FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
Gene: Dmel\Pka-R2
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\Pka-R2
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
Protein kinase, cAMP-dependent, regulatory subunit type 2
Annotation Symbol
CG15862
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0022382
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Gene Summary
Regulatory subunit of the cAMP-dependent protein kinases involved in cAMP signaling in cells (PubMed:10781603, PubMed:9196067). Mediates membrane association by binding to anchoring proteins, such as Akap200 (PubMed:12223401, PubMed:9196067). Might play an essential role in the regulation of neuronal activity in the brain (PubMed:10781603, PubMed:9196067). (UniProt, P81900)
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Also Known As

PKA, RII, pka-RII, Cos, Cos-1

Key Links
Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
Recombination map
2-61
RefSeq locus
NT_033778 REGION:9993890..10026042
Sequence
Genomic Maps
Other Genome Views
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Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (19 terms)
Molecular Function (5 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from physical interaction with FLYBASE:Akap200; FB:FBgn0027932
inferred from physical interaction with UniProtKB:Q9VLL3
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (4 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
Biological Process (10 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (7 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
involved_in axon guidance
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
involved_in locomotor rhythm
inferred from mutant phenotype
involved_in olfactory behavior
inferred from mutant phenotype
involved_in olfactory learning
inferred from mutant phenotype
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (6 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
non-traceable author statement
non-traceable author statement
traceable author statement
involved_in circadian rhythm
non-traceable author statement
involved_in locomotor rhythm
non-traceable author statement
involved_in rhythmic behavior
traceable author statement
Cellular Component (4 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
located_in cytoplasm
inferred from direct assay
located_in plasma membrane
inferred from high throughput direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
is_active_in cytosol
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000180782
Gene Group (FlyBase)
Protein Family (UniProt)
Belongs to the cAMP-dependent kinase regulatory chain family. (P81900)
Summaries
Protein Function (UniProtKB)
Regulatory subunit of the cAMP-dependent protein kinases involved in cAMP signaling in cells (PubMed:10781603, PubMed:9196067). Mediates membrane association by binding to anchoring proteins, such as Akap200 (PubMed:12223401, PubMed:9196067). Might play an essential role in the regulation of neuronal activity in the brain (PubMed:10781603, PubMed:9196067).
(UniProt, P81900)
Phenotypic Description (Red Book; Lindsley and Zimm 1992)
Cos: Costal (P. Simpson)
Mirror-image duplications of wings and halteres; duplications of wing begin in mid-costal region and may include entire anterior compartment; posterior compartments unaffected, even when transformed into anterior compartments in en homozygotes. Penetrance of Cos higher when maternally than when paternally inherited. Class I alleles are homozygous viable and display pattern duplications in both heterozygotes and homozygotes. Penetrance and expressivity variable and may overlap wild type. Class II alleles are lethal when homozygous or in heteroallelic combination with one another; they sometimes display pattern duplications in heterozygotes. Class III alleles are homozygous lethal and have no dominant phenotype. Flies heterozygous for alleles of any of the three classes display the phenotype when simultaneously heterozygous for lethal alleles or deletions of cos; the heterozygous expression of Cos is dependent on the number of cos+ alleles present, with the severity of wing duplication decreasing as the number of cos+ alleles increases from one to three. Flies heterozygous for Cos and homozygous or hemizygous for some viable alleles of cos die as pharate adults and display pattern duplications in the anterior compartment of every body segment. Homozygotes of class II and IIIK alleles die as embryos with abnormal cuticular patterns; failure to develop of variable extents of the anterior end of the embryo, i.e. head or head and thorax, as well as mirror image duplications of anterior denticle belts of abdominal segments, or more frequently simply disturbed denticle polarity. Embryos that are simultaneously homozygous for cosV alleles and Cos3 are more severely affected, with some exhibiting a bicaudal phenotype. cosV1 Cos2/Df(2R)CA58 flies survive poorly, but show pattern duplications in the anterior compartments of all segments. Revertants of Cos are viable and wild type in phenotype; as they are presumably null alleles, Cos mutations are presumed to be gain of function alleles.
Gene Model and Products
Number of Transcripts
4
Number of Unique Polypeptides
3

