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Gene Dmel\br

General Information
SymbolDmel\brSpeciesD. melanogaster
NamebroadAnnotation symbolCG11491
Feature typeprotein_coding_geneFlyBase IDFBgn0000210
Gene Model StatusCurrent Stock availability 49 publicly available
Also Known AsBR-C, ecs, BRC, npr1, rbp, 2Bc, BrC-Z1, l(1)PP1, BR-C Z1, Z4
Genomic Location
Chromosome (arm)XRecombination map1-0.28
Cytogenetic map2B3-2B4Sequence locationX:1,469,165..1,558,700 [+]

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The gene broad is referred to in FlyBase by the symbol Dmel\br (CG11491, FBgn0000210). It is a protein_coding_gene from Drosophila melanogaster. There is experimental evidence that it has the molecular function: RNA polymerase II regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding; DNA binding. There is experimental evidence for 15 unique biological process terms, many of which group under: anatomical structure development; biological regulation; response to hormone stimulus; sensory organ development; organ morphogenesis; multi-organism process; multicellular organismal reproductive process; catabolic process; eclosion; response to chemical stimulus; gland morphogenesis. 141 alleles are reported. The phenotypes of these alleles are annotated with: organ system subdivision; adult segment; adult mesothoracic segment; gland; organ system; egg; lobula complex; external compound sense organ; mouthpart; indirect flight muscle. It has 13 annotated transcripts and 13 annotated polypeptides. Protein features are: BTB/POZ; BTB/POZ fold; BTB/POZ-like; Zinc finger, C2H2; Zinc finger, C2H2-like. Summary of modENCODE Temporal Expression Profile: Temporal profile ranges from a peak of high expression to a trough of extremely low expression. Peak expression observed during late larval stages, during early pupal stages. Summary of FlyAtlas Anatomical Expression Data: Two or more Affy2 ProbeSets identify exons of this gene. This is a summary of the tissue expression peaks exhibited in at least one of these ProbeSets. Expression at high levels in the following post-embryonic organs or tissues: larval salivary gland. Expression at moderate levels in the following post-embryonic organs or tissues: larval/adult central nervous system, larval hindgut, larval Malpighian tubules, larval fat body, larval trachea, larval carcass. Gene sequence location is X:1469165..1558700.

External Summaries
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Gene/Allele symbols may differ from current usage
br: broad
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br: broad
Edith M. Wallace, unpublished.
The br complementation group contains both amorphic and hypomorphic mutant alleles; amorphic alleles cause early prepupal developmental arrest; hypomorphic alleles cause late pupal or pharate adult developmental arrest or are viable. Null alleles display normal larval development but prevent elongation and eversion of discs giving rise to appendages in the pupal stage. Wings of the viable allele, br1, somewhat broader than normal; about 80% of normal length, with round full tip; crossveins closer together. Shape difference visible in middle prepupal stage immediately after eversion [Waddington, 1939, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 25: 299-307; 1940, J. Genet. 41: 75-139 (fig.)]. A haplo-insufficient locus in that heterozygosity for a deficiency including the br locus leads to a slight br phenotype (Craymer and Roy, 1980, DIS 55: 200-04); furthermore, the deficiency in combination with br1 or br3 leads to drastic reduction in viability, especially at 18, and an extreme phenotype among survivors, including reduced palpi characteristic of rbp alleles, short rounded wings with interrupted veins, and malformed third legs, i.e., shortened and thickened femora and tibiae as well as misshapen basitarsi. The malformed-leg syndrome is enhanced by heterozygosity for Sb or sbd alleles (Beaton, Kiss, Fristrom, and Fristrom, 1988, Genetics 120: 453-64). br16/+ and Df(1)S39/+ display slight dominance of br effects in the presence of RpII215Ubl (Mortin and Lefevre, 1981, Chromosoma 82: 237-47).
l(1)2Bab
So named because of its failure to complement lethality of br and rbp mutations. Homozygotes and hemizygotes die in pupal stage; puparium formation delayed three [l(1)2Bab3] to six [l(1)2Bab1] hr. l(1)2Bab1 pupae have normal imaginal organs, and escapers have faded wings and reduced bristles on palpi. Prepupal lethal in combination with npr11 or Df(1)S39.
l(1)2Bc
Die in prepupal or early pupal stage after formation of a gas bubble. Imaginal discs fail to fuse, especially dorsally, to produce a continuous integument. Puparium formation variably delayed: 6 hr in l(1)2Bc1, 12 hr in l(1)2Bc2, and 9 hr in l(1)2Bc3 and l(1)2Bc4. Many late ecdysone puffs both in larvae and prepupae either absent or underdeveloped [l(1)2Bc1] [Zhimulev, Belyaeva, and Aizenzon, 1980, Genetika (Moscow) 16: 1613-31]. l(1)2Bc1 an amorphic allele fully complements the amorphic br5 (Kiss et al.).
l(1)2Bd
Males and homozygous females display normal phenotype and viability; however, in heterozygous combination with deficiencies or npr mutations, l(1)2Bd acts as a temperature-sensitive lethal; completely lethal at 29; at 25 or 18 most individuals die in late pupal stage, and survivors have faded wings, swollen abdomen, and reduced bristle number on palpi.
npr1: nonpupariating
Hemizygous male larvae fail to pupariate, although they survive 10-15 days after their normal sibs have pupariated. Four-day-old larvae appear normal as do their imaginal discs; normal ecdysteroid levels achieved. Discs become abnormal beginning on the sixth day; peripodial membrane becomes enormously distended and highly distorted; partially evaginated structure becomes visible in the disc lumen; do not undergo detailed morphological changes characteristic or metamorphosis, either in situ or in transplants into normal larvae [Fristrom, Fekete, and Fristrom, Wilhelm Roux's Arch. Dev. Biol. 190: 11-21 (fig.)]. Both salivary glands and fat bodies fail to undergo histolysis in situ or in vitro. Mutant flies able to produce ecdysone, but tissues unable to respond normally. In gynandromorphs, the female tissue forms a puparium, whereas npr1 male tissue remains larval; no adults survive (Kiss, Szabad, and Major, 1978, Mol. Gen. Genet. 164: 77-83; Kiss, Bencze, Fodor, Szabad, and Fristrom, 1975, Nature 262: 136-38). Implantation of wild-type ring glands into npr1 larvae does not rescue pupariation; however implanted wild-type or npr1 ring glands are able to rescue npr3 larvae [Kiss, Szabad, Belyaeva, Zhimulev, and Major, 1980, Development and Neurobiology of Drosophila (Siddiqi, Babu, Hall, and Hall, eds.) Plenum Press, New York and London, pp. 163-81]. No maternal effect of either npr13 or npr14 (Perrimon, Engstrom, and Mahowald, 1984, Dev. Biol. 105: 404-14). npr16 homozygous and hemizygous larvae die without exhibiting any sign of ecdysone-inducible puff formation; culture of slivary glands in 20-OH ecdysone produces partial development of some early, but none of late ecdysone-inducible puffs, and extraneous puff appears at 75CD (Belyaeva, Vlassova, Biyasheva, Kakpakov, Richards, and Zhimulev, 1981, Chromosoma 84: 207-19). npr1+ gene product also required for regression of the intermolt 68C glue puff [Belyaeva, et al. (npr6); Crowley, Mathers and Meyerowitz, 1984, Cell 39: 149-56 (npr3)] and for the transcription of the three 68C glue protein genes (Crowley et al).
rbp: reduced bristles on palpus
Late pupal lethal; most animals reach the pharate adult stage. rbp2 homozygotes and males survive with fewer than normal bristles on the palpus; when raised at 29, females exhibit faded wings and swollen abdomens; when raised at 18 males have faded wings. rbp2/Df(1)RA19 females virtually lethal; females carrying rbp2 and any of the other rbp alleles are completely viable when reared at 18, but at higher temperatures most die and escapers have reduced bristles on the palpus, shortened bristles on the scutellum, shrivelled or swollen abdomen shrivelled wings and eyes with crumpled surface.
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FlyBase Computed Cytological Location
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Evidence for location
2B3-2B4  
 
