FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
Gene: Dmel\pigs
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\pigs
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
pickled eggs
Annotation Symbol
CG3973
Feature Type
protein_coding_gene
FlyBase ID
FBgn0029881
Gene Model Status
Current
Stock Availability
12 publicly available
Gene Summary
Essential for development and viability. Required for ovary development and oogenesis, and is essential for the development of the indirect flight muscles. May act as a negative regulator of the Notch signaling pathway in certain tissues, such as the muscle precursors and ovaries. May function as a linker protein between the actin and microtubule cytoskeletons. (UniProt, Q9W3Y4)
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Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
6C1-6C3
Sequence location
Recombination map
1-18
RefSeq locus
NC_004354 REGION:6600062..6653015
Sequence
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Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (14 terms)
Molecular Function (2 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (0 terms)
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
enables actin filament binding
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN005319067
(GO Reference Genome Project, 2011-)
enables microtubule binding
inferred from electronic annotation with InterPro:IPR003108, InterPro:IPR036534
(InterPro Project Members, 2004-)
Biological Process (7 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (3 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
involved_in follicle cell of egg chamber development
inferred from mutant phenotype
(Pines et al., 2010)
involved_in follicle cell of egg chamber stalk formation
inferred from mutant phenotype
(Pines et al., 2010)
involved_in negative regulation of Notch signaling pathway
inferred from mutant phenotype
(Pines et al., 2010)
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (4 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
involved_in actin crosslink formation
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN005319067
(GO Reference Genome Project, 2011-)
involved_in microtubule bundle formation
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN005319070
(GO Reference Genome Project, 2011-)
involved_in protein localization to microtubule plus-end
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN005319070
(GO Reference Genome Project, 2011-)
involved_in regulation of microtubule polymerization or depolymerization
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN005319070
(GO Reference Genome Project, 2011-)
Cellular Component (5 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
colocalizes_with actin cytoskeleton
inferred from direct assay
(Pines et al., 2010)
colocalizes_with cytoplasmic microtubule
inferred from direct assay
(Pines et al., 2010)
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (3 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
is_active_in cytoplasm
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN005319070
(GO Reference Genome Project, 2011-)
colocalizes_with microtubule plus-end
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN005319070
(GO Reference Genome Project, 2011-)
colocalizes_with stress fiber
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN005319070
(GO Reference Genome Project, 2011-)
Gene Group (FlyBase)
Pathway (FlyBase)
Protein Family (UniProt)
Belongs to the GAS2 family. (Q9W3Y4)
Protein Signatures (InterPro)
Summaries
Pathway (FlyBase)
NEGATIVE REGULATORS OF NOTCH SIGNALING PATHWAY -
The Notch receptor signaling pathway is activated by the binding of the transmembrane receptor Notch (N) to transmembrane ligands, Dl or Ser, presented on adjacent cells. This results in the proteolytic cleavage of N, releasing the intracellular domain (NICD). NICD translocates into the nucleus, interacting with Su(H) and mam to form a transcription complex, which up-regulates transcription of Notch-responsive genes. Negative regulators of the pathway down-regulate the signal from the sending cell or the response in the receiving cell. (Adapted from FBrf0225731 and FBrf0192604).
Protein Function (UniProtKB)
Essential for development and viability. Required for ovary development and oogenesis, and is essential for the development of the indirect flight muscles. May act as a negative regulator of the Notch signaling pathway in certain tissues, such as the muscle precursors and ovaries. May function as a linker protein between the actin and microtubule cytoskeletons.
(UniProt, Q9W3Y4)
Summary (Interactive Fly)

Gas2-like protein functioning during oogenesis and mesodermal development - acts downstream of Notch and restrict Notch activation to appropriate levels

Gene Model and Products
Number of Transcripts
3
Number of Unique Polypeptides
1

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Protein Domains (via Pfam)
Isoform displayed:
Pfam protein domains
InterPro name
classification
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Protein Domains (via SMART)
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SMART protein domains
InterPro name
classification
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Structure
Protein 3D structure   (Predicted by AlphaFold)   (AlphaFold entry Q9W3Y4)

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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 5.39

Gene model reviewed during 5.52

Transcript Data
Annotated Transcripts
Name
FlyBase ID
RefSeq ID
Length (nt)
Assoc. CDS (aa)
pigs-RA
FBtr0070948
NM_132103
5401
977
pigs-RB
FBtr0308653
NM_001258621
6272
977
pigs-RC
FBtr0343375
NM_001298020
6318
977
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
pigs-PA
FBpp0070909
104.5
977
8.34
Q9W3Y4
NP_572331
AAF46177
pigs-PB
FBpp0300876
104.5
977
8.34
Q9W3Y4
NP_001245550
AFH07264
pigs-PC
FBpp0310031
104.5
977
8.34
Q9W3Y4
NP_001284949
AHN59420
Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

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

977 aa isoforms: pigs-PA, pigs-PB, pigs-PC
Additional Polypeptide Data and Comments
Reported size (kDa)
Comments
External Data
Crossreferences
InterPro - A database of protein families, domains and functional sites
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\pigs 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).

