FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
Gene: Dmel\Sin3A
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\Sin3A
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
Sin3A
Annotation Symbol
CG8815
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0022764
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Gene Summary
Sin3A (Sin3A) encodes a chromatin regulator with roles during muscle development, cell migration and Wnt signalling regulation. [Date last reviewed: 2019-09-12] (FlyBase Gene Snapshot)
Also Known As

SIN3, dSin3A, dSin3

Key Links
Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
Recombination map
2-67
RefSeq locus
NT_033778 REGION:12575240..12592917
Sequence
Genomic Maps
Other Genome Views
The following external sites may use different assemblies or annotations than FlyBase.
Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (20 terms)
Molecular Function (3 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from direct assay
inferred from physical interaction with FLYBASE:Mnt; FB:FBgn0023215
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from electronic annotation with InterPro:IPR039774
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000269659
Biological Process (12 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (10 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from expression pattern
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from expression pattern
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (3 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
Cellular Component (5 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (5 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
located_in chromatin
inferred from direct assay
located_in nucleus
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
is_active_in chromatin
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000269659
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000961018
Gene Group (FlyBase)
Protein Family (UniProt)
-
Summaries
Gene Snapshot
Sin3A (Sin3A) encodes a chromatin regulator with roles during muscle development, cell migration and Wnt signalling regulation. [Date last reviewed: 2019-09-12]
Pathway (FlyBase)
NEGATIVE REGULATORS OF WNT-TCF SIGNALING PATHWAY -
Negative regulators of Wnt-TCF (canonical Wnt) signaling down-regulate the pathway, resulting in the attenuation of transcriptional regulation mediated by β-catenin (arm).
Summary (Interactive Fly)

transcriptional corepressor; component of histone deacetylase complex that affects cell cycle progression

Gene Model and Products
Number of Transcripts
10
Number of Unique Polypeptides
7

Please see the JBrowse view of Dmel\Sin3A for information on other features

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Protein Domains (via Pfam)
Isoform displayed:
Pfam protein domains
InterPro name
classification
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Protein Domains (via SMART)
Isoform displayed:
SMART protein domains
InterPro name
classification
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Structure
Protein 3D structure   (Predicted by AlphaFold)   (AlphaFold entry A0A0B4K765)

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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 5.49

Annotated transcripts do not represent all possible combinations of alternative exons and/or alternative promoters.

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

Gene model reviewed during 6.02

Transcript Data
Annotated Transcripts
Name
FlyBase ID
RefSeq ID
Length (nt)
Assoc. CDS (aa)
FBtr0087888
8074
1776
FBtr0087890
7874
2062
FBtr0087887
7474
2062
FBtr0087889
8972
1751
FBtr0303565
7722
2062
FBtr0303566
7791
1776
FBtr0304683
7734
2066
FBtr0339650
7868
2060
FBtr0339651
8130
1747
FBtr0347014
8706
1786
Additional Transcript Data and Comments
Reported size (kB)

7.920, 6.252 (longest cDNA)

7.742 (compiled cDNA)

Comments
External Data
Crossreferences
Polypeptide Data
Annotated Polypeptides
Name
FlyBase ID
Predicted MW (kDa)
Length (aa)
Theoretical pI
UniProt
RefSeq ID
GenBank
FBpp0087001
190.0
1776
7.19
FBpp0087003
220.5
2062
8.19
FBpp0087000
220.5
2062
8.19
FBpp0087002
186.8
1751
7.27
FBpp0292598
220.5
2062
8.19
FBpp0292599
190.0
1776
7.19
Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

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

2062 aa isoforms: Sin3A-PB, Sin3A-PC, Sin3A-PE
1776 aa isoforms: Sin3A-PA, Sin3A-PF
Additional Polypeptide Data and Comments
Reported size (kDa)

1773, 1751 (aa)

Comments
External Data
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\Sin3A 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).

-1.00

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

Comment: maternally deposited

Additional Descriptive Data

Sin3A is expressed ubiquitously during embryogenesis. The cDNA encoding the longest isoform may be ovary-specific, as it was found in all the clones from an ovarian library.

Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Polypeptide Expression
immunolocalization
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Additional Descriptive Data
Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Evidence
References
located_in chromatin
inferred from direct assay
located_in nucleus
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
Expression Deduced from Reporters
High-Throughput Expression Data
Associated Tools

JBrowse - Visual display of RNA-Seq signals

View Dmel\Sin3A 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
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 ( 55 )
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Other relevant insertions
Transgenic Constructs ( 13 )
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Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of Sin3A
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of Sin3A
Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 9 )
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) (3)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
12 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
Model Organism Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) (3)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
6 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
Mus musculus (laboratory mouse) (3)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
11 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (3)
10 of 13
Yes
Yes
9 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
No
Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (5)
12 of 14
Yes
Yes
12 of 14
Yes
Yes
12 of 14
Yes
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, roundworm) (1)
11 of 14
Yes
Yes
Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (1)
12 of 12
Yes
Yes
Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (45)
11 of 13
Yes
Yes
11 of 13
Yes
Yes
11 of 13
Yes
Yes
11 of 13
Yes
Yes
11 of 13
Yes
Yes
11 of 13
Yes
Yes
4 of 13
No
Yes
4 of 13
No
Yes
4 of 13
No
Yes
4 of 13
No
Yes
4 of 13
No
Yes
4 of 13
No
Yes
4 of 13
No
Yes
4 of 13
No
Yes
3 of 13
No
Yes
3 of 13
No
Yes
3 of 13
No
Yes
3 of 13
No
Yes
3 of 13
No
Yes
3 of 13
No
Yes
3 of 13
No
Yes
2 of 13
No
Yes
2 of 13
No
Yes
2 of 13
No
Yes
2 of 13
No
Yes
2 of 13
No
Yes
2 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
Yes
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Brewer's yeast) (1)
10 of 13
Yes
Yes
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission yeast) (3)
10 of 12
Yes
Yes
7 of 12
No
Yes
6 of 12
No
Yes
Escherichia coli (enterobacterium) (0)
Other Organism Orthologs (via OrthoDB)
Data provided directly from OrthoDB:Sin3A. Refer to their site for version information.
Paralogs
Paralogs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Human Disease Associations
FlyBase Human Disease Model Reports
Disease Ontology (DO) Annotations
Models Based on Experimental Evidence ( 2 )
Potential Models Based on Orthology ( 1 )
Modifiers Based on Experimental Evidence ( 10 )
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.
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
Interaction Browsers

Please see the Physical Interaction reports below for full details
protein-protein
Physical Interaction
Assay
References
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
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
Linkouts
Class of Gene
Genomic Location and Detailed Mapping Data
Chromosome (arm)
2R
Recombination map
2-67
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
FlyBase Computed Cytological Location
Cytogenetic map
Evidence for location
49B5-49B7
Limits computationally determined from genome sequence between P{EP}CG8569EP1182 and P{EP}AmphEP2175&P{lacW}spt4k05316
Experimentally Determined Cytological Location
Cytogenetic map
Notes
References
49B3-49B6
(determined by in situ hybridisation)
49A-49A
(determined by in situ hybridisation)
Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
Left of (cM)
Right of (cM)
Notes
Stocks and Reagents
Stocks (36)
Genomic Clones (18)
 

Please Note FlyBase no longer curates genomic clone accessions so this list may not be complete

cDNA Clones (87)
 

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)
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

    DNA-protein interactions: genome-wide binding profile assayed for Sin3A protein in Kc167 cells; see Chromatin_types_NKI collection report. Individual protein-binding experiments listed under "Samples" at GEO_GSE22069 (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE22069).

    dsRNA has been made from templates generated with primers directed against this gene. RNAi of Sin3A results in dorsal overextension of primary dendrites and a reduction in lateral branching. RNAi also causes defects in muscle, alterations in the number of MD neurons, defects in dendrite morphogenesis and reproducible defects in da dendrite development.

