FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026
Gene: Dmel\smo
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\smo
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
smoothened
Annotation Symbol
CG11561
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0003444
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Gene Summary
smoothened (smo) encodes a critical component of the Hedgehog signaling pathway. It is regulated by phosphorylation, dimerization, and cell-surface accumulation upon Hedgehog stimulation. The product of smo is also regulated by ubiquitin and other small molecules such as phospholipids. [Date last reviewed: 2019-03-14] (FlyBase Gene Snapshot)
Also Known As

dSmo, smooth

Key Links
Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
Recombination map
2-0.5
RefSeq locus
NT_033779 REGION:277582..282167
Sequence
Genomic Maps
Other Genome Views
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Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (37 terms)
Molecular Function (8 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (6 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
inferred from physical interaction with UniProtKB:O16844
inferred from physical interaction with FLYBASE:Sxl; FB:FBgn0264270
inferred from direct assay
inferred from physical interaction with FLYBASE:fu; FB:FBgn0001079
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000885245
Biological Process (23 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (17 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from genetic interaction with FLYBASE:ptc; FB:FBgn0003892
inferred from genetic interaction with FLYBASE:dsh; FB:FBgn0000499
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from genetic interaction with FLYBASE:hid; FB:FBgn0003997
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (7 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000885245
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000885245
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000885245
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000885245
traceable author statement
Cellular Component (6 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (5 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
colocalizes_with axon
inferred from direct assay
located_in cilium
inferred from direct assay
located_in dendrite
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
located_in plasma membrane
inferred from mutant phenotype
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (4 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
is_active_in cilium
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000885245
is_active_in dendrite
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000885245
located_in membrane
inferred from electronic annotation with InterPro:IPR000539, InterPro:IPR017981
is_active_in plasma membrane
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000139394
located_in plasma membrane
inferred from experiment
Gene Group (FlyBase)
Protein Family (UniProt)
Belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor Fz/Smo family. (P91682)
Summaries
Gene Snapshot
smoothened (smo) encodes a critical component of the Hedgehog signaling pathway. It is regulated by phosphorylation, dimerization, and cell-surface accumulation upon Hedgehog stimulation. The product of smo is also regulated by ubiquitin and other small molecules such as phospholipids. [Date last reviewed: 2019-03-14]
Gene Group (FlyBase)
SMOOTHENED-TYPE RECEPTORS -
smo is a Class F GPCR related to Frizzled GPCRs. It is a component of the hedgehog (hh) signaling pathway. smo is believed to signal via G protein independent and Gi-coupled pathways. (Adapted from FBrf0221081 and FBrf0201812).
Pathway (FlyBase)
HEDGEHOG SIGNALING PATHWAY CORE COMPONENTS -
The hedgehog signaling pathway is initiated by hedgehog (hh) ligand binding to the extracellular domain of patched receptor (ptc), leading to the derepression of smoothened (smo) activity. Activation of the atypical GPCR smo results in the accumulation of the transcriptional activator form of cubitus interruptus (ci) and the derepression/activation of hh target genes. In the absence of hh, smo is repressed by ptc and ci is processed to a truncated repressor form. (Adapted from FBrf0220683 and FBrf0231236).
Protein Function (UniProtKB)
Segment polarity protein required for correct patterning of every segment. G protein-coupled receptor which associates with the patched protein (ptc) to transduce the hedgehog (hh) signal through the activation of an inhibitory G-protein. In the absence of hh, ptc represses the constitutive signaling activity of smo through fused (fu). Essential component of a hh-signaling pathway which regulates the Duox-dependent gut immune response to bacterial uracil; required to activate Cad99C-dependent endosome formation, norpA-dependent Ca2+ mobilization and p38 MAPK, which are essential steps in the Duox-dependent production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in response to intestinal bacterial infection (PubMed:25639794).
(UniProt, P91682)
Phenotypic Description (Red Book; Lindsley and Zimm 1992)
smo: smoothened
Embryonic lethal. All denticles in abdominal segments point posteriorly. At 18 naked cuticle deleted and denticle belts of adjacent segments fused and locally arranged as mirror-image duplications.
Summary (Interactive Fly)

seven-pass transmembrane protein - the reception and transduction of the HH signal is mediated by its receptor Patched and by Smoothened - PTC and HH control SMO by regulating its stability, trafficking, and phosphorylation - SMO in turn interacts directly with Fused and Costal2, which interact with each other and with Cubitus interruptus in an intracellular Hedgehog transducing complex

