FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Gene: Dmel\stc
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\stc
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
shuttle craft
Annotation Symbol
CG3647
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0001978
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Enzyme Name (EC)
Gene Summary
shuttle craft (stc) encodes a zinc finger transcription factor of the NFX1 family. Maternally contributed protein is essential for segmentation. During the late stages of embryonic neurogenesis, zygotically expressed stc product is involved in axon guidance, which is vital for proper muscle innervation. stc expression in the embryo is important for the adult life span and aging. [Date last reviewed: 2018-09-13] (FlyBase Gene Snapshot)
Also Known As

l(2)35Cb, l(2)br33, br33, BG:DS04929.4

Key Links
Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
Recombination map
2-51
RefSeq locus
NT_033779 REGION:15113480..15118069
Sequence
Genomic Maps
Other Genome Views
The following external sites may use different assemblies or annotations than FlyBase.
Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (9 terms)
Molecular Function (6 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (0 terms)
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (6 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
Biological Process (2 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (0 terms)
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from sequence or structural similarity with UniProtKB:Q12986
Cellular Component (1 term)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
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:PTN000270822
located_in nucleus
inferred from electronic annotation with InterPro:IPR000967
Protein Family (UniProt)
Belongs to the NFX1 family. (P40798)
Catalytic Activity (EC/Rhea)
ubiquitin protein ligase activity
Summaries
Gene Snapshot
shuttle craft (stc) encodes a zinc finger transcription factor of the NFX1 family. Maternally contributed protein is essential for segmentation. During the late stages of embryonic neurogenesis, zygotically expressed stc product is involved in axon guidance, which is vital for proper muscle innervation. stc expression in the embryo is important for the adult life span and aging. [Date last reviewed: 2018-09-13]
Gene Group (FlyBase)
UNCLASSIFIED RING DOMAIN UBIQUITIN LIGASES -
This group comprises RING domain ubiquitin ligases that do not classify under other groups in FlyBase.
UNCLASSIFIED DNA BINDING DOMAIN TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS -
This group comprises DNA-binding transcription factors that do not classify under other domain-based transcription factor groups in FlyBase.
Protein Function (UniProtKB)
Plays an essential role during the late stages of embryonic neurogenesis. May either fine-tune the guidance or the spatial maintenance of the migrating SNB and in nerve roots, which are composed of axons originating from distinct groups of motor neurons and may be required to either guide or maintain the position of these nerves along a direct and straight path to their ultimate targets in particular muscle fields. May play a role in egg chamber development and/or may confer essential maternal contributions to the early embryo.
(UniProt, P40798)
Phenotypic Description (Red Book; Lindsley and Zimm 1992)
l(2)35Cb
l(2)35Cb1 escapes in heterozygous combination with Df(2L)Sco4, but not with other l(2)35Cb deficiencies.
Summary (Interactive Fly)

zinc finger, C4HC3 type (PHD finger), and RD-domain protein - maternal mutants exhibit defects in segmentation, while zygotic mutants show defects in axon guidance

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

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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
start
end
Structure
Protein 3D structure   (Predicted by AlphaFold)   (AlphaFold entry P40798)

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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.

Gene model reviewed during 5.45

Transcript Data
Annotated Transcripts
Name
FlyBase ID
RefSeq ID
Length (nt)
Assoc. CDS (aa)
FBtr0080706
4124
1099
FBtr0080705
4145
1106
FBtr0332473
4112
1095
FBtr0332474
4133
1102
Additional Transcript Data and Comments
Reported size (kB)

4.0 (northern blot)

Comments
External Data
Crossreferences
Polypeptide Data
Annotated Polypeptides
Name
FlyBase ID
Predicted MW (kDa)
Length (aa)
Theoretical pI
UniProt
RefSeq ID
GenBank
FBpp0080266
122.4
1099
8.34
FBpp0080265
123.2
1106
8.34
FBpp0304749
121.9
1095
8.34
FBpp0304750
122.7
1102
8.34
Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

None of the polypeptides share 100% sequence identity.

