The gene Synaptotagmin 1 is referred to in FlyBase by the symbol Dmel\Syt1 (CG3139, FBgn0004242). It is a protein_coding_gene from Drosophila melanogaster. There is experimental evidence that it has the molecular function: protein binding; calcium ion binding. There is experimental evidence that it is involved in the biological process: synaptic transmission; calcium ion-dependent exocytosis of neurotransmitter; neurotransmitter secretion; rhythmic synaptic transmission; synaptic vesicle endocytosis; regulation of pole plasm oskar mRNA localization; regulation of synapse structure and activity; vesicle-mediated transport; larval locomotory behavior. 62 alleles are reported. The phenotypes of these alleles are annotated with: neuron; neuromuscular junction; embryonic/larval neuromuscular junction; wing; synapse; synaptic vesicle; crystal cell. It has 6 annotated transcripts and 6 annotated polypeptides. Protein features are: C2 calcium-dependent membrane targeting; C2 calcium/lipid-binding domain, CaLB; C2 domain; C2 membrane targeting protein; Synaptotagmin. Summary of modENCODE Temporal Expression Profile: Temporal profile ranges from a peak of moderately high expression to a trough of extremely low expression. Peak expression observed within 12-24 hour embryonic stages, during early larval stages, at stages throughout the pupal period, in adult male stages. Summary of FlyAtlas Anatomical Expression Data: Expression at high levels in the following post-embryonic organs or tissues: adult head, adult eye, larval/adult central nervous system. Comments on Affy2 ProbeSet: ProbeSet 1636345_s_at completely aligns to an exonic region common to each of the 4 FlyBase-annotated transcript isoforms of Syt1. Gene sequence location is 2L:2779267..2799979.
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On Northern blots, two transcripts of 4.5 and 7.0 kb are observed in adult head extracts with a Syt1 probe. No transcript is seen in 0-4 hour embryos and in third instar larvae.
Syt1 transcripts are first detected in 12-15hr embryos on northern blots and are detected at all subsequent stages tested. The are enriched in adult head relative to adult body.
Syt1 transcript is detected only in neuronal cells. All peripheral nervous system (PNS) neurons, and most (if not all) central nervous system (CNS) neurons express Syt1 transcript. The first Syt1 transcripts in the CNS are detected in late stage 13 embryos, in the ventral nerve cord in a few cells per segment. This expression increases and intensifies by stage 14. In stage 15 embryos, Syt1 transcript is detected in the supraoesophageal and suboesophageal ganglia, as well as in a subset of PNS neurons. At stage 17, Syt1 transcript is abundant in both the CNS and PNS.
Syt1 transcripts are first detected in embryos at stage 13 and are detected throughout the CNS and PNS. In adults, transcripts are detected in the cell bodies of the CNS in both the brain and in the thoracic ganglia.
Immunocytochemical staining of whole mount embryos shows that Syt1 protein is rapidly transported to synapses and localizes to synaptic contact sites. In stage 14 embryos, the cell bodies of central nervous system neurons are transiently labeled. At stage 15, Syt1 protein is in the dorsal portion of the ventral nerve cord and in the brain. At stage 16, the longitudinal tracts of the central nervous system, motor neurons, and parts of the peripheral nervous system are stained. At stage 17, staining localizes to the longitudinal tracts of the central nervous system and to synapses in the body wall musculature. During larval development, Syt1 protein continues to be detected in neuromuscular junctions. Synaptic terminals in both type I and type II junctions stain. In the adult, Syt1 is detected in synapses of the adult head neuropil including those in the antennal lobes and the visual lamina.
Syt1 protein is detected in the neuropil of the adult brain. It is observed in the synapse-rich regions in the lamina, the medulla, and the lobula. Staining is also observed in the neuropil in embryonic sections. In larvae, staining is observed at the neuromuscular junctions where it is tightly confined to the nerve terminals.
Summary of FlyAtlas Anatomical Expression Data: Expression at high levels in the following post-embryonic organs or tissues: adult head, adult eye, larval/adult central nervous system.