Experimentally Determined Cytological Location
Cytogenetic map
Notes
References
2B1-2B8  
(determined by in situ hybridisation) 2B1--4 (determined by in situ hybridisation)  
2B1-2B8  
(determined by in situ hybridisation)  
2B1-2B8  
(determined by in situ hybridisation)  
2B1-2B4  
(determined by in situ hybridisation)  
2B5-2B5  
(determined by in situ hybridisation)  
2B3-2B5  
Location based on deficiency mapping.  
Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
Location
1-0.2--0.4
1-0.28
 
1-0.5 +/- 0.2
Left of (cM)
Right of (cM)
Notes
brnpr-3 maps to 1-0.2, brnpr-4 maps to 1-0.4.
Mapping based on 15 crossovers between brnpr-4 and y, 36 between brnpr-4 and w and 159 between brnpr-4 and ec.
Recombinational mapping experiments show that the 'rbp', 'l(1)2Bc' and 'broad' class alleles are separable by recombination.
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detailed view FBtr0303564 FBtr0308319 FBtr0300427 FBtr0070261 FBtr0070263 FBtr0070265 FBtr0303562 FBtr0300430 FBtr0070266 FBtr0300429 FBtr0070262 FBtr0300428 FBtr0303587 FBtr0070284 FBtr0303563 FBtr0305287 FBtr0070269 FBpp0292595 FBpp0289656 FBpp0292597 FBpp0289658 FBpp0289657 FBpp0070256 FBpp0300638 FBpp0289659 FBpp0070253 FBpp0070251 FBpp0292596 FBpp0070255 FBpp0070252 FBpp0293830 FBpp0070259 FBti0051588 FBti0075756 FBti0043622 FBti0071997 FBti0070418 FBti0069915 FBti0055255 FBti0112048 FBti0011925 FBti0069711 FBti0059429 FBti0013131 FBti0036733 FBti0068742 FBti0013900 FBti0023509 FBti0069822 FBti0071279 FBti0071970 FBti0056211 FBti0021794 FBti0012845 FBti0013965 FBti0035674 FBti0064346 FBti0025148 FBti0043357 FBti0013143 FBti0014913
Comments on Gene Model
Gene model reviewed during 5.39
Gene model reviewed during 5.42
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Annotated Transcripts
Name
FlyBase ID
RefSeq ID
Length (nt)
Associated CDS (aa)
FBtr0070265
  8021
  702
FBtr0070263
  4155
  880
FBtr0070261
  3867
  880
FBtr0070262
  4419
  724
FBtr0070266
  4236
  663
FBtr0300427
  4305
  880
FBtr0300428
  3981
  880
FBtr0300429
  3119
  514
FBtr0300430
  3835
  995
FBtr0303562
  9620
  514
FBtr0303563
  4213
  724
FBtr0303564
  4546
  724
FBtr0308319
 
  4368
  663
Additional Transcript Data & Comments
Reported size (kB)
11.5, 9.5, 7.4, 6.5, 4.5, 2 (northern blot)
5.2 (northern blot)
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Annotated Polypeptides
Name
FlyBase ID
Predicted MW (kDa)
Length (aa)
Theoretical pI
RefSeq ID
GenBank protein
br-PA  
FBpp0070255  
74.1  
702  
7.70  
br-PB  
FBpp0070253  
92.3  
880  
7.98  
br-PC  
FBpp0070251  
92.3  
880  
7.98  
br-PE  
FBpp0070252  
77.1  
724  
7.87  
br-PG  
FBpp0070256  
70.5  
663  
7.49  
br-PH  
FBpp0289656  
92.3  
880  
7.98  
br-PI  
FBpp0289657  
92.3  
880  
7.98  
br-PJ  
FBpp0289658  
55.5  
514  
7.12  
br-PK  
FBpp0289659  
103.7  
995  
7.65  
br-PL  
FBpp0292595  
55.5  
514  
7.12  
br-PM  
FBpp0292596  
77.1  
724  
7.87  
br-PN  
FBpp0292597  
77.1  
724  
7.87  
br-PO  
FBpp0300638  
70.5  
663  
7.49  
 