Gene Model and Products
Number of Transcripts
1
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)
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SMART protein domains
InterPro name
classification
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Structure
Protein 3D structure   (Predicted by AlphaFold)   (AlphaFold entry P91682)

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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
PDB - An information portal to biological macromolecular structures
Comments on Gene Model

Gene model reviewed during 5.44

Gene model reviewed during 5.52

Transcript Data
Annotated Transcripts
Name
FlyBase ID
RefSeq ID
Length (nt)
Assoc. CDS (aa)
FBtr0078129
4008
1036
Additional Transcript Data and Comments
Reported size (kB)

4.2 (northern blot)

4.1 (northern blot)

Comments
External Data
Crossreferences
Polypeptide Data
Annotated Polypeptides
Name
FlyBase ID
Predicted MW (kDa)
Length (aa)
Theoretical pI
UniProt
RefSeq ID
GenBank
FBpp0077788
116.6
1036
8.95
Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

There is only one protein coding transcript and one polypeptide associated with this gene

Additional Polypeptide Data and Comments
Reported size (kDa)
Comments
External Data
Subunit Structure (UniProtKB)

Interacts with cos.

(UniProt, P91682)
Post Translational Modification

Phosphorylation by CkIalpha and PKA regulates smo accumulation at the cell surface and its signaling activity in response to hh.

(UniProt, P91682)
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\smo 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).

-0.66

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

Comment: maternally deposited

organism
• pole plasm

Comment: maternally deposited

antennal anlage in statu nascendi

Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm anlage in statu nascendi

dorsal head epidermis anlage in statu nascendi

Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm anlage in statu nascendi

visual anlage in statu nascendi

Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm anlage in statu nascendi

antennal anlage

Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm anlage

central brain anlage

Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm anlage

dorsal head epidermis anlage

Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm anlage

visual anlage

Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm anlage

antennal primordium

Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm primordium

central brain primordium

Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm primordium

visual primordium

Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm primordium

dorsal head epidermis primordium

Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm primordium

lateral head epidermis primordium

Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm primordium

ventral head epidermis primordium

Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm primordium

antennal primordium

Comment: reported as procephalon primordium

central brain primordium

Comment: reported as procephalon primordium

dorsal head epidermis primordium

Comment: reported as procephalon primordium

lateral head epidermis primordium

Comment: reported as procephalon primordium

ventral head epidermis primordium

Comment: reported as procephalon primordium

visual primordium

Comment: reported as procephalon primordium

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

smo is present in both the posterior optic lobe and adjacent anterior optic lobe cells in mid stage 11 embryos.

smo transcript is expressed throughout the wing disc.

smo transcripts are expressed at all developmental stages.

smo transcripts are detected in embryos, larvae, and pupae on northern blots. They are most abundant in early embryos and adult females.

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

smo protein is localized to the anterior compartment of the wing disc; however, smo transcipt is distributed through the entire wing disc.

Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Evidence
References
colocalizes_with axon
inferred from direct assay
located_in cilium
inferred from direct assay
located_in dendrite
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
located_in plasma membrane
inferred from mutant phenotype
Expression Deduced from Reporters
High-Throughput Expression Data
Associated Tools

