FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Gene: Dmel\bon
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\bon
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
bonus
Annotation Symbol
CG5206
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0023097
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Enzyme Name (EC)
Gene Summary
bonus (bon) encodes a nuclear receptor cofactor involved in axon guidance and chromatin organization. [Date last reviewed: 2019-07-11] (FlyBase Gene Snapshot)
Key Links
Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
Recombination map
3-69
RefSeq locus
NT_033777 REGION:20593139..20612540
Sequence
Genomic Maps
Other Genome Views
The following external sites may use different assemblies or annotations than FlyBase.
Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (10 terms)
Molecular Function (5 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (5 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN002816340
inferred from sequence or structural similarity with UniProtKB:Q64127
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN008619076
inferred from sequence or structural similarity with UniProtKB:O15164
inferred from sequence or structural similarity with UniProtKB:O15164
inferred from electronic annotation with InterPro:IPR000315
inferred from sequence model
Biological Process (3 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from genetic interaction with FLYBASE:yki; FB:FBgn0034970
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN002816340
inferred from sequence or structural similarity with UniProtKB:O15164
Cellular Component (2 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
located_in chromatin
inferred from direct assay
located_in nucleus
inferred from direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (0 terms)
Protein Family (UniProt)
-
Catalytic Activity (EC/Rhea)
ubiquitin protein ligase activity
Summaries
Gene Snapshot
bonus (bon) encodes a nuclear receptor cofactor involved in axon guidance and chromatin organization. [Date last reviewed: 2019-07-11]
Gene Group (FlyBase)
TRIM UBIQUITIN LIGASES -
E3 (ubiquitin) ligases interact with both ubiquitin-E2 (ubiquitin-conjugating) enzymes and the target protein, transferring the ubiquitin from the E2 to the substrate. The TRIM family are E3 ligases characterized a TRIpartite Motif, which consists of a RING domain, one or two B-box motifs and a coiled-coil region. As well as ubiquitination, TRIM proteins are also involved in ubiquitin-like modifications such as SUMOylation and ISGylation. (Adapted from PMID:18673550).
ATYPICAL PROTEIN KINASES -
Atypical kinases are protein kinases or putative protein kinases that do not share clear sequence similarity with conventional eukaryotic protein kinases, but they or their orthologs have been shown experimentally to have protein kinase activity. Atypical kinases are defined in FBrf0201870.
Gene Model and Products
Number of Transcripts
6
Number of Unique Polypeptides
6

Please see the JBrowse view of Dmel\bon 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 A0A0B4KGE5)

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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 5.44

Stop-codon suppression (UAG) postulated; FBrf0216884.

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

Gene model reviewed during 5.47

Transcript Data
Annotated Transcripts
Name
FlyBase ID
RefSeq ID
Length (nt)
Assoc. CDS (aa)
FBtr0083912
5811
1133
FBtr0300617
4871
1125
FBtr0330043
5811
1207
FBtr0334637
5769
1119
FBtr0334638
5787
1125
FBtr0334639
5778
1122
Additional Transcript Data and Comments
Reported size (kB)
Comments
External Data
Crossreferences
Polypeptide Data
Annotated Polypeptides
Name
FlyBase ID
Predicted MW (kDa)
Length (aa)
Theoretical pI
UniProt
RefSeq ID
GenBank
FBpp0083320
122.0
1133
6.96
FBpp0289844
121.1
1125
6.90
FBpp0303076
130.1
1207
6.53
FBpp0306699
120.4
1119
6.90
FBpp0306700
121.0
1125
6.90
FBpp0306701
120.7
1122
6.90
Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

None of the polypeptides share 100% sequence identity.

Additional Polypeptide Data and Comments
Reported size (kDa)
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\bon 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).

-0.82

Transcript Expression
in situ
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Additional Descriptive Data
Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Polypeptide Expression
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
Expression Deduced from Reporters
Reporter: P{lacW}bonS024108
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Reporter: P{lacW}bonS024912
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Reporter: P{lacW}bonS048706
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
neuron | subset of larval brain

Comment: one neuron/hemisphere

High-Throughput Expression Data
Associated Tools

JBrowse - Visual display of RNA-Seq signals

View Dmel\bon 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
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
Alleles, Insertions, Transgenic Constructs, and Aberrations
Classical and Insertion Alleles ( 19 )
For All Classical and Insertion Alleles Show
 