 
Additional Polypeptide Data & Comments
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BTB/POZ-like (IPR000210)
Zinc finger, C2H2 (IPR007087)
BTB/POZ (IPR013069)
BTB/POZ fold (IPR011333)
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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
UniProtKB/TrEMBL
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in situ
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
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northern blot
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Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
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radioisotope in situ
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Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Additional Descriptive Data
The major 4.5kb and minor 2, 7.4, 9.5, and 11.5kb br transcripts are present in ovaries and at low levels in embryonic and early larval stages. They rise dramatically in third instar through prepupal stages, consistent with being ecdysone-inducible.
RNA blots were carried out on RNA extracted from staged larval and prepupal salivary glands. br transcripts are induced in apparent response to the late-larval and prepupal ecdysone pulses paralleling the puffing response at 2B5. This response is enhanced in response to ectopic ftz-f1 expression.
Probes which hybridize to the 4.5kb, 7.4kb and 4.5kb br transcripts in the parent strain, detect transcripts of 6.5kb, 6.5kb and 5.2kb, respectively in mutant brnpr-fs ovaries.
br transcript is localized to neuronal cell bodies in all parts of the adult brain. Expression levels in the adult optic lobe are lower than in the brain and subesophageal ganglion, with a region of particular intensity in a cluster of cells at the top of the cervical connective as it joins the subesophageal ganglion, and in cells surrounding the calyces of the mushroom bodies.
Probes which hybridizes to the 4.5kb, 7.4kb and 4.5kb br transcripts in the parent strain, detect transcripts of 6.5kb, 6.5kb and 5.2kb, respectively in brnpr-fs ovaries.
Under conditions of nutritional shortage, initial expression detected later, at stage 6. Expression of different isoforms varies; BR-C Z2 and BR-C Z3 appear to mediate response to varying nutritional levels.
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Comment:reference states 0-6 hr APF
western blot
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Additional Descriptive Data
An antibody directed to the core domain shared by all of the protein isoforms labeled over 300 distinct areas on larval and prepupal salivary glands. Labeling was observed in large and small puff regions as well as interbands. Pericentric heterochromatic labeling was observed only in one region - 20D and 20E of the X chromosome. This staining correlates with that observed using an antibody specific for the Z1 isoform which has been reported to be the predominate br isoform in larval salivary glands. In contrast, Z2 and Z3 specific antibodies did not label salivary gland polytene chromosomes.
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Untitled Document detailed view br-RN br-RO br-RH br-RC br-RL br-RK br-RG br-RJ br-RB br-RA br-RE br-RI Mur2B-RB Mur2B-RA br-RM CG11509-RA dor-RA
See Gelbart and Emmert, 2010.10.13 for analysis details and data files for all genes.

modENCODE Temporal Expression Data for FBgn0000210


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Summary of modENCODE Temporal Expression Profile: Temporal profile ranges from a peak of high expression to a trough of extremely low expression. Peak expression observed during late larval stages, during early pupal stages.
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No expression (0 - 0)
 
Extremely low expression (1 - 10)
 
Very low expression (11 - 100)
 
Low expression (101 - 400)
 
Moderate expression (401 - 1400)
 
Moderately high expression (1401 - 4000)
 
High expression (4001 - 10000)
 
Very high expression (10001 - 100000)
 
Extremely high expression (100001 - 2000000)

Linear, scaled to maximum FBgn0000210 expression level
Developmental Stage   Expression Level
embryo 00-02hr
 
 9
embryo 02-04hr
 
 24
embryo 04-06hr
 
 13
embryo 06-08hr
 
 36
embryo 08-10hr
 
 55
embryo 10-12hr
 
 100
embryo 12-14hr
 
 172
embryo 14-16hr
 
 381
embryo 16-18hr
 
 343
embryo 18-20hr
 
 358
embryo 20-22hr
 
 240
embryo 22-24hr
 
 201
larva L1
 
 273
larva L2
 
 84
larva L3 12hr old
 
 210
larva L3 puffstage 1-2
 
 1089
larva L3 puffstage 3-6
 
 7135
larva L3 puffstage 7-9
 
 9825
white prepupae new
 
 6233
white prepupae 12hr
 
 3165
white prepupae 24hr
 
 919
pupae 2d postWPP
 
 501
pupae 3d postWPP
 
 120
pupae 4d postWPP
 
 298
adult male 01day
 
 82
adult male 05day
 
 129
adult male 30day
 
 128
adult female 01day
 
 231
adult female 05day
 
 219
adult female 30day
 
 213
Expression Level Scale
 None 
 Extremely low 
 Very low 
 Low 
 Moderate 
 Moderately high 
 High 
 Very high 
Linear, scaled to Very low expression
Developmental Stage   Expression Level
embryo 00-02hr
 
 9
embryo 02-04hr
 
 24
embryo 04-06hr
 
 13
embryo 06-08hr
 
 36
embryo 08-10hr
 
 55
embryo 10-12hr
 
 100
embryo 12-14hr
 (172)
embryo 14-16hr
 (381)
embryo 16-18hr
 (343)
embryo 18-20hr
 (358)
embryo 20-22hr
 (240)
embryo 22-24hr
 (201)
larva L1
 (273)
larva L2
 
 84
larva L3 12hr old
 (210)
larva L3 puffstage 1-2
 (1089)
larva L3 puffstage 3-6
 (7135)
larva L3 puffstage 7-9
 (9825)
white prepupae new
 (6233)
white prepupae 12hr
 (3165)
white prepupae 24hr
 (919)
pupae 2d postWPP
 (501)
pupae 3d postWPP
 (120)
pupae 4d postWPP
 (298)
adult male 01day
 
 82
adult male 05day
 (129)
adult male 30day
 (128)
adult female 01day
 (231)
adult female 05day
 (219)
adult female 30day
 (213)
Expression Level Scale
 None 
 Extremely low 
 Very low 
 Low 
Linear, scaled to Moderate expression
Developmental Stage   Expression Level
embryo 00-02hr
 
 9
embryo 02-04hr
 
 24
embryo 04-06hr
 
 13
embryo 06-08hr
 
 36
embryo 08-10hr
 
 55
embryo 10-12hr
 
 100
embryo 12-14hr
 
 172
embryo 14-16hr
 
 381
embryo 16-18hr
 
 343
embryo 18-20hr
 
 358
embryo 20-22hr
 
 240
embryo 22-24hr
 
 201
larva L1
 
 273
larva L2
 
 84
larva L3 12hr old
 
 210
larva L3 puffstage 1-2
 
 1089
larva L3 puffstage 3-6
 (7135)
larva L3 puffstage 7-9
 (9825)
white prepupae new
 (6233)
white prepupae 12hr
 (3165)
white prepupae 24hr
 
 919
pupae 2d postWPP
 
 501
pupae 3d postWPP
 
 120
pupae 4d postWPP
 
 298
adult male 01day
 
 82
adult male 05day
 
 129
adult male 30day
 
 128
adult female 01day
 
 231
adult female 05day
 
 219
adult female 30day
 
 213
Expression Level Scale
 None 
 Extremely low 
 Very low 
 Low 
 Moderate 
 Moderately high 
Linear, scaled to High expression
Developmental Stage   Expression Level
embryo 00-02hr
 
