (159 aa) |
| | pyd | Polychaetoid, isoform O; Polychaetoid (pyd) encodes a broadly acting protein that is associated with multiple proteins at the surface and within the cytoskeleton, connecting events between the two; Belongs to the MAGUK family. (2395 aa) |
| | Myo10A | Myosin 10A (Myo10A) encodes an unconventional myosin of the MyTH-FERM superclass that traffics sensory, cytoskeletal, and adhesion cargos. It is required during dorsal closure for proper epithelial alignment and for zippering and fusion of the two epithelial sheets; Belongs to the TRAFAC class myosin-kinesin ATPase superfamily. Myosin family. (3145 aa) |
| | aPKC | Atypical protein kinase C; Serine/threonine protein kinase which is required for apico- basal cell polarity in the germ line as well as in epithelial and neural precursor cells, for epithelial planar cell polarity and for cell proliferation. During oocyte development, required for the posterior translocation of oocyte specification factors and for the posterior establishment of the microtubule organizing center within the presumptive oocyte. Phosphorylates l(2)gl which restricts l(2)gl activity to the oocyte posterior and regulates posterior enrichment of par-1, leading to establishmen [...] (958 aa) |
| | ush | Zinc finger protein ush; Transcription regulator that modulates expression mediated by transcription factors of the GATA family such as pnr and srp. Represses transcription of proneural achaete-scute complex (AS-C), which is usually activated by pnr. Involved in cardiogenesis, blood, and eye development. During hematopoiesis, it is required to restrict the number of crystal cells, probably via its interaction with the isoform SrpNC of srp. Negatively regulates expression of sr. Probably acts by interacting with the GATA-type zinc finger of proteins such as pnr and srp, possibly antagon [...] (1212 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) |
| | Abl | Tyrosine-protein kinase Abl; Arm and Abl proteins function cooperatively at adherens junctions in both the CNS and epidermis; critical for embryonic epithelial morphogenesis regulating cell shape changes and cell migration. Plays a critical role in transducing embryonic midline repulsive cues; may regulate cytoskeletal dynamics underlying a growth cone's response to midline cues. The ability of pCC/MP2 axons to correctly interpret midline repulsive cues and stay on the ipsilateral side is dependent on the strength of both Slit/robo and Abl-dependent signaling pathways. (1723 aa) |
| | trh | Protein trachealess; Transcription factor, master regulator of tracheal cell fates in the embryo, necessary for the development of the salivary gland duct, Malpighian tubules and the posterior spiracles. It may induce a general fate of branched tubular structures of epithelial origin. Functions with tgo to regulate expression of btl. (1022 aa) |
| | Dab | Disabled (Dab) encodes an adaptor protein that is a core component of the Abl tyrosine kinase signaling pathway. It associates with transmembrane receptors including those encoded by N and Appl. It is involved in axon patterning, embryo morphogenesis and trafficking in endocytosis, exocytosis and Golgi organization. (2360 aa) |
| | put | Serine/threonine-protein kinase receptor; Punt (put) encodes a transforming growth factor beta type II receptor that functions in both Dpp/BMP and Activin signaling. Pathway specificity in signaling output is determined by which type I receptor (Dpp/BMP or Activin one) is engaged in the complex with the product of put; Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. TKL Ser/Thr protein kinase family. TGFB receptor subfamily. (520 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) |
| | Ack-like | Activated Cdc42 kinase-like (Ack-like) encodes a non-receptor tyrosine kinase that participates in signaling by the small GTPase encoded by Cdc42. It is involved in embryonic dorsal closure, an epithelial morphogenetic event. (1495 aa) |
| | fkh | Fork head (fkh) encodes a winged-helix nuclear transcription factor most studied for its role in salivary gland formation, where it is required for salivary gland viability, invagination, and maintaining expression of other early-expressed salivary gland transcription factors. It works with the product of sage to activate expression of salivary gland specific gene products, such as secreted proteins and their modifying enzymes. (692 aa) |
| | Jra | Transcription factor AP-1; Transcription factor that recognizes and binds to the enhancer heptamer motif 5'-TGA[CG]TCA-3'. Plays a role in dorsal closure. Belongs to the bZIP family. Jun subfamily. (372 aa) |