Other relevant insertions
Transgenic Constructs ( 11 )
For All Alleles Carried on Transgenic Constructs Show
Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of bon
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of bon
Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 6 )
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
abdominal tergite & macrochaeta (with bonS024108)
abdominal tergite & macrochaeta (with bonS048706)
adult head & cuticle | somatic clone
pupal abdomen & cuticle (with bonS024108)
pupal abdomen & cuticle (with bonS048706)
Orthologs
Human Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Homo sapiens (Human) (49)
10 of 14
Yes
Yes
10 of 14
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Yes
5 of 14
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No
Yes
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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) (22)
10 of 14
Yes
Yes
6 of 14
No
Yes
5 of 14
No
Yes
4 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
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No
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No
Yes
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Yes
1 of 14
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No
1 of 14
No
No
Mus musculus (laboratory mouse) (21)
10 of 14
Yes
Yes
9 of 14
No
Yes
5 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
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No
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1 of 14
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No
Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (30)
8 of 13
Yes
Yes
8 of 13
Yes
Yes
7 of 13
No
Yes
5 of 13
No
Yes
2 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
No
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No
1 of 13
No
No
Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (50)
10 of 14
Yes
Yes
9 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
Yes
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1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
Yes
Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, roundworm) (9)
1 of 14
Yes
No
1 of 14
Yes
No
1 of 14
Yes
No
1 of 14
Yes
No
1 of 14
Yes
No
1 of 14
Yes
No
1 of 14
Yes
No
1 of 14
Yes
No
1 of 14
Yes
No
Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (14)
11 of 12
Yes
Yes
Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (24)
1 of 13
Yes
Yes
1 of 13
Yes
No
1 of 13
Yes
No
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Yes
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Brewer's yeast) (0)
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission yeast) (0)
Escherichia coli (enterobacterium) (0)
Other Organism Orthologs (via OrthoDB)
Data provided directly from OrthoDB:bon. Refer to their site for version information.
Paralogs
Paralogs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (11)
2 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 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 ( 2 )
    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 (protein-protein) - 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)
    3R
    Recombination map
    3-69
    Cytogenetic map
    Sequence location
    FlyBase Computed Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Evidence for location
    92F2-92F3
    Limits computationally determined from genome sequence between P{PZ}l(3)1058510585 and P{EP}SyndEP409
    Experimentally Determined Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Notes
    References
    92E-92E
    (determined by in situ hybridisation) 92E8--14 (determined by in situ hybridisation)
    92E8-92E14
    (determined by in situ hybridisation)
    92E8-92E14
    (determined by in situ hybridisation) 92E (determined by in situ hybridisation) 92E8--11 (determined by in situ hybridisation)
    Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
    Location
    Left of (cM)
    Right of (cM)
    Notes
    Stocks and Reagents
    Stocks (21)
    Genomic Clones (26)
    cDNA Clones (26)
     

    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
       
      Commercially Available Antibodies
       
      Cell Line Information
      Publicly Available Cell Lines
       
        Other Stable Cell Lines
         
        • New stable cell line derived from S2-unspecified : Stable S2-yki-SBP and S2-bon-SBP cell lines were created, which are S2 cells containing streptavidin-binding peptide (SBP)-flagged yki or bon. The S2 cells were obtained from the laboratory of Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas.

        Other Comments

        dsRNA has been made from templates generated with primers directed against this gene. RNAi of bon results in increased arborization of ddaD and ddaE neurons, alterations in the number of MD neurons, defects in dendrite morphogenesis and reproducible defects in da dendrite development.

        bon acts as a modifier of position-effect variegation.

        Area matching Drosophila EST AA941568.

        Candidate gene for quantitative trait (QTL) locus determining bristle number.

        Gene identified during a P{lacW} screen shown to exhibit ectopic 22C10 expression.

        Relationship to Other Genes
        Source for database merge of

        Source for merge of: bon CG5206

        Source for merge of: bon l(3)S043420

        Source for merge of: bon CG15687

        Source for merge of: bon anon-WO0118547.418

        Additional comments

        Source for merge of bon CG15687 was sequence comparison ( date:001216 ).

        Source for merge of bon anon-WO0118547.418 was sequence comparison ( date:051113 ).

        Nomenclature History
        Source for database identify of
        Nomenclature comments
        Etymology
        Synonyms and Secondary IDs (14)
        Reported As
        Secondary FlyBase IDs
        • FBgn0038812
        • FBgn0038813
        • FBgn0060905
        • FBgn0062022
        Datasets (0)
        Study focus (0)
        Experimental Role
        Project
        Project Type
        Title
        Study result (0)
        Result
        Result Type
        Title
        External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 71 )
        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.
        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
        Flygut - An atlas of the Drosophila adult midgut
        iBeetle-Base - RNAi phenotypes in the red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum)
        MIST (protein-protein) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
        Reactome - An open-source, open access, manually curated and peer-reviewed pathway database.
        References (124)