    Genetic interaction between EcRE261st and Sin3Ak07401 reported in FBrf0111507 is not evident when EcRC300Y is combined with Sin3A08269, suggesting that the original observed interaction could be due to background effects.

    2 "ES2-3" alleles of Sin3A have been isolated in a screen for dominant modifiers of the sinaGMR.PN eye phenotype.

    Gene isolated in a screen of the second chromosome identifying mutants affecting disc morphology.

    Relationship to Other Genes
    Source for database merge of
    Additional comments

    l(2)k17019a may correspond to Sin3A: the P{lacW}l(2)k17019ak17019a insertion maps within the transcription unit.

    Nomenclature History
    Source for database identify of
    Nomenclature comments
    Etymology
    Synonyms and Secondary IDs (25)
    Reported As
    Symbol Synonym
    ESTS:159A11T
    Sin3A
    (Murthy et al., 2024, Reim, 2024.4.19, Klaus et al., 2023, Li et al., 2023, Liu et al., 2023, Nieken et al., 2023, Soukar et al., 2023, Yheskel et al., 2023, Dalton et al., 2022, Ding et al., 2022, Bilder et al., 2021, Kögler et al., 2021, Earl et al., 2020, Nitschko et al., 2020, Sigalova et al., 2020, Chai et al., 2019, Lee and Chen, 2019, Xu et al., 2019, Levis, 2018.8.30, Lin et al., 2017, Sekiya et al., 2017, Stessman et al., 2017, Transgenic RNAi Project members, 2017-, Sarov et al., 2016, Zhang et al., 2016, Baëza et al., 2015, Dietz et al., 2015, Fernando et al., 2015, Maartens and Brown, 2015, Ashwal-Fluss et al., 2014, Boyle et al., 2014, Dobi et al., 2014, Gonzalez et al., 2014, Hollfelder et al., 2014, Lee and Spradling, 2014, Slattery et al., 2014, Das et al., 2013, Debruhl et al., 2013, Kwon et al., 2013, Moshkin et al., 2013, St Laurent et al., 2013, Frezal et al., 2012, Mackay et al., 2012, Paik et al., 2012, Prabhakaran and Kelley, 2012, Rodriguez et al., 2012, Burgio et al., 2011, Davis et al., 2011, Farkaš et al., 2011, Friedman et al., 2011, Mikhaylova and Nurminsky, 2011, Furrer et al., 2010, Mourikis et al., 2010, Sinenko et al., 2010, Spain et al., 2010, Swaminathan and Pile, 2010, Swaminathan et al., 2010, Zhang et al., 2010, Moshkin et al., 2009, Shevelyov et al., 2009, Branco et al., 2008, Burgio et al., 2008, Cao et al., 2008, Chen et al., 2008, Chen et al., 2008, Cukier et al., 2008, de Wit et al., 2008, Thompson and Travers, 2008, Beltran et al., 2007, Bilen and Bonini, 2007, Carbonell et al., 2007, Kankel et al., 2007, Quinones-Coello, 2007, Kontopoulos et al., 2006, Fu and Ma, 2005, Steffan et al., 2001)
    l(2)08269
    l(2)k02703
    l(2)k05415
    l(2)k09715
    sni3
    Name Synonyms
    Secondary FlyBase IDs
    • FBgn0010646
    • FBgn0015704
    • FBgn0020289
    • FBgn0024589
    • FBgn0024647
    Datasets (1)
    Study focus (1)
    Experimental Role
    Project
    Project Type
    Title
    • transgene_used
    Protein profiling reveals five principal chromatin types in Drosophila cells.
    Study result (0)
    Result
    Result Type
    Title
    External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 103 )
    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 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
    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
    iBeetle-Base - RNAi phenotypes in the red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum)
    Interactive Fly - A cyberspace guide to Drosophila development and metazoan evolution
    KEGG Pathways - A collection of manually drawn pathway maps representing knowledge of molecular interaction, reaction and relation networks.
    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 (232)