-1.08

Transcript Expression
Additional Descriptive Data
Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Polypeptide Expression
mass spectroscopy
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
day 5 of adulthood | male -- day 7 of adulthood | male
spermatozoon
(Wasbrough et al., 2010)
Additional Descriptive Data
Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Evidence
References
colocalizes_with actin cytoskeleton
inferred from direct assay
(Pines et al., 2010)
colocalizes_with cytoplasmic microtubule
inferred from direct assay
(Pines et al., 2010)
Expression Deduced from Reporters
Reporter: P{GAL4}pigsIntron2
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
third instar larval stage
adepithelial cell of wing disc
(Pines et al., 2010)
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
Bulk Downloads
RNA-Seq RPKM values for all genes
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
FlyBase Wiki
Image Based Resources
Alleles, Insertions, Transgenic Constructs, and Aberrations
Classical and Insertion Alleles ( 18 )
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Other relevant insertions
Transgenic Constructs ( 11 )
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Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of pigs
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of pigs
Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 5 )
Variants
Variant Molecular Consequences
Alleles Representing Disease-Implicated Variants
Phenotypes
Orthologs
Downloads
Download All DIOPT Orthologs
Human Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Source
Compara
Domainoid
eggNOG
Hieranoid
Homologene
Inparanoid
OMA
OrthoDB
OrthoFinder
OrthoInspector
orthoMCL
Panther
Phylome
SonicParanoid
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Homo sapiens (Human) (36)
Hsap\GAS2L1
11 of 14
Yes
Yes
1  
Hsap\GAS2L2
8 of 14
No
Yes
Hsap\GAS2
4 of 14
No
Yes
Hsap\GAS2L3
3 of 14
No
Yes
Hsap\DST
2 of 14
No
No
Hsap\MACF1
2 of 14
No
No
Hsap\ARHGEF6
1 of 14
No
No
Hsap\ARHGEF7
1 of 14
No
No
1  
Hsap\CABP4
1 of 14
No
No
Hsap\CLMN
1 of 14
No
No
Hsap\CNN1
1 of 14
No
No
Hsap\CNN2
1 of 14
No
No
Hsap\CNN3
1 of 14
No
No
Hsap\DSP
1 of 14
No
No
Hsap\EPPK1
1 of 14
No
No
Hsap\EVPL
1 of 14
No
Yes
Hsap\EVPLL
1 of 14
No
No
Hsap\IQGAP1
1 of 14
No
Yes
Hsap\IQGAP3
1 of 14
No
Yes
Hsap\LIMCH1
1 of 14
No
No
Hsap\LMO7
1 of 14
No
Yes
Hsap\LRCH1
1 of 14
No
No
1  
Hsap\LRCH2
1 of 14
No
No
1  
Hsap\LRCH3
1 of 14
No
No
1  
Hsap\LRCH4
1 of 14
No
No
2  
Hsap\PLEC
1 of 14
No
No
Hsap\PLS1
1 of 14
No
No
Hsap\PLS3
1 of 14
No
No
1  
Hsap\PPL
1 of 14
No
Yes
Hsap\SYNE1
1 of 14
No
No
Hsap\TAGLN2
1 of 14
No
No
1  
Hsap\TAGLN3
1 of 14
No
No
Hsap\TAGLN
1 of 14
No
No
1  
Hsap\VAV1
1 of 14
No
No
1  
Hsap\VAV2
1 of 14
No
No
Hsap\VAV3
1 of 14
No
No
Model Organism Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Source
Compara
Domainoid
eggNOG
Hieranoid
Homologene
Inparanoid
OMA
OrthoDB
OrthoFinder
OrthoInspector
orthoMCL
Panther
Phylome
SonicParanoid
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) (16)
Rnor\Gas2l1
10 of 14
Yes
Yes
Rnor\Gas2l2
8 of 14
No
Yes
Rnor\Gas2
4 of 14
No
Yes
Rnor\Gas2l3
3 of 14
No
Yes
Rnor\Cabp4
1 of 14
No
No
Rnor\Clmn
1 of 14
No
No
Rnor\Cnn1
1 of 14
No
No
Rnor\Dsp
1 of 14
No
No
Rnor\Dst
1 of 14
No
No
Rnor\Efcab1
1 of 14
No
No
Rnor\Evpl
1 of 14
No
Yes
Rnor\LOC680875
1 of 14
No
Yes
Rnor\Lrch4
1 of 14
No
No
Rnor\Macf1
1 of 14
No
No
Rnor\Plec
1 of 14
No
No
Rnor\Ppl
1 of 14
No
Yes
Mus musculus (laboratory mouse) (20)
Mmus\Gas2l1
11 of 14
Yes
Yes
Mmus\Gas2l2
10 of 14
No
Yes
Mmus\Gas2l3
3 of 14
No
Yes
Mmus\Gas2
3 of 14
No
Yes
Mmus\Dst
2 of 14
No
No
Mmus\BC024139
1 of 14
No
Yes
Mmus\Cabp4
