FB2025_02 , released April 17, 2025
Gene: Dmel\SREBP
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\SREBP
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
Sterol regulatory element binding protein
Annotation Symbol
CG8522
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0261283
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Gene Summary
Sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP) encodes a membrane protein that functions as a master-regulator of lipogenesis. It activates transcription of lipogenic genes upon reduction of lipid or cholesterol levels. [Date last reviewed: 2019-02-28] (FlyBase Gene Snapshot)
Also Known As

HLH106, dSREBP, SREBF1, l(3)76BDw, SREBP1

Key Links
Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
Recombination map
3-46
RefSeq locus
NT_037436 REGION:19793935..19798979
Sequence
Genomic Maps
Other Genome Views
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Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (12 terms)
Molecular Function (4 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (3 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
Biological Process (4 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (3 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from genetic interaction with FLYBASE:mir-210; FB:FBgn0262433
inferred from direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
Cellular Component (4 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (4 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from direct assay
located_in membrane
inferred from direct assay
located_in nuclear membrane
inferred from direct assay
located_in nucleus
inferred from direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
is_active_in nucleus
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN002488844
Protein Family (UniProt)
-
Summaries
Gene Snapshot
Sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP) encodes a membrane protein that functions as a master-regulator of lipogenesis. It activates transcription of lipogenic genes upon reduction of lipid or cholesterol levels. [Date last reviewed: 2019-02-28]
Gene Group (FlyBase)
BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS -
Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors are sequence-specific DNA-binding proteins that regulate transcription. They are characterized by a 60 amino acid region comprising a basic DNA binding domain followed by a HLH motif formed from two amphipathic α-helices connected by a loop. bHLH transcription factors form homo- and hetero-dimeric complexes, which bind to a E box consensus sequence. (Adapted from PMID:15186484).
SREBP-SCAP COMPLEX -
The SREBP-SCAP complex is formed by the binding of sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP) by the SREBP-cleavage-activating protein (SCAP) in the ER membrane. SCAP escorts SREBP from the ER to the Golgi complex, where SREBP is cleaved to yield a transcription factor that translocates from the cytosol to the nucleus to regulate the transcription of genes encoding enzymes required for saturated fatty acid biosynthesis. Fly SREBP-SCAP complex-mediated ER to Golgi transport is inhibited by phosphatidylethanolamine, whereas in mammals it is regulated by sterols and polyunsaturated fatty acids. (Adapted from FBrf0147193.)
Summary (Interactive Fly)

bHLH-leucine zipper transcription factor - membrane bound HLH106 is released by phosphatidylethanolamine, exerting feedback control on the synthesis of fatty acids and phospholipids - cleavage by Drice releases an SREBP fragment to travel to the nucleus where it mediates the increased transcription of target genes needed for lipid synthesis and uptake

Gene Model and Products
Number of Transcripts
4
Number of Unique Polypeptides
1

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Protein Domains (via Pfam)
Isoform displayed:
Pfam protein domains
InterPro name
classification
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Protein Domains (via SMART)
Isoform displayed:
SMART protein domains
InterPro name
classification
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Structure
Protein 3D structure   (Predicted by AlphaFold)   (AlphaFold entry Q9VW37)

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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
Comments on Gene Model

Low-frequency RNA-Seq exon junction(s) not annotated.

Annotated transcripts do not represent all supported alternative splices within 5' UTR.

Gene model reviewed during 5.46

Transcript Data
Annotated Transcripts
Name
FlyBase ID
RefSeq ID
Length (nt)
Assoc. CDS (aa)
FBtr0074873
3841
1113
FBtr0074874
3951
1113
FBtr0074875
3818
1113
FBtr0333877
3920
1113
Additional Transcript Data and Comments
Reported size (kB)

3.8 (northern blot)

Comments
External Data
Crossreferences
Polypeptide Data
Annotated Polypeptides
Name
FlyBase ID
Predicted MW (kDa)
Length (aa)
Theoretical pI
UniProt
RefSeq ID
GenBank
FBpp0074642
124.5
1113
7.75
FBpp0074643
124.5
1113
7.75
FBpp0074644
124.5
1113
7.75
FBpp0306009
124.5
1113
7.75
Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

The group(s) of polypeptides indicated below share identical sequence to each other.