JBrowse - Visual display of RNA-Seq signals

View Dmel\smo 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
FlyExpress - Embryonic expression images (BDGP data)
  • Stages(s) 1-3
  • Stages(s) 4-6
  • Stages(s) 7-8
  • Stages(s) 9-10
  • Stages(s) 11-12
Alleles, Insertions, Transgenic Constructs, and Aberrations
Classical and Insertion Alleles ( 24 )
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Other relevant insertions
Transgenic Constructs ( 252 )
For All Alleles Carried on Transgenic Constructs Show
Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of smo
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of smo
Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 7 )
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
Sterility
Allele
Other Phenotypes
Allele
Phenotype manifest in
Allele
lamina & neuron | precursor | somatic clone
morphogenetic furrow & nucleus | somatic clone
photoreceptor cell & neuron
photoreceptor cell R8 & eye disc | somatic clone
Orthologs
Human Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Homo sapiens (Human) (24)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
3  
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
1 of 14
No
No
1 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) (20)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Mus musculus (laboratory mouse) (21)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 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
1  
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (16)
8 of 13
Yes
Yes
2 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
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
No
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (24)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
1 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
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, roundworm) (5)
2 of 14
Yes
No
2 of 14
Yes
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (9)
11 of 12
Yes
Yes
3 of 12
No
No
3 of 12
No
No
3 of 12
No
No
1 of 12
No
Yes
1 of 12
No
Yes
1 of 12
No
No
Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (0)
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Brewer's yeast) (0)
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission yeast) (0)
Escherichia coli (enterobacterium) (0)
Other Organism Orthologs (via OrthoDB)
Data provided directly from OrthoDB:smo. Refer to their site for version information.
Paralogs
Paralogs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (7)
5 of 13
5 of 13
5 of 13
4 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 ( 1 )
Allele
Disease
Evidence
References
Potential Models Based on Orthology ( 0 )
Human Ortholog
Disease
Evidence
References
Modifiers Based on Experimental Evidence ( 1 )
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
RNA-RNA
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
suppressible
suppressible
enhanceable
Starting gene(s)
Interaction type
Interacting gene(s)
Reference
External Data
Subunit Structure (UniProtKB)
Interacts with cos.
(UniProt, P91682 )
Linkouts
BioGRID - A database of protein and genetic interactions.
DroID - A comprehensive database of gene and protein interactions.
MIST (genetic) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
MIST (protein-protein) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
Pathways
Signaling Pathways (FlyBase)
Metabolic Pathways
FlyBase
External Links
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.
SignaLink - A signaling pathway resource with multi-layered regulatory networks.
Class of Gene
Genomic Location and Detailed Mapping Data
Chromosome (arm)
2L
Recombination map
2-0.5
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
FlyBase Computed Cytological Location
Cytogenetic map
Evidence for location
21B7-21B7
Limits computationally determined from genome sequence between P{lacW}spenk06805&P{lacW}l(2)k13604k13604 and P{lacW}U2af38k14504
Experimentally Determined Cytological Location
Cytogenetic map
Notes
References
Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
Left of (cM)
Right of (cM)
Notes
Stocks and Reagents
Stocks (41)
Genomic Clones (18)
 

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cDNA Clones (36)
 

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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
 
Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank - Monoclonal antibodies for use in research
Cell Line Information
Publicly Available Cell Lines
 
    Other Stable Cell Lines
     
    • New stable cell line derived from S2-unspecified : A stable S2 cell line was isolated that expresses the smoIP fluorescence-based sensor under the control of UAS and reproducibly responds to hh stimulation.

    • New stable cell line derived from S2-unspecified : S2 cells stably expressing an inducible Tag:MYC-tagged smo transgene under the control of the metallothionein promoter (pMT-Myc-Smo) were created. S2 cells stably expressing the N-terminal fragment of hhh protein (HhN) that is active for signaling were created.

    Other Comments

    smo protein promotes the relocalisation of fu protein from vesicles to the plasma membrane in response to hh signaling and reciprocally, fu protein controls the stability and phosphorylation of smo protein.

    A region in the C-terminus of smo protein is sufficient for its interaction with fu protein (spans amino acids 985 to 1036).

    Phosphorylation activates smo protein by inducing a conformational switch. This occurs by antagonising multiple Arg clusters in the smo cytoplasmic tail. The Arg clusters inhibit smo protein by blocking its cell surface expression and keeping it in an inactive conformation that is maintained by electrostatic interactions. Phosphorylation disrupts the interactions and induces a conformational switch and dimerisation of smo protein cytoplasmic tails, which is essential for pathway activation.

    Identified as a component of the hh signalling pathway in a genome-wide RNAi screen. dsRNA made from templates generated with primers directed affects the extent of expression of a hh signaling reporter construct in Clone 8 cells.

    smo protein accumulates in the plasma membrane of cells that lack ptc activity, whereas when co-expressed with ptc, smo protein localises exclusively intracellularly, in distinct punctate structures.

    dsRNA made from templates generated with primers directed against this gene tested in RNAi screen for effects on Kc167 and S2R+ cell morphology.

    dsRNA made from templates generated with primers against this gene tested in a cl-8 cell reporter assay to examine any role of smo in the hh signalling pathway.