 9
embryo 02-04hr
 
 24
embryo 04-06hr
 
 13
embryo 06-08hr
 
 36
embryo 08-10hr
 
 55
embryo 10-12hr
 
 100
embryo 12-14hr
 
 172
embryo 14-16hr
 
 381
embryo 16-18hr
 
 343
embryo 18-20hr
 
 358
embryo 20-22hr
 
 240
embryo 22-24hr
 
 201
larva L1
 
 273
larva L2
 
 84
larva L3 12hr old
 
 210
larva L3 puffstage 1-2
 
 1089
larva L3 puffstage 3-6
 
 7135
larva L3 puffstage 7-9
 
 9825
white prepupae new
 
 6233
white prepupae 12hr
 
 3165
white prepupae 24hr
 
 919
pupae 2d postWPP
 
 501
pupae 3d postWPP
 
 120
pupae 4d postWPP
 
 298
adult male 01day
 
 82
adult male 05day
 
 129
adult male 30day
 
 128
adult female 01day
 
 231
adult female 05day
 
 219
adult female 30day
 
 213
Expression Level Scale
 None 
 Extremely low 
 Very low 
 Low 
 Moderate 
 Moderately high 
 High 
 Very high 
Linear, scaled to Extremely high expression
Developmental Stage   Expression Level
embryo 00-02hr
 
 9
embryo 02-04hr
 
 24
embryo 04-06hr
 
 13
embryo 06-08hr
 
 36
embryo 08-10hr
 
 55
embryo 10-12hr
 
 100
embryo 12-14hr
 
 172
embryo 14-16hr
 
 381
embryo 16-18hr
 
 343
embryo 18-20hr
 
 358
embryo 20-22hr
 
 240
embryo 22-24hr
 
 201
larva L1
 
 273
larva L2
 
 84
larva L3 12hr old
 
 210
larva L3 puffstage 1-2
 
 1089
larva L3 puffstage 3-6
 
 7135
larva L3 puffstage 7-9
 
 9825
white prepupae new
 
 6233
white prepupae 12hr
 
 3165
white prepupae 24hr
 
 919
pupae 2d postWPP
 
 501
pupae 3d postWPP
 
 120
pupae 4d postWPP
 
 298
adult male 01day
 
 82
adult male 05day
 
 129
adult male 30day
 
 128
adult female 01day
 
 231
adult female 05day
 
 219
adult female 30day
 
 213
Expression Level Scale
 None 
 Extremely low 
 Very low 
 Low 
 Moderate 
 Moderately high 
 High 
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 Extremely high 
log, scaled to maximum FBgn0000210 expression level
Developmental Stage   Expression Level
embryo 00-02hr
 
 9
embryo 02-04hr
 
 24
embryo 04-06hr
 
 13
embryo 06-08hr
 
 36
embryo 08-10hr
 
 55
embryo 10-12hr
 
 100
embryo 12-14hr
 
 172
embryo 14-16hr
 
 381
embryo 16-18hr
 
 343
embryo 18-20hr
 
 358
embryo 20-22hr
 
 240
embryo 22-24hr
 
 201
larva L1
 
 273
larva L2
 
 84
larva L3 12hr old
 
 210
larva L3 puffstage 1-2
 
 1089
larva L3 puffstage 3-6
 
 7135
larva L3 puffstage 7-9
 
 9825
white prepupae new
 
 6233
white prepupae 12hr
 
 3165
white prepupae 24hr
 
 919
pupae 2d postWPP
 
 501
pupae 3d postWPP
 
 120
pupae 4d postWPP
 
 298
adult male 01day
 
 82
adult male 05day
 
 129
adult male 30day
 
 128
adult female 01day
 
 231
adult female 05day
 
 219
adult female 30day
 
 213
Expression Level Scale
 None 
 Extremely low 
 Very low 
 Low 
 Moderate 
 Moderately high 
 High 
 Very high 
log, scaled to Very low expression
Developmental Stage   Expression Level
embryo 00-02hr
 
 9
embryo 02-04hr
 
 24
embryo 04-06hr
 
 13
embryo 06-08hr
 
 36
embryo 08-10hr
 
 55
embryo 10-12hr
 
 100
embryo 12-14hr
 (172)
embryo 14-16hr
 (381)
embryo 16-18hr
 (343)
embryo 18-20hr
 (358)
embryo 20-22hr
 (240)
embryo 22-24hr
 (201)
larva L1
 (273)
larva L2
 
 84
larva L3 12hr old
 (210)
larva L3 puffstage 1-2
 (1089)
larva L3 puffstage 3-6
 (7135)
larva L3 puffstage 7-9
 (9825)
white prepupae new
 (6233)
white prepupae 12hr
 (3165)
white prepupae 24hr
 (919)
pupae 2d postWPP
 (501)
pupae 3d postWPP
 120
pupae 4d postWPP
 (298)
adult male 01day
 
 82
adult male 05day
 129
adult male 30day
 128
adult female 01day
 (231)
adult female 05day
 (219)
adult female 30day
 (213)
Expression Level Scale
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log, scaled to Moderate expression
Developmental Stage   Expression Level
embryo 00-02hr
 
 9
embryo 02-04hr
 
 24
embryo 04-06hr
 
 13
embryo 06-08hr
 
 36
embryo 08-10hr
 
 55
embryo 10-12hr
 
 100
embryo 12-14hr
 
 172
embryo 14-16hr
 
 381
embryo 16-18hr
 
 343
embryo 18-20hr
 
 358
embryo 20-22hr
 
 240
embryo 22-24hr
 
 201
larva L1
 
 273
larva L2
 
 84
larva L3 12hr old
 
 210
larva L3 puffstage 1-2
 
 1089
larva L3 puffstage 3-6
 (7135)
larva L3 puffstage 7-9
 (9825)
white prepupae new
 (6233)
white prepupae 12hr
 (3165)
white prepupae 24hr
 
 919
pupae 2d postWPP
 
 501
pupae 3d postWPP
 
 120
pupae 4d postWPP
 
 298
adult male 01day
 
 82
adult male 05day
 
 129
adult male 30day
 
 128
adult female 01day
 
 231
adult female 05day
 
 219
adult female 30day
 
 213
Expression Level Scale
 None 
 Extremely low 
 Very low 
 Low 
 Moderate 
 Moderately high 
log, scaled to High expression
Developmental Stage   Expression Level
embryo 00-02hr
 
 9
embryo 02-04hr
 
 24
embryo 04-06hr
 
 13
embryo 06-08hr
 
 36
embryo 08-10hr
 
 55
embryo 10-12hr
 
 100
embryo 12-14hr
 
 172
embryo 14-16hr
 
 381
embryo 16-18hr
 
 343
embryo 18-20hr
 
 358
embryo 20-22hr
 
 240
embryo 22-24hr
 
 201
larva L1
 
 273
larva L2
 
 84
larva L3 12hr old
 
 210
larva L3 puffstage 1-2
 
 1089
larva L3 puffstage 3-6
 
 7135
larva L3 puffstage 7-9
 
 9825
white prepupae new
 
 6233
white prepupae 12hr
 
 3165
white prepupae 24hr
 
 919
pupae 2d postWPP
 
 501
pupae 3d postWPP
 
 120
pupae 4d postWPP
 
 298
adult male 01day
 
 82
adult male 05day
 
 129
adult male 30day
 
 128
adult female 01day
 
 231
adult female 05day
 
 219
adult female 30day
 
 213
Expression Level Scale
 None 
 Extremely low 
 Very low 
 Low 
 Moderate 
 Moderately high 
 High 
 Very high 
log, scaled to Extremely high expression
Developmental Stage   Expression Level
embryo 00-02hr
 
