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kn | Transcription factor collier; May act as a 'second-level regulator' of head patterning. Required for establishment of the PS(-1)/PS0 parasegmental border and formation of the intercalary segment. Required for expression of the segment polarity genes hedgehog, engrailed and wingless, and the segment-identity genes CAP and collar in the intercalary segment. Required at the onset of the gastrulation for the correct formation of the mandibular segment. (689 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) | ||||
sc | Achaete-scute complex protein T4; AS-C proteins are involved in the determination of the neuronal precursors in the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system. Also involved in sex determination and dosage compensation. (345 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) | ||||
lva | Protein lava lamp; Lva and spectrin may form a Golgi-based scaffold that mediates interaction of Golgi bodies with microtubules and facilitates Golgi-derived membrane secretion required for the formation of furrows during cellularization. Under starvation conditions recruited by ema to developing autophagsosomes where it may function in autophagosome growth. (2779 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) | ||||
Eps-15 | Epidermal growth factor receptor pathway substrate clone 15 (Eps-15) encodes a multi-domain adaptor protein involved in endocytosis. It interacts with several other endocytic factors such as those encoded by shi, stnB, Dap160 and AP-2alpha. It is enriched at sites of endocytosis and is required for normal synaptic bouton development and vesicle endocytosis during high frequency stimulation. (1253 aa) | ||||
Dlic | Dynein light intermediate chain; Acts as one of several non-catalytic accessory components of the cytoplasmic dynein 1 complex that are thought to be involved in linking dynein to cargos and to adapter proteins that regulate dynein function. Cytoplasmic dynein 1 acts as a motor for the intracellular retrograde motility of vesicles and organelles along microtubules. May play a role in binding dynein to membranous organelles or chromosomes. (493 aa) | ||||
B-H2 | Homeobox protein B-H2; B-H1 and B-H2 are regulated by members of the wg signaling pathway; wg and dpp. B-H1 and B-H2 are coexpressed and functionally required in R1 and R6 receptor cells and primary pigment cells for normal eye development. Coexpression is also required for the fate determination of external sensory organs, formation of notal microchaetae, formation of presutural macrochaetae, antennal development and for distal leg morphogenesis; segmentation and specification of tarsal segments 3-5. Belongs to the Antp homeobox family. (645 aa) | ||||
B-H1 | Homeobox protein B-H1; B-H1 and B-H2 are regulated by members of the wg signaling pathway; wg and dpp. B-H1 and B-H2 are coexpressed and functionally required in R1 and R6 receptor cells and primary pigment cells for normal eye development. Coexpression is also required for the fate determination of external sensory organs, formation of notal microchaetae, formation of presutural macrochaetae, antennal development and for distal leg morphogenesis; segmentation and specification of tarsal segments 3-5. Belongs to the Antp homeobox family. (544 aa) | ||||
sens | Zinc finger protein sens; Transcription factor both necessary and sufficient for proper development of most cell types of the embryonic and adult peripheral nervous system (PNS). Essential component of the proneural Notch signaling pathway required for proper sensory organ precursor (SOP) differentiation. Correct expression requires expression of scalloped (sd). Repression of rough (ro) in R8 photoreceptor is an essential mechanism of R8 cell fate determination. (541 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) | ||||
amos | Basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor amos; Transcription factor involved in early neurogenesis; sensillum basiconica formation and maybe sensillum trichodea development. Promotes multiple dendritic (MD) neuron formation. Required for olfactory sensilla; regulated by lozenge (lz). (198 aa) | ||||
ato | Protein atonal; Developmental protein involved in neurogenesis. Required for the formation of chordotonal organs and photoreceptors. Seems to bind to E boxes. Specifically required for the photoreceptor R8 selection. (312 aa) | ||||
