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ac ac sc sc brk brk Egfr Egfr dve dve CG5819 CG5819 CG7509 CG7509 dsh dsh jub jub Nrt Nrt Notum Notum dlp dlp sens sens caup caup bowl bowl odd odd sob sob dpp dpp al al fng fng tkv tkv ihog ihog wg wg sna sna hth hth Akt1 Akt1 Xrp1 Xrp1 bnl bnl p38a p38a Dr Dr CG7896 CG7896 tsh tsh cora cora betaTub56D betaTub56D fj fj Dlish Dlish conv conv zfh2 zfh2 myo myo salm salm hh hh nub nub upd3 upd3 Ilp8 Ilp8 Dll Dll d d chinmo chinmo salr salr Optix Optix ush ush sbb sbb mirr mirr fz2 fz2 bi bi Mtor Mtor LRR LRR rho rho ed ed boi boi Ndg Ndg Lrt Lrt elB elB yki yki haf haf
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acAchaete-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)
scAchaete-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)
brkPutative transcription factor; Brinker (brk) encodes a transcriptional repressor that plays important roles in the development of many tissues, including most imaginal discs, where its expression is negatively regulated by Dpp signaling. (704 aa)
EgfrEpidermal 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)
dveDefective proventriculus (dve) encodes a transcriptional repressor that binds to the K50 site. It is involved in developmental patterning, cell-type specification, and functional differentiation. (1024 aa)
CG5819RE09008p. (915 aa)
CG7509GH01279p. (615 aa)
dshSegment 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)
jubLIM domain-containing protein jub; Regulates organ size by inhibiting apoptosis and promoting cell proliferation by influencing the expression of G1/S-specific cyclin-E (CycE) and apoptosis 1 inhibitor (th). Negatively regulates the Hippo signaling pathway; Belongs to the zyxin/ajuba family. (728 aa)
NrtNeurotactin; May mediate or modulate cell adhesion between embryonic cells during development; In the C-terminal section; belongs to the type-B carboxylesterase/lipase family. (846 aa)
NotumPalmitoleoyl-protein carboxylesterase NOTUM; Carboxylesterase that acts as a key negative regulator of the Wnt signaling pathway by specifically mediating depalmitoleoylation of WNT proteins. Serine palmitoleoylation of WNT proteins is required for efficient binding to frizzled receptors. Also acts as a regulator of long-range activity of Hedgehog (hh), possibly by regulating the switch between low and high level hh pathway signaling. Belongs to the pectinacetylesterase family. Notum subfamily. (671 aa)
dlpDally-like, isoform A; Dally-like (dlp) encodes a glypican that regulates the signaling strength and range of the morphogens encoded by hh and wg; Belongs to the glypican family. (765 aa)
sensZinc 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)
caupHomeobox protein caupolican; Caupolican (caup) encodes a homeodomain-containing protein of the TALE subfamily and one of the three components of the Iroquois gene complex. caup product acts as a transcriptional regulator to control territorial and cell fate specification, cell sorting behaviour and pattern formation. It also plays a transcription independent cell-autonomous role in cell proliferation control. (693 aa)
bowlProtein 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)
oddProtein 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)
sobProtein 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)
dppProtein 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)
alHomeobox protein aristaless; Involved in the morphogenesis of proximal and distal pattern elements in a subset of appendages. Also has a role in early imaginal disk development; Belongs to the paired homeobox family. (408 aa)
fngFringe glycosyltransferase; Glycosyltransferase involved in the elongation of O-linked ligands to activate Notch signaling. Possesses fucose-specific beta- 1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity; extends the O-linked fucose on the Notch EGF repeats. Boundary-specific cell-signaling molecule that is responsible for dorsal-ventral cell interactions during wing development. (412 aa)
tkvReceptor 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)
ihogInterference hedgehog (ihog) encodes a type 1 membrane protein that acts as a co-receptor for the product of hh upstream or at the level of the receptor encoded by ptc. It interacts with the products of disp, dlp, dally and shf. It is involved in imaginal pattern formation and embryonic cuticle pattern formation. (886 aa)
wgProtein 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)
snaSnail (sna) encodes a transcription factor that contributes to embryonic mesoderm development, epithelial to mesenchymal transition and asymmetric cell division. (390 aa)
hthHomeobox protein homothorax; All isoforms are required for patterning of the embryonic cuticle. Acts with exd to delimit the eye field and prevent inappropriate eye development. Isoforms that carry the homeodomain are required for proper localization of chordotonal organs within the peripheral nervous system and antennal identity; required to activate antennal-specific genes, such as sal and to repress the leg-like expression of dac. Necessary for the nuclear localization of the essential HOX cofactor, extradenticle (exd). Both necessary and sufficient for inner photoreceptors to adopt [...] (487 aa)
Akt1RAC serine/threonine-protein kinase; Serine/threonine kinase involved in various developmental processes. During early embryogenesis, acts as a survival protein. During mid-embryogenesis, phosphorylates and activates trh, a transcription factor required for tracheal cell fate determination. Also regulates tracheal cell migration. Later in development, acts downstream of PI3K and Pk61C/PDK1 in the insulin receptor transduction pathway which regulates cell growth and organ size, by phosphorylating and antagonizing FOXO transcription factor. Controls follicle cell size during oogenesis. M [...] (611 aa)
