DCC
Ig superfamily - functions as a Netrin receptor in axon pathfinding - promotes growth cone attachment at the source of a Netrin gradient in the visual system
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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.
Low-frequency RNA-Seq exon junction(s) not annotated.
Gene model reviewed during 5.49
6.318, 5.865 (compiled cDNA)
None of the polypeptides share 100% sequence identity.
1526, 1375 (aa)
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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: reported as procephalic ectoderm anlage
Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm anlage
Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm anlage
Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm anlage
Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm primordium
Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm primordium
Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm primordium
Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm primordium
Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm primordium
Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm primordium
Comment: reported as head epidermis primordium
Comment: reported as head epidermis primordium
Comment: reported as head epidermis primordium
fra transcripts are abundantly expressed in the CNS and the gut epithelium.
Comment: 42h APF
Comment: 42h APF
Comment: 42h APF
Comment: 42h APF
Comment: 42h APF
Comment: 42h APF
Comment: 42-55h APF
Comment: 55h APF
fra protein is expressed in the pupal retina and medulla. In the retina, the protein is detected in the cell body of photoreceptor R8 cells at 24h APF. After that it is detected in the R8 rhadbomere. Transient expression in rhabdomeres R1-R6 is also seen at 42h APF. In the medulla, fra accumulates at the distal border at 24-42h APF, where R8 axons temporarily pause. After that it localises to medulla layer M3, the layer targeted by R8 axons. Weak expression persists in adults. Expression of fra is also detected in glial cell subtypes in the adult medulla and lamina.
fra protein is expressed on developing axons and epithelia in the embyro. It is detected at high levels on commissural and longitudinal axons and at lower levels on peripheral motor axons that extend outward in the segmental and intersegmental nerves. It is also detected on the surfaces of midgut epithelial cells and on epidermis.
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polyclonal
New stable cell line derived from S2-unspecified : Stable S2 cell lines expressing inducible wild type or deletion constructs of fra tagged with Tag:MYC or Tag:HA were generated.
Expression of fra in R cells is not sufficient to alter target layer specificity.
The growth cone response (attractive) is determined by the cytoplasmic domain of fra.
fra contributes to long range, but not short range, Netrin-mediated repulsion.
The cytoplasmic domain of the guidance receptor fra can determine the growth cones' response in vivo, mediating attraction independently of the ectodomain and its particular ligand binding.
One EMS induced allele was identified in a screen for mutations affecting commissure formation in the CNS of the embryo.
fra is required for Netrin-mediated attraction, but not repulsion.
fra encodes a DDC-related (deleted in colorectal cancer) protein. fra is expressed on axons in the developing nervous system as well as on a variety of epithelia. Null mutations in fra disrupt axon guidance in the central nervous system and motor axon pathfinding and target recognition in the periphery. fra functions cell autonomously raising the possibility that it encodes a receptor or part of a receptor mediating Netrin-dependent guidance.