The gene Autophagy-specific gene 8a is referred to in FlyBase by the symbol Dmel\Atg8a (CG32672, FBgn0052672). It is a protein_coding_gene from Drosophila melanogaster. Its molecular function is unknown. There is experimental evidence that it is involved in the biological process: regulation of protein ubiquitination; determination of adult lifespan; macroautophagy; regulation of autophagy. 20 alleles are reported. The phenotype of these alleles is annotated with: embryonic/larval salivary gland. It has one annotated transcript and one annotated polypeptide. Protein features are: Autophagy protein Atg8 ubiquitin-like. Summary of modENCODE Temporal Expression Profile: Temporal profile ranges from a peak of very high expression to a trough of moderately high expression. Peak expression observed at stages throughout embryogenesis, during late larval stages, at stages throughout the pupal period, in stages of adults of both sexes. Summary of FlyAtlas Anatomical Expression Data: High levels of expression observed in all larval and adult organs/tissues. Expression at high levels in the following post-embryonic organs or tissues: adult head, adult eye, larval/adult central nervous system, adult crop, larval/adult midgut, larval/adult hindgut, larval/adult Malpighian tubules, adult heart, larval/adult fat body, larval/adult salivary gland, larval trachea, adult female reproductive system, adult male reproductive system, larval/adult carcass. Comments on Affy2 ProbeSet: ProbeSet 1639467_at completely aligns to an exonic region of the only FlyBase-annotated transcript isoform of Atg8a. Gene sequence location is X:10658911..10662368.
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Summary of FlyAtlas Anatomical Expression Data: High levels of expression observed in all larval and adult organs/tissues. Expression at high levels in the following post-embryonic organs or tissues: adult head, adult eye, larval/adult central nervous system, adult crop, larval/adult midgut, larval/adult hindgut, larval/adult Malpighian tubules, adult heart, larval/adult fat body, larval/adult salivary gland, larval trachea, adult female reproductive system, adult male reproductive system, larval/adult carcass.
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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
1336.5
Larval Midgut
3403.5
Larval Hindgut
2499.1
Larval Malpighian Tubules
3522.4
Larval Fat Body
3428.9
Larval Salivary Gland
2714.1
Larval Trachea
2379.75
Larval Carcass
2514.675
Adult Head
2328.8
Adult Eye
3755.525
Adult Brain
2032.6
Adult Thoracic-Abdominal Ganglion
2483.7
Adult Crop
3036.6
Adult Midgut
2452.1
Adult Hindgut
2712
Adult Malpighian Tubules
2259.9
Adult Fat Body
2906.4
Adult Salivary Gland
6446.9
Adult Heart
3715.325
Adult VirginFemale Spermatheca
2616.4
Adult InseminatedFemale Spermatheca
2349.1
Adult Ovary
1078
Adult Testis
824.3
Adult Male Accessory Gland
4099.9
Adult Carcass
2816.7
Expression Level Scale
None
Low
Moderate
High
Very high
Linear, scaled to Moderate expression
Tissue
Expression Level
Larval Central Nervous System
(1336.5)
Larval Midgut
(3403.5)
Larval Hindgut
(2499.1)
Larval Malpighian Tubules
(3522.4)
Larval Fat Body
(3428.9)
Larval Salivary Gland
(2714.1)
Larval Trachea
(2379.75)
Larval Carcass
(2514.675)
Adult Head
(2328.8)
Adult Eye
(3755.525)
Adult Brain
(2032.6)
Adult Thoracic-Abdominal Ganglion
(2483.7)
Adult Crop
(3036.6)
Adult Midgut
(2452.1)
Adult Hindgut
(2712)
Adult Malpighian Tubules
(2259.9)
Adult Fat Body
(2906.4)
Adult Salivary Gland
(6446.9)
Adult Heart
(3715.325)
Adult VirginFemale Spermatheca
(2616.4)
Adult InseminatedFemale Spermatheca
(2349.1)
Adult Ovary
(1078)
Adult Testis
(824.3)
Adult Male Accessory Gland
(4099.9)
Adult Carcass
(2816.7)
Expression Level Scale
None
Low
Moderate
High
Linear, scaled to High level expression
Tissue
Expression Level