| | shn | Schnurri, isoform F; Schnurri (shn) encodes a zinc finger C2H2 transcription factor involved in Dpp signaling. It contributes to multiple processes including ectoderm and midgut development, wing disc patterning and morphogenesis of Malpighian tubules and dendrites. (2587 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | byn | T-related protein; Brachyenteron (byn) encodes a T-domain transcriptional activator that acts in developmental specification, in particular it specifies posterior gut structures and a subset of posteriorly derived visceral muscles. (697 aa) |
| | pim | Pimples, isoform A; Pimples (pim) encodes the Drosophila Securin homolog. Securins bind to the endoprotease Separase. In some species including Drosophila, this binding appears to promote proper folding of Separase. In addition, securin binding inhibits separase endoprotease activity in all species via an inhibitory pseudosubstrate region. (199 aa) |
| | gd | Serine protease gd; Component of the extracellular signaling pathway that establishes the dorsal-ventral pathway of the embryo. Three proteases; ndl, gd and snk process easter to create active easter. Active easter defines cell identities along the dorsal-ventral continuum by activating the spz ligand for the Tl receptor in the ventral region of the embryo. (531 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) |
| | Mad | Mothers against dpp (Mad) encodes the primary transcription factor that mediates cellular response to the BMP like ligands encoded by dpp, scw and gbb. Upon phosphorylation by either the products of sax or tkv (type I BMP receptors), it forms a complex with the product of Med and translocates to the nucleus where, together with cofactors, it regulates expression of BMP response target genes; Belongs to the dwarfin/SMAD family. (525 aa) |
| | step | Steppke, isoform C; Steppke (step) encodes a member of the cytohesin family of guanine nucleotide exchange factors, which regulate small GTPases of the ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) family. It contributes to multiple signaling pathways, such as Egfr, MAPK, PI3K and insulin signaling. It is involved in wing and eye development, germ cell segregation and cell growth. (727 aa) |
| | sti | Non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase; Sticky (sti) encodes a member of the AGC family of kinases that functions to regulate both actin-myosin-mediated cytokinesis and epigenetic gene silencing. (1858 aa) |
| | Rac2 | Ras-related protein Rac2; Involved in integrin alpha-PS3/beta-nu-mediated phagocytosis of Gram-positive S.aureus by hemocytes. (192 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) |
| | jeb | Jelly belly (jeb) encodes a secreted, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) repeat containing protein that functions as signalling ligand for the product of Alk. Binding of the ligand to its receptor activates intracellular Ras/ERK and PI3K signalling pathways. The roles of the product of jeb include embryonic visceral muscle development, growth and organ size regulation, retinal axon targeting, modulation of neuromuscular transmission as well as sleep regulation and olfactory learning. (560 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) |
| | Kr | Protein krueppel; Krueppel is a gap class segmentation protein. It is involved in the segmentation of the embryo and in the differentiation of the Malpighian tubules; Belongs to the krueppel C2H2-type zinc-finger protein family. (502 aa) |
| | Smurf | E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase Smurf1; E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase which accepts ubiquitin from an E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme in the form of a thioester and then directly transfers the ubiquitin to targeted substrates. Down-regulates Dpp signaling after gastrulation by promoting MAD ubiquitination and subsequent degradation. (1061 aa) |
| | fog | G protein-coupled receptor ligand; Coordinates cell shape changes during formation of the ventral furrow and invagination of the posterior midgut primordium, by inducing apical constriction of cells in spatially and temporally defined manners. Could function as a secreted signal to initiate apical constriction by acting as a ligand for an unidentified G protein- coupled receptor, which in turn activates the G protein alpha subunit encoded by concertina, in neighboring cells. Such an intracellular pathway would ultimately induce contraction of the apical actin-myosin network. In the ven [...] (730 aa) |