Additional Polypeptide Data and Comments
Reported size (kDa)

1106, 1099 (aa); 123 (kD predicted)

Comments
External Data
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\stc 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).

1.14

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

Comment: maternally deposited

northern blot
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Additional Descriptive Data

stc transcripts are detected throughout development on northern blots. They are most abundant in adult males and in ovaries.

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

stc protein was detected in the central nervous system of stage 13-17 embryos. It is prominent in repeated clusters of cells in each neuromere along the length of the ventral nerve cord and in distinct groups of cells within the brain lobes.

Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Evidence
References
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\stc 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 ( 16 )
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Other relevant insertions
Transgenic Constructs ( 7 )
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Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of stc
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of stc
Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 166 )
Inferred from experimentation ( 166 )
Gene disrupted in
Gene partially disrupted in
Gene not disrupted in
Gene not duplicated in
Inferred from location ( 8 )
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) (4)
14 of 14
Yes
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Model Organism Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) (3)
14 of 14
Yes
Yes
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Mus musculus (laboratory mouse) (3)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (3)
11 of 13
Yes
Yes
2 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (2)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, roundworm) (2)
14 of 14
Yes
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (2)
12 of 12
Yes
Yes
Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (2)
11 of 13
Yes
Yes
3 of 13
No
No
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Brewer's yeast) (1)
13 of 13
Yes
Yes
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission yeast) (1)
12 of 12
Yes
Yes
Escherichia coli (enterobacterium) (0)
Other Organism Orthologs (via OrthoDB)
Data provided directly from OrthoDB:stc. Refer to their site for version information.
Paralogs
Paralogs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (1)
5 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
    Summary of Genetic Interactions
    Interaction Browsers
    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
    External Data
    Linkouts
    Class of Gene
    Genomic Location and Detailed Mapping Data
    Chromosome (arm)
    2L
    Recombination map
    2-51
    Cytogenetic map
    Sequence location
    FlyBase Computed Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Evidence for location
    35C2-35C2
    Limits computationally determined from genome sequence between P{EP}vigEP812&P{PZ}stc05441 and P{EP}esgEP633&P{PZ}esg07082
    Experimentally Determined Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Notes
    References
    34C4-36A7
    35C1-35C2
    (determined by in situ hybridisation)
    35C-35C
    (determined by in situ hybridisation)
    Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
    Location
    Left of (cM)
    Right of (cM)
    Notes
    Stocks and Reagents
    Stocks (16)
    Genomic Clones (19)
    cDNA Clones (91)
     

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

          Expression is enriched in embryonic gonads.

          0 alleles of stc recovered in a P-insertion screen.

          A maternally derived source of stc protein is required during embryogenesis but not oogenesis.

          FlyBase curator comment: Authors state "stc is the sole transcription unit in this region". Subsequent genome annotation identified adjacent CG15269, in which the 05441 insertion FBti0005150 identified with stc05441 (FBal0008509) maps.

          Mutants fail to coordinate the contractions required for hatching and die during late embryogenesis.

          5 additional alleles are discussed but are not named.

          Relationship to Other Genes
          Source for database merge of

          Source for merge of: stc l(2)SH1565

          Source for merge of: stc BcDNA:LD22726

          Additional comments

          Source for merge of stc BcDNA:LD22726 was sequence comparison ( date:990717 ).

          Nomenclature History
          Source for database identify of

          Source for identity of: stc CG3647

          Nomenclature comments
          Etymology
          Synonyms and Secondary IDs (18)
          Reported As
          Secondary FlyBase IDs
          • FBgn0065412
          Datasets (0)
          Study focus (0)
          Experimental Role
          Project
          Project Type
          Title
          Study result (0)
          Result
          Result Type
          Title
          External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 63 )
          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/Swiss-Prot - Manually annotated and reviewed records of protein sequence and functional information
          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
          FlyMine - An integrated database for Drosophila genomics
          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
          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
          References (125)