 9
embryo 02-04hr
 
 24
embryo 04-06hr
 
 13
embryo 06-08hr
 
 36
embryo 08-10hr
 
 55
embryo 10-12hr
 
 100
embryo 12-14hr
 
 172
embryo 14-16hr
 
 381
embryo 16-18hr
 
 343
embryo 18-20hr
 
 358
embryo 20-22hr
 
 240
embryo 22-24hr
 
 201
larva L1
 
 273
larva L2
 
 84
larva L3 12hr old
 
 210
larva L3 puffstage 1-2
 
 1089
larva L3 puffstage 3-6
 
 7135
larva L3 puffstage 7-9
 
 9825
white prepupae new
 
 6233
white prepupae 12hr
 
 3165
white prepupae 24hr
 
 919
pupae 2d postWPP
 
 501
pupae 3d postWPP
 
 120
pupae 4d postWPP
 
 298
adult male 01day
 
 82
adult male 05day
 
 129
adult male 30day
 
 128
adult female 01day
 
 231
adult female 05day
 
 219
adult female 30day
 
 213
Expression Level Scale
 None 
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 Low 
 Moderate 
 Moderately high 
 High 
 Very high 
 Extremely high 
Heatmap
Developmental Stage   Expression Level
embryo 00-02hr
 
 
embryo 02-04hr
 
 
embryo 04-06hr
 
 
embryo 06-08hr
 
 
embryo 08-10hr
 
 
embryo 10-12hr
 
 
embryo 12-14hr
 
 
embryo 14-16hr
 
 
embryo 16-18hr
 
 
embryo 18-20hr
 
 
embryo 20-22hr
 
 
embryo 22-24hr
 
 
larva L1
 
 
larva L2
 
 
larva L3 12hr old
 
 
larva L3 puffstage 1-2
 
 
larva L3 puffstage 3-6
 
 
larva L3 puffstage 7-9
 
 
white prepupae new
 
 
white prepupae 12hr
 
 
white prepupae 24hr
 
 
pupae 2d postWPP
 
 
pupae 3d postWPP
 
 
pupae 4d postWPP
 
 
adult male 01day
 
 
adult male 05day
 
 
adult male 30day
 
 
adult female 01day
 
 
adult female 05day
 
 
adult female 30day
 
 

FlyAtlas Anatomical Expression Data for FBgn0000210


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Summary of FlyAtlas Anatomical Expression Data: Two or more Affy2 ProbeSets identify exons of this gene. This is a summary of the tissue expression peaks exhibited in at least one of these ProbeSets. Expression at high levels in the following post-embryonic organs or tissues: larval salivary gland. Expression at moderate levels in the following post-embryonic organs or tissues: larval/adult central nervous system, larval hindgut, larval Malpighian tubules, larval fat body, larval trachea, larval carcass.
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No expression (0 - 9.999)
 
Low expression (10 - 99.999)
 
Moderate expression (100 - 499.999)
 
High level expression (500 - 999.999)
 
Very high expression (1000 - 25000)

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Tissue   Expression Level
Larval Central Nervous System no informative data
Larval Midgut no informative data
Larval Hindgut no informative data
Larval Malpighian Tubules no informative data
Larval Fat Body no informative data
Larval Salivary Gland no informative data
Larval Trachea no informative data
Larval Carcass no informative data
Adult Head
 
 
Adult Eye
 
 
Adult Brain no informative data
Adult Thoracic-Abdominal Ganglion no informative data
Adult Crop
 
 
Adult Midgut
 
 
Adult Hindgut
 
 
Adult Malpighian Tubules
 
 
Adult Fat Body no informative data
Adult Salivary Gland
 
 
Adult Heart
 
 
Adult VirginFemale Spermatheca no informative data
Adult InseminatedFemale Spermatheca
 
 
Adult Ovary no informative data
Adult Testis
 
 
Adult Male Accessory Gland
 
 
Adult Carcass
 
 

