FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Gene: Dmel\klu
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\klu
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
klu transcription factor
Annotation Symbol
CG12296
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0013469
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Gene Summary
transcription factor - zinc finger - early growth response family - involved in determination of the identities of secondary precursor cells within neuroblast lineages in the central nervous system - a genetic cascade involving klumpfuss, nab and castor specifies the abdominal leucokinergic neurons in the Drosophila CNS (Interactive Fly, klu )
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Also Known As

klumpfuss, l(3)10052, l(3)09036

Key Links
Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
Recombination map
3-34
RefSeq locus
NT_037436 REGION:10981171..11009188
Sequence
Genomic Maps
Other Genome Views
The following external sites may use different assemblies or annotations than FlyBase.
Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (19 terms)
Molecular Function (6 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (4 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
Biological Process (12 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (11 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
involved_in neurogenesis
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from direct assay
inferred from genetic interaction with UniProtKB:Q9VQ56
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from genetic interaction with UniProtKB:P42124
inferred from genetic interaction with UniProtKB:Q26263
inferred from genetic interaction with UniProtKB:Q94517
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
Cellular Component (1 term)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
located_in nucleus
inferred from direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (0 terms)
Protein Family (UniProt)
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Summaries
Gene Group (FlyBase)
C2H2 ZINC FINGER TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS -
Zinc finger C2H2 transcription factors are sequence-specific DNA binding proteins that regulate transcription. They possess DNA-binding domains that are formed from repeated Cys2His2 zinc finger motifs. (Adapted from PMID:1835093, FBrf0220103 and FBrf0155739).
Summary (Interactive Fly)

transcription factor - zinc finger - early growth response family - involved in determination of the identities of secondary precursor cells within neuroblast lineages in the central nervous system - a genetic cascade involving klumpfuss, nab and castor specifies the abdominal leucokinergic neurons in the Drosophila CNS

Gene Model and Products
Number of Transcripts
4
Number of Unique Polypeptides
2

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Protein Domains (via Pfam)
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Pfam protein domains
InterPro name
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Protein Domains (via SMART)
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Structure
Protein 3D structure   (Predicted by AlphaFold)   (AlphaFold entry M9PF84)

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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 5.56

Gene model reviewed during 5.46

Stop-codon suppression (UAA) postulated; FBrf0216884.

Gene model reviewed during 5.44

Transcript Data
Annotated Transcripts
Name
FlyBase ID
RefSeq ID
Length (nt)
Assoc. CDS (aa)
FBtr0076247
3870
803
FBtr0330080
3870
818
FBtr0333361
4437
803
FBtr0345346
4792
803
Additional Transcript Data and Comments
Reported size (kB)

4.9, 4.5 (northern blot)

Comments
External Data
Crossreferences
Polypeptide Data
Annotated Polypeptides
Name
FlyBase ID
Predicted MW (kDa)
Length (aa)
Theoretical pI
UniProt
RefSeq ID
GenBank
FBpp0075976
88.6
803
7.19
FBpp0303113
90.2
818
7.29
FBpp0305553
88.6
803
7.19
FBpp0311501
88.6
803
7.19
Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

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

803 aa isoforms: klu-PA, klu-PC, klu-PD
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
Mapped Features

Click to get a list of regulatory features (enhancers, TFBS, etc.) and gene disruptions (point mutations, indels, etc.) within or overlapping Dmel\klu 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).

-0.44

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

northern blot
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Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
single cell RNA-seq
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Additional Descriptive Data

klu expression never observed in cone cells or bristle groups. During the early stages of interommatidial PCD (24â 28 h APF), adjoining secondary pigment cell and tertiary pigment cell precursors began to show differing levels of klu mRNA; this difference is even more dramatic at stages of maximal PCD (28â 30 h).