spas | Spastin; ATP-dependent microtubule severing protein. Stimulates microtubule minus-end depolymerization and poleward microtubule flux in the mitotic spindle. Regulates microtubule stability in the neuromuscular junction synapse. Involved in lipid metabolism by regulating the size and distribution of lipid droplets. Involved in axon regeneration by regulating microtubule severing. Belongs to the AAA ATPase family. Spastin subfamily. (758 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) | ||||
spdo | FI04474p; Sanpodo (spdo) encodes a four-pass transmembrane domain containing protein that interacts with both the product of numb and the Notch signaling pathway to enable precursor cells to divide asymmetrically to produce daughter cells of distinct fates. Its roles include cell fate specification in the nervous system, mesoderm, and endoderm. (565 aa) | ||||
ttk | Protein tramtrack, alpha isoform; Binds to a number of sites in the transcriptional regulatory region of ftz. Isoform alpha is required to repress genes that promote the R7 cell fate. Probable repressor of the transcription of the segmentation genes ftz, eve, h, odd, run, and en. May bind to the region 5'-AGGG[CT]GG-3'. Degradation of ttk is directed by binding of sinah or sina, via the adapter molecule phyl which binds to the BTB domain of ttk. (813 aa) | ||||
Sply | Sphingosine-1-phosphate lyase; Cleaves phosphorylated sphingoid bases (PSBs), such as sphingosine-1-phosphate, into fatty aldehydes and phosphoethanolamine. Sphingolipid catabolism is required for normal development including viability, reproduction and muscle development. Belongs to the group II decarboxylase family. Sphingosine- 1-phosphate lyase subfamily. (545 aa) | ||||
Sema2a | Semaphorin-2A; Semaphorin 2a (Sema2a) encodes a secreted member of the semaphorin protein family. It utilizes the receptor encoded by PlexB to mediate both repulsive and attractive axon guidance. It also utilizes the transmembrane semaphorin encoded by Sema1a as a receptor for dendrite process guidance. (724 aa) | ||||
dpn | Protein deadpan; Transcriptional repressor of genes that require a bHLH protein for their transcription. In the larval brain, required to maintain the self- renewal and identity of type II neuroblasts by regulating the expression of the transcriptional repressor erm together with other self-renewal transcriptional repressors such as klu and E(spl)mgamma- HLH. As part of its role in neuroblasts development, has been shown to be a direct target of the Notch signaling pathway, however might work also independently of N/Notch. In the developing larval and pupal brain, required for mushroom [...] (435 aa) | ||||
pk | Protein prickle; Acts in a planar cell polarity (PCP) complex; polarization along the apical/basal axis of epithelial cells. Correct expression of the alternative isoforms is required for PCP signaling in imaginal disks. PCP signaling in the wing disk requires the receptor fz and the cytoplasmic proteins dsh and pk. These act in a feedback loop leading to activation of the jnk cascade and subsequent polarized arrangement of hairs and bristles. Dgo and pk compete with one another for dsh binding, thereby modulating fz dsh activity and ensuring tight control over fz PCP signaling. Vang, [...] (1299 aa) | ||||
PlexA | Plexin A (PlexA) encodes a transmembrane receptor for Semaphorin ligands encoded by Sema1a and Sema1b. The intracellular region of this receptor has GTPase activating protein (GAP) activity on Ras/Rap small GTPases. The signaling by the product of PlexA alters actin, microtubules and cell adhesion in developmental processes such as axon guidance. (1945 aa) | ||||
AP-2alpha | AP-2 complex subunit alpha; Adaptins are components of the adapter complexes which link clathrin to receptors in coated vesicles. Clathrin-associated protein complexes are believed to interact with the cytoplasmic tails of membrane proteins, leading to their selection and concentration. AP- 2alpha is a subunit of the plasma membrane adapter. (952 aa) | ||||
gro | Groucho (gro) encodes a global developmental co-repressor in conjunction with manifold DNA-binding repressor partner proteins, which tether it to target promoters. It functions downstream of key signaling pathways such as Wg/Wnt and Dpp/TGF-beta. Notably, phosphorylation of the product of gro in response to MAPK activation weakens its repressor capacity. (730 aa) | ||||
kat-60L1 | Katanin p60 ATPase-containing subunit A1; Catalytic subunit of a complex which severs microtubules in an ATP-dependent manner. Microtubule severing may promote rapid reorganization of cellular microtubule arrays and the release of microtubules from the centrosome following nucleation. (673 aa) | ||||
