FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Gene: Dmel\me31B
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\me31B
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
maternal expression at 31B
Annotation Symbol
CG4916
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0004419
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Enzyme Name (EC)
RNA helicase (3.6.4.13)
Gene Summary
ATP-dependent RNA helicase which is a core component of a variety of ribonucleoprotein complexes (RNPs) that play critical roles in translational repression and mRNA decapping during embryogenesis, oogenesis, neurogenesis and neurotransmission (PubMed:11546740, PubMed:16256742, PubMed:17178403, PubMed:17982591, PubMed:18590813, PubMed:21267420, PubMed:21447556, PubMed:28388438, PubMed:28875934, PubMed:31114929). Recruits core components and translational repressors to some RNP complexes, and mediates RNP aggregation into processing granules such as P-bodies (PubMed:11546740, PubMed:16256742, PubMed:17178403, PubMed:17982591, PubMed:21267420, PubMed:21447556, PubMed:28875934). As part of a RNP complex containing tral, eIF4E1, cup, and pAbp, involved in RNP-mediated translational repression of maternal mRNAs during oogenesis and embryogenesis (PubMed:28875934). As part of a RNP complex containing tral and the RNA localization factors exu and yps, mediates translational silencing of mRNAs such as osk/oskar and bcd/bicoid during their transport to the oocyte in order to prevent their translation until they reach their positional destinations (PubMed:11546740). In neurons and possibly imaginal disks, involved in miRNA-mediated translational repression, possibly in association with components of the piRNA transposon silencing pathway (PubMed:17178403, PubMed:17982591, PubMed:21081899, PubMed:21267420, PubMed:21447556). Involved in RNA localization and protein trafficking in the oocyte (PubMed:11546740, PubMed:16256742). As part of an ER-associated RNP containing tral, cup and yps, required for tral-dependent ER exit site formation and consequently efficient trafficking of proteins such as grk and yl through the secretory pathway (PubMed:16256742). Component of neuron RNPs that mediate transport and translation of neuronal RNAs, including translation repression of synaptic transcripts in preparation for their dendritic targeting (PubMed:17178403, PubMed:21267420, PubMed:28388438). As part of the Atx2-Not1 repressor complex promotes Not1-dependent post-transcriptional gene silencing in adult circadian pacemaker neurons in order to sustain high-amplitude circadian rhythms and Pdf cycling in a per-independent manner (PubMed:28388438). Promotes the interaction between Atx2 and Not1 within the Atx2-Not1 RNP complex (PubMed:28388438). Recruited to the 4EHP-GYF2 complex by Gyf, where it plays a role in 4EHP-GYF2 mediated translational repression and mRNA decay (PubMed:31114929). (UniProt, P23128)
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Also Known As