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Guide to FlyAtlas expression level colors
No expression (0 - 9.999)
Low expression (10 - 99.999)
Moderate expression (100 - 499.999)
High level expression (500 - 999.999)
Very high expression (>999.999)
Linear, scaled to maximum expression level
Tissue
Expression Level
Larval Central Nervous System
637.275
Larval Midgut
5.5
Larval Hindgut
4.5
Larval Malpighian Tubules
15.3
Larval Fat Body
99.8
Larval Salivary Gland
7.4
Larval Trachea
14.275
Larval Carcass
6.8
Adult Head
520.1
Adult Eye
883.725
Adult Brain
1255.1
Adult Thoracic-Abdominal Ganglion
1417
Adult Crop
3.9
Adult Midgut
10.5
Adult Hindgut
4.2
Adult Malpighian Tubules
3.3
Adult Fat Body
17.9
Adult Salivary Gland
10.9
Adult Heart
5.85
Adult VirginFemale Spermatheca
4.6
Adult InseminatedFemale Spermatheca
4.5
Adult Ovary
0.9
Adult Testis
3
Adult Male Accessory Gland
5.6
Adult Carcass
26.2
Expression Level Scale
None
Low
Moderate
High
Very high
Linear, scaled to Moderate expression
Tissue
Expression Level
Larval Central Nervous System
(637.275)
Larval Midgut
5.5
Larval Hindgut
4.5
Larval Malpighian Tubules
15.3
Larval Fat Body
99.8
Larval Salivary Gland
7.4
Larval Trachea
14.275
Larval Carcass
6.8
Adult Head
520.1
Adult Eye
(883.725)
Adult Brain
(1255.1)
Adult Thoracic-Abdominal Ganglion
(1417)
Adult Crop
3.9
Adult Midgut
10.5
Adult Hindgut
4.2
Adult Malpighian Tubules
3.3
Adult Fat Body
17.9
Adult Salivary Gland
10.9
Adult Heart
5.85
Adult VirginFemale Spermatheca
4.6
Adult InseminatedFemale Spermatheca
4.5
Adult Ovary
0.9
Adult Testis
3
Adult Male Accessory Gland
5.6
Adult Carcass
26.2
Expression Level Scale
None
Low
Moderate
High
Linear, scaled to High level expression
Tissue
Expression Level
Larval Central Nervous System
637.275
Larval Midgut
5.5
Larval Hindgut
4.5
Larval Malpighian Tubules
15.3
Larval Fat Body
99.8
Larval Salivary Gland
7.4
Larval Trachea
14.275
Larval Carcass
6.8
Adult Head
520.1
Adult Eye
883.725
Adult Brain
(1255.1)
Adult Thoracic-Abdominal Ganglion
(1417)
Adult Crop
3.9
Adult Midgut
10.5
Adult Hindgut
4.2
Adult Malpighian Tubules
3.3
Adult Fat Body
17.9
Adult Salivary Gland
10.9
Adult Heart
5.85
Adult VirginFemale Spermatheca
4.6
Adult InseminatedFemale Spermatheca
4.5
Adult Ovary
0.9
Adult Testis
3
Adult Male Accessory Gland
5.6
Adult Carcass
26.2
Expression Level Scale
None
Low
Moderate
High
Very high
Linear, scaled to Very high expression
Tissue
Expression Level
Larval Central Nervous System
637.275
Larval Midgut
5.5
Larval Hindgut
4.5
Larval Malpighian Tubules
15.3
Larval Fat Body
99.8
Larval Salivary Gland
7.4
Larval Trachea
14.275
Larval Carcass
6.8
Adult Head
520.1
Adult Eye
883.725
Adult Brain
1255.1
Adult Thoracic-Abdominal Ganglion
1417
Adult Crop
3.9
Adult Midgut
10.5
Adult Hindgut
4.2
Adult Malpighian Tubules
3.3
Adult Fat Body
17.9
Adult Salivary Gland
10.9
Adult Heart
5.85
Adult VirginFemale Spermatheca
4.6
Adult InseminatedFemale Spermatheca
4.5
Adult Ovary
0.9
Adult Testis
3
Adult Male Accessory Gland
5.6
Adult Carcass
26.2
Expression Level Scale
Very high
log, scaled to maximum expression level
Tissue
Expression Level
Larval Central Nervous System
637.275
Larval Midgut
5.5
Larval Hindgut
4.5
Larval Malpighian Tubules
15.3
Larval Fat Body
99.8
Larval Salivary Gland
7.4
Larval Trachea
14.275
Larval Carcass
6.8
Adult Head
520.1
Adult Eye
883.725
Adult Brain
1255.1
Adult Thoracic-Abdominal Ganglion
1417
Adult Crop
3.9
Adult Midgut
10.5
Adult Hindgut
4.2
Adult Malpighian Tubules
3.3
Adult Fat Body
17.9
Adult Salivary Gland
10.9
Adult Heart
5.85
Adult VirginFemale Spermatheca
4.6
Adult InseminatedFemale Spermatheca
4.5
Adult Ovary
0.9
Adult Testis
3