    The last 301 amino acids of the cos COOH terminus are sufficient to provide full association with smo.

    Epistatic analysis places cos function downstream of ptc and smo.

    dsRNA corresponding to smo used in S2 cultured cell assay.

    17 alleles of smo have been recovered in a screen for mutations with smo-like mutant phenotypes in clones in the wing.

    Control of smo localisation appears to be a crucial step in hh signalling.

    ptc-smo signalling has a role in head morphogenesis to promote cell proliferation via activation of babo.

    ptc protein destabilises smo protein in the absence of hh protein.

    The hh signalling components smo and ci are required in cells posterior to hh to maintain ptc expression, whereas fu is not necessary in these cells.

    ptc protein normally binds hh gene product without any help of the smo gene product, though smo is also a part of the receptor complex that binds hh and transduces the hh signal. The mechanism of signal transduction may involve hh binding specifically to ptc and inducing a conformational change leading to the release of latent smo activity.

    Anterior cells in the wing that lack smo function no longer obey a lineage restriction in the normal position of the anterior-posterior boundary.

    Complementation and epistasis tests indicate that oro is not allelic to smo.

    smo encodes a serpentine protein highly conserved in evolution.

    smo activity is required for transduction of hh but not wg. smo acts downstream from ptc to transduce the hh signal.

    Loss of smo function causes a hh-like phenotype.

    Morphogenetic furrow progression is significantly delayed, but not prevented, in smo clones.

    smo is a putative receptor of the hh signal.

    smo encodes a seven-pass membrane protein. In direction of increasing cytology: anon-21Ca+ anon-21Cb- smo+ anon-21Cc-

    smo activity is required in wing anterior cells along the A/P boundary for these cells both to transduce hh and to limit its further movement into the anterior compartment. ptc regulates smo activity in response to hh signalling.

    In competition binding, cross-linking and co-immunoprecipitation experiments no binding of tagged hh protein to smo protein or its rat homolog could be detected, although hh protein can bind to the protein encoded by the mouse homolog of ptc.

    Segment polarity gene smo is required for the response of cells to hh signalling during the development of both the embryonic segments and imaginal discs. Structure of the smo protein suggests it may act as a receptor for the hh ligand.

    The effects of removing smo gene activity from embryos in which hh or wg is ectopically expressed suggest a role for smo in the hh signalling pathway.

    All alleles are zygotic lethal, cold sensitive, at the lower temperature the phenotype of all alleles is quite variable suggesting that the gene may be maternally expressed.

    Direct wg autoregulation differs from wg signalling to adjacent cells in the importance of fu, smo and ci relative to sgg and arm.

    The smo gene acts downstream of wg in pattern formation.

    Mutations in zygotic polarity gene smo do not interact with RpII140wimp.

    Relationship to Other Genes
    Source for database merge of
    Additional comments
    Nomenclature History
    Source for database identify of
    Nomenclature comments
    Etymology

    Named "smoothened" for the smooth, denticle-free cuticle in mutant embryos.