1 of 14
No
No
Mmus\Clmn
1 of 14
No
No
Mmus\Cnn1
1 of 14
No
No
Mmus\Cnn2
1 of 14
No
No
Mmus\Dsp
1 of 14
No
No
Mmus\Efcab1
1 of 14
No
No
Mmus\Evpl
1 of 14
No
No
Mmus\Limch1
1 of 14
No
No
Mmus\Lrch4
1 of 14
No
No
Mmus\Macf1
1 of 14
No
No
Mmus\Plec
1 of 14
No
No
Mmus\Ppl
1 of 14
No
Yes
Mmus\Syne1
1 of 14
No
No
Mmus\Syne2
1 of 14
No
No
Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (16)
Xtro\gas2l1
8 of 13
Yes
Yes
Xtro\gas2l2
8 of 13
Yes
Yes
Xtro\gas2l3
2 of 13
No
Yes
Xtro\gas2
2 of 13
No
Yes
Xtro\abhd17c
1 of 13
No
No
Xtro\aqp10
1 of 13
No
No
Xtro\arhgef6
1 of 13
No
No
Xtro\arhgef7
1 of 13
No
No
Xtro\cnn3
1 of 13
No
No
Xtro\fdx2
1 of 13
No
No
Xtro\limch1
1 of 13
No
Yes
Xtro\LOC101731908
1 of 13
No
No
Xtro\lrch2
1 of 13
No
No
Xtro\pls1
1 of 13
No
No
Xtro\sin3a
1 of 13
No
No
Xtro\tagln2
1 of 13
No
No
Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (24)
Drer\gas2l1
12 of 14
Yes
Yes
Drer\gas2l2
5 of 14
No
Yes
Drer\gas2
4 of 14
No
Yes
Drer\gas2b
3 of 14
No
Yes
Drer\gas2l3
3 of 14
No
Yes
Drer\macf1a
2 of 14
No
No
Drer\clmna
1 of 14
No
No
Drer\clmnb
1 of 14
No
No
Drer\cnn1a
1 of 14
No
No
Drer\cnn1b
1 of 14
No
No
Drer\cnn2
1 of 14
No
No
Drer\dst
1 of 14
No
No
Drer\eppk1
1 of 14
No
No
Drer\evpla
1 of 14
No
Yes
Drer\limch1b
1 of 14
No
Yes
Drer\macf1b
1 of 14
No
No
Drer\pleca
1 of 14
No
No
Drer\plecb
1 of 14
No
No
Drer\si:ch211-137a8.2
1 of 14
No
No
Drer\syne1a
1 of 14
No
No
Drer\syne1b
1 of 14
No
No
Drer\syne2a
1 of 14
No
No
Drer\syne3
1 of 14
No
No
Drer\wu:fi04e12
1 of 14
No
No
Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, roundworm) (10)
Cele\D2096.11
2 of 14
Yes
No
Cele\M116.5
2 of 14
Yes
Yes
Cele\anc-1
1 of 14
No
No
Cele\cpn-1
1 of 14
No
No
Cele\cpn-2
1 of 14
No
No
Cele\cpn-3
1 of 14
No
No
Cele\cpn-4
1 of 14
No
No
Cele\csp-2
1 of 14
No
No
Cele\vab-10
1 of 14
No
No
Cele\vav-1
1 of 14
No
No
Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (11)
Agam\AgaP_AGAP003901
12 of 12
Yes
Yes
Agam\AgaP_AGAP011396
2 of 12
No
No
Agam\AgaP_AGAP000748
1 of 12
No
No
Agam\AgaP_AGAP000749
1 of 12
No
No
Agam\AgaP_AGAP001313
1 of 12
No
No
Agam\AgaP_AGAP007666
1 of 12
No
No
Agam\AgaP_AGAP009554
1 of 12
No
No
Agam\AgaP_AGAP010012
1 of 12
No
No
Agam\AgaP_AGAP010292
1 of 12
No
No
Agam\AgaP_AGAP011397
1 of 12
No
Yes
Agam\AgaP_AGAP012304
1 of 12
No
No
Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (5)
Atha\AT2G47500
1 of 13
Yes
No
Atha\AT3G10310
1 of 13
Yes
No
Atha\AT5G48460
1 of 13
Yes
No
Atha\ATK4
1 of 13
Yes
No
Atha\CML30
1 of 13
Yes
Yes
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Brewer's yeast) (2)
Scer\IQG1
1 of 13
Yes
Yes
Scer\SCP1
1 of 13
Yes
No
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission yeast) (3)
Spom\stg1
2 of 12
Yes
No
Spom\rng2
1 of 12
No
No
Spom\SPBC17D1.07c
1 of 12
No
Yes
Escherichia coli (enterobacterium) (0)
Other Organism Orthologs (via OrthoDB)
Data provided directly from OrthoDB:pigs. Refer to their site for version information.
Paralogs
Downloads
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Paralogs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Gene Symbol
Score
Source
Compara
Domainoid
eggNOG
Homologene
Inparanoid
OMA
OrthoDB
OrthoFinder
OrthoInspector
orthoMCL
Panther
Phylome
SonicParanoid
Alignment
Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (10)
shot
2 of 13
asp
1 of 13
CG5023
1 of 13
Chd64
1 of 13
Ehbp1
1 of 13
Lrch
1 of 13
MICAL-like
1 of 13
Mp20
1 of 13
Msp300
1 of 13
Vav
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.
    Homo sapiens (Human)
    Gene name
    Score
    OMIM
    OMIM Phenotype
    DO term
    Complementation?
    Transgene?
    GAS2L1; growth arrest specific 2 like 1
    11 of 14
    602128
         