1113 aa isoforms: SREBP-PA, SREBP-PB, SREBP-PC, SREBP-PD
Additional Polypeptide Data and Comments
Reported size (kDa)

1113 (aa); 130, 85 (kD observed); 125 (kD predicted)

Comments
External Data
Crossreferences
Linkouts
Sequences Consistent with the Gene Model
Mapped Features

Click to get a list of regulatory features (enhancers, TFBS, etc.) and gene disruptions (point mutations, indels, etc.) within or overlapping Dmel\SREBP 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).

-1.40

Transcript Expression
Polypeptide Expression
mass spectroscopy
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
western blot
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Additional Descriptive Data

Both the full-length precursor and the activated, nuclear forms of SREBP are detected in the retina.

Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from direct assay
located_in membrane
inferred from direct assay
located_in nuclear membrane
inferred from direct assay
located_in nucleus
inferred from direct assay
Expression Deduced from Reporters
High-Throughput Expression Data
Associated Tools

JBrowse - Visual display of RNA-Seq signals

View Dmel\SREBP 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 ( 10 )
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Other relevant insertions
Transgenic Constructs ( 30 )
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Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of SREBP
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of SREBP
Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 28 )
Variants
Variant Molecular Consequences
Alleles Representing Disease-Implicated Variants
Phenotypes
For more details about a specific phenotype click on the relevant allele symbol.
Lethality
Allele
Other Phenotypes
Allele
Phenotype manifest in
Allele
Orthologs
Human Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Homo sapiens (Human) (14)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
12 of 14
No
Yes
4  
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1  
1 of 14
No
No
1  
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
6  
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1  
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
Yes
Model Organism Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) (8)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
12 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
1 of 14
No
No
Mus musculus (laboratory mouse) (9)
12 of 14
Yes
Yes
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
Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (8)
7 of 13
Yes
Yes
7 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
Yes
Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (9)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
12 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
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, roundworm) (4)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (6)
12 of 12
Yes
Yes
Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (12)
1 of 13
Yes
No
1 of 13
Yes
Yes
1 of 13
Yes
Yes
1 of 13
Yes
Yes
1 of 13
Yes
No
1 of 13
Yes
Yes
1 of 13
Yes
No
1 of 13
Yes
No
1 of 13
Yes
No
1 of 13
Yes
No
1 of 13
Yes
No
1 of 13
Yes
Yes
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Brewer's yeast) (3)
3 of 13
Yes
Yes
3 of 13
Yes
Yes
1 of 13
No
Yes
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission yeast) (3)
4 of 12
Yes
Yes
3 of 12
No
Yes
1 of 12
No
No
Escherichia coli (enterobacterium) (0)
Other Organism Orthologs (via OrthoDB)
Data provided directly from OrthoDB:SREBP. Refer to their site for version information.
Paralogs
Paralogs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (4)
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 ( 2 )
Potential Models Based on Orthology ( 0 )
Human Ortholog
Disease
Evidence
References
Modifiers Based on Experimental Evidence ( 2 )
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.
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
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
External Data
Linkouts
BioGRID - A database of protein and genetic interactions.
DroID - A comprehensive database of gene and protein interactions.
MIST (protein-protein) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
Pathways
Signaling Pathways (FlyBase)
Metabolic Pathways
FlyBase
External Links
Reactome Metabolic Pathways - An open-source, open access, manually curated and peer-reviewed metabolic pathway database.
External Data
Linkouts
Reactome - An open-source, open access, manually curated and peer-reviewed pathway database.
Class of Gene
Genomic Location and Detailed Mapping Data
Chromosome (arm)
3L
Recombination map
3-46
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
FlyBase Computed Cytological Location
Cytogenetic map
Evidence for location
76C5-76C6
Experimentally Determined Cytological Location
Cytogenetic map
Notes
References
Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
Left of (cM)
Right of (cM)
Notes
Stocks and Reagents
Stocks (35)
Genomic Clones (13)
 