l(2)k06607

Key Links
Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
Recombination map
2-40
RefSeq locus
NT_033779 REGION:10239341..10242172
Sequence
Genomic Maps
Other Genome Views
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Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (34 terms)
Molecular Function (7 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (3 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from physical interaction with UniProtKB:Q7KQM6
inferred from physical interaction with UniProtKB:Q8IH18
inferred from physical interaction with UniProtKB:Q9VEN9
inferred from physical interaction with UniProtKB:P28750
inferred from physical interaction with UniProtKB:Q9VTZ0
inferred from physical interaction with UniProtKB:Q9VVI2
inferred from physical interaction with UniProtKB:M9PF20
inferred from physical interaction with UniProtKB:Q9NFU0
inferred from physical interaction with FLYBASE:papi; FB:FBgn0031401
enables RNA binding
inferred from direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (4 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
enables ATP binding
inferred from electronic annotation with InterPro:IPR011545
enables mRNA binding
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN004651220
inferred from electronic annotation with InterPro:IPR011545
inferred from electronic annotation with InterPro:IPR014014
Biological Process (16 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (14 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from mutant phenotype
involved_in habituation
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from direct assay
inferred from mutant phenotype
involved_in P-body assembly
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from genetic interaction with FLYBASE:tud; FB:FBgn0003891
inferred from genetic interaction with FLYBASE:vas; FB:FBgn0283442
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (3 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN002777617
involved_in P-body assembly
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN002777617
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN002777617
Cellular Component (11 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (11 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
located_in cytoplasm
inferred from direct assay
inferred from high throughput direct assay
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
is_active_in P granule
inferred from direct assay
located_in P granule
inferred from direct assay
is_active_in P-body
inferred from direct assay
located_in P-body
inferred from direct assay
located_in postsynapse
inferred from direct assay
located_in sensory dendrite
inferred from direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN002777617
is_active_in P-body
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN002777617
Gene Group (FlyBase)
Protein Family (UniProt)
Belongs to the DEAD box helicase family. DDX6/DHH1 subfamily. (P23128)
Catalytic Activity (EC/Rhea)
RNA helicase activity
ATP + H2O = ADP + phosphate + H(+) (3.6.4.13)
Summaries
Gene Group (FlyBase)
DEAD-BOX RNA HELICASES -
DEAD-box RNA helicases belong to helicase superfamily 2 (SF2). They are characterized by the presence of nine conserved helicase motifs, including the DEAD sequence in motif II. (Adapted from PMID:21509200.)
Protein Function (UniProtKB)
ATP-dependent RNA helicase which is a core component of a variety of ribonucleoprotein complexes (RNPs) that play critical roles in translational repression and mRNA decapping during embryogenesis, oogenesis, neurogenesis and neurotransmission (PubMed:11546740, PubMed:16256742, PubMed:17178403, PubMed:17982591, PubMed:18590813, PubMed:21267420, PubMed:21447556, PubMed:28388438, PubMed:28875934, PubMed:31114929). Recruits core components and translational repressors to some RNP complexes, and mediates RNP aggregation into processing granules such as P-bodies (PubMed:11546740, PubMed:16256742, PubMed:17178403, PubMed:17982591, PubMed:21267420, PubMed:21447556, PubMed:28875934). As part of a RNP complex containing tral, eIF4E1, cup, and pAbp, involved in RNP-mediated translational repression of maternal mRNAs during oogenesis and embryogenesis (PubMed:28875934). As part of a RNP complex containing tral and the RNA localization factors exu and yps, mediates translational silencing of mRNAs such as osk/oskar and bcd/bicoid during their transport to the oocyte in order to prevent their translation until they reach their positional destinations (PubMed:11546740). In neurons and possibly imaginal disks, involved in miRNA-mediated translational repression, possibly in association with components of the piRNA transposon silencing pathway (PubMed:17178403, PubMed:17982591, PubMed:21081899, PubMed:21267420, PubMed:21447556). Involved in RNA localization and protein trafficking in the oocyte (PubMed:11546740, PubMed:16256742). As part of an ER-associated RNP containing tral, cup and yps, required for tral-dependent ER exit site formation and consequently efficient trafficking of proteins such as grk and yl through the secretory pathway (PubMed:16256742). Component of neuron RNPs that mediate transport and translation of neuronal RNAs, including translation repression of synaptic transcripts in preparation for their dendritic targeting (PubMed:17178403, PubMed:21267420, PubMed:28388438). As part of the Atx2-Not1 repressor complex promotes Not1-dependent post-transcriptional gene silencing in adult circadian pacemaker neurons in order to sustain high-amplitude circadian rhythms and Pdf cycling in a per-independent manner (PubMed:28388438). Promotes the interaction between Atx2 and Not1 within the Atx2-Not1 RNP complex (PubMed:28388438). Recruited to the 4EHP-GYF2 complex by Gyf, where it plays a role in 4EHP-GYF2 mediated translational repression and mRNA decay (PubMed:31114929).
(UniProt, P23128)
Summary (Interactive Fly)

A DEAD-box helicase, part of a ribonuclear protein complex, that restricts translation of oocyte-localizing RNAs - in neurons Me31B acts to promote translational repression and/or mRNA degradation in response to miRNAs

Gene Model and Products
Number of Transcripts
2
Number of Unique Polypeptides
2

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Protein Domains (via Pfam)
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Protein Domains (via SMART)
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Structure
Protein 3D structure   (Predicted by AlphaFold)   (AlphaFold entry P23128)

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Model Confidence:
  • Very high (pLDDT > 90)
  • Confident (90 > pLDDT > 70)
  • Low (70 > pLDDT > 50)
  • Very low (pLDDT < 50)

AlphaFold produces a per-residue confidence score (pLDDT) between 0 and 100. Some regions with low pLDDT may be unstructured in isolation.