Adult Male Accessory Gland
5.6
Adult Carcass
26.2
Expression Level Scale
None
Low
Moderate
High
Very high
log, scaled to Moderate expression
Tissue
Expression Level
Larval Central Nervous System
637.275
Larval Midgut
5.5
Larval Hindgut
4.5
Larval Malpighian Tubules
15.3
Larval Fat Body
99.8
Larval Salivary Gland
7.4
Larval Trachea
14.275
Larval Carcass
6.8
Adult Head
520.1
Adult Eye
(883.725)
Adult Brain
(1255.1)
Adult Thoracic-Abdominal Ganglion
(1417)
Adult Crop
3.9
Adult Midgut
10.5
Adult Hindgut
4.2
Adult Malpighian Tubules
3.3
Adult Fat Body
17.9
Adult Salivary Gland
10.9
Adult Heart
5.85
Adult VirginFemale Spermatheca
4.6
Adult InseminatedFemale Spermatheca
4.5
Adult Ovary
0.9
Adult Testis
3
Adult Male Accessory Gland
5.6
Adult Carcass
26.2
Expression Level Scale
None
Low
Moderate
High
log, scaled to High level expression
Tissue
Expression Level
Larval Central Nervous System
637.275
Larval Midgut
5.5
Larval Hindgut
4.5
Larval Malpighian Tubules
15.3
Larval Fat Body
99.8
Larval Salivary Gland
7.4
Larval Trachea
14.275
Larval Carcass
6.8
Adult Head
520.1
Adult Eye
883.725
Adult Brain
1255.1
Adult Thoracic-Abdominal Ganglion
1417
Adult Crop
3.9
Adult Midgut
10.5
Adult Hindgut
4.2
Adult Malpighian Tubules
3.3
Adult Fat Body
17.9
Adult Salivary Gland
10.9
Adult Heart
5.85
Adult VirginFemale Spermatheca
4.6
Adult InseminatedFemale Spermatheca
4.5
Adult Ovary
0.9
Adult Testis
3
Adult Male Accessory Gland
5.6
Adult Carcass
26.2
Expression Level Scale
None
Low
Moderate
High
Very high
log, scaled to Very high expression
Tissue
Expression Level
Larval Central Nervous System
637.275
Larval Midgut
5.5
Larval Hindgut
4.5
Larval Malpighian Tubules
15.3
Larval Fat Body
99.8
Larval Salivary Gland
7.4
Larval Trachea
14.275
Larval Carcass
6.8
Adult Head
520.1
Adult Eye
883.725
Adult Brain
1255.1
Adult Thoracic-Abdominal Ganglion
1417
Adult Crop
3.9
Adult Midgut
10.5
Adult Hindgut
4.2
Adult Malpighian Tubules
3.3
Adult Fat Body
17.9
Adult Salivary Gland
10.9
Adult Heart
5.85
Adult VirginFemale Spermatheca
4.6
Adult InseminatedFemale Spermatheca
4.5
Adult Ovary
0.9
Adult Testis
3
Adult Male Accessory Gland
5.6
Adult Carcass
26.2
Expression Level Scale
None
Low
Moderate
High
Very high
Heatmap
Tissue
Expression Level
Larval Central Nervous System
Larval Midgut
Larval Hindgut
Larval Malpighian Tubules
Larval Fat Body
Larval Salivary Gland
Larval Trachea
Larval Carcass
Adult Head
Adult Eye
Adult Brain
Adult Thoracic-Abdominal Ganglion
Adult Crop
Adult Midgut
Adult Hindgut
Adult Malpighian Tubules
Adult Fat Body
Adult Salivary Gland
Adult Heart
Adult VirginFemale Spermatheca
Adult InseminatedFemale Spermatheca
Adult Ovary
Adult Testis
Adult Male Accessory Gland
Adult Carcass
FlyAtlas Organ/Tissue Expression, larval vs. adult
Summary of modENCODE Temporal Expression Profile: Temporal profile ranges from a peak of moderately high expression to a trough of extremely low expression. Peak expression observed within 12-24 hour embryonic stages, during early larval stages, at stages throughout the pupal period, in adult male stages.
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FlyBase Curator comment: 'syt' has been renamed 'Syt1' to be in accordance with the FlyBase nomenclature rules, and to maintain consistency and clarity in the nomenclature of the Synaptotagmin gene family.
Mutation of a poly-lysine motif in Syt1 alters vesicle size but not endocytic rate, whereas mutation of calcium-coordinating aspartate residues alters endocytic rate but not vesicle size.
The same H3 residues of the syt gene product that mediate Ca2+ channel inhibition also govern SNARE complexes through increased complex stability/assembly.
