Sex combs on midleg, Su(z)302
Polycomb group - a member of a protein complex, termed PRC1 (Polycomb repressive complex 1) - Preincubation of nucleosomal arrays with PRC1 blocks the ability of these arrays to be remodeled by SWI/SNF - coordinates PcG complexes and polymerizes to produce broad domains of PcG silencing
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AlphaFold produces a per-residue confidence score (pLDDT) between 0 and 100. Some regions with low pLDDT may be unstructured in isolation.
Gene model reviewed during 5.53
4.1, 3.8 (longest cDNA)
100 (kD observed)
877 (aa); 94 (kD predicted)
Scm associates with the PRC1 core complex containing PSC, PC, PH and Sce/RING1. Forms homotypic and heterotypic interactions. Interacts with the SAM domain of ph-p via its SAM domain in vitro. Interacts with corto in vitro.
The SAM domain is essential for function.
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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).
Comment: maternally deposited
Comment: reference states >12 hr AEL
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polyclonal
Scm is required for normal neuroblast survival and proliferation in postembryonic central nervous system development.
Silencing activity depends upon a protein interaction domain in tethered Scm protein.
Pc-G proteins can silence gene expression at a large number of chromosomal locations, affecting both enhancer-activated and basal w transcription. Repression is observed even with separation distances of up to 3.0kb between target promoters and binding sites for tethered Pc-G proteins.
Silencing activity of the iab-7PRE in the bithorax complex is dependent upon proteins from the Polycomb group.
Scm encodes a zinc finger protein with similarity to the polyhomeotic proteins.
In an effort to subdivide the Pc-group genes functionally, the phenotypes of adult flies heterozygous for every pairwise combination of Pc-group mutation were examined. Asx, Pc, Pcl, Psc, Scm and Sce have similar functions in some imaginal tissues. Most duplications of Pc-group genes neither exhibit anterior transformations nor suppress the extra sex comb phenotype of Pc-group mutations, suggesting that not all Pc-group genes behave as predicted by the mass action model.
The bithorax complex genes are regulated by the Pc group of genes, acting via 'Pc group response elements' (PREs), that can work even when removed from the normal bithorax complex context. The Pc group products apparently provide stable memory or imprinting of boundaries which are specified by gap and pair-rule regulators.
Mutations of genes in the polycomb group (esc, E(z), Pc, ph-p, ph-d, Scm, Pcl, Sce, Asx, Psc, pho and Antp) cause abnormal segmental development due to the ectopic expression of abd-A and Abd-B. Embryos lacking both maternal and zygotic Scm product were generated to determine abd-A and Abd-B expression patterns.
The Pc group genes are negative regulators of homeotic genes.
Dominant suppressor of z1 eye colour: yellow eye colour darken to an orange tan, and is also associated with homeotic transformations.
Pole cell transplantation techniques demonstrate that Scm is maternally expressed and is required for normal BXC expression during embryogenesis.