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Protein Domains (via Pfam)
Isoform displayed:
Pfam protein domains
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classification
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Protein Domains (via SMART)
Isoform displayed:
SMART protein domains
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classification
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Structure
Protein 3D structure   (Predicted by AlphaFold)   (AlphaFold entry P81900)

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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

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

Gene model reviewed during 5.46

Tissue-specific extension of 3' UTRs observed during later stages (FBrf0218523, FBrf0219848); all variants may not be annotated

Transcript Data
Annotated Transcripts
Name
FlyBase ID
RefSeq ID
Length (nt)
Assoc. CDS (aa)
FBtr0088437
2157
377
FBtr0088438
4108
377
FBtr0112901
1614
373
FBtr0112902
2102
376
Additional Transcript Data and Comments
Reported size (kB)

2.038 (longest cDNA)

Comments
External Data
Crossreferences
Polypeptide Data
Annotated Polypeptides
Name
FlyBase ID
Predicted MW (kDa)
Length (aa)
Theoretical pI
UniProt
RefSeq ID
GenBank
FBpp0087523
42.7
377
4.58
FBpp0087524
42.7
377
4.58
FBpp0111814
42.4
373
4.53
FBpp0111815
42.6
376
4.56
Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

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

377 aa isoforms: Pka-R2-PA, Pka-R2-PB
Additional Polypeptide Data and Comments
Reported size (kDa)
Comments
External Data
Subunit Structure (UniProtKB)

Tetramer, composed of 2 regulatory (R) and 2 catalytic (C) subunits (PubMed:9196067). In the presence of cAMP it dissociates into 2 active monomeric C subunits and an R dimer (By similarity). Interacts with Akap200 (PubMed:10480936).

(UniProt, P81900)
Post Translational Modification

The pseudophosphorylation site binds to the substrate-binding region of the catalytic chain but is not phosphorylated. The physiological significance of phosphorylations by other kinases is unclear (By similarity).

(UniProt, P81900)
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\Pka-R2 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).

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Transcript Expression
Polypeptide Expression
immunolocalization
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
mass spectroscopy
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Additional Descriptive Data

Pka-R2 protein is strongly expressed in the mushroom body alpha, beta and gamma lobes, spur and calyx. It is moderately expressed in the mushroom body alpha' and beta' lobes.

Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Evidence
References
located_in cytoplasm
inferred from direct assay
located_in plasma membrane
inferred from high throughput direct assay
Expression Deduced from Reporters
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
High-Throughput Expression Data
Associated Tools

