PIP5K, fam, l(2)05475, PIP5-kinase
1- phosphatidylinositol-4 phosphate kinase - alteration of Skittles levels results in structural defects in sensory bristles, providing genetic evidence for the involvement of PIP5KIs in cytoskeletal regulation
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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.
Gene model reviewed during 5.51
Low-frequency RNA-Seq exon junction(s) not annotated.
Shares 5' UTR with downstream gene.
Gene model reviewed during 5.53
3.8 (northern blot)
4.1 (unknown)
4.1 (northern blot)
700 (aa)
Interacts with ash2 (via B30.2/SPRY domain); the interaction is direct and seems to be specific for ash2 isoform B.
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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 in statu nascendi
Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm anlage in statu nascendi
Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm anlage in statu nascendi
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 hindgut proper anlage
Comment: reference states 0-24 hr AEL
sktl is expressed in all tissues assayed in adults and is not enriched in the eye.
sktl transcript is expressed throughout embryonic development, and its expression pattern resembles that of insc transcript. At stage 5, sktl expression is detected in the procephalic neurectoderm. During gastrulation, expression is found in the invaginating cells of the cephalic and ventral furrows. At stage 11, expression is detected in all CNS and PNS precursor cells, and in migrating pole cells. At stage 13, expression is detected in most tissues, with higher levels in CNS, PNS, dorsal vessel, gut, and mesoderm. At stage 17, expression is found in a few CNS cells and the gut and pharynx. In the third instar larva, sktl transcript is detected in all imaginal discs. Expression is uniform in the leg disc. In the wing disc, expression is higher in the precursors of the anterior wing margin sensory organs, and along the anterior-posterior axis. In the eye disc, expression is elevated in the row of cells anterior to the morphogenetic furrow from which the R8 photoreceptors will differentiate. Expression is widespread in the larval brain, including the outer proliferation center of the optic lobes, patches of cells in the midbrain, and subsets of cells in the ventral ganglion.
sktl transcript is expressed during oogenesis and spermatogenesis. During oogenesis, sktl transcript expression is first detected in germarium region 2. Expression in the oocyte is high throughout oogenesis. In the nurse cell, expression is low during stages S1-S8, but increases after stage S8. In the male germline, expression is detected in primary spermatocytes and during meiotic prophase.
sktl transcript is detected in 0-24 hr embryos (but weakly in 20-24 hr embryos), and in adult females. In 1-4 hr embryos, sktl transcript expression is strong and ubiquitous. Ubiquitous expression continues throughout embryogenesis, but there are regions of enriched expression such as the developing nervous system and mesoderm. At stage 4, two patches of strong expression appear in the procephalic neurectoderm. During germ band retraction, expression is higher in ectodermal cells.
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Area matching Drosophila phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate 5 kinase gene (inverted) , Acc. No. AF071417.
sktl is required for cell viability, germline development and proper structural development of sensory bristles. It is apparently not required for neural secretion. Overall orientation not stated: insc+ sktl? insc+
Mutants isolated in a screen of the second chromosome identifying gene affecting disc morphology.
Source for identity of: sktl CG9985