FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026
Gene: Dmel\slgA
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\slgA
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
sluggish A
Annotation Symbol
CG1417
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0003423
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Enzyme Name (EC)
proline dehydrogenase (1.5.5.2)
Gene Summary
sluggish A (slgA) encodes a mitochondrial proline dehydrogenase that catalyzes the conversion of L-proline to pyrroline-5-carboxylate which is the first step in L-glutamate biosynthesis from L-proline. [Date last reviewed: 2025-09-11] (FlyBase Gene Snapshot)
Also Known As

slg, sluggish, proline dehydrogenase

Key Links
Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
Recombination map
1-66
RefSeq locus
NC_004354 REGION:21374002..21385159
Sequence
Genomic Maps
Other Genome Views
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Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (7 terms)
Molecular Function (2 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from mutant phenotype
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
enables FAD binding
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000357758
inferred from sequence or structural similarity with UniProtKB:O43272
Biological Process (4 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (3 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
involved_in phototaxis
inferred from mutant phenotype
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
traceable author statement
inferred from electronic annotation with InterPro:IPR015659
Cellular Component (1 term)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
located_in mitochondrion
inferred from direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (0 terms)
Protein Family (UniProt)
Belongs to the proline oxidase family. (Q04499)
Catalytic Activity (EC/Rhea)
proline dehydrogenase activity
L-proline + a quinone = (S)-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate + a quinol + H(+) (1.5.5.2)
RHEA 23784:
Summaries
Gene Snapshot
sluggish A (slgA) encodes a mitochondrial proline dehydrogenase that catalyzes the conversion of L-proline to pyrroline-5-carboxylate which is the first step in L-glutamate biosynthesis from L-proline. [Date last reviewed: 2025-09-11]
Gene Group (FlyBase)
UNCLASSIFIED CH-NH OXIDOREDUCTASES -
This group comprises CH-NH oxidoreductases that do not classify under other groups in FlyBase.
Pathway (FlyBase)
L-GLUTAMATE BIOSYNTHESIS (FROM L-PROLINE) -
L-glutamate is a non-essential amino acid and can be synthesized in the mitochondrion from L-proline. Besides its role in protein synthesis, L-glutamate is required for the production of GABA, L-serine, L-proline, L-alanine, glutathione and is part of the malate-aspartate shuttle. In addition, L-glutamate acts as a neurotransmitter and is used for the glutamylation of tubulin and the tetrahydrofolate cofactor. (Adapted from PMID:34291343.)
Protein Function (UniProtKB)
Converts proline to delta-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate (PubMed:8096642). Involved in the conversion of proline to glutamate, which functions as a transmitter at neuromuscular junctions (PubMed:8096642). Glutamate deficiency could possibly account for reduced motor activity (PubMed:8096642).
(UniProt, Q04499)
Phenotypic Description (Red Book; Lindsley and Zimm 1992)
slgA: sluggish-A (J.C. Hall)
Isolated as defective in fast phototaxis, using counter-current-distribution (CCD) machine; also turned out to have poor (negative) geotaxis in this machine; yet mutant males showed some positive optomotor responses and had a normal electroretinogram; hence termed sluggish (as opposed to phototaxis-defective per se); Markow and Merriam (1977) confirmed aberrant CCD phototactic response; in maze tests the mutant was found to be quite photonegative (more so than wild type) and seemingly normal in geotaxis (Markow and Merriam, 1977). slgA causes poor viability, as well as aberrant behavior in hemizygous females (Miklos et al., 1987); in mosaics studied for sluggishness, a mutant leg seemed to be debilitated independently of behavior of other legs, with the six foci for such movement deficits mapping to the ventral blastoderm (A. Ghysen, cited in Hall, 1978).
Gene Model and Products
Number of Transcripts
14
Number of Unique Polypeptides
5

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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 Q04499)

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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

Gene model reviewed during 5.55

Tissue-specific extension of 3' UTRs observed during later stages (FBrf0218523, FBrf0219848); all variants may not be annotated

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

Gene model reviewed during 5.46

Gene model reviewed during 5.53

Transcript Data
Annotated Transcripts
Name
FlyBase ID
RefSeq ID
Length (nt)
Assoc. CDS (aa)
FBtr0077203
2908
669
FBtr0077206
3778
669
FBtr0077207
2494
356
FBtr0077204
3814
681
FBtr0077205
3814
681
FBtr0077208
3497
669
FBtr0077209
3421
669
FBtr0077210
3859
669
FBtr0307524
3580
669
FBtr0307525
3472
669
FBtr0307526
3404
669
FBtr0307527
3359
669
FBtr0307528
2551
669
FBtr0307529
3457
681
Additional Transcript Data and Comments
Reported size (kB)

3.6, 2.5 (northern blot)

Comments
External Data
Crossreferences
Polypeptide Data
Annotated Polypeptides
Name
FlyBase ID
Predicted MW (kDa)
Length (aa)
Theoretical pI
UniProt
RefSeq ID
GenBank
FBpp0076902
76.0
669
9.23
FBpp0076905
75.9
669
9.31
FBpp0076906
41.6
356
9.34
FBpp0076903
77.2
681
9.31
FBpp0076904
77.2
681
9.23
FBpp0089304
76.0
669
9.23
FBpp0089305
76.0
669
9.23
FBpp0089306
76.0
669
9.23
FBpp0300179
75.9
669
9.31
FBpp0300180
76.0
669
9.23
FBpp0300181
76.0
669
9.23
FBpp0300182
76.0
669
9.23
FBpp0300183
75.9
669
9.31
FBpp0300184
77.2
681
9.23
Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

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

681 aa isoforms: slgA-PE, slgA-PN
669 aa isoforms: slgA-PB, slgA-PI, slgA-PM
Additional Polypeptide Data and Comments
Reported size (kDa)
Comments
External Data
Crossreferences
InterPro - A database of protein families, domains and functional sites
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\slgA 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).