Xrp1Xrp1, isoform A; Xrp1 (Xrp1) encodes an AT-Hook, bZip DNA binding protein involved in genome stability maintenance. It heterodimerizes with the product of Irbp18 to bind to P element sequences contributing to transposition. It is induced by p53 following X-irradiation and by mutations or knockdown of caz or ribosomal protein (Rp) encoding genes. It contributes to the slow growth of Minute (Rp+/-) mutants cell-autonomously by inhibiting translation and non-autonomously through regulation of the product of Ilp8. (668 aa)
bnlBranchless (bnl) encodes a Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) receptor for secreted FGF ligands that utilizes the intracellular Ras-MAP kinase pathway. It contributes to embryonic tracheal migration; Belongs to the heparin-binding growth factors family. (770 aa)
p38aP38a MAP kinase (p38a) encodes a member of the mitogen-activated protein kinases responsive to diverse stresses. In immune response, it activates its downstream component encoded by Atf-2 that in turn regulates Duox expression. (366 aa)
DrMuscle 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)
CG7896LD30178p. (1392 aa)
tshProtein 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)
coraProtein 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)
betaTub56DTubulin beta chain; Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules. It binds two moles of GTP, one at an exchangeable site on the beta chain and one at a non-exchangeable site on the alpha chain. Belongs to the tubulin family. (456 aa)
fjExtracellular serine/threonine protein kinase four-jointed; Golgi serine/threonine protein kinase required for intermediate growth in the proximal-distal axis. Phosphorylates specific residues within extracellular cadherin domains of Fat (ft) and Dachsous (ds) as they transit through the Golgi. Acts in ommatidial polarity determination as a secondary signal downstream of Notch, JAK/STAT and wingless. Also necessary for the initiation, up- regulation or maintenance of Notch ligand, Serrate (Ser) expression in legs, thereby participating in a feedback loop with N signaling. Sufficient fo [...] (583 aa)
DlishDachs ligand with SH3s (Dlish) encodes an adapter protein that can bind to the products of d, ds, and ft. It is required for the normal growth of wings and legs via Dachsous-Fat signaling. (355 aa)
convConvoluted, isoform A; Convoluted (conv) encodes a leucine-rich repeat protein involved in axon guidance and the development of the tracheal system. (1092 aa)
zfh2Zn finger homeodomain 2 (zfh2) encodes a putative transcription factor. Its roles include specification of cell fates and promotion of apoptosis during CNS development, and proximal-distal patterning during wing and leg imaginal disc development. (3005 aa)
myoMyoglianin, isoform A; Myoglianin (myo) encodes a protein expressed primarily in muscle and glia cells. Mutations in myo affect neuronal remodeling during metamorphosis by failing to activate EcR expression in the remodeling neurons. (598 aa)
salmHomeotic protein spalt-major; Spalt major (salm) encodes a zinc finger transcriptional repressor. It mediates most dpp functions during development of the central part of the wing through regulation of the products of kni and ara. The product of salm is required for cell specification during the development of the nervous system, muscle, eye or trachea. (1365 aa)
hhProtein hedgehog C-product; Intercellular signal essential for a variety of patterning events during development. Establishes the anterior-posterior axis of the embryonic segments and patterns the larval imaginal disks. Binds to the patched (ptc) receptor, which functions in association with smoothened (smo), to activate the transcription of target genes wingless (wg), decapentaplegic (dpp) and ptc. In the absence of hh, ptc represses the constitutive signaling activity of smo through fused (fu). Essential component of a signaling pathway which regulates the Duox-dependent gut immune r [...] (471 aa)
nubProtein nubbin; DNA-binding regulatory protein implicated in early development. Involved in neuronal cell fate decision. Repressed directly or indirectly by the BX-C homeotic proteins. Belongs to the POU transcription factor family. Class-2 subfamily. (961 aa)
upd3Unpaired 3 (upd3) encodes a "cytokine" (secreted protein) of the Unpaired family that can bind and activate the JAK-STAT receptor encoded by dome. It is induced in hemocytes or in the intestine upon damage to regulate the repair response in these tissues through JAK-STAT activation. (401 aa)
Ilp8Insulin-like peptide 8 (Ilp8) encodes a divergent member of the insulin/IGF/relaxin-like family that acts through the relaxin receptor encoded by Lgr3. It coordinates growth status of tissues with developmental timing. (150 aa)
DllHomeotic protein distal-less; Transcription factor that plays a role in larval and adult appendage development. Specifies the identity of ventral appendages (including legs and antennae) and suppresses dorsal appendage development. Involved in patterning the distal-proximal limb axis. May control the adhesive properties of cells during limb morphogenesis. Also has a secondary role in the normal patterning of the wing margin. (347 aa)
dDachs, isoform E; Dachs (d) encodes a myosin family protein that participates in Dachsous-Fat signaling, which polarizes its localization. It influences planar cell polarity, partly through interaction with the product of pk, and growth, through interaction with the product of wts; Belongs to the TRAFAC class myosin-kinesin ATPase superfamily. Myosin family. (1426 aa)