Experimentally Determined Structures
Crossreferences
PDB - An information portal to biological macromolecular structures
Comments on Gene Model

Gene model reviewed during 5.46

Transcript Data
Annotated Transcripts
Name
FlyBase ID
RefSeq ID
Length (nt)
Assoc. CDS (aa)
FBtr0079975
1699
459
FBtr0079976
1600
428
Additional Transcript Data and Comments
Reported size (kB)
Comments
External Data
Crossreferences
Polypeptide Data
Annotated Polypeptides
Name
FlyBase ID
Predicted MW (kDa)
Length (aa)
Theoretical pI
UniProt
RefSeq ID
GenBank
FBpp0079565
51.9
459
7.71
FBpp0079566
48.6
428
8.06
Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

None of the polypeptides share 100% sequence identity.

Additional Polypeptide Data and Comments
Reported size (kDa)
Comments
External Data
Subunit Structure (UniProtKB)

Conserved component of different types of multiprotein ribonucleoprotein complexes (RNPs) that form distinct germ granules (P-body, nuage, sponge body or polar granules) and P-body-like neuronal RNPs (PubMed:11546740, PubMed:16256742, PubMed:18590813, PubMed:18765641, PubMed:19285948, PubMed:28388438). Consequently it interacts with a wide variety of proteins, some of which appear to be common interactive partners in almost all RNPs types i.e. cup and tral, whereas other interactions are specific to a germ granule/RNP (PubMed:28945271). Core functional components in me31B-containing RNPs include RNA regulatory proteins (such as translational repressor, RNA-decapping and exonuclease proteins), RNA localization proteins and additional proteins depending on the biological context of the RNPs (PubMed:17178403, PubMed:28945271). In the P-body RNPs, interacts with at least the translation repressor proteins tral, cup and Edc3, and the mRNA localization factor yps (PubMed:16256742, PubMed:18590813, PubMed:18765641, PubMed:19285948). Interaction with tral or Edc3 is required for translation repression and possibly RNA decapping; binding to tral and Edc3 is mutually exclusive (PubMed:18765641, PubMed:19285948). In the nuage and germ plasm polar granule RNPs, interacts with at least tral, cup, and additional proteins required for assembly and function of the germ granules such as tud, vas and aub (PubMed:18590813, PubMed:18765641, PubMed:19285948, PubMed:28945271). Interacts (when dimethylated on Arg residues) with tud; interaction is RNA-independent (PubMed:28945271). Component of the osk RNP complex, which is composed of at least me31B, exu, yps, aret/bruno, cup, and the mRNA of osk (PubMed:10662770). Component of the nanos RNP complex, which is composed of at least smg, cup, tral, me31B, the CCR4-NOT complex members Rga/NOT2 and Caf1-55, and the mRNA of nanos (nos) (PubMed:21081899). Interacts with tral and piRNA pathway components papi and AGO3; promotes interaction between nuage RNPs and the piRNA-mediated transposon silencing (PubMed:21447556). Forms a RNP containing at least me31B, eIF4E1, cup, tral and pAbp; this interaction is required for the translational silencing of maternal mRNAs during the maternal-to-zygotic transition (PubMed:28875934). In the sponge body, forms a RNP containing at least me31B, exu, yps and the mRNA of osk; interactions with exu and yps are RNA dependent (PubMed:11546740). Component of a neuronal RNP, at least composed of me31B, tral and Fmr1 (PubMed:17178403). Component of the Atx2-Not1 repressor complex, composed of at least me31B, Atx2, tyf and pAbp (PubMed:28388438). Interacts (via the C-terminus) with Atx2, tyf, pAbp and Lsm12a (PubMed:28388438). Interacts (via RecA-like domain 2) with 4EHP-GYF2 complex member Gyf (via the me31B binding motif) (PubMed:31114929, PubMed:31439631). Interacts with 4E-T, Edc3 and Patr-1 (PubMed:31439631).