A mutation that deletes the C2B domain of syt disrupts clathrin AP-2 binding and endocytosis. In contrast, a mutation that blocks Ca2+-triggered conformational changes in C2B and diminishes Ca2+-triggered syt protein oligomerisation results in a postdocking defect in neurotransmitter release and a decrease in SNARE assembly.
The syt gene product is a negative regulator of synaptic vesicle fusion and may act as a calcium-sensor and/or component of the vesicle docking machinery.
Reduced levels of syt result in a substantial alteration in synaptic function in the eye and at larval neuromuscular junctions. Decreased neurotransmitter release causes smaller evoked synaptic potentials. The frequency, but not the size, of spontaneous quantal events is simultaneously increased. There is no detectable morphological change in the arborisation of the synapse. The increased frequency of spontaneous events is sufficient to deplete significantly the vesicle supply and thereby account for reduced transmission.
The defects caused by various mutant combinations of syt alleles that produce adult progeny vary from severe uncoordination and death to subtle behavioural defects affecting flight and fertility.
Genetic and electrophysiological evidence demonstrates that syt forms a multimeric complex that can function as a clamp in vivo. Upon nerve stimulation and calcium influx all synaptotagmin mutants dramatically decrease the ability of calcium to promote release, suggesting that syt plays a key role in activation of synaptic vesicle fusion.
Synaptotagmin is one of the major integral proteins of synaptic vesicles, postulated to dock vesicles to their release sites, act as the Ca2+ sensor for release and be a fusion protein during exocytosis. Mutant alleles isolated demonstrate that synaptotagmin is not required for synaptic transmission.
Evolutionary conservation of both structure and localisation suggests that n-syb, Rab3 and syt have an important function in the life cycle of the synaptic vesicle.
syt plays a key role in Ca2+ activation of neurotransmitter release: mutant analysis indicates the existence of separate pathways for evoked and spontaneous neurotransmitter release.
A subset of dopamine neurons signals reward for odour memory in Drosophila. [FBrf0219314]
Lloyd et al., 2012, Neuron 74(2): 344--360
The p150(Glued) CAP-Gly Domain Regulates Initiation of Retrograde Transport at Synaptic Termini. [FBrf0218160]
Lutas et al., 2012, G3 (Bethesda) 2(1): 59--69
Genetic analysis in Drosophila reveals a role for the mitochondrial protein p32 in synaptic transmission. [FBrf0217628]
Manning et al., 2012, Cell Rep. 2(4): 1002--1013
A Resource for Manipulating Gene Expression and Analyzing cis-Regulatory Modules in the Drosophila CNS. [FBrf0219785]
Mosca et al., 2012, Nature 484(7393): 237--241
Trans-synaptic Teneurin signalling in neuromuscular synapse organization and target choice. [FBrf0218053]
Neckameyer and Bhatt, 2012, BMC Neurosci. 13: 26
Neurotrophic actions of dopamine on the development of a serotonergic feeding circuit in Drosophila melanogaster. [FBrf0218484]
Reis et al., 2012, Mol. Biol. Cell 23(9): 1700--1714
Molecular motor function in axonal transport in vivo probed by genetic and computational analysis in Drosophila. [FBrf0218178]
Rodriguez et al., 2012, Mol. Cell 47(1): 27--37
Nascent-seq indicates widespread cotranscriptional RNA editing in Drosophila. [FBrf0218865]
Sarantseva et al., 2012, Dokl. Biochem. Biophys. 442: 19--21
Human APP gene expression in nerve cells of Drosophila melanogaster causes alteration of synaptoptagmin 1 mRNA level. [FBrf0217818]
Savva et al., 2012, Nat. Commun. 3: 790
Auto-regulatory RNA editing fine-tunes mRNA re-coding and complex behaviour in Drosophila. [FBrf0218141]
Soekmadji et al., 2012, PLoS ONE 7(6): e38822
Ca(2+) Regulates the Drosophila Stoned-A and Stoned-B Proteins Interaction with the C2B Domain of Synaptotagmin-1. [FBrf0218619]
Striegel et al., 2012, J. Neurosci. 32(4): 1253--1260
Calcium Binding by Synaptotagmin's C2A Domain is an Essential Element of the Electrostatic Switch That Triggers Synchronous Synaptic Transmission. [FBrf0217322]
Thomson et al., 2012, genesis 50(6): 453--465
Oocyte destruction is activated during viral infection. [FBrf0218617]