-0.50

Transcript Expression
No Assay Recorded
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
in situ
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
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

Proline-oxidase activity was found in mitochondrial preparations.

Proline-oxidase activity in mitochondrial preparations varied little between Canton-S, Amherst, and w- strains but was significantly reduced in slgA mutant preparations.

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

JBrowse - Visual display of RNA-Seq signals

View Dmel\slgA 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
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 ( 14 )
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Other relevant insertions
Transgenic Constructs ( 15 )
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Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of slgA
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of slgA
Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 49 )
Inferred from experimentation ( 49 )
Inferred from location ( 23 )
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) (3)
14 of 14
Yes
Yes
1  
8 of 14
No
Yes
5 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) (2)
14 of 14
Yes
Yes
8 of 14
No
Yes
Mus musculus (laboratory mouse) (2)
14 of 14
Yes
Yes
8 of 14
No
Yes
Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (3)
7 of 13
Yes
Yes
3 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
Yes
Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (3)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
10 of 14
No
Yes
9 of 14
No
Yes
Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, roundworm) (1)
14 of 14
Yes
Yes
Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (2)
11 of 12
Yes
Yes
Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (2)
12 of 13
Yes
Yes
12 of 13
Yes
Yes
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Brewer's yeast) (1)
9 of 13
Yes
Yes
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission yeast) (1)
10 of 12
Yes
Yes
Escherichia coli (enterobacterium) (1)
1 of 11
Yes
No
Other Organism Orthologs (via OrthoDB)
Data provided directly from OrthoDB:slgA. Refer to their site for version information.
Paralogs
Paralogs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Human Disease Associations
FlyBase Human Disease Model Reports
Disease Ontology (DO) Annotations
Models Based on Experimental Evidence ( 8 )
Potential Models Based on Orthology ( 2 )
Human Ortholog
Disease
Evidence
References
Modifiers Based on Experimental Evidence ( 3 )
Allele
Disease
Interaction
References
model of  schizophrenia
is NOT exacerbated by CkIIαGL00003
is NOT exacerbated by CkIIαJF01436
model of  schizophrenia
is NOT exacerbated by CkIIαGL00003
is NOT exacerbated by CkIIαJF01436
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?
Hsap\LOC102724788
5 of 14
      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
      External Links
      FlyCyc Pathways - Pathways from a BioCyc PGDB for Dmel
      KEGG Metabolic Pathways - A collection of manually drawn metabolic pathway maps representing knowledge of molecular interaction, reaction and relation networks.
      Reactome Metabolic Pathways - An open-source, open access, manually curated and peer-reviewed metabolic pathway database.
      External Data
      Linkouts
      KEGG Pathways - A collection of manually drawn pathway maps representing knowledge of molecular interaction, reaction and relation networks.
      Reactome - An open-source, open access, manually curated and peer-reviewed pathway database.
      Class of Gene
      Genomic Location and Detailed Mapping Data
      Chromosome (arm)
      X
      Recombination map
      1-66
      Cytogenetic map
      Sequence location
      FlyBase Computed Cytological Location
      Cytogenetic map
      Evidence for location
      19F6-20A1
      Limits computationally determined from genome sequence between P{EP}CG1702EP1525 and P{EP}EP1465&P{EP}CG1486EP1192
      Experimentally Determined Cytological Location
      Cytogenetic map
      Notes
      References
      19F4-19F4
      (determined by in situ hybridisation) 19F (determined by in situ hybridisation)
      Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
      Location
      Notes
      Stocks and Reagents
      Stocks (17)
      Genomic Clones (15)
       

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      cDNA Clones (143)
       

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      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

          The slgA gene localised to a 14.7kb region at the base of the X chromosome and encodes proline oxidase.

          Neither toxicity nor behavioural anomaly are detected upon application of proline analogues, 4-methylene L-proline and both isomers of 5-ethynyl proline.

          The genomic region containing sol and slgA has been cloned and analysed.

          Relationship to Other Genes
          Source for database merge of
          Additional comments

          Complements sol (Miklos, Kelly, Coombe, Leeds and Lefevre, 1987). Also complements PC16, another phototaxis/geotaxis-defective mutation in the region, isolated in laboratory of S. Benzer and studied by Markow and Merriam (1977).

          Nomenclature History
          Source for database identify of

          Source for identity of: slgA CG1417

          Nomenclature comments
          Etymology
          Synonyms and Secondary IDs (13)
          Datasets (0)
          Study focus (0)
          Experimental Role
          Project
          Project Type
          Title
          Study result (0)
          Result
          Result Type
          Title
          External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 96 )
          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.
          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.
          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
          InterPro - A database of protein families, domains and functional sites
          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
          FlyCyc Pathways - Pathways 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)
          KEGG Metabolic Pathways - A collection of manually drawn metabolic pathway maps representing knowledge of molecular interaction, reaction and relation networks.
          KEGG Pathways - A collection of manually drawn pathway maps representing knowledge of molecular interaction, reaction and relation networks.
          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 (96)