klu transcripts are expressed in a complex and dynamic pattern throughout much of larval and imaginal development. The imaginal disc pattern is described in detail. Early in third instar larvae, expression is observed in the prospective wing area of the wing disc. Shortly thereafter, it is restricted to the prospective margin and hinge of the wing. About the same time, expression is observed in the anlagen of the notum and scutellum. Expression is observed in most proneural clusters at or shortly after the time of ac expression. klu expression in these regions precedes the appearance of SOPs and is not continued in the SOPs themselves. Expression in leg discs also starts early in the third instar. The klu expression domain occupies a wedge-like sector encompassing about 1/3 of the circumference of the leg disc. Expression is in rings corresponding to the anlagen of the leg segments. Expression in the antennal and dorsal prothoracic discs also occurs in concentric domains. In eye discs, expression starts behind the morphogenetic furrow and extends through the whole anlage. Expression in the larval brain is restricted to the neuroblasts and the proliferation zone of the optic lobes.

klu transcripts are detected from early stages onward with a peak at 10-12 hours of embryogenesis.

Marker for
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Polypeptide Expression
immunolocalization
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Additional Descriptive Data

klu-protein is expressed in the developing larval medulla in lateral neuroblasts adjacent to l(1)sc-positive neuroepithelium and gradually weakened in neuroblasts located in more medial regions. klu-protein is also detected in a small number of ganglion mother cells in the medulla anlage.

klu protein is first detected before the syncytial blastoderm stage. Staining disappears after cellularization. Expression reappears at stage 10 in a subset of neuroblasts and in the procephalic region. klu protein is also expressed in some ganglion mother cells including GMC4-2b.

Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Evidence
References
located_in nucleus
inferred from direct assay
Expression Deduced from Reporters
Reporter: P{GAL4}kluG410
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Reporter: P{lacW}kluP212
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Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Reporter: P{lacW}kluP819
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Reporter: P{PZ}klu10052
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
High-Throughput Expression Data
Associated Tools

JBrowse - Visual display of RNA-Seq signals

View Dmel\klu 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
Flygut - An atlas of the Drosophila adult midgut
Images
FlyExpress - Embryonic expression images (BDGP data)
  • Stages(s) 7-8
  • Stages(s) 11-12
Alleles, Insertions, Transgenic Constructs, and Aberrations
Classical and Insertion Alleles ( 34 )
For All Classical and Insertion Alleles Show
 
Other relevant insertions
Transgenic Constructs ( 34 )
For All Alleles Carried on Transgenic Constructs Show
Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of klu
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of klu
Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 15 )
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
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Orthologs
Human Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Homo sapiens (Human) (165)
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Model Organism Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
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Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) (45)
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Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (30)
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Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (31)
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Brewer's yeast) (3)
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Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission yeast) (0)
Escherichia coli (enterobacterium) (0)
Other Organism Orthologs (via OrthoDB)
Data provided directly from OrthoDB:klu. Refer to their site for version information.
Paralogs
Paralogs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (33)
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Human Disease Associations
FlyBase Human Disease Model Reports
    Disease Ontology (DO) Annotations
    Models Based on Experimental Evidence ( 0 )
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    References
    Potential Models Based on Orthology ( 0 )
    Human Ortholog
    Disease
    Evidence
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    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.
    Homo sapiens (Human)
    Gene name
    Score
    OMIM
    OMIM Phenotype
    DO term
    Complementation?
    Transgene?
    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
    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
    Starting gene(s)
    Interaction type
    Interacting gene(s)
    Reference
    suppressible
    External Data
    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
    Pathways
    Signaling Pathways (FlyBase)
    Metabolic Pathways
    FlyBase
    External Links
    External Data
    Linkouts
    Reactome - An open-source, open access, manually curated and peer-reviewed pathway database.
    Class of Gene
    Genomic Location and Detailed Mapping Data
    Chromosome (arm)
    3L
    Recombination map
    3-34
    Cytogenetic map
    Sequence location
    FlyBase Computed Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Evidence for location
    68A1-68A1
    Limits computationally determined from genome sequence between P{lacW}tnaL6731 and P{PZ}klu09036
    Experimentally Determined Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Notes
    References
    68A1-68A2
    (determined by in situ hybridisation)
    68A-68A
    (determined by in situ hybridisation)
    Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
    Left of (cM)
    Right of (cM)
    Notes
    Stocks and Reagents
    Stocks (35)
    Genomic Clones (37)
    cDNA Clones (53)
     

    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
    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)
    BDGP DGC clones
      RNAi and Array Information
      Linkouts
      DRSC - Results frm RNAi screens
      Antibody Information
      Laboratory Generated Antibodies
       

      polyclonal

      Commercially Available Antibodies
       
      Cell Line Information
      Publicly Available Cell Lines
       
        Other Stable Cell Lines
         
          Other Comments

          klu functions to maintain the identity of type II neuroblasts in the larval brain.

          klu is both required and sufficient for programmed cell death in the pupal retina and is differentially expressed in the cells that choose the life or death cell fate.