Timofeev et al., 2012, Neuron 75(1): 80--93
Localized netrins act as positional cues to control layer-specific targeting of photoreceptor axons in Drosophila. [FBrf0218874]
Weiss et al., 2012, Genetics 190(2): 581--600
Huntingtin Aggregation Kinetics and Their Pathological Role in a Drosophila Huntington's Disease Model. [FBrf0217529]
Bhogal et al., 2011, Nat. Neurosci. 14(12): 1517--1524
Modulation of dADAR-dependent RNA editing by the Drosophila fragile X mental retardation protein. [FBrf0216747]
Christiansen et al., 2011, J. Neurosci. 31(26): 9696--9707
Presynapses in Kenyon Cell Dendrites in the Mushroom Body Calyx of Drosophila. [FBrf0214059]
Eddison et al., 2011, Neuron 70(5): 979--990
arouser Reveals a Role for Synapse Number in the Regulation of Ethanol Sensitivity. [FBrf0213908]
Guan et al., 2011, Learn. Mem. 18(4): 191--206
Altered gene regulation and synaptic morphology in Drosophila learning and memory mutants. [FBrf0213277]
Hartl et al., 2011, J. Neurosci. 31(44): 15660--15673
A New Prospero and microRNA-279 Pathway Restricts CO2 Receptor Neuron Formation. [FBrf0216631]
Hasegawa et al., 2011, Development 138(5): 983--993
Concentric zones, cell migration and neuronal circuits in the Drosophila visual center. [FBrf0213020]
Jepson et al., 2011, Nat. Methods 9(2): 189--194
Visualizing adenosine-to-inosine RNA editing in the Drosophila nervous system. [FBrf0217327]
Jepson et al., 2011, J. Biol. Chem. 286(10): 8325--8337
Engineered Alterations in RNA Editing Modulate Complex Behavior in Drosophila: REGULATORY DIVERSITY OF ADENOSINE DEAMINASE ACTING ON RNA (ADAR) TARGETS. [FBrf0213236]
Kisiel et al., 2011, BMC Neurosci. 12: 65
Myosin VI contributes to synaptic transmission and development at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction. [FBrf0214576]
Koon et al., 2011, Nat. Neurosci. 14(2): 190--199
Autoregulatory and paracrine control of synaptic and behavioral plasticity by octopaminergic signaling. [FBrf0212895]
Liu et al., 2011, J. Neurosci. 31(6): 2052--2063
Drosophila Acyl-CoA Synthetase Long-Chain Family Member 4 Regulates Axonal Transport of Synaptic Vesicles and Is Required for Synaptic Development and Transmission. [FBrf0212968]
Morikawa et al., 2011, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 108(48): 19389--19394
Different levels of the Tripartite motif protein, Anomalies in sensory axon patterning (Asap), regulate distinct axonal projections of Drosophila sensory neurons. [FBrf0216734]
Müller et al., 2011, Neuron 69(4): 749--762
Rab3-GAP Controls the Progression of Synaptic Homeostasis at a Late Stage of Vesicle Release. [FBrf0213055]
Paddock et al., 2011, J. Neurosci. 31(6): 2248--2257
Membrane penetration by synaptotagmin is required for coupling calcium binding to vesicle fusion in vivo. [FBrf0212995]
Park et al., 2011, Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 404(2): 638--645
Normal prion protein in Drosophila enhances the toxicity of pathogenic polyglutamine proteins and alters susceptibility to oxidative and autophagy signaling modulators. [FBrf0212784]
Shih and Chiang, 2011, J. Neurogenet. 25(1-2): 1--6
Anatomical Characterization of Thermosensory AC Neurons in the Adult Drosophila Brain. [FBrf0213700]
Sun et al., 2011, J. Neurosci. 31(2): 687--699
Neuroligin 2 is required for synapse development and function at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction. [FBrf0212770]
Séjourné et al., 2011, Nat. Neurosci. 14(7): 903--910
Mushroom body efferent neurons responsible for aversive olfactory memory retrieval in Drosophila. [FBrf0214029]
Ting et al., 2011, Genetics 188(1): 229--233
Focusing Transgene Expression in Drosophila by Coupling Gal4 With a Novel Split-LexA Expression System. [FBrf0213643]
Tong et al., 2011, Neuron 71(3): 447--459
Rich Regulates Target Specificity of Photoreceptor Cells and N-Cadherin Trafficking in the Drosophila Visual System via Rab6. [FBrf0214681]
Uytterhoeven et al., 2011, Cell 145(1): 117--132
Loss of skywalker reveals synaptic endosomes as sorting stations for synaptic vesicle proteins. [FBrf0213384]
Wu et al., 2011, Neuron 70(2): 281--298
A combinatorial semaphorin code instructs the initial steps of sensory circuit assembly in the Drosophila CNS. [FBrf0213571]