chinmoZinc finger protein chinmo; Required for morphological differentiation of postmitotic neurons during postembryonic brain development. Ensures production of appropriate neuron subtypes within a lineage by preventing precocious generation of late neuronal types of that lineage. Acts as a downstream mediator of the transcriptional activator Stat92e and is required for the development of the eye- antennal disk which gives rise to the adult eye, antenna and head capsule, for transcriptional repression of the Notch receptor ligand Ser and for the self-renewal of cyst stem cells in the testis [...] (840 aa)
salrSpalt-related, isoform A; Spalt-related (salr) encodes a zinc finger transcriptional repressor that, together with the product of salm, mediates most dpp functions during development of the central part of the wing. It is repressed by the product of Ubx during haltere development. (1267 aa)
OptixOptix (Optix) encodes a homeobox containing DNA binding protein and a member of the SIX class of proteins. It functions as a repressor via interaction with the transcriptional co-repressor encoded by gro. It is involved in eye formation and morphogenetic furrow movement. (492 aa)
ushZinc 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)
sbbScribbler, isoform J; Scribbler (sbb) encodes a transcriptional co-regulator that acts mainly as a co-repressor. It interacts physically and genetically with the product of Gug and is used by the repressor encoded by tll in early embryos. It regulates larval behavior, photoreceptor axon target choice, and functions downstream of Hedgehog signaling. (2330 aa)
mirrMirror, 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)
fz2Frizzled-2; Receptor for Wnt proteins. Most of frizzled receptors are coupled to the beta-catenin canonical signaling pathway, which leads to the activation of disheveled proteins, inhibition of GSK-3 kinase, nuclear accumulation of beta-catenin and activation of Wnt target genes. A second signaling pathway involving PKC and calcium fluxes has been seen for some family members, but it is not yet clear if it represents a distinct pathway or if it can be integrated in the canonical pathway, as PKC seems to be required for Wnt-mediated inactivation of GSK-3 kinase. Both pathways seem to i [...] (806 aa)
biOptomotor-blind protein; Bifid (bi) encodes a T-box transcription factor that controls cell proliferation, viability and cell migration. It contributes to the development of several tissues such as brain, eyes and wings. In wing development it is activated by the product of dpp and to a lesser extent by Wg signaling. (1023 aa)
MtorNucleoprotein TPR; Component of the nuclear pore complex (NPC), a complex required for the trafficking across the nuclear envelope. Functions as a scaffolding element in the nuclear phase of the NPC. Plays a role in chromosomal organization and gene expression regulation; stimulates transcription by promoting the formation of an open chromatin environment. Binds chromatin to nucleoporin-associated regions (NARs) that define transcriptionally active regions of the genome. Associates with extended chromosomal regions that alternate between domains of high density binding with those of lo [...] (2346 aa)
LRRLeucine-rich repeat, isoform F; Leucine-rich repeat (LRR) encodes a protein that contributes to the response to insecticides. It regulates the immune response and NIK/NF-kappaB signaling. (1486 aa)
rhoProtein 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)
edEchinoid, 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)
boiBrother of ihog (boi) encodes a transmembrane protein that binds to the product of hh. The products of boi and ihog promote Hh signaling in receiving cells by acting as a co-receptor for the effector protein encoded by ptc. The product of boi also can suppress Hh signaling through a sequestration and release mechanism in cells producing the product of hh. It regulates many hh-dependent processes including proliferation, cell fate specification, and patterning. (1105 aa)
NdgNidogen; 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)
LrtLeucine-rich tendon-specific protein (Lrt) encodes a transmembrane protein expressed specifically in tendon cells. It binds to the product of robo1 and is required for proper patterning of the muscles. (830 aa)
elBZinc finger protein Elbow; May negatively regulate Notch-induced cell proliferation in the eye-head primordium. May act in leg and wing primordia to negatively regulate body-wall specifying genes and thereby promote appendage formation. Required for tracheal development. Belongs to the Elbow/Noc family. (553 aa)
ykiTranscriptional coactivator yorkie; Transcriptional coactivator which is the critical downstream regulatory target in the Hippo/SWH (Sav/Wts/Hpo) signaling pathway that plays a pivotal role in organ size control and tumor suppression by restricting proliferation and promoting apoptosis. The core of this pathway is composed of a kinase cascade wherein Hippo (Hpo), in complex with its regulatory protein Salvador (Sav), phosphorylates and activates Warts (Wts) in complex with its regulatory protein Mats, which in turn phosphorylates and inactivates the Yorkie (Yki) oncoprotein. The Hippo/ [...] (418 aa)
hafHattifattener, isoform I; Hattifattener (haf) encodes a large transmembrane leucine-rich repeat (LRR) protein whose mutants have variable motor axon defects in which ISNb motor axons fail to make the correct decisions at choice points. (1347 aa)
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Drosophila melanogaster
NCBI taxonomy Id: 7227
Other names: D. melanogaster, Diptera sp. DNAS-2A9-224646, Sophophora melanogaster, fruit fly
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