FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Gene: Dmel\Syb
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\Syb
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
Synaptobrevin
Annotation Symbol
CG12210
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0003660
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Gene Summary
Synaptobrevin (Syb) encodes a member of the soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor-attachment protein (SNAP) receptor (SNARE) family, which mediates vesicle fusion. It is important for secretory granule maturation and for preventing early degradation of these granules. [Date last reviewed: 2023-01-26] (FlyBase Gene Snapshot)
Also Known As

VAMP, c-Syb, Complementation group J

Key Links
Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
Recombination map
2-62
RefSeq locus
NT_033778 REGION:10249435..10252417
Sequence
Genomic Maps
Other Genome Views
The following external sites may use different assemblies or annotations than FlyBase.
Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (12 terms)
Molecular Function (3 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN005236497
non-traceable author statement
inferred from sequence or structural similarity
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN005236497
Biological Process (5 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
involved_in vesicle fusion
inferred from direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (4 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
non-traceable author statement
inferred from sequence or structural similarity
involved_in vesicle fusion
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN005236497
inferred from electronic annotation with InterPro:IPR001388
non-traceable author statement
inferred from sequence or structural similarity
Cellular Component (4 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (0 terms)
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (4 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
located_in membrane
inferred from electronic annotation with InterPro:IPR001388
is_active_in plasma membrane
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN005236497
located_in plasma membrane
non-traceable author statement
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN005236497
located_in synaptic vesicle
non-traceable author statement
inferred from sequence or structural similarity
Gene Group (FlyBase)
Protein Family (UniProt)
Belongs to the synaptobrevin family. (P18489)
Summaries
Gene Snapshot
Synaptobrevin (Syb) encodes a member of the soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor-attachment protein (SNAP) receptor (SNARE) family, which mediates vesicle fusion. It is important for secretory granule maturation and for preventing early degradation of these granules. [Date last reviewed: 2023-01-26]
Gene Group (FlyBase)
R-SNAREs -
R-SNAREs are members of the SNARE (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor-attachment protein (SNAP) receptor) family that mediate vesicle-fusion. SNAREs are cytoplasmic, membrane-anchored proteins that contain a 60 amino acid SNARE domain. Three Q-SNAREs domains from the target membrane and one R-SNARE domain from the vesicle interact to form a four-helix bundle that pulls the two membranes in close proximity and promotes fusion. After fusion, the complexes are dissembled by NSF (N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor) and SNAPs (Soluble NSF Attachment Proteins). R-SNAREs are named from their contribution of a conserved arginine (R) residue to the helix bundle. (Adapted from PMID:15893389 and FBrf0216182).
Protein Function (UniProtKB)
Involved in the targeting and/or fusion of transport vesicles to their target membrane.
(UniProt, P18489)
Phenotypic Description (Red Book; Lindsley and Zimm 1992)
Syb: Synaptobrevin
Encodes a 20 kd polypeptide that is recognized by antibodies to rat synaptobrevin. Synaptobrevin is an intrinsic membrane protein of small synaptic vesicles from mammalian brain; it is highly homologous to Torpedo VAMP-1. Signal from Drosophila heads exceeds that from rat brain suggesting that it is an abundant protein in flies.
Summary (Interactive Fly)

non-neuronal synaptobrevin - SNARE protein - part of the cellular machinery required for the fusion of constitutive secretory vesicles with the plasma membrane - SNARE-mediated membrane trafficking is an important component of wing margin development - expressed in the gut and Malpighian tubules

Gene Model and Products
Number of Transcripts
5
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
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Structure
Protein 3D structure   (Predicted by AlphaFold)   (AlphaFold entry P18489)

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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

Annotated transcripts do not represent all possible combinations of alternative exons and/or alternative promoters.

Gene model reviewed during 5.49

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

Transcript Data
Annotated Transcripts
Name
FlyBase ID
RefSeq ID
Length (nt)
Assoc. CDS (aa)
FBtr0088362
852
129
FBtr0088363
1139
132
FBtr0273274
921
152
FBtr0273275
1070
109
FBtr0339455
814
129
Additional Transcript Data and Comments
Reported size (kB)

0.9, 0.85 (northern blot)

Comments
External Data
Crossreferences
Polypeptide Data
Annotated Polypeptides
Name
FlyBase ID
Predicted MW (kDa)
Length (aa)
Theoretical pI
UniProt
RefSeq ID
GenBank
FBpp0087450
14.1
129
7.56
FBpp0087451
14.9
132
5.90
FBpp0271782
16.7
152
6.54
FBpp0271783
12.2
109
6.84
FBpp0308541
14.1
129
7.56
Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

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

129 aa isoforms: Syb-PA, Syb-PE
Additional Polypeptide Data and Comments
Reported size (kDa)

152, 132 (aa)

152 (aa); 20 (kD observed); 16.585 (kD predicted)

Comments
External Data
Subunit Structure (UniProtKB)

Part of the SNARE core complex containing Snap25 and syntaxin.