(UniProt, P23128)
Post Translational Modification

Symmetrically dimethylated on arginine residues.

(UniProt, P23128)
Linkouts
Sequences Consistent with the Gene Model
Nucleotide / Polypeptide Records
 
Mapped Features

Click to get a list of regulatory features (enhancers, TFBS, etc.) and gene disruptions (point mutations, indels, etc.) within or overlapping Dmel\me31B using the Feature Mapper tool.

External Data
Crossreferences
Eukaryotic Promoter Database - A collection of databases of experimentally validated promoters for selected model organisms.
Linkouts
Expression Data
Testis-specificity index

The testis specificity index was calculated from modENCODE tissue expression data by Vedelek et al., 2018 to indicate the degree of testis enrichment compared to other tissues. Scores range from -2.52 (underrepresented) to 5.2 (very high testis bias).

-0.30

Transcript Expression
in situ
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
organism

Comment: maternally deposited

Additional Descriptive Data
Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Polypeptide Expression
immunolocalization
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
mass spectroscopy
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Additional Descriptive Data

me31B is ubiquitously expressed in the adult brain. Closer examination in antennal lobes shows punctate expression in cell bodies and in the synaptic neuropil. Expression is observed in projection neurons, local interneurons, and mushroom body Kenyon cells. me31B is also strongly expressed in glial cells which send processes into the antennal lobe.

The me31B protein is present in discrete cytoplasmic P-body granules. The number of me31B labeled foci increases upon heat shock.

me31B protein is localized to cytoplasmic foci in spermatogonia and primary spermatocytes. me31B is colocalized with pcm and DCP1 protein in the cytoplasmic foci.

Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
located_in cytoplasm
inferred from direct assay
inferred from high throughput direct assay
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
is_active_in P granule
inferred from direct assay
located_in P granule
inferred from direct assay
is_active_in P-body
inferred from direct assay
located_in P-body
inferred from direct assay
located_in postsynapse
inferred from direct assay
located_in sensory dendrite
inferred from direct assay
Expression Deduced from Reporters
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
High-Throughput Expression Data
Associated Tools

JBrowse - Visual display of RNA-Seq signals

View Dmel\me31B in JBrowse
RNA-Seq by Region - Search RNA-Seq expression levels by exon or genomic region
Reference
See Gelbart and Emmert, 2013 for analysis details and data files for all genes.
Developmental Proteome: Life Cycle
Developmental Proteome: Embryogenesis
External Data and Images
Linkouts
BDGP expression data - Patterns of gene expression in Drosophila embryogenesis
DRscDB - A single-cell RNA-seq resource for data mining and data comparison across species
EMBL-EBI Single Cell Expression Atlas - Single cell expression across species
FlyAtlas - Adult expression by tissue, using Affymetrix Dros2 array
FlyAtlas2 - A Drosophila melanogaster expression atlas with RNA-Seq, miRNA-Seq and sex-specific data
Fly-FISH - A database of Drosophila embryo and larvae mRNA localization patterns
Flygut - An atlas of the Drosophila adult midgut
Images
Alleles, Insertions, Transgenic Constructs, and Aberrations
Classical and Insertion Alleles ( 20 )
For All Classical and Insertion Alleles Show
 
