FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Gene: Dmel\Adar
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\Adar
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
Adenosine deaminase acting on RNA
Annotation Symbol
CG12598
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0026086
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Enzyme Name (EC)
double-stranded RNA adenine deaminase (3.5.4.37)
Gene Summary
Adenosine deaminase acting on RNA (Adar) encodes an RNA editing enzyme. It is involved in behaviour, glucose metabolism and response to several stresses such as heat, hypoxia and oxidative stress. [Date last reviewed: 2019-03-07] (FlyBase Gene Snapshot)
Also Known As

dADAR, EG:BACN35H14.1 , hypnos-2

Key Links
Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
Recombination map
1-0.2
RefSeq locus
NC_004354 REGION:1773725..1788065
Sequence
Genomic Maps
Other Genome Views
The following external sites may use different assemblies or annotations than FlyBase.
Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (25 terms)
Molecular Function (5 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype with FLYBASE:lncRNA:let7C; FB:FBgn0263049
inferred from direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (5 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000098822
enables RNA binding
inferred from electronic annotation with InterPro:IPR002466
Biological Process (17 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (16 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
involved_in adult behavior
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
involved_in locomotor rhythm
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
involved_in mRNA modification
inferred from direct assay
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from direct assay
inferred from mutant phenotype
involved_in response to heat
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
involved_in RNA modification
inferred from direct assay
involved_in spermatogenesis
inferred from expression pattern
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000098822
involved_in RNA processing
inferred from electronic annotation with InterPro:IPR002466
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000098822
Cellular Component (3 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
located_in nucleolus
inferred from direct assay
located_in nucleus
inferred from high throughput direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
is_active_in cytoplasm
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000098822
is_active_in nucleolus
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000098822
Gene Group (FlyBase)
Protein Family (UniProt)
-
Catalytic Activity (EC/Rhea)
double-stranded RNA adenosine deaminase activity
adenosine in double-stranded RNA + H2O + H(+) = inosine in double- stranded RNA + NH4(+) (3.5.4.37)
RHEA 10120: adenosine deaminase activity
RHEA 24408:
Summaries
Gene Snapshot
Adenosine deaminase acting on RNA (Adar) encodes an RNA editing enzyme. It is involved in behaviour, glucose metabolism and response to several stresses such as heat, hypoxia and oxidative stress. [Date last reviewed: 2019-03-07]
Gene Group (FlyBase)
ADENOSINE DEAMINASES -
Adenosine deaminases catalyze the deamination of adenosine and deoxyadenosine to inosine and deoxyinosine.
Pathway (FlyBase)
NEGATIVE REGULATORS OF BMP SIGNALING PATHWAY -
Negative regulators of Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) signaling down-regulate the pathway, ultimately resulting in the decreased nuclear activity of the Mad/Med transcription factor complex.
Protein Function (UniProtKB)
Has A-to-I RNA editing activity on extended dsRNA: edits RNA-binding protein Rnp4F. A-to-I editing of pre-mRNAs acts predominantly through nervous system targets to affect adult nervous system integrity, function and behavior. Essential for adaptation to environmental stresses, such as oxygen deprivation, and for the prevention of premature neuronal degeneration, through the editing of ion channels as targets.
(UniProt, Q9NII1)
Summary (Interactive Fly)

double-stranded RNA adenosine deaminase - RNA editing enzyme that affects nervous system function, integrity, and behavior

Gene Model and Products
Number of Transcripts
15
Number of Unique Polypeptides
13

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Protein Domains (via Pfam)
Isoform displayed:
Pfam protein domains
InterPro name
classification
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end
Protein Domains (via SMART)
Isoform displayed:
SMART protein domains
InterPro name
classification
start
end
Structure
Protein 3D structure   (Predicted by AlphaFold)   (AlphaFold entry Q9NII1)

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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
PDB - An information portal to biological macromolecular structures
Comments on Gene Model

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

Gene model reviewed during 5.49

Gene model reviewed during 5.45

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

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

Shares 5' UTR with downstream gene.