| | rho | Protein rhomboid; Acts early in embryonic development to establish position along the dorsoventral axis and then again later to specify the fate of neuronal precursor cells. Involved in EGF receptor signaling; cleaves Spitz to release the active growth factor. Belongs to the peptidase S54 family. (355 aa) |
| | vkg | Viking, isoform A; Viking (vkg) encodes a subunit of Collagen IV and a major component of basement membranes. It is secreted by haemocytes and fat body cells and is required for the normal morphogenesis of many tissues. It also contributes to TGF-beta signalling in the early embryo and the developing Malpighian tubules. (1940 aa) |
| | pum | Maternal protein pumilio; Sequence-specific RNA-binding protein that acts as a post- transcriptional repressor by binding the 3'-UTR of mRNA targets. Binds to an RNA consensus sequence, the Pumilio Response Element (PRE), 5'- UGUANAUA-3', that is related to the Nanos Response Element (NRE). Mediates post-transcriptional repression of transcripts via different mechanisms: acts via direct recruitment of deadenylase complexes leading to translational inhibition and mRNA degradation (By similarity). Also mediates deadenylation-independent repression by promoting accessibility of miRNAs. Me [...] (1533 aa) |
| | RhoGAP68F | Rho GTPase activating protein at 68F (RhoGAP68F) encodes a GTPase activating protein acting upon small Rho-family GTPases involved in epithelial morphogenesis. It localizes to Rab4 recycling endosomes, forms a complex with the product of Rab4 and modulates the transport of Rab4 recycling endosomes back to the cell surface. (476 aa) |
| | cta | Guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit alpha homolog; May play a role in a signal transduction pathway used during gastrulation. Required specifically for the ventral furrow and posterior midgut invaginations, where it is necessary for coordinating cell shape changes; Belongs to the G-alpha family. G(12) subfamily. (457 aa) |
| | ed | Echinoid, isoform A; Echinoid (ed) encodes a cell adhesion molecule of adherens junctions that mediate cell adhesion/recognition. It participates in multiple signaling pathways including Egfr, Notch and Hippo during organogenesis. It is also required in multiple steps of dorsal closure during embryogenesis. (1332 aa) |
| | btsz | Bitesize, isoform I; Bitesize (btsz) encodes a membrane-trafficking protein that contributes to actin cytoskeleton organization. It is involved in the establishment of planar cell polarity, apical junction assembly and the morphogenesis of salivary glands and the tracheal system. (3734 aa) |
| | Pak | P21-activated kinase (Pak) encodes a serine/threonine effector kinase for the small GTPases Rac and the product of Cdc42 involved in cytoskeletal regulation. The product of Pak contributes to growth cone guidance, synaptic development, and epithelial morphogenesis in both the ovary and embryo. (840 aa) |
| | stg | M-phase inducer phosphatase; This protein functions as a dosage-dependent inducer in mitotic control. It is a tyrosine protein phosphatase required for progression of the cell cycle. It may directly dephosphorylate Cdk1 and activate the Cdk1 activity. (479 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) |
| | cad | Homeotic protein caudal; Caudal (cad) is one of a number of transcription factors controlling segmentation of the embryo. Further transcriptional regulation via a 5' flanking region containing DNA replication-related elements (DRE) and by dref also regulated by trh and tgo via the CNS midline element. Alongside Bicoid (bcd), caudal forms concentration gradients down the anterior-posterior (A-P) axis providing positional information and subsequent induction of the gap genes. Plays a role in gastrulation/germ band extension, hindgut morphogenesis, positive regulation of cell proliferatio [...] (445 aa) |
| | Drp1 | Dynamin related protein 1 (Drp1) encodes a dynamin-like GTPase that mediates mitochondrial fission through a process that involves translocation to the mitochondrial outer membrane and oligomerization. It is required for normal neuronal development and maintenance of postmitotic neuronal function and viability; Belongs to the TRAFAC class dynamin-like GTPase superfamily. Dynamin/Fzo/YdjA family. (735 aa) |