Other relevant insertions
Transgenic Constructs ( 11 )
For All Alleles Carried on Transgenic Constructs Show
Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of me31B
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of me31B
Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 2 )
Variants
Variant Molecular Consequences
Alleles Representing Disease-Implicated Variants
Phenotypes
Orthologs
Human Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Homo sapiens (Human) (30)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
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1 of 14
No
No
1  
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1 of 14
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1 of 14
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1 of 14
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5  
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No
Model Organism Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) (15)
12 of 14
Yes
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Mus musculus (laboratory mouse) (19)
12 of 14
Yes
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
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No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (10)
11 of 13
Yes
Yes
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (19)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
11 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
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1 of 14
No
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No
No
1 of 14
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1 of 14
No
No
Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, roundworm) (25)
14 of 14
Yes
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
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No
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No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (25)
12 of 12
Yes
Yes
Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (44)
13 of 13
Yes
Yes
12 of 13
No
Yes
12 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
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No
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1 of 13
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1 of 13
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No
1 of 13
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1 of 13
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No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Brewer's yeast) (19)
13 of 13
Yes
Yes
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission yeast) (9)
12 of 12
Yes
Yes
1 of 12
No
No
1 of 12
No
No
1 of 12
No
No
1 of 12
No
No
1 of 12
No
No
1 of 12
No
No
1 of 12
No
No
1 of 12
No
No
Escherichia coli (enterobacterium) (4)
2 of 11
Yes
No
2 of 11
Yes
No
1 of 11
No
No
1 of 11
No
No
Other Organism Orthologs (via OrthoDB)
Data provided directly from OrthoDB:me31B. Refer to their site for version information.
Paralogs
Paralogs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (30)
4 of 13
4 of 13
3 of 13
2 of 13
2 of 13
2 of 13
2 of 13
2 of 13
2 of 13
2 of 13
2 of 13
2 of 13
2 of 13
2 of 13
2 of 13
2 of 13
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2 of 13
2 of 13
2 of 13
2 of 13
2 of 13
2 of 13
2 of 13
2 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
Human Disease Associations
FlyBase Human Disease Model Reports
    Disease Ontology (DO) Annotations
    Models Based on Experimental Evidence ( 0 )
    Allele
    Disease
    Evidence
    References
    Potential Models Based on Orthology ( 0 )
    Human Ortholog
    Disease
    Evidence
    References
    Modifiers Based on Experimental Evidence ( 0 )
    Allele
    Disease
    Interaction
    References
    Disease Associations of Human Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1 and OMIM)
    Note that ortholog calls supported by only 1 or 2 algorithms (DIOPT score < 3) are not shown.
    Homo sapiens (Human)
    Gene name
    Score
    OMIM
    OMIM Phenotype
    DO term
    Complementation?
    Transgene?
    Functional Complementation Data
    Functional complementation data is computed by FlyBase using a combination of the orthology data obtained from DIOPT and OrthoDB and the allele-level genetic interaction data curated from the literature.
    Interactions
    Summary of Physical Interactions
    Interaction Browsers

    Please see the Physical Interaction reports below for full details
    RNA-protein
    Physical Interaction
    Assay
    References
    protein-protein
    Physical Interaction
    Assay
    References
    Summary of Genetic Interactions
    Interaction Browsers

    Please look at the allele data for full details of the genetic interactions
    Starting gene(s)
    Interaction type
    Interacting gene(s)
    Reference
    Starting gene(s)
    Interaction type
    Interacting gene(s)
    Reference
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    Conserved component of different types of multiprotein ribonucleoprotein complexes (RNPs) that form distinct germ granules (P-body, nuage, sponge body or polar granules) and P-body-like neuronal RNPs (PubMed:11546740, PubMed:16256742, PubMed:18590813, PubMed:18765641, PubMed:19285948, PubMed:28388438). Consequently it interacts with a wide variety of proteins, some of which appear to be common interactive partners in almost all RNPs types i.e. cup and tral, whereas other interactions are specific to a germ granule/RNP (PubMed:28945271). Core functional components in me31B-containing RNPs include RNA regulatory proteins (such as translational repressor, RNA-decapping and exonuclease proteins), RNA localization proteins and additional proteins depending on the biological context of the RNPs (PubMed:17178403, PubMed:28945271). In the P-body RNPs, interacts with at least the translation repressor proteins tral, cup and Edc3, and the mRNA localization factor yps (PubMed:16256742, PubMed:18590813, PubMed:18765641, PubMed:19285948). Interaction with tral or Edc3 is required for translation repression and possibly RNA decapping; binding to tral and Edc3 is mutually exclusive (PubMed:18765641, PubMed:19285948). In the nuage and germ plasm polar granule RNPs, interacts with at least tral, cup, and additional proteins required for assembly and function of the germ granules such as tud, vas and aub (PubMed:18590813, PubMed:18765641, PubMed:19285948, PubMed:28945271). Interacts (when dimethylated on Arg residues) with tud; interaction is RNA-independent (PubMed:28945271). Component of the osk RNP complex, which is composed of at least me31B, exu, yps, aret/bruno, cup, and the mRNA of osk (PubMed:10662770). Component of the nanos RNP complex, which is composed of at least smg, cup, tral, me31B, the CCR4-NOT complex members Rga/NOT2 and Caf1-55, and the mRNA of nanos (nos) (PubMed:21081899). Interacts with tral and piRNA pathway components papi and AGO3; promotes interaction between nuage RNPs and the piRNA-mediated transposon silencing (PubMed:21447556). Forms a RNP containing at least me31B, eIF4E1, cup, tral and pAbp; this interaction is required for the translational silencing of maternal mRNAs during the maternal-to-zygotic transition (PubMed:28875934). In the sponge body, forms a RNP containing at least me31B, exu, yps and the mRNA of osk; interactions with exu and yps are RNA dependent (PubMed:11546740). Component of a neuronal RNP, at least composed of me31B, tral and Fmr1 (PubMed:17178403). Component of the Atx2-Not1 repressor complex, composed of at least me31B, Atx2, tyf and pAbp (PubMed:28388438). Interacts (via the C-terminus) with Atx2, tyf, pAbp and Lsm12a (PubMed:28388438). Interacts (via RecA-like domain 2) with 4EHP-GYF2 complex member Gyf (via the me31B binding motif) (PubMed:31114929, PubMed:31439631). Interacts with 4E-T, Edc3 and Patr-1 (PubMed:31439631).
    (UniProt, P23128 )
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    Limits computationally determined from genome sequence between P{lacW}me31Bk06607 and P{PZ}nmd08774
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    (determined by in situ hybridisation)
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          Other Comments