Trim9 | E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase TRIM9; E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase activity (By similarity). During embryonic and larval development, regulates the pattern of axonal projections of class IV nociceptive sensory neurons (C4da) downstream of netrin receptor fra. Regulates fine-scale topography of C4da axon terminals upon neuronal activity. During eye development, consolidates the attachment of R8 photoreceptor growth cones to the target medulla layer, probably downstream of fra. Belongs to the TRIM/RBCC family. (740 aa) | ||||
Nrg | Neuroglian; The long isoform may play a role in neural and glial cell adhesion in the developing embryo. The short isoform may be a more general cell adhesion molecule involved in other tissues and imaginal disk morphogenesis. Vital for embryonic development. Essential for 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. (1309 aa) | ||||
Dscam1 | Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule 1, isoform BX; Identical protein binding; antigen binding; protein homodimerization activity; axon guidance receptor activity; cell-cell adhesion mediator activity. (2038 aa) | ||||
PlexB | Plexin-B; Involved in peripheral and central nervous system axon guidance. Acts as a receptor for Sema-2a and seems to transduce signal by suppressing Rac activity and enhancing Rho activity. Belongs to the plexin family. (2051 aa) | ||||
Poxn | Paired box pox-neuro protein; Pox neuro (Poxn) encodes a transcriptional factor that specifies the differences between mono-innervated external sensory (m-es) organs and poly-innervated external sensory (p-es) organs. Poxn expression in the external sensory organ precursor determines the fate to form larval p-es organs and adult chemosensory bristles. (425 aa) | ||||
Sema1a | Semaphorin-1A; Semaphorin 1a (Sema1a) encodes a transmembrane protein belonging to the semaphorin protein family. It is a repulsive axon guidance cue, signaling through direct interactions with the receptor encoded by PlexA, and also functions as a receptor to regulate dendrite targeting and axon guidance. Secreted semaphorins encoded by Sema2a and Sema2b can act as the product of Sema1a ligands. (1131 aa) | ||||
Sema2b | Semaphorin 2b (Sema2b) encodes a member of the Semaphorins family, which are membrane and secreted short-range signaling proteins. The product of Sema2b contributes to the regulation of axon and dendrite guidance as well as cell-matrix adhesion. (824 aa) | ||||
mirr | Mirror, isoform C; Mirror (mirr) encodes an iroquois homeobox transcription factor involved in dorso-ventral axis formation during oogenesis and eye formation. It also contributes to embryonic segmentation, peripheral nervous system development and growth regulation. (682 aa) | ||||
Ten-m | Teneurin-m; Involved in neural development, regulating the establishment of proper connectivity within the nervous system. Acts as a homophilic and heterophilic synaptic cell adhesion molecule that drives synapse assembly. Promotes bi-directional trans-synaptic signaling with Ten-a to organize neuromuscular synapses. Functions in olfactory synaptic partner matching by promoting homophilic cell adhesion between pre- synaptic olfactory receptor neurons (ORN) axons and post-synaptic projection neurons (PN) dendrites partner in the developing antennal lobe to form stable connections. Also [...] (3349 aa) | ||||
Pi3K21B | Pi3K21B, isoform B; Pi3K21B (Pi3K21B) encodes an adaptor protein (p60) that binds the product of Pi3K92E to form the functional cllass IA phosphoinositide 3-kinase. This heterodimeric kinase is involved in phosphatidylinositol phosphorylation and regulates cell size and proliferation. (496 aa) | ||||
robo3 | Roundabout 3, isoform A. (1342 aa) | ||||
numb | Numb (numb) encodes a membrane-associated inhibitor of Notch signaling. It controls neuroblast and sense organ precursor asymmetric division. It is asymmetrically localized during mitosis and segregates exclusively to one of two daughter cells. (556 aa) | ||||
robo1 | Roundabout 1 (robo1) encodes a member of the Robo receptor family that uses the secreted glycoprotein encoded by sli as ligand and the products of Sdc and Dscam1 as co-receptors. It contributes to axon guidance and dendrite morphogenesis as well as regulating trachea and heart tube development. (1395 aa) | ||||
Fas2 | Fasciclin-2; Neuronal recognition molecule for the MP1 axon pathway, pathway recognition for axons during the development of nerve fascicles. (885 aa) | ||||
ras | Inosine-5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase; Catalyzes the conversion of inosine 5'-phosphate (IMP) to xanthosine 5'-phosphate (XMP), the first committed and rate-limiting step in the de novo synthesis of guanine nucleotides, and therefore plays an important role in the regulation of cell growth. (590 aa) |