| | Src42A | Tyrosine-protein kinase Src42A; Required directly or indirectly for the phosphorylation of drpr which is necessary for the interaction of drpr with shark and subsequent glial phagocytic activity. Together with drpr and shark, promotes the migration of macrophages to sites of wounding as part of a signaling cascade where Scr42a detects production of hydrogen peroxide at wound sites which triggers phosphorylation of drpr and subsequent recruitment and activation of shark. Essential for correct eye morphogenesis (ommatidial R7 neuron formation) which requires the Ras1/MAPK signal transduc [...] (1597 aa) |
| | T48 | Transcript 48 (T48) encodes a protein with a predicted signal peptide and a potential transmembrane domain. During gastrulation, the product of T48 contributes to apical constriction by recruitment of the Rho GEF encoded by RhoGEF2 to the apical cell membrane and functions downstream of the transcription factor encoded by twi. (419 aa) |
| | Ndg | Nidogen; Cell adhesion glycoprotein which is widely distributed in basement membranes. Involved in cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions probably by connecting the laminin and collagen IV networks. Required for permeability and mechanical stability of basement membranes, and ECM dependent neural plasticity. Not involved in assembly of the embryonic basement membrane. (1350 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) |
| | scyl | Protein scylla; Inhibits cell growth by regulating the Tor pathway upstream of the Tsc1-Tsc2 complex and downstream of Akt1. Acts as cell death activator during head development; Belongs to the DDIT4 family. (280 aa) |
| | mam | Neurogenic protein mastermind; Mastermind (mam) encodes a transcriptional coactivator that functions in the Notch signaling pathway. It regulates gene expression by interacting with the intracellular domain of the product of N, which is produced upon receptor activation. (1594 aa) |
| | Shrm | Protein Shroom; Binds to Rho-kinase Rok and targets it to the apical cell cortex where it mediates apical constriction. During embryogenic axis elongation, required for the localization to adherens junctions and the establishment of planar polarization of both Rho-kinase Rok and myosin regulatory light chain sqh. May be involved in the assembly of microtubule arrays during cell elongation (By similarity). (1576 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) |
| | mthl1 | Methuselah-like 1 (mthl1) encodes a G protein coupled receptor (GPCR) in the Methuselah clade of GPCRs. It interacts with the secreted morphogen encoded by fog to specify patterns of epithelial tissue folding during gastrulation and wing imaginal disc folding. Upon binding to the product of fog, the product of mthl1 activates apical constriction through the Concertina-RhoGEF2-Rho pathway. (676 aa) |
| | raw | Raw, isoform A; Raw (raw) encodes a membrane protein involved in dendrite patterning and the subcellular localization of JNK signalling components. (989 aa) |
| | thr | Protein three rows; Required specifically for chromosome disjunction during all mitoses; maternally provided protein is sufficient until mitosis 14 then zygotic protein is required. Involved in formation and/or maintenance of epithelial structures: bud extension during Malpighian tubule development, and foregut and hindgut morphogenesis. (1379 aa) |
| | sog | Dorsal-ventral patterning protein Sog; Short gastrulation (sog) encodes a secreted BMP antagonist that is expressed in the embryonic ventral neuroectoderm. sog product promotes neural development by preventing dorsally produced dpp from diffusing into the neuroectoderm and suppressing expression of neural genes. sog protein also diffuses dorsally where it helps establish a BMP activity gradient essential for partitioning that domain into cells giving rise to the dorsal epidermis versus amnioserosa. (1038 aa) |
| | Prosalpha6 | Proteasome subunit alpha type-1; The proteasome is a multicatalytic proteinase complex which is characterized by its ability to cleave peptides with Arg, Phe, Tyr, Leu, and Glu adjacent to the leaving group at neutral or slightly basic pH. The proteasome has an ATP-dependent proteolytic activity; Belongs to the peptidase T1A family. (279 aa) |
| | barr | Condensin complex subunit 2; Barren (barr) encodes a chromatin binding protein involved in chromatin condensation. It regulates Malpighian tubule development and epithelial morphogenesis. (735 aa) |
| | scw | Screw (scw) encodes a BMP-type ligand that forms a heterodimer with the product of dpp. The heterodimer is required to achieve the peak levels of BMP signal in the dorsal-most cells of the early blastoderm embryo that are necessary to specify the amnioserosa. (400 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) |