JBrowse - Visual display of RNA-Seq signals

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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 ( 26 )
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Other relevant insertions
Transgenic Constructs ( 15 )
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Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of Pka-R2
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of Pka-R2
Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 1 )
Inferred from experimentation ( 1 )
Gene partially disrupted in
Inferred from location ( 4 )
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
Sterility
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) (17)
14 of 14
Yes
Yes
1  
12 of 14
No
Yes
1  
7 of 14
No
No
1  
7 of 14
No
No
1  
2 of 14
No
No
1  
2 of 14
No
No
1  
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1  
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
2  
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
11  
1 of 14
No
No
1  
Model Organism Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) (7)
14 of 14
Yes
Yes
12 of 14
No
Yes
7 of 14
No
No
7 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Mus musculus (laboratory mouse) (8)
14 of 14
Yes
Yes
3  
12 of 14
No
Yes
7 of 14
No
No
6 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (14)
11 of 13
Yes
Yes
5 of 13
No
Yes
3 of 13
No
No
3 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (13)
14 of 14
Yes
Yes
12 of 14
No
Yes
11 of 14
No
Yes
7 of 14
No
No
6 of 14
No
No
6 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, roundworm) (5)
6 of 14
Yes
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (16)
12 of 12
Yes
Yes
Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (6)
4 of 13
Yes
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Brewer's yeast) (2)
12 of 13
Yes
Yes
1 of 13
No
No
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission yeast) (2)
12 of 12
Yes
Yes
1 of 12
No
No
Escherichia coli (enterobacterium) (4)
4 of 11
Yes
Yes
2 of 11
No
Yes
1 of 11
No
Yes
1 of 11
No
Yes
Other Organism Orthologs (via OrthoDB)
Data provided directly from OrthoDB:Pka-R2. Refer to their site for version information.
Paralogs
Paralogs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (8)
10 of 13
4 of 13
3 of 13
2 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 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 ( 0 )
    Human Ortholog
    Disease
    Evidence
    References
    Modifiers Based on Experimental Evidence ( 4 )
    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
    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)
    Tetramer, composed of 2 regulatory (R) and 2 catalytic (C) subunits (PubMed:9196067). In the presence of cAMP it dissociates into 2 active monomeric C subunits and an R dimer (By similarity). Interacts with Akap200 (PubMed:10480936).
    (UniProt, P81900 )
    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
    MIST (protein-protein) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
    Pathways
    Signaling Pathways (FlyBase)
    Metabolic Pathways
    FlyBase
    External Links
    Reactome Metabolic Pathways - An open-source, open access, manually curated and peer-reviewed metabolic pathway database.
    External Data
    Class of Gene
    Genomic Location and Detailed Mapping Data
    Chromosome (arm)
    2R
    Recombination map
    2-61
    Cytogenetic map
    Sequence location
    FlyBase Computed Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Evidence for location
    46D1-46D4
    Limits computationally determined from genome sequence between P{lacW}Adamk13906&P{EP}Pka-R2EP2162 and P{PZ}14-3-3ζ07103
    Experimentally Determined Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Notes
    References
    Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
    Location
    Notes

    The Pka-R2Cos-A1 allele maps distal to P{lacW}Adamk13906 and proximal to P{EP}EP2170.

    Stocks and Reagents
    Stocks (21)
    Genomic Clones (29)
    cDNA Clones (69)
     

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    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)
    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

        dsRNA made from templates generated with primers directed against this gene tested in RNAi screen for effects on Kc167 and S2R+ cell morphology.

        Mutants show abnormalities in ovarian development and multiple behavioral phenotypes including arrhythmic circadian locomotor activity, decreased sensitivity to ethanol and cocaine, and a lack of sensitisation to repeated cocaine exposures.

        Type I Pka-R1 and type II Pka-R2 PKA are present in heads. Type II is the major isozyme in heads and only one isoform is present.

        Type II cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKAII) (composed of Pka-R2 and Pka-C1 subunits) is restricted to neuronal tissue, in which it accounts for more than 90% of total PKA activity.

        The dominant phenotype seen in flies heterozygous for the neomorphic "Cos" mutants is the result of a reduced level of function at the cos locus. Haploidy for cos enhances, whereas triploidy for cos suppresses the phenotype of "Cos" heterozygotes. Mutant embryos show phenotypes similar to those caused by mutants at the cos locus.

        Relationship to Other Genes
        Source for database merge of

        Source for merge of: Pka-R2 CG15862

        Source for merge of: Pka-R2 BcDNA:GM01761

        Additional comments

        Source for merge of Pka-R2 CG15862 was sequence comparison ( date:000724 ).

        Source for merge of Pka-R2 BcDNA:GM01761 was a shared cDNA ( date:030728 ).

        Nomenclature History
        Source for database identify of
        Nomenclature comments
        Etymology
        Synonyms and Secondary IDs (29)
        Reported As
        Symbol Synonym
        BcDNA:GM01761
        Epa
        cos1
        Name Synonyms
        Epaulette
        Protein kinase, cAMP-dependent, regulatory subunit type 2
        cAMP-dependent protein kinase R2
        cAMP-dependent protein kinase type II
        costal-1
        protein kinase A
        Secondary FlyBase IDs
        • FBgn0000353
        • FBgn0033472
        • FBgn0047292
        Datasets (0)
        Study focus (0)
        Experimental Role
        Project
        Project Type
        Title
        Study result (0)
        Result
        Result Type
        Title
        External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 74 )
        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)
        MIST (genetic) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
        MIST (protein-protein) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
        Reactome Metabolic Pathways - An open-source, open access, manually curated and peer-reviewed metabolic pathway database.
        References (163)