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cDNA Clones (34)
 

Please Note This section lists cDNAs and ESTs that fall within the genomic extent of the gene model, which may include cDNAs and ESTs of genes within introns, or of overlapping genes. Please see JBrowse for alignment of the cDNAs and ESTs to the gene model.

cDNA clones, fully sequenced
BDGP DGC clones
Other clones
    Drosophila Genomics Resource Center cDNA clones

    For each fully sequenced cDNA the DGRC maintains various forms of the cDNA (e.g tagged or untagged) in several different host vectors for subsequent cloning and expression in Drosophila and Drosophila cell lines.

    cDNA Clones, End Sequenced (ESTs)
    RNAi and Array Information
    Linkouts
    DRSC - Results frm RNAi screens
    Antibody Information
    Laboratory Generated Antibodies
     

    polyclonal

    Commercially Available Antibodies
     
    Cell Line Information
    Publicly Available Cell Lines
     
      Other Stable Cell Lines
       
        Other Comments

        SREBP mutants exhibit lipid droplet accumulation in glia, but this does not lead to premature neurodegeneration.

        S2 cells treated with dsRNA generated against this gene show reduced phagocytosis of Candida albicans compared to untreated cells.

        RNAi generated by PCR using primers directed to this gene causes a cell growth and viability phenotype when assayed in Kc167 and S2R+ cells.

        Phosphatidylethanolamine controls the release of HLH106 protein from cell membranes.

        Area matching Drosophila HLH106 gene, Acc. No. U38238.

        HLH106, a SREBP homolog from Drosophila, has been isolated. The similarity in the domain structure to vertebrate SREBP is a strong argument that the proteins have related functions.

        HLH106 is related to human sterol regulatory protein SREBP-1.

        Relationship to Other Genes
        Source for database merge of

        Source for merge of: HLH106 l(3)76BDw

        Additional comments
        Nomenclature History
        Source for database identify of

        Source for identity of: SREBP HLH106

        Nomenclature comments

        Renamed from 'HLH106' to 'SREBP' to be more informative and reflect clear preference in the literature.