    Synonyms and Secondary IDs (9)
    Reported As
    Symbol Synonym
    Smo
    (Goins et al., 2024, Jang et al., 2024, Chang, 2022, Han and Jiang, 2022, Emmons-Bell and Hariharan, 2021, Liu et al., 2021, Manikowski et al., 2021, Saad and Hipfner, 2021, Surkova et al., 2021, Zhang and Jiang, 2021, Zhao et al., 2021, González-Méndez et al., 2020, Gorla and Bashaw, 2020, Gou et al., 2020, Kamdem et al., 2020, Lan et al., 2020, Li et al., 2020, Luo et al., 2020, Nishihara, 2020, Pan et al., 2020, Prince et al., 2020, Zhang et al., 2020, Fan et al., 2019, Han et al., 2019, Jiang et al., 2019, Meltzer, 2019-, Meltzer et al., 2019, Giordano et al., 2018, Jiang et al., 2018, Lehmann, 2018, Li et al., 2018, Li et al., 2018, Zhou et al., 2018, Chen et al., 2017, Hsia et al., 2017, Li et al., 2017, Shalaby et al., 2017, Zhang et al., 2017, Zhao et al., 2017, Jiang et al., 2016, Lee et al., 2016, Li et al., 2016, Mbodj et al., 2016, Ulmschneider et al., 2016, Dorn and Dorn, 2015, Gurdziel et al., 2015, Khaliullina et al., 2015, Lee et al., 2015, Marada et al., 2015, Oh et al., 2015, Sharpe et al., 2015, Xiong et al., 2015, Jiang et al., 2014, Kuzhandaivel et al., 2014, Pichaud, 2014, Shi et al., 2014, Wang et al., 2014, Zhang et al., 2014, Bausek, 2013, Briscoe and Thérond, 2013, Chai et al., 2013, Chen and Jiang, 2013, Gao et al., 2013, Gao et al., 2013, Mbodj et al., 2013, Palm et al., 2013, Shi et al., 2013, Yang et al., 2013, Yousefian et al., 2013, Zhang et al., 2013, Cheng et al., 2012, Fan et al., 2012, Legent et al., 2012, Li et al., 2012, Robbins et al., 2012, Rojas-Ríos et al., 2012, Xia et al., 2012, Shi et al., 2011, Zhang et al., 2011, Chen et al., 2010, Jia et al., 2010, Mukai et al., 2010, Zheng et al., 2010, Ayers et al., 2009, Farzan et al., 2009, Mao and Freeman, 2009, González et al., 2008, Liu et al., 2008, Su et al., 2008, Wu and Mlodzik, 2008, Zhao and Jiang, 2008, Liu et al., 2007, Molnar et al., 2007, Walthall et al., 2007, Zhao et al., 2007, Beenken and Mohammadi, 2006, Fisher and Howie, 2006, Jiang, 2006, Ogden et al., 2006, Osterlund and Kogerman, 2006, Wilson and Chuang, 2006, Dawber et al., 2005, Jekely and Rorth, 2003, Kuwabara and Labouesse, 2002, Chen et al., 1999)
    smo
    (Port et al., 2026, Bischoff et al., 2025, Deshpande et al., 2025, Kong et al., 2025, Deshpande et al., 2023, Bolatto et al., 2022, Bostock et al., 2022, Chen et al., 2022, Gonçalves Antunes et al., 2022, He et al., 2022, Míguez et al., 2022, National Institute of Genetics Fly Stocks, 2022-, Schlichting et al., 2022, Yang et al., 2022, Boukhatmi, 2021, Everetts et al., 2021, Liu et al., 2021, Liu et al., 2021, Tatapudy et al., 2021, Tu et al., 2021, Basu et al., 2020, Bruzzone et al., 2020, Little et al., 2020, Miller et al., 2020, Port et al., 2020, Tu et al., 2020, Wang and Dahmann, 2020, Brodskiy et al., 2019, Li and Baker, 2019, Xu et al., 2019, Ahaley, 2018, Baldeosingh et al., 2018, Billmann et al., 2018, Tseng et al., 2018, Albert and Bökel, 2017, Dai et al., 2017, Garcia-Garcia et al., 2017, González-Méndez et al., 2017, Lai et al., 2017, Lu et al., 2017, Recasens-Alvarez et al., 2017, Sanial et al., 2017, Solis et al., 2017, Transgenic RNAi Project members, 2017-, Li et al., 2016, Ma et al., 2016, Sarov et al., 2016, Han et al., 2015, Im et al., 2015, Li et al., 2015, Liu et al., 2015, Lu et al., 2015, Matsuda et al., 2015, Rudolf et al., 2015, Sîrbu et al., 2015, Zhou et al., 2015, Blaquiere et al., 2014, Camp et al., 2014, Huang and Kalderon, 2014, Issman-Zecharya and Schuldiner, 2014, Karandikar et al., 2014, Li et al., 2014, Li et al., 2014, Liu et al., 2014, Maier et al., 2014, Piñeiro et al., 2014, Ranieri et al., 2014, Atkins et al., 2013, Avanesov and Blair, 2013, Bilioni et al., 2013, Chai et al., 2013, Da Ros et al., 2013, Fan et al., 2013, Geisbrecht