          Candidate gene for sex comb tooth number quantitative trait locus.

          Identification: Enhancer trap screen designed to discover genes involved in the cellular aspects of defense mechanisms, as well as in melanotic tumor formation processes linked to blood cell disregulation.

          klu is required for proper specification and differentiation in a variety of cells, including the sensory organ mother cells and those of the distal parts of tarsal segments.

          klu functions to differentiate between the identities of two secondary precursor cells within one neuroblast lineage.

          klu acts to specify the identity of ganglion mother cell GMC4-2b and to make it distinct from GMC4-2a.

          Phenotypic analysis and genetic interaction studies indicate that the klu gene product is involved in at least two steps of bristle development.

          Relationship to Other Genes
          Source for database merge of

          Source for merge of: klu l(3)09036

          Additional comments
          Nomenclature History
          Source for database identify of
          Nomenclature comments

          The original gene name "klumpfuss" (klu) was changed to "klu transcription factor" (klu) to eliminate its potentially offensive association with human conditions.

          Etymology

          "klumpfuss", meaning "club-foot", is named on the basis of the leg defects found in mutants.

          Synonyms and Secondary IDs (11)
          Reported As
          Symbol Synonym
          klu
          (FlyBoard ad hoc nomenclature committee, 2024.7.14, Sood et al., 2024, Josserand et al., 2023, Hultmark and Andó, 2022, Karki et al., 2022, Saha et al., 2022, Bilder et al., 2021, DeAngelis et al., 2021, Hung et al., 2021, Ma et al., 2021, Rajan et al., 2021, DeLuca et al., 2020, Díaz-de-la-Peña et al., 2020, Hood et al., 2020, Hung et al., 2020, Koranteng et al., 2020, Rust et al., 2020, Bageritz et al., 2019, Banerjee et al., 2019, Brunet Avalos et al., 2019, Ray et al., 2019, Sapar and Han, 2019, Bischof et al., 2018, Clemson et al., 2018, Komori et al., 2018, Loewen et al., 2018, Teets and Hahn, 2018, Anderson et al., 2017, Fochler et al., 2017, Heseding et al., 2017, Janssens et al., 2017, Transgenic RNAi Project members, 2017-, Blick et al., 2016, Clandinin and Owens, 2016-, Malartre, 2016, Sarov et al., 2016, Loedige et al., 2015, Nadimpalli et al., 2015, Schertel et al., 2015, Eroglu et al., 2014, Janssens et al., 2014, Komori et al., 2014, Singari et al., 2014, Whitaker et al., 2014, de Celis et al., 2013.9.11, Gasque et al., 2013, Kwon et al., 2013, Terriente-Felix et al., 2013, Terriente-Felix et al., 2013, Berger et al., 2012, Japanese National Institute of Genetics, 2012.5.21, Xiao et al., 2012, Jungreis et al., 2011, Losada-Pérez et al., 2010, Fujikawa et al., 2009, Parrish et al., 2009, Chen et al., 2008, Christensen et al., 2008.12.28, Hutchins et al., 2008, Kaspar et al., 2008, Protzer et al., 2008, Rusconi et al., 2008, Hutchins and Rusconi, 2007, Kankel et al., 2007, Rusconi et al., 2007, Zaffo et al., 2007, Molnar et al., 2006, Anonymous, 2005, Kanuka et al., 2005, Melcher and Pankratz, 2005)
          Secondary FlyBase IDs
          • FBgn0010931
          • FBgn0010938
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          External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 53 )
          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/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
          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
          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
          MIST (genetic) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
          Reactome - An open-source, open access, manually curated and peer-reviewed pathway database.
          References (184)