        Etymology
        Synonyms and Secondary IDs (23)
        Reported As
        Symbol Synonym
        SREBP
        (Sheng et al., 2025, Berg et al., 2024, Goodman et al., 2024, Kurhaluk, 2024, Le et al., 2024, Liu et al., 2024, Moulton et al., 2024, Kim et al., 2023, Li et al., 2023, Wu et al., 2023, Carlson et al., 2022, Charroux and Royet, 2022, Goodman and Bellen, 2022, Wang et al., 2022, Bonfini et al., 2021, Ekure et al., 2021, He et al., 2021, Heier et al., 2021, Jacomin et al., 2021, Kilo et al., 2021, Liu and Han, 2021.4.14, Lyu et al., 2021, Moraes and Montagne, 2021, Pang et al., 2021, Ward and Moehring, 2021, Ågren et al., 2020, Luo et al., 2020, Martínez et al., 2020, Toprak et al., 2020, Zipper et al., 2020, Chen et al., 2019, Mirth et al., 2019, Sênos Demarco et al., 2019, Shokri et al., 2019, Su et al., 2019, Swevers, 2019, Tsai et al., 2019, Westfall et al., 2019, Gene Disruption Project members, 2018-, Lee et al., 2018, Lehmann, 2018, Park et al., 2018, Swevers et al., 2018, Westfall et al., 2018, Yin et al., 2018, Chng et al., 2017, Liu and Jin, 2017, Sieber and Spradling, 2017, Transgenic RNAi Project members, 2017-, Yan et al., 2017, Chiang et al., 2016, Diop and Bodmer, 2015, Diop et al., 2015, Liu et al., 2015, model organism Encyclopedia of Regulatory Network (modERN) Project, 2015-, Sanchez-Alvarez et al., 2015, Schertel et al., 2015, Sieber and Spradling, 2015, Xie et al., 2015, Song et al., 2014, Bonke et al., 2013, Rawson, 2013, Niwa and Niwa, 2011, D'Ambrosio and Vale, 2010, Bauer et al., 2009, Guo et al., 2008, Callejo et al., 2007, Matthews and Rawson, 2007, Cherry et al., 2006, Dorner et al., 2006, Matthews et al., 2006, Suh et al., 2006, Higaki et al., 2004, Kunte et al., 2004, Nohturfft and Losick, 2002)
        Name Synonyms
        Drosophila sterol regulatory element binding protein
        Helix loop helix protein 106
        Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein
        Sterol regulatory element binding protein
        Sterol regulatory element-binding protein
        lethal (3) 76BDw
        sterol regulatory element binding protein
        sterol regulatory element-binding protein
        sterol response element binding protein
        sterol-responsive element-binding protein
        transcription factor Sterol regulatory element binding protein
        Secondary FlyBase IDs
        • FBgn0015234
        • FBgn0063456
        • FBgn0260652
        Datasets (0)
        Study focus (0)
        Experimental Role
        Project
        Project Type
        Title
        Study result (0)
        Result
        Result Type
        Title
        External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 48 )
        Sequence Crossreferences
        NCBI Gene - Gene integrates information from a wide range of species. A record may include nomenclature, Reference Sequences (RefSeqs), maps, pathways, variations, phenotypes, and links to genome-, phenotype-, and locus-specific resources worldwide.
        GenBank Nucleotide - A collection of sequences from several sources, including GenBank, RefSeq, TPA, and PDB.
        GenBank Protein - A collection of sequences from several sources, including translations from annotated coding regions in GenBank, RefSeq and TPA, as well as records from SwissProt, PIR, PRF, and PDB.
        RefSeq - A comprehensive, integrated, non-redundant, well-annotated set of reference sequences including genomic, transcript, and protein.
        UniProt/GCRP - The gene-centric reference proteome (GCRP) provides a 1:1 mapping between genes and UniProt accessions in which a single 'canonical' isoform represents the product(s) of each protein-coding gene.
        UniProt/TrEMBL - Automatically annotated and unreviewed records of protein sequence and functional information
        Other crossreferences
        AlphaFold DB - AlphaFold provides open access to protein structure predictions for the human proteome and other key proteins of interest, to accelerate scientific research.
        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
        FlyAtlas2 - A Drosophila melanogaster expression atlas with RNA-Seq, miRNA-Seq and sex-specific data
        KEGG Genes - Molecular building blocks of life in the genomic space.
        MARRVEL_MODEL - MARRVEL (model organism gene)
        Linkouts
        BioGRID - A database of protein and genetic interactions.
        Drosophila Genomics Resource Center - Drosophila Genomics Resource Center (DGRC) cDNA clones
        DroID - A comprehensive database of gene and protein interactions.
        DRSC - Results frm RNAi screens
        Eukaryotic Promoter Database - A collection of databases of experimentally validated promoters for selected model organisms.
        FlyAtlas - Adult expression by tissue, using Affymetrix Dros2 array
        FlyCyc Genes - Genes from a BioCyc PGDB for Dmel
        Fly-FISH - A database of Drosophila embryo and larvae mRNA localization patterns
        Flygut - An atlas of the Drosophila adult midgut
        FlyMet - A comprehensive tissue-specific metabolomics resource for Drosophila.
        iBeetle-Base - RNAi phenotypes in the red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum)
        Interactive Fly - A cyberspace guide to Drosophila development and metazoan evolution
        MIST (protein-protein) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
        Reactome - An open-source, open access, manually curated and peer-reviewed pathway database.
        Reactome Metabolic Pathways - An open-source, open access, manually curated and peer-reviewed metabolic pathway database.
        References (207)