          During early oogenesis, loss of me31B function causes premature translation of oocyte-localising RNAs within nurse cells, without affecting their transport to the oocyte.

          me31B has been cloned, sequenced and its expression pattern analysed.

          Relationship to Other Genes
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          Source for merge of: me31B l(2)k06607

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          Me31B
          (Milano et al., 2025, Ricolo et al., 2025, Bayer et al., 2024, Bose et al., 2024, Petrauskas et al., 2024, Rangone et al., 2024, Salgania et al., 2024, Bayer et al., 2023, Tang et al., 2023, Wilby and Weil, 2023, Wippich et al., 2023, Pushpalatha et al., 2022, Baker et al., 2021, Formicola et al., 2021, Tanaka et al., 2021, Wang and Lin, 2021, Dold et al., 2020, Sankaranarayanan and Weil, 2020, Hanet et al., 2019, Komori et al., 2018, Swevers et al., 2018, Broyer et al., 2017, Sgromo et al., 2017, Specchia et al., 2017, Trovisco et al., 2016, Zheng et al., 2016, Li et al., 2014, Lye et al., 2014, Sudhakaran et al., 2014, Temme et al., 2014, Graindorge et al., 2013, Nishihara et al., 2013, Pinder and Smibert, 2013, Aumiller et al., 2012, Braun et al., 2012, Gamberi and Lasko, 2012, Kibanov et al., 2012, McDermott et al., 2012, Vazquez-Pianzola and Suter, 2012, Fan et al., 2011, Lindquist et al., 2011, McCann et al., 2011, Wong et al., 2011, Cauchi et al., 2010, Haas et al., 2010, Hillebrand et al., 2010, Jäger and Dorner, 2010, Temme et al., 2010, Eulalio et al., 2009, Kugler et al., 2009, Lim et al., 2009, Navarro et al., 2009, Pisa et al., 2009, Shpargel et al., 2009, Szakmary et al., 2009, Tritschler et al., 2009, Jinek et al., 2008, Tritschler et al., 2008, Zabolotskaya et al., 2008, Eulalio et al., 2007, Eulalio et al., 2007, Liu and Gall, 2007, Tadros et al., 2007, Tritschler et al., 2007, Barbee et al., 2006, Chekulaeva et al., 2006, Lin et al., 2006, Wilhelm and Sayles, 2005, Wilhelm et al., 2005, Minshall and Standart, 2004, Nakamura et al., 2002, Nakamura et al., 2001, Eisen et al., 1998)
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