Gene model reviewed during 5.41

Stage-specific extension of 3' UTRs observed during embryogenesis (FBrf0215804); all variants may not be annotated.

Gene model reviewed during 5.55

Gene model reviewed during 6.32

Transcript Data
Annotated Transcripts
Name
FlyBase ID
RefSeq ID
Length (nt)
Assoc. CDS (aa)
FBtr0070299
2648
632
FBtr0070300
6645
628
FBtr0100557
3451
186
FBtr0305497
2042
392
FBtr0305498
2839
634
FBtr0305499
6954
611
FBtr0307895
2692
665
FBtr0309961
2727
632
FBtr0309962
1938
389
FBtr0309963
2073
392
FBtr0309965
2867
188
FBtr0339272
6823
669
FBtr0339273
1891
355
FBtr0339274
1851
334
FBtr0479739
2315
681
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
FBpp0070286
70.0
632
9.54
FBpp0070287
69.6
628
9.47
FBpp0100009
20.8
186
9.74
FBpp0293949
43.2
392
9.03
FBpp0293950
70.4
634
9.47
FBpp0293951
67.8
611
9.60
FBpp0300329
73.8
665
9.33
FBpp0301688
70.0
632
9.54
FBpp0301689
43.0
389
8.91
FBpp0301690
43.2
392
9.03
FBpp0301692
21.2
188
9.53
FBpp0308381
74.1
669
9.41
FBpp0308382
39.1
355
9.28
FBpp0308383
36.9
334
9.41
FBpp0428082
75.8
681
9.91
Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

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

632 aa isoforms: Adar-PA, Adar-PI
392 aa isoforms: Adar-PD, Adar-PK
Additional Polypeptide Data and Comments
Reported size (kDa)
Comments
External Data
Crossreferences
InterPro - A database of protein families, domains and functional sites
PDB - An information portal to biological macromolecular structures
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\Adar 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).

-0.98

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

Comment: extended 3' UTR isoform

RACE
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
organism

Comment: shorter isoform

RT-PCR
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Additional Descriptive Data

3'-RACE identified long and short isoforms of Adar produced during embryogenesis. The longer isoform(s) was present throughout embryogenesis, with the short isoform(s) being expressed from stage 10 onwards. There was minimal expression of Adar seen in larvae or adults.

Isoforms of Adar with extended 3' UTRs appear later in embryogenesis.

Adar transcript is expressed throughout embryogenesis, with highest expression levels observed at 0-2 hours AEL and 8-12 hrs AEL. Expression levels are low during larval development, and the short isoforms exhibit another small peak during pupal stages. In situ analysis reveals that the short transcript isoforms are expressed primarily in pre-cellular stages, and in the gut endothelium from embryonic stage 16, in contrast to the more widespread pattern observed for the longer transcript isoforms.

Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Polypeptide Expression
epitope tag
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
western blot
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Additional Descriptive Data

Adar protein localizes to the nucleus, and is more concentrated in the nucleolus relative to the diffuse expression in the rest of the nucleus.

Adar long protein isoforms are expressed at all embryonic stages, at low levels during the third larval instar and early pupal stages, and higher levels in late pupal stages and in adult heads. The Adar short protein isoforms can be detected by Western blot only at the 0-2 and 12-16 hour AEL timepoints.

Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Evidence
References
located_in nucleolus
inferred from direct assay
located_in nucleus
inferred from high throughput direct assay
Expression Deduced from Reporters
High-Throughput Expression Data
Associated Tools

JBrowse - Visual display of RNA-Seq signals

View Dmel\Adar 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
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 ( 40 )
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Other relevant insertions
Transgenic Constructs ( 15 )
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Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of Adar
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of Adar
Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 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) (8)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
 
3  
11 of 14
No
Yes
4 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
 
5  
3 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
1  
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) (8)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
10 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Mus musculus (laboratory mouse) (8)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
11 of 14
No
Yes
4 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (11)
7 of 13
Yes
Yes
6 of 13
No
Yes
6 of 13
No
Yes
2 of 13
No
Yes
2 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (11)
12 of 14
Yes
Yes
12 of 14
Yes
Yes
11 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, roundworm) (4)
12 of 14
Yes
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (3)
12 of 12
Yes
Yes
Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (1)
9 of 13
Yes
Yes
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Brewer's yeast) (1)
4 of 13
Yes
No
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission yeast) (1)
6 of 12
Yes
No
Escherichia coli (enterobacterium) (0)
Other Organism Orthologs (via OrthoDB)
Data provided directly from OrthoDB:Adar. Refer to their site for version information.
Paralogs
Paralogs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (7)
7 of 13
2 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 ( 2 )
    Modifiers Based on Experimental Evidence ( 0 )
    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.
    Dmel gene
    Ortholog showing functional complementation
    Supporting References
    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
    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
    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)
    X
    Recombination map
    1-0.2
    Cytogenetic map
    Sequence location
    FlyBase Computed Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Evidence for location
    2B9-2B9
    Limits computationally determined from genome sequence between P{EP}brEP1515 and P{EP}EP1444&P{EP}CG14818EP1190
    Experimentally Determined Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Notes
    References
    2B6-2B7
    (determined by in situ hybridisation)
    Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
    Left of (cM)
    Right of (cM)
    Notes
    Stocks and Reagents
    Stocks (49)
    Genomic Clones (33)
    cDNA Clones (66)
     

    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)
    BDGP DGC clones
    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

      A loss of Adar expression leads to defects in NMJ synaptic architecture.

      Adar is epistatic to Fmr1 with respect to neuromuscular junction synaptic architecture.

      Adar encodes the pre-mRNA editing enzyme for all reported A-to-I RNA editing sites in D.melanogaster.

      Adults lacking Adar function are morphologically wild type, but show extreme behavioural deficits, including temperature-sensitive paralysis, locomotor uncoordination and tremors which increase in severity with age. Neurodegeneration accompanies the increase in phenotypic severity.

      Adar undergoes developmentally regulated RNA editing that changes a conserved residue in the catalytic domain.

      The genetic basis of anoxia tolerance is studied. 'hypnos' is the personification of sleep in Greek mythology.

      Relationship to Other Genes
      Source for database merge of

      Source for merge of: Adar hypnos-2

      Source for merge of: Adar CG12598

      Additional comments

      Source for merge of Adar CG12598 was sequence comparison ( date:000423 ).

      Nomenclature History
      Source for database identify of
      Nomenclature comments
      Etymology
      Synonyms and Secondary IDs (17)
      Reported As
      Symbol Synonym
      cg12598
      Name Synonyms
      Adenosine deaminase acting on rna
      Adenosine deaminases acting on RNA
      hypoxia, anoxia, sensitive 2
      Secondary FlyBase IDs
      • FBgn0022736
      • FBgn0041575
      Datasets (1)
      Study focus (1)
      Experimental Role
      Project
      Project Type
      Title
      • allele_used
      RNA-Seq identification of cotranscriptional RNA editing sites in nascent transcripts of adult head.
      Study result (0)
      Result
      Result Type
      Title
      External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 108 )
      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.
      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.
      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
      InterPro - A database of protein families, domains and functional sites
      KEGG Genes - Molecular building blocks of life in the genomic space.
      MARRVEL_MODEL - MARRVEL (model organism gene)
      PDB - An information portal to biological macromolecular structures
      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)
      Interactive Fly - A cyberspace guide to Drosophila development and metazoan evolution
      MIST (protein-protein) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
      Reactome - An open-source, open access, manually curated and peer-reviewed pathway database.
      References (175)