Larval Central Nervous System
(1336.5)
Larval Midgut
(3403.5)
Larval Hindgut
(2499.1)
Larval Malpighian Tubules
(3522.4)
Larval Fat Body
(3428.9)
Larval Salivary Gland
(2714.1)
Larval Trachea
(2379.75)
Larval Carcass
(2514.675)
Adult Head
(2328.8)
Adult Eye
(3755.525)
Adult Brain
(2032.6)
Adult Thoracic-Abdominal Ganglion
(2483.7)
Adult Crop
(3036.6)
Adult Midgut
(2452.1)
Adult Hindgut
(2712)
Adult Malpighian Tubules
(2259.9)
Adult Fat Body
(2906.4)
Adult Salivary Gland
(6446.9)
Adult Heart
(3715.325)
Adult VirginFemale Spermatheca
(2616.4)
Adult InseminatedFemale Spermatheca
(2349.1)
Adult Ovary
1078
Adult Testis
824.3
Adult Male Accessory Gland
(4099.9)
Adult Carcass
(2816.7)
Expression Level Scale
None
Low
Moderate
High
Very high
Linear, scaled to Very high expression
Tissue
Expression Level
Larval Central Nervous System
1336.5
Larval Midgut
3403.5
Larval Hindgut
2499.1
Larval Malpighian Tubules
3522.4
Larval Fat Body
3428.9
Larval Salivary Gland
2714.1
Larval Trachea
2379.75
Larval Carcass
2514.675
Adult Head
2328.8
Adult Eye
3755.525
Adult Brain
2032.6
Adult Thoracic-Abdominal Ganglion
2483.7
Adult Crop
3036.6
Adult Midgut
2452.1
Adult Hindgut
2712
Adult Malpighian Tubules
2259.9
Adult Fat Body
2906.4
Adult Salivary Gland
6446.9
Adult Heart
3715.325
Adult VirginFemale Spermatheca
2616.4
Adult InseminatedFemale Spermatheca
2349.1
Adult Ovary
1078
Adult Testis
824.3
Adult Male Accessory Gland
4099.9
Adult Carcass
2816.7
Expression Level Scale
Very high
log, scaled to maximum expression level
Tissue
Expression Level
Larval Central Nervous System
1336.5
Larval Midgut
3403.5
Larval Hindgut
2499.1
Larval Malpighian Tubules
3522.4
Larval Fat Body
3428.9
Larval Salivary Gland
2714.1
Larval Trachea
2379.75
Larval Carcass
2514.675
Adult Head
2328.8
Adult Eye
3755.525
Adult Brain
2032.6
Adult Thoracic-Abdominal Ganglion
2483.7
Adult Crop
3036.6
Adult Midgut
2452.1
Adult Hindgut
2712
Adult Malpighian Tubules
2259.9
Adult Fat Body
2906.4
Adult Salivary Gland
6446.9
Adult Heart
3715.325
Adult VirginFemale Spermatheca
2616.4
Adult InseminatedFemale Spermatheca
2349.1
Adult Ovary
1078
Adult Testis
824.3
Adult Male Accessory Gland
4099.9
Adult Carcass
2816.7
Expression Level Scale
None
Low
Moderate
High
Very high
log, scaled to Moderate expression
Tissue
Expression Level
Larval Central Nervous System
(1336.5)
Larval Midgut
(3403.5)
Larval Hindgut
(2499.1)
Larval Malpighian Tubules
(3522.4)
Larval Fat Body
(3428.9)
Larval Salivary Gland
(2714.1)
Larval Trachea
(2379.75)
Larval Carcass
(2514.675)
Adult Head
(2328.8)
Adult Eye
(3755.525)
Adult Brain
(2032.6)
Adult Thoracic-Abdominal Ganglion
(2483.7)
Adult Crop
(3036.6)
Adult Midgut
(2452.1)
Adult Hindgut
(2712)
Adult Malpighian Tubules
(2259.9)
Adult Fat Body
(2906.4)
Adult Salivary Gland
(6446.9)
Adult Heart
(3715.325)
Adult VirginFemale Spermatheca
(2616.4)
Adult InseminatedFemale Spermatheca
(2349.1)
Adult Ovary
(1078)
Adult Testis
(824.3)
Adult Male Accessory Gland
(4099.9)
Adult Carcass
(2816.7)
Expression Level Scale
None
Low
Moderate
High
log, scaled to High level expression
Tissue
Expression Level
Larval Central Nervous System
1336.5
Larval Midgut
(3403.5)
Larval Hindgut
(2499.1)
Larval Malpighian Tubules
(3522.4)
Larval Fat Body
(3428.9)
Larval Salivary Gland
(2714.1)
Larval Trachea
(2379.75)
Larval Carcass
(2514.675)
Adult Head
(2328.8)
Adult Eye
(3755.525)
Adult Brain
(2032.6)
Adult Thoracic-Abdominal Ganglion
(2483.7)
Adult Crop
(3036.6)
Adult Midgut
(2452.1)
Adult Hindgut
(2712)
Adult Malpighian Tubules
(2259.9)
Adult Fat Body
(2906.4)
Adult Salivary Gland
(6446.9)
Adult Heart
(3715.325)
Adult VirginFemale Spermatheca
(2616.4)
Adult InseminatedFemale Spermatheca
(2349.1)
Adult Ovary
1078
Adult Testis
824.3
Adult Male Accessory Gland
(4099.9)
Adult Carcass
(2816.7)
Expression Level Scale
None
Low
Moderate
High
Very high
log, scaled to Very high expression