et al., 2013, Hartman et al., 2013, Hooper, 2013.5.30, Hooper, 2013.6.26, Huang et al., 2013, Kupinski et al., 2013, Li et al., 2013, Nedelcu et al., 2013, Rana et al., 2013, Saunders et al., 2013, Spratford and Kumar, 2013, Yu et al., 2013, Zhang et al., 2013, Carroll et al., 2012, Cheng et al., 2012, Christiansen et al., 2012, Japanese National Institute of Genetics, 2012.5.21, Jimenez-Sanchez et al., 2012, Krzemien et al., 2012, Rojas-Ríos et al., 2012, Wang et al., 2012, Wu et al., 2012, Bhattacharya and Baker, 2011, Marks and Kalderon, 2011, Molnar et al., 2011, Nicholson et al., 2011, Schilling et al., 2011, Su et al., 2011, Terriente-Félix et al., 2011, Toku et al., 2011, Zhang et al., 2011, Zhou and Kalderon, 2011, Biehs et al., 2010, Camp et al., 2010, Cheng et al., 2010, Chou et al., 2010, de Celis and Molnar, 2010, Firth et al., 2010, Hartman et al., 2010, Jia et al., 2010, Li et al., 2010, Lopes and Casares, 2010, Pospisilik et al., 2010, Raisin et al., 2010, Terriente-Félix et al., 2010, Wasbrough et al., 2010, Yavari et al., 2010, Zhou and Kalderon, 2010, Baker et al., 2009, Baron et al., 2009, Blanco et al., 2009, Deshpande et al., 2009, Firth and Baker, 2009, Foronda et al., 2009, Gazi et al., 2009, Jia et al., 2009, Khaliullina et al., 2009, Landsberg et al., 2009, Mosimann et al., 2009, Renault et al., 2009, Vied and Kalderon, 2009, Casso et al., 2008, Chen et al., 2008, Fan and Bergmann, 2008, Farzan et al., 2008, Friggi-Grelin et al., 2008, Gallet et al., 2008, Lim et al., 2008, Melicharek et al., 2008, Ogden et al., 2008, Schlichting and Dahmann, 2008, Tanaka-Matakatsu and Du, 2008, Terriente Felix and de Celis, 2008.1.16, Wang and Price, 2008, Ambrus et al., 2007, Bashaw, 2007, Bejarano et al., 2007, Beltran et al., 2007, Casso et al., 2007, Chen et al., 2007, Claret et al., 2007, Cook, 2007.7.24, Corrigall et al., 2007, Escudero and Freeman, 2007, Escudero et al., 2007, Goodfellow et al., 2007, Lecuyer et al., 2007, Molnar et al., 2007, Ruel et al., 2007, Smelkinson et al., 2007, Sweeney et al., 2007, Colosimo and Tolwinski, 2006, Croker et al., 2006, D'Costa et al., 2006, Kent et al., 2006, Lu et al., 2006, McLellan et al., 2006, Molnar and de Celis, 2006, Sisson et al., 2006, Smelkinson and Kalderon, 2006, Suh et al., 2006, Umetsu et al., 2006, Varjosalo et al., 2006, Vrailas and Moses, 2006, Vrailas et al., 2006, Yao et al., 2006, Zhou et al., 2006, Baonza and Freeman, 2005, Briscoe and Therond, 2005, Cabernard and Affolter, 2005, Deshpande and Schedl, 2005, Firth and Baker, 2005, Firth and Baker, 2005, Ishii, 2005, Jia et al., 2005, Kirilly et al., 2005, Merianda et al., 2005, Nybakken et al., 2005, Torroja et al., 2005, Wei et al., 2005, Xie et al., 2005, Zhang et al., 2005, Punzo et al., 2004, Raabe et al., 2004)
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      External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 54 )
      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)
      PDB - An information portal to biological macromolecular structures
      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
      Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank - Monoclonal antibodies for use in research
      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
      KEGG Pathways - A collection of manually drawn pathway maps representing knowledge of molecular interaction, reaction and relation networks.
      MIST (genetic) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
      MIST (protein-protein) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
      Reactome - An open-source, open access, manually curated and peer-reviewed pathway database.
      SignaLink - A signaling pathway resource with multi-layered regulatory networks.
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