| | drm | Protein drumstick; Putative transcription factor. May function redundantly with odd and sob in leg joint formation during the larval stages, acting downstream of Notch activation. Acts in a hierarchy during foregut and hindgut patterning and morphogenesis, antagonizing lin to relieve the repressive effect on bowl. Involved in cell rearrangement during elongation of the embryonic hindgut. Regulates expression of hindgut patterning genes to establish the small intestine region of the embryonic hindgut. Required in the foregut for spatially localized gene expression and morphogenesis of t [...] (88 aa) |
| | twi | Twist (twi) encodes a transcription factor required for mesoderm cell fate. The product of twi is essential for gastrulation, the development of mesodermal derivatives, including somatic and visceral muscle, fat body and maintenance of muscle stem cells. (490 aa) |
| | Sec61alpha | Sec61 alpha subunit (Sec61alpha) encodes a subunit of the the translocon, a protein-conducting channel that mediates the co-translational transport of nascent polypeptides into the endoplasmic reticulum. It is a subunit of the Sec61 heterotrimer that forms the core of translocon channel. (476 aa) |
| | run | Segmentation protein Runt; Runt (run) encodes an alpha-subunit of the transcription factor complex core binding factor, which is involved in transcription regulation. It contributes to axon guidance, dendrite morphogenesis and germ-band extension. (510 aa) |
| | ric8a | Synembryn; Guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF), which can activate some, but not all, G-alpha proteins independently of G-protein coupled receptors. Acts by exchanging bound GDP for free GTP. Plays a key role in asymmetric spindle positioning, a step for asymmetric cell division that generates cell diversity during development by activating G(i) alpha protein independently of G-protein coupled receptors. In addition to its GEF activity, it plays an essential role in cortical subcellular localization of heterotrimeric G proteins, suggesting it acts as a facilitator of G-alpha funct [...] (573 aa) |
| | sage | Salivary gland-expressed bHLH (sage) is only expressed in embryonic salivary glands. The product of sage works with the product of fkh to activate expression of salivary gland specific gene products (secreted proteins and enzymes that modify the secreted proteins). (268 aa) |
| | spo | Spook (spo) encodes a cytochrome P450 involved in ecdysteroid biosynthesis in the embryo. spo mutants fail to undergo head involution, dorsal closure or to secrete cuticle. (543 aa) |
| | cno | Canoe, isoform E; Canoe (cno) encodes a scaffold protein in adherens junctions that is involved in morphogenesis in a variety of tissues. (2051 aa) |
| | alpha-Cat | Catenin alpha; Associates with the cytoplasmic domain of a variety of cadherins. The association of catenins to cadherins produces a complex which is linked to the actin filament network, and which seems to be of primary importance for cadherins cell-adhesion properties. (917 aa) |
| | ac | Achaete-scute complex protein T5; Achaete (ac) encodes a BHLH transcription factor that interacts antagonistically with the Notch signaling pathway to promote neural precursor formation. Its major role is in nervous system development. (201 aa) |
| | l(1)sc | Achaete-scute complex protein T3; AS-C proteins are involved in the determination of the neuronal precursors in the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system. (257 aa) |
| | ase | Achaete-scute complex protein T8; Asense (ase) encodes a transcription factor in the achaete-scute complex. It acts together with other proneural genes in nervous system development, which involves N-mediated lateral inhibition. ase is expressed in the CNS type-I neuroblasts and the PNS sensory organ precursors (SOPs) but not in the proneural clusters that give rise to the SOP via lateral inhibition. (486 aa) |
| | crn | Crooked neck (crn) encodes a component of the splicing complex involved in axon ensheathment, glial cell migration and Malpighian tubule morphogenesis; Belongs to the crooked-neck family. (702 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) |
