FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Gene: Rcom\RT
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General Information
Symbol
Rcom\RT
Species
R. communis
Name
Ricin toxin gene
Annotation Symbol
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0014450
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Gene Summary
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Also Known As

ricin, ricinA, RTA

Foreign Gene Data

Foreign sequence; species == Ricinus communis; gene == 'RT, Ricin toxin gene'; UniProt/Swiss- Prot:P02880 .

Summaries
Alleles, Insertions, Transgenic Constructs
Classical and Insertion Alleles ( 1 )
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Other relevant insertions
Transgenic Constructs ( 4 )
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Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of Rcom\RT
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of Rcom\RT
Variants
Variant Molecular Consequences
Alleles Representing Disease-Implicated Variants
Phenotypes
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Lethality
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Other Phenotypes
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mesothoracic tergum & chaeta, with Scer\GAL4Eq
mesothoracic tergum & chaeta, with Scer\GAL4PDM1
neuron & antennal glomerulus, with Scer\GAL4Mz19
neuron & antennal glomerulus DA1, with Scer\GAL4Mz19
neuron & antennal glomerulus VA1, with Scer\GAL4Mz19
olfactory neuron & antennal glomerulus VA1, with Scer\GAL4Or47b.7.467
olfactory neuron & antennal glomerulus VA1, with Scer\GAL4Or88a.PW
Orthologs
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Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (0)
Human Disease Associations
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    Other Comments

    Scer\GAL4 driving the expression of the toxin ricin A is a simple and efficient method of targetted cell ablation. Scer\GAL4 mediated ablation has been used to kill the interface glia that prefigure and then overlie the longitudinal axon tracts of the embryonic nerve cord. Ablation of these cells leads to the misrouting, thinning or elimination of the longitudinal axon tracts, the glial cells are required for the formation of the longitudinal connectives.

    A system for temperature induced killing of specific cells is developed using Rcom\RA.

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    Etymology
    Synonyms and Secondary IDs (16)
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    References (71)