modENCODE Temporal Expression Data (Graveley et al., 2011)
FlyAtlas Anatomical Expression Data (Chintapalli et al., 2007)
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maxillary palpus & macrochaeta
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muscle tendon junction & coxal tergal remotor muscle
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ovary & nucleus | conditional cs
sensory neuron & dorsal mesothoracic disc, with Scer\GAL4bbg-C96
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Allele of brClassMutagenStocksKnown lesion
br1hypomorphic allele - genetic evidence9 Yes
brnpr-3loss of function allele, amorphic allele - genetic evidence3 --
br3hypomorphic allele - genetic evidence2 Yes
brG0284a2 --
brG03182 --
brG04012 --
br28amorphic allele - genetic evidence, loss of function allele1 Yes
br2Bab-5amorphic allele - genetic evidence1 Yes
br2Bc-1loss of function allele, amorphic allele - genetic evidence1 --
br2Bc-2amorphic allele - genetic evidence, hypomorphic allele - genetic evidence1 --
br5loss of function allele, amorphic allele - genetic evidence1 --
brnpr-5amorphic allele - genetic evidence1 Yes
brnpr-6amorphic allele - genetic evidence1 --
br2Bc-41 --
brc00809
1 --
brd035981 --
brd067041 --
brEP15151 --
brEY006621 --
brG00181 --
brG00421 --
brGS1116
1 Yes
brKG04048
1 --
brKG05923
1 --
brNP4070
1 --
brNP6018
1 --
brnpr-11 --
brrbp-1hypomorphic allele - genetic evidence1 --
brrbp-4hypomorphic allele - genetic evidence1 --
brrbp-5loss of function allele, hypomorphic allele - genetic evidence1 Yes
br2Bab-1amorphic allele - genetic evidence, hypomorphic allele - genetic evidence0 --
br8amorphic allele - genetic evidence0 --
brnpr-7loss of function allele, amorphic allele - genetic evidence0 --
brnpr-x1002amorphic allele - genetic evidence0 Yes
br100 --
br110 --
br120 --
br130 --
br140 --
br150 --
br160 --
br170 --
br180 --
br1U
0 Yes
br200 --
br210 --
br220 --
br230 --
br23RL0 Yes
br240 --
br24h0 --
br25.40 Yes
br25loss of function allele0 Yes
br26loss of function allele, hypomorphic allele - genetic evidence0 --
br27hypomorphic allele - genetic evidence0 --
br290 Yes
br2Bab-100 Yes
br2Bab-20 --
br2Bab-30 --
br2Bab-4
0 --
br2Bab-6
0 --
br2Bab-70 Yes
br2Bab-80 Yes
br2Bab-90 Yes
br2Bab-M20 Yes
br2Bab-M30 Yes
br2Bab-M40 Yes
br2Bab-M70 Yes
br2Bbc-10 Yes
br2Bc-30 --
br2Bc-60 Yes
br2Bdhypomorphic allele - genetic evidence0 --
br30OM0 Yes
br33a0 --
br37l0 --
br38JL0 Yes
br45j0 --
br40 Yes
br5-HA-2643
0 --
br6loss of function allele, hypomorphic allele - genetic evidence0 Yes
br70 --
br80BL0 Yes
br9hypomorphic allele - genetic evidence0 --
brA470 --
brAubhypomorphic allele - genetic evidence
0 --
brBC10 Yes
brBC30 Yes
brCJ890 --
brd025140 --
brd073130 --
brd07726
0 --
brd082150 --
brd10457
0 --
brD0 --
brecs-lt76
0 --
brESHS50 Yes
brGG01056
0 --
brGG01780
0 --
brhardy0 Yes
brl-a0 --
brl-b0 --
brnpr-20 --
brnpr-40 --
brnpr-fs0 Yes
brnpr-M80 Yes
brPG120 --
brPG830 --
brPL860 --
brR1
0 --
brrbp-2hypomorphic allele - genetic evidence0 --
brrbp-30 --
brrbp-lp13
0 --
brsh0 --
brunspecified
0 --
bruq20 --
bruq0 --
brw0 --
brZ4.hs
0 --
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Allele of brClassMutagenStocksKnown lesion
brGD42791 Yes
brGD73181 Yes
brHMS000421 Yes
brJF025851 Yes
brKK1117041 Yes
brBRcore.NS.Z3.hs0 Yes
brBRcore.Q1.Z1.hs0 Yes
brBRcore.TNT.Q1.Z1.hs0 Yes
brBRcore.Z2.hs0 Yes
brBRcore.Z4.hs0 Yes
brdsRNA.392-10600 Yes
brdsRNA.cKa0 Yes
brdsRNA.cSa0 Yes
brGD42780 Yes
brZ1.IE0 Yes
brZ1.Scer\UAS0 Yes
brZ2.hs0 Yes
brZ2.IE0 Yes
brZ2.Scer\UAS0 Yes
brZ2.T:Zzzz\FLAG0 Yes
brZ3.IE0 Yes
brZ3.Scer\UAS0 Yes
brZ4.Scer\UAS0 Yes
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Source for merge of: br CG11491
Source for merge of: br CG11511
Source for merge of: br CG11514
Source for merge of: br l(1)G0318 l(1)G0401 l(1)G0018 l(1)G0042 l(1)G0284a
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Annotations CG11491, CG11514 and CG11511 merged as CG11491 in release 3 of the genome annotation.
Russian investigators originally defined four mutually complementing, lethally mutable loci, which function in ecdysone-dependent induction of metamorphosis: br, broad, rbp, reduced bristles on palpus, l(1)2Bc, and l(1)2Bd. Based on amorphic mutations, defined on the basis of having equivalent phenotypes in homozygous and hemizygous females, Kiss et al. (FBrf0048202) define two complementation groups: br, comprising br, rbp and l(1)2Bd (Belyaeva et al., FBrf0045819), and l(1)2Bc; npr alleles are non-complementing.
 