| | xit | Probable dolichyl pyrophosphate Glc1Man9GlcNAc2 alpha-1,3-glucosyltransferase; Adds the second glucose residue to the lipid-linked oligosaccharide precursor for N-linked glycosylation. Transfers glucose from dolichyl phosphate glucose (Dol-P-Glc) onto the lipid-linked oligosaccharide Glc(1)Man(9)GlcNAc(2)-PP-Dol (By similarity). Functions in developmental processes such as germband extension, the apical constriction of mesoderm precursor cells and ventral furrow formation in early embryogenesis prior to gastrulation. Involved in the glycosylation and intracellular distribution of shg ( [...] (511 aa) |
| | Dok | Downstream of kinase (Dok) encodes a membrane-associated protein that functions upstream of the product of Shark to activate Jun kinase signaling during embryonic dorsal closure. (622 aa) |
| | ct | Cut (ct) encodes a homeoprotein that functions as a transcriptional factor in many different cells such as wing disc, muscle, oocyte and sense organ cells. It is a regulator of type-specific neuronal identity in the peripheral nervous system. ct is expressed at variable levels in the dendritic arborization (DA) neurons and these levels control the different dendritic morphologies specific for each class of DA neurons. (2175 aa) |
| | Traf6 | TNF-receptor-associated factor 6 (Traf6) encodes a protein that belongs to a family of adaptor proteins involved in transducing downstream signaling by interacting with cell surface receptors. It mediates the pro-inflammatory effects of Toll and related receptor signaling, and the cell death induced by JNK activation via the product of egr. (475 aa) |
| | amx | TM2 domain-containing protein almondex; Involved in the control of cell fates in the neurectoderm. Acts as a positive regulator of Notch pathway and is required at different levels during development; Belongs to the TM2 family. (284 aa) |
| | btd | Transcription factor btd; Buttonhead (btd) encodes a triple C(2)H(2) zinc finger protein structurally and functionally related to the human transcription factors Sp5, Sp8, and Sp9. The product of btd contributes to embryonic head segmentation, leg development, embryonic hematopoiesis, PNS formation, and maintenance of the functional heterogeneity of brain neural stem cells. (644 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) |
| | gbb | Protein 60A; Glass bottom boat (gbb) encodes a BMP ligand in the TGF-beta/BMP family of dimeric signaling molecules. It binds to a receptor complex to transduce signal through phosphorylation of the product of Mad. It contributes to maintain stem cell populations, control cell fate specification, proliferation, synapse growth and neuropeptide release. (455 aa) |
| | emc | Protein extra-macrochaetae; Participates in sensory organ patterning by antagonizing the neurogenic activity of the Achaete-scute complex (AS-C). It lacks a basic DNA-binding domain but is able to form heterodimers with other HLH proteins, thereby inhibiting DNA binding. May sequester proneural proteins in complexes inefficient for DNA interaction. EMC also affects vein differentiation. Inhibits the activity of AS-C proteins by forming an non-DNA binding heterodimer. (199 aa) |
| | Sac1 | Sac1 phosphatase (Sac1) encodes a lipid phosphatase that dephosphorylates phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate to generate phosphatidylinositol. It is involved in dorsal closure, Hedgehog signaling and axon guidance. (592 aa) |
| | Ptp61F | Tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type 61F; Non-receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase required for maintaining Dock in its non-phosphorylated state. (548 aa) |
| | Patj | Patj (Patj) encodes a PDZ domain-protein that forms an apical protein complex with the products of crb and sdt. It plays supporting roles in apico-basal cell polarity and stability of adherens junction. It is also involved in retinal morphogenesis, maintenance, and planar cell polarity; Belongs to the Patj family. (871 aa) |
| | ecd | Ecdysoneless (ecd) encodes a protein that physically interacts with several components of the U5 snRPN pre-mRNA splicing complex. Its loss result in intron retention within spok, accounting for ecdysone deficiency of some ecd mutants; Belongs to the ECD family. (684 aa) |
| | msn | Misshapen, isoform A; Misshapen (msn) encodes a Sterile 20 MAP kinase kinase kinase. (1504 aa) |
| | dib | Disembodied (dib) encodes a cytochrome P450 involved in ecdysteroid biosynthesis. It shows a mitochondrial localization and catalyzes the addition of a hydroxyl group to the 22 carbon of the cholesterol side chain. dib mutants fail to undergo head involution, dorsal closure and to secrete cuticle. (489 aa) |
| | Ack | Activated Cdc42 kinase; Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. Tyr protein kinase family. (1073 aa) |