Tissue
Expression Level
Larval Central Nervous System
1336.5
Larval Midgut
3403.5
Larval Hindgut
2499.1
Larval Malpighian Tubules
3522.4
Larval Fat Body
3428.9
Larval Salivary Gland
2714.1
Larval Trachea
2379.75
Larval Carcass
2514.675
Adult Head
2328.8
Adult Eye
3755.525
Adult Brain
2032.6
Adult Thoracic-Abdominal Ganglion
2483.7
Adult Crop
3036.6
Adult Midgut
2452.1
Adult Hindgut
2712
Adult Malpighian Tubules
2259.9
Adult Fat Body
2906.4
Adult Salivary Gland
6446.9
Adult Heart
3715.325
Adult VirginFemale Spermatheca
2616.4
Adult InseminatedFemale Spermatheca
2349.1
Adult Ovary
1078
Adult Testis
824.3
Adult Male Accessory Gland
4099.9
Adult Carcass
2816.7
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 very high expression to a trough of moderately high expression. Peak expression observed at stages throughout embryogenesis, during late larval stages, at stages throughout the pupal period, in stages of adults of both sexes.
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Burman et al., 2012, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 109(26): 10438--10443
Analysis of neural subtypes reveals selective mitochondrial dysfunction in dopaminergic neurons from parkin mutants. [FBrf0218718]
Díaz-Castillo and Ranz, 2012, Mol. Biol. Evol. 29(9): 2105--2108
Nuclear chromosome dynamics in the Drosophila male germ line contribute to the nonrandom genomic distribution of retrogenes. [FBrf0219274]
Füger et al., 2012, PLoS Genet. 8(11): e1003066
Spastic Paraplegia Mutation N256S in the Neuronal Microtubule Motor KIF5A Disrupts Axonal Transport in a Drosophila HSP Model. [FBrf0220146]
Haberman et al., 2012, J. Cell Biol. 196(2): 261--276
The synaptic vesicle SNARE neuronal Synaptobrevin promotes endolysosomal degradation and prevents neurodegeneration. [FBrf0217255]
Pimenta de Castro et al., 2012, Cell Death Differ. 19(8): 1308--1316
Genetic analysis of mitochondrial protein misfolding in Drosophila melanogaster. [FBrf0218837]
Pircs et al., 2012, PLoS ONE 7(8): e44214
Advantages and Limitations of Different p62-Based Assays for Estimating Autophagic Activity in Drosophila. [FBrf0219364]
Poels et al., 2012, Cell Death Differ. 19(10): 1590--1601
Autophagy and phagocytosis-like cell cannibalism exert opposing effects on cellular survival during metabolic stress. [FBrf0219353]
Rahman et al., 2012, Traffic 13(12): 1680--1692
Drosophila mauve Mutants Reveal a Role of LYST Homologs Late in the Maturation of Phagosomes and Autophagosomes. [FBrf0220730]
Wang et al., 2012, Mol. Cell. Biol. 32(12): 2203--2213
LST8 Regulates Cell Growth via Target-of-Rapamycin Complex 2 (TORC2). [FBrf0218417]
Wong et al., 2012, Curr. Biol. 22(17): 1616--1621
Drosophila TRPML Is Required for TORC1 Activation. [FBrf0219457]
Érdi et al., 2012, Autophagy 8(7): 1124--1135
Loss of the starvation-induced gene Rack1 leads to glycogen deficiency and impaired autophagic responses in Drosophila. [FBrf0219844]
Barth et al., 2011, Cell Death Differ. 18(6): 915--924
Autophagy in Drosophila ovaries is induced by starvation and is required for oogenesis. [FBrf0213616]
Lee et al., 2011, Dev. Biol. 356(2): 588--597
UVRAG is required for organ rotation by regulating Notch endocytosis in Drosophila. [FBrf0214470]
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]
Moskalev et al., 2011, Biogerontology 12(3): 253--263
Radiation hormesis and radioadaptive response in Drosophila melanogaster flies with different genetic backgrounds: the role of cellular stress-resistance mechanisms. [FBrf0213740]
Tang et al., 2011, EMBO J. 30(4): 636--651
Atg1-mediated myosin II activation regulates autophagosome formation during starvation-induced autophagy. [FBrf0213047]
Tanner et al., 2011, Development 138(2): 327--338
Bcl-2 proteins and autophagy regulate mitochondrial dynamics during programmed cell death in the Drosophila ovary. [FBrf0212552]