(UniProt, P18489)
Post Translational Modification

Ubiquitinated by gzl, regulating endocytic trafficking (PubMed:23353890). In wing imaginal disks, ubiquitination by gzl promotes transcytosis of wingless (wg) to the basolateral surface (PubMed:26974662).

(UniProt, P18489)
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\Syb 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).

0.24

Transcript Expression
Polypeptide Expression
immunolocalization
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
mass spectroscopy
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Additional Descriptive Data
Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Evidence
References
Expression Deduced from Reporters
High-Throughput Expression Data
Associated Tools

JBrowse - Visual display of RNA-Seq signals

View Dmel\Syb 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 )
For All Classical and Insertion Alleles Show
 
Other relevant insertions
Transgenic Constructs ( 19 )
For All Alleles Carried on Transgenic Constructs Show
Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of Syb
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of Syb
Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 13 )
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) (11)
10 of 14
Yes
Yes
1  
8 of 14
No
No
1  
8 of 14
No
Yes
2  
4 of 14
No
Yes
4 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 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) (11)
9 of 14
Yes
Yes
8 of 14
No
No
8 of 14
No
Yes
4 of 14
No
Yes
4 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
Mus musculus (laboratory mouse) (13)
9 of 14
Yes
Yes
8 of 14
No
No
8 of 14
No
Yes
4 of 14
No
Yes
4 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
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
Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (11)
6 of 13
Yes
No
5 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
Yes
2 of 13
No
Yes
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) (14)
8 of 14
Yes
No
8 of 14
Yes
No
8 of 14
Yes
Yes
7 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
Yes
4 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, roundworm) (10)
9 of 14
Yes
Yes
5 of 14
No
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
Yes
2 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
Yes
Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (6)
10 of 12
Yes
Yes
Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (21)
4 of 13
Yes
No
4 of 13
Yes
No
4 of 13
Yes
No
4 of 13
Yes
No
4 of 13
Yes
No
4 of 13
Yes
No
4 of 13
Yes
No
3 of 13
No
Yes
2 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
Yes
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Brewer's yeast) (5)
8 of 13
Yes
Yes
8 of 13
Yes
Yes
2 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
No
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission yeast) (3)
8 of 12
Yes
Yes
2 of 12
No
No
2 of 12
No
No
Escherichia coli (enterobacterium) (0)
Other Organism Orthologs (via OrthoDB)
Data provided directly from OrthoDB:Syb. Refer to their site for version information.
Paralogs
Paralogs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (4)
9 of 13
3 of 13
3 of 13
3 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 ( 1 )
    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.
    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
    Subunit Structure (UniProtKB)
    Part of the SNARE core complex containing Snap25 and syntaxin.
    (UniProt, P18489 )
    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
    Class of Gene
    Genomic Location and Detailed Mapping Data
    Chromosome (arm)
    2R
    Recombination map
    2-62
    Cytogenetic map
    Sequence location
    FlyBase Computed Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Evidence for location
    46F8-46F8
    Limits computationally determined from genome sequence between P{lacW}Hr46k10308 and P{PZ}lola00349&P{EP}lolaEP952
    Experimentally Determined Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Notes
    References
    46F9-46F10
    (determined by in situ hybridisation)
    46E-46F
    (determined by in situ hybridisation)
    Complementation data from unspecified deficiency chromosomes.
    Determined by comparing Celera genomic sequence with sequence from BDGP BAC and P1 clones.
    Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
    Location
    Left of (cM)
    Right of (cM)
    Notes
    Stocks and Reagents
    Stocks (15)
    Genomic Clones (3)
     

    Please Note FlyBase no longer curates genomic clone accessions so this list may not be complete

    cDNA Clones (49)
     

    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
    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)
    BDGP DGC clones
    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 Syb gene product is essential for transmission and is required for calcium-dependent vesicle fusion.

        Syb gene comprises 5 exons, alternative splicing generates 2 transcripts, the ratio of these transcripts is highly regulated during development. Syb expression pattern suggests Syb may have a general role in membrane trafficking and perhaps a role in the secretion of digestive enzymes.

        Complementation group identified in an EMS and DEB screen to isolate deficiencies that uncover Jra.

        Initial characterisation of the Syb gene function reveals that overexpression of a cytosolic form of Syb is lethal.

        Identification: First isolated from a Drosophila cDNA library using a bovine cDNA probe.

        Encodes a 20kD polypeptide that is recognized by antibodies to rat synaptobrevin.

        Relationship to Other Genes
        Source for database merge of

        Source for merge of: Syb l(2)46El

        Source for merge of: Syb l(2)46CFq

        Additional comments
        Nomenclature History
        Source for database identify of
        Nomenclature comments
        Etymology
        Synonyms and Secondary IDs (20)
        Reported As
        Symbol Synonym
        l(2)46CFq
        l(2)46El
        synaptobrevin
        Secondary FlyBase IDs
        • FBgn0005620
        • FBgn0019711
        • FBgn0023032
        Datasets (0)
        Study focus (0)
        Experimental Role
        Project
        Project Type
        Title
        Study result (0)
        Result
        Result Type
        Title
        External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 70 )
        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
        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
        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
        References (184)