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The br product prevents rho expression in egg chambers.
br appears to be required for Ddc activation eclosion.
The ecdysone pathway is required for proliferation and differentiation of hematopoitic precurssors of lamellocytes and crystal cells.
br isoforms regulate morphogenetic furrow progression and photoreceptor specification in the developing eye.
br is required for salivary gland, autophagic, cell death.
rbp+ function is required in the dorsal epidermal muscle attachment site for the correct attachment of the indirect flight muscles.
The target genes of the BR-C (br) in oogenesis include a protein essential for endoreplication and chorion gene amplification.
br encodes a family of zinc-finger DNA binding proteins generated by alternative splicing, which produces four classes of proteins; Z1, Z2, Z3 and Z4. The Z1 isoform provides full rbp+ function. Z2 provides br+ function (Z2 is the only protein isoform to provide br+ function), and partial 2Bc+ function. Z3 provides full 2Bc+ function. Z4 provides partial rbp+ function.
br is expressed in a bilaterally symmetrical pattern in the lateral-dorsal-anterior follicle cells during late oogenesis.
br is essential for the morphogenesis of dorsal appendages.
Wild-type rbp function is required for the correct and stable attachment of the thoracic muscles to the body wall, fasciculation and maintenance of these thoracic muscles. The primary effect of rbp mutations is to disrupt muscle attachment, causing muscles to choose incorrect sites or to make weak attachments that ultimately fail.
The ecdysone response of individual br zinc finger RNA isoforms is examined in cultured imaginal discs. Studies reveal a complex temporal pattern of RNA expression.
The br complex (BR-C) early gene encoded by the Z1 isoform (rbp) directly activates late gene transcription (genes from the 71E salivary glands late puff) by interacting with late gene cis-acting regulatory elements and this interaction is responsible for the temporal linkage of early and late ecdysone-induced gene expression.
br gene participates in parallel tissue-specific ecdysone response cascades to Hsp23.
A transgene containing the Z1 isoform can rescue a mutant 'rbp' phenotype. A transgene containing the Z2 isoform can rescue a mutant br phenotype and can partially rescue the mutant lethality of 'l(1)2Bc'. A transgene containing the Z3 isoform can rescue the mutant lethality of 'l(1)2Bc'.
P-element rescue constructs suggest that the Z1 isoform of the BRC corresponds to 'rbp' function, and the Z2 isoform to 'br' function, but that there is no simple correlation between any one BRC protein and 'l(1)2Bc' function.
Analysis of morphological and molecular phenotypes of double mutants between alleles of br and Eip74EF reveals that br and Eip74EF share functions in puparium formation, pupation and early gene induction. The br and Eip74EF transcription factors may directly interact to regulate the expression of salivary gland glue and late genes.
Hormonal induction of Ddc in the epidermis is mediated by br.
ImpE1 and Dfd have been examined for their positions relative to the Broad complex genes in the hormone-regulated pathway of CNS metamorphosis. Activity of any individual Broad complex subfunction is not required for ImpE1 induction.
Mapping of DNase hypersensitive sites (DHS) in mutants reveals changes in chromatin structure associated with sites that presumably contain target sequence for the BR-C gene products.
Differential expression of Broad complex transcription factors may forecast tissue-specific developmental fates during metamorphosis.
br function is required for the proper timing of Sgs4 induction and acts through sequences located outside the Sgs4-Pig1 intergenic region.
Ecdysteroid-regulated gene.
Both 'rbp' and 'l(1)2Bc' are required for glue gene induction in mid-third instar larvae. The intermolt secondary-response genes and the late secondary-response genes are absolutely dependent on br for the induction. In addition the 'l(1)2Bc' function is required for glue gene repression in prepupae and the complete ecdysone induction of early mRNAs from Eip74EF, Eip75B and the broad complex itself.
Mosaic experiments reveal a somatic but not germ line requirement for npr function.
Developmentally regulated peak of arginine kinase at pupal stage P3 is affected by altering copy number of Eip75B and BRC, but not Eip74EF.
The temporal pattern of br transcription during the third larval instar stage has been analysed.
Localisation of hfw, dor and br are clustered in the X chromosomes of taxonomically distant Drosophila species, suggesting an evolutionary significance of such an organisation.
Mutations at br disrupt the metamorphosis of internal tissues.
When the 2B region is subjected to position effect the br locus in inactivated.
The mlf phenotype (malformed syndrome), wing malformations and leg defects, can be produced by a dominant genetic interaction between Sb and br.
'rbp' function is necessary for intermoult and late transcription in salivary glands. Transcription of genes in the ecdysone-induced puffing cascade is dependent on 'rbp' function.
The npr wild type gene product, which is necessary for the activation of intermoult glue genes, is necessary for the inactivation of the pre-moult genes.
br has been located within a puff on the telomeric chromosome of D.funebris, D.virilis, D.hydei, D.repleta, D.mercatorum and D.paranaensis, within a puff on the distal part of the X chromosome of D.kanekoi and within a puff on the proximal portion of the X chromosome of D.pseudoobscura.pseudoobscura.
Ovaries from fertile females transplanted into br mutant females succeeded in connecting to recipient oviducts suggesting that female sterile mutations at the br locus are somatic line specific: abnormal morphogenesis of their genital disc is due to loss of normal sensitivity to ecdysterone.
The steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone can regulate RNA levels of a single gene both positively and negatively depending on hormone concentration. br can modify the direction of the gene's response to a hormone signal.
Mutations at br reduce the transcription rate or stability of the small heat shock protein mRNAs.
Female sterile mutations at the br locus do not interfere with the expression of Cp70.
'l(1)2Bc' is involved in imaginal disc fusion. br is involved in imaginal disc evagination.
'br' and 'l(1)2Bc' alleles are fully complementing.
'l(1)2Bc' function is involved in appendage elongation.
The br complementation group contains both amorphic and hypomorphic mutant alleles; amorphic alleles cause early prepupal developmental arrest; hypomorphic alleles cause late pupal or pharate adult developmental arrest or are viable. Null alleles display normal larval development but prevent elongation and eversion of discs giving rise to appendages in the pupal stage. Wings of the viable allele, br1, somewhat broader than normal; about 80% of normal length, with round full tip; crossveins closer together. Shape difference visible in middle prepupal stage immediately after eversion (FBrf0004792; FBrf0005070). A haplo-insufficient locus in that heterozygosity for a deficiency including the br locus leads to a slight br phenotype (FBrf0034402); furthermore, the deficiency in combination with br1 or br3 leads to drastic reduction in viability, especially at 18oC, and an extreme phenotype among survivors, including reduced palpi characteristic of 'rbp' alleles, short rounded wings with interrupted veins and malformed third legs, i.e., shortened and thickened femora and tibiae as well as misshapen basitarsi. The malformed-leg syndrome is enhanced by heterozygosity for Sb alleles (FBrf0048216). br16/+ and Df(1)S39/+ display slight dominance of br effects in the presence of RpII215Ubl (FBrf0035975). Hemizygous 'npr' male larvae fail to pupariate, although they survive 10-15 days after their normal sibs have pupariated. Four-day-old larvae appear normal as do their imaginal discs; normal ecdysteroid levels achieved. Discs become abnormal beginning on the sixth day; peripodial membrane becomes enormously distended and highly distorted; partially evaginated structure becomes visible in the disc lumen; do not undergo detailed morphological changes characteristic or metamorphosis, either in situ or in transplants into normal larvae (FBrf0037303). Both salivary glands and fat bodies fail to undergo histolysis in situ or in vitro. 'npr' mutant flies able to produce ecdysone, but tissues are unable to respond normally. In gynandromorphs, the female tissue forms a puparium, whereas 'npr' male tissue remains larval; no adults survive (FBrf0032169; FBrf0029263). Implantation of wild-type ring glands into 'npr' larvae does not rescue pupariation; however implanted wild-type or 'npr' ring glands are able to rescue brnpr-3 larvae (FBrf0034101). 'npr' alleles fail to show regression of the intermolt 68C glue puff (FBrf0035971; FBrf0040472) or induction of ecdysone induced 'early' puffs in larval salivary gland polytene chromosomes. 'rbp' alleles are late pupal lethal; most animals reach the pharate adult stage. Viable 'rbp' adults have a reduced number of bristles on the maxillary palpus, and may show other bristle and wing defects.
 
br encodes a family of Zinc-finger proteins that possess both common and unique exons. The gene is expressed as an 'early' ecdysone puff in 2B1--2B5 in salivary gland polytene chromosomes. A consequence of the molecular organization of the br gene is a complex pattern of complementation between mutant alleles.
 