        GAS2L2; growth arrest specific 2 like 2
        8 of 14
        611398
        GAS2; growth arrest specific 2
        4 of 14
        602835
        GAS2L3; growth arrest specific 2 like 3
        3 of 14
        617224
            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
            Summary of Genetic Interactions
            Interaction Browsers
            View in FlyBase Interactions Browser   View in MIST tool (external link)
            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
            pbl
            suppressible
            pigs
            (Gregory et al., 2007)
            External Data
            Linkouts
            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
            Class of Gene
            Genomic Location and Detailed Mapping Data
            Chromosome (arm)
            X
            Recombination map
            1-18
            Cytogenetic map
            6C1-6C3
            Sequence location
            FlyBase Computed Cytological Location
            Cytogenetic map
            Evidence for location
            6C1-6C3
            Limits computationally determined from genome sequence between P{EP}EP1402&P{EP}CG15893EP1634 and P{EP}Ctr1AEP1364&P{EP}EP1445
            Experimentally Determined Cytological Location
            Cytogenetic map
            Notes
            References
            Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
            Location

            1-18

            (FlyBase, 2016)

            1-18.4

            (Comeron et al., 2012)
            Left of (cM)
            Right of (cM)
            Notes
            Stocks and Reagents
            Stocks (12)
            Genomic Clones (24)
            cDNA Clones (103)
             

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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)
              BDGP DGC clones
              Other clones
              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
                  Relationship to Other Genes
                  Source for database merge of
                  Additional comments
                  Nomenclature History
                  Source for database identify of

                  Source for identity of: pigs CG3973

                  (Pines et al., 2010)
                  Nomenclature comments
                  Etymology

                  The gene is named "pickled eggs" based on the ovarian phenotype of mutants.

                  (Pines et al., 2010)
                  Synonyms and Secondary IDs (4)
                  Datasets (0)
                  Study focus (0)
                  Experimental Role
                  Project
                  Project Type
                  Title
                  Study result (0)
                  Result
                  Result Type
                  Title
                  External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 60 )
                  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
                  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
                  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)
                  Linkouts
                  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
                  MIST (protein-protein) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
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