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Symbol Synonym
BR-C
(Cakouros et al., 2008, Kelly and Daniel, 2006, Badenhorst et al., 2005, Caceres and Nilson, 2005, Kilpatrick et al., 2005, Farkas et al., 2005, Terashima and Bownes, 2004, Martin and Baehrecke, 2004, Dubrovsky et al., 2004, Chiang and Kurnit, 2003, Mazo et al., 2004, Nakamura and Matsuno, 2003, James and Berg, 2003, Pokholkova and Zhimulev, 2002, Cakouros et al., 2002, Zhang et al., 2002, Kumar et al., 2003, Bialecki et al., 2002, Gonzy et al., 2002, Kozlova and Thummel, 2000, Lafont, 2000, Duncan and Warrior, 2002, Thummel and Chory, 2002, Lee et al., 2002, Gonzalez et al., 2002, Zhou and Riddiford, 2001, Lee et al., 2002, Zhou and Riffiford, 2002, Berger et al., 2002, Simon et al., 2001, Lee et al., 2001, Deng et al., 2001, Dubrovsky et al., 2001, Suzanne et al., 2001, Farkas and Mechler, 2001, Lee et al., 2001, Thummel, 2001, Beckstead et al., 2001, Hsu and Schulz, 2000, Lee and Baehrecke, 2001, Buszczak and Segraves, 2000, Baehrecke, 2000, Yamada et al., 2000, Lee et al., 2000, Li and Bender, 2000, Jiang et al., 2000, Lee and Baehrecke, 2000, Peri and Roth, 2000, Bayer, 1996.3.16, Zhao and Bownes, 1999, Buszczak et al., 1999, Lam et al., 1999, Roy and VijayRaghavan, 1999, Broadus et al., 1999, Roth et al., 1999, Baehrecke and Lee, 1999, Hall and Thummel, 1998, Buszczak and Segraves, 1998, Deng and Bownes, 1998, Brennan et al., 1998, Doronkin and Korochkin, 1998, D'Avino and Thummel, 1998, Fisk and Thummel, 1998, Bender et al., 1997, Thummel, 1997, Bayer et al., 1997, Atkinson, 1994, Lam et al., 1997, Makunin et al., 1996, Ito et al., 1996, Baehrecke, 1996, D'Avino et al., 1995, Huet et al., 1993, Restifo et al., 1992, Karim and Thummel, 1992, Galceran et al., 1990, Farkas et al., 2006, Atkey et al., 2006, Choi et al., 2006, Legube et al., 2006, Hoopfer et al., 2008, Furuhashi et al., 2006, Daish et al., 2003, Rendina et al., 2010, Thomas and Cripps, 2008, Jindra and Konopova, 2008, Thummel, 2007, Ciurciu et al., 2006, Bashirullah et al., 2007, Peretz et al., 2007, Shravage et al., 2007, McBrayer et al., 2007, Cao et al., 2007, Kozlova et al., 2009, Chittaranjan et al., 2009, Bernardo et al., 2009, Lachance et al., 2009, Beckstead et al., 2005, Sawatsubashi et al., 2010, Ritter and Beckstead, 2010, Lin et al., 2011, Francis et al., 2010, Dialynas et al., 2010)
EG:25D2.1
EG:123F11.1
l(1)2Ba
 
l(1)2Bad
 
l(1)2Bb
 
l(1)d.norm.1
 
l(1)dn1
 
l(1)d norm-12
l(1)G0284
 
l(1)n34
 
l(1)npr1
l(1)ts132
 
l(1)ts144
 
l(1)ts358
 
l(1)ts376
 
o.c.c.
 
rdp
 
Name Synonym
ecdysone-sensitivity
 
lethal(1)2Bab
 
lethal(1)2Bc
 
lethal(1)2Bd
 
lethal(1)discs normal
 
lethal(1)non-pupariating-1
 
non-pupariating
 
non-pupariating-1
 
overlapping-complementation-complex
 
reduced bristles on palps
 
reduced palps
 
unequal wings
Secondary FlyBase IDs
  • FBgn0000801
  • FBgn0001373
  • FBgn0001374
  • FBgn0001375
  • FBgn0001644
  • FBgn0001684
  • FBgn0002964
  • FBgn0003222
  • FBgn0005389
  • FBgn0005581
  • FBgn0010011
  • FBgn0026711
  • FBgn0027219
  • FBgn0027234
  • FBgn0028290
  • FBgn0028364
  • FBgn0029583
  • FBgn0029585
  • FBgn0029586
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Gradilla et al., 2011, Genetics 189(3): 871--883
Isoform-Specific Regulation of a Steroid Hormone Nuclear Receptor by an E3 Ubiquitin Ligase in Drosophila melanogaster. [FBrf0216551]
Huang et al., 2011, Development 138(11): 2283--2291
DPP-mediated TGF{beta} signaling regulates juvenile hormone biosynthesis by activating the expression of juvenile hormone acid methyltransferase. [FBrf0213687]
Lin et al., 2011, Insect Mol. Biol. 20(1): 87--95
Hormone receptor-like in 96 and Broad-Complex modulate phenobarbital induced transcription of cytochrome P450 CYP6D1 in Drosophila S2 cells. [FBrf0212740]
Seong et al., 2011, Biogerontology 12(2): 93--107
Genome-wide analysis of low-dose irradiated male Drosophila melanogaster with extended longevity. [FBrf0213307]
Sharma et al., 2011, Chemosphere 82(3): 370--376
Transcriptome analysis provides insights for understanding the adverse effects of endosulfan in Drosophila melanogaster. [FBrf0212610]
Weake et al., 2011, Genes Dev. 25(14): 1499--1509
Post-transcription initiation function of the ubiquitous SAGA complex in tissue-specific gene activation. [FBrf0214372]
Zartman et al., 2011, Phys. Biol. 8(4): 045003
Pattern formation by a moving morphogen source. [FBrf0214496]
Bauer et al., 2010, BMC Bioinformatics 11: 366
Dual-functioning transcription factors in the developmental gene network of Drosophila melanogaster. [FBrf0211408]
Blanco et al., 2010, BMC Dev. Biol. 10: 94
Gene expression following induction of regeneration in Drosophila wing imaginal discs. Expression profile of regenerating wing discs. [FBrf0211812]
Dialynas et al., 2010, Development 137(18): 3067--3077
The role of Drosophila Lamin C in muscle function and gene expression. [FBrf0211601]
Francis et al., 2010, Curr. Biol. 20(20): 1799--1808
dDOR Is an EcR Coactivator that Forms a Feed-Forward Loop Connecting Insulin and Ecdysone Signaling. [FBrf0212109]
Herranz et al., 2010, Mol. Ecol. 19(19): 4255--4264
Spaceflight-related suboptimal conditions can accentuate the altered gravity response of Drosophila transcriptome. [FBrf0216346]
Kim et al., 2010, BMC Cell Biol. 11: 9
A genetic screen for modifiers of Drosophila caspase Dcp-1 reveals caspase involvement in autophagy and novel caspase-related genes. [FBrf0209948]
Rewitz et al., 2010, Dev. Cell 19(6): 895--902
Steroid Hormone Inactivation Is Required during the Juvenile-Adult Transition in Drosophila. [FBrf0212489]
Ritter and Beckstead, 2010, Dev. Dyn. 239(10): 2685--2694
Sox14 is required for transcriptional and developmental responses to 20-hydroxyecdysone at the onset of drosophila metamorphosis. [FBrf0212221]
Sawatsubashi et al., 2010, Genes Dev. 24(2): 159--170
A histone chaperone, DEK, transcriptionally coactivates a nuclear receptor. [FBrf0209754]
Truman et al., 2010, Development 137(1): 53--61
Role of Notch signaling in establishing the hemilineages of secondary neurons in Drosophila melanogaster. [FBrf0209606]
Xiang et al., 2010, Dev. Biol. 344(2): 800--808
br regulates the expression of the ecdysone biosynthesis gene npc1. [FBrf0211381]
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