FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Gene: Dmel\FoxK
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\FoxK
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
Forkhead box K
Annotation Symbol
CG11799
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0036134
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Gene Summary
Forkhead box K (FoxK) encodes a transcription factor in the Fork Head family. It is a direct target of Dpp/BMP signaling during midgut development, and in turn regulates the homeobox gene lab to determine endoderm differentiation. It also regulates antiviral gene expression. [Date last reviewed: 2019-03-07] (FlyBase Gene Snapshot)
Also Known As

Mnf, fd68A

Key Links
Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
Recombination map
3-34
RefSeq locus
NT_037436 REGION:11114169..11120783
Sequence
Genomic Maps
Other Genome Views
The following external sites may use different assemblies or annotations than FlyBase.
Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (12 terms)
Molecular Function (4 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (0 terms)
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (4 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
Biological Process (7 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (5 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
involved_in midgut development
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
Cellular Component (1 term)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (0 terms)
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
is_active_in nucleus
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN009188255
Protein Family (UniProt)
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Summaries
Gene Snapshot
Forkhead box K (FoxK) encodes a transcription factor in the Fork Head family. It is a direct target of Dpp/BMP signaling during midgut development, and in turn regulates the homeobox gene lab to determine endoderm differentiation. It also regulates antiviral gene expression. [Date last reviewed: 2019-03-07]
Gene Group (FlyBase)
FORK HEAD BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS -
The forkhead box family of transcription factors are sequence-specific DNA binding proteins that regulate transcription. They are characterized by approximately 110 amino acid DNA-binding domain known as the forkhead or winged helix. (Adapted from FBrf0173142).
Gene Model and Products
Number of Transcripts
8
Number of Unique Polypeptides
5

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

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Protein Domains (via Pfam)
Isoform displayed:
Pfam protein domains
InterPro name
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Protein Domains (via SMART)
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InterPro name
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Structure
Protein 3D structure   (Predicted by AlphaFold)   (AlphaFold entry M9PF47)

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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 (UGA) postulated; FBrf0216884.

Gene model reviewed during 5.42

Gene model reviewed during 5.45

Annotated transcripts do not represent all supported alternative splices within 5' UTR.

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

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

Gene model reviewed during 5.55

Transcript Data
Annotated Transcripts
Name
FlyBase ID
RefSeq ID
Length (nt)
Assoc. CDS (aa)
FBtr0300783
3281
746
FBtr0300784
3463
746
FBtr0300785
3159
746
FBtr0300786
3338
746
FBtr0301967
3364
740
FBtr0332652
3382
760
FBtr0332653
3379
745
FBtr0332654
3278
745
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
FBpp0290007
80.6
746
7.97
FBpp0290008
80.6
746
7.97
FBpp0290009
80.6
746
7.97
FBpp0290010
80.6
746
7.97
FBpp0291179
80.0
740
7.97
FBpp0304898
82.2
760
8.77
FBpp0304899
80.4
745
7.97
FBpp0304900
80.5
745
7.97
Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

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

746 aa isoforms: FoxK-PG, FoxK-PH, FoxK-PI, FoxK-PJ
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\FoxK 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).

-0.90

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

Comment: maternally deposited

organism | ubiquitous | uniform

Comment: maternally deposited

Additional Descriptive Data

fd68A is uniformly in expressed in embryos through embryonic stage 13, after which transcript restricted to the central nervous system.

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

JBrowse - Visual display of RNA-Seq signals

View Dmel\FoxK 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 ( 16 )
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 FoxK
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of FoxK
Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 0 )
Inferred from experimentation ( 0 )
Inferred from location ( 5 )
Variants
Variant Molecular Consequences
Alleles Representing Disease-Implicated Variants
Phenotypes
Orthologs
Human Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Homo sapiens (Human) (51)
11 of 14
Yes
Yes
11 of 14
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Yes
4 of 14
No
No
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No
No
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No
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No
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No
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1 of 14
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No
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1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
Yes
Model Organism Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) (43)
11 of 14
Yes
Yes
9 of 14
No
Yes
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
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No
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3 of 14
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No
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No
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Yes
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No
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No
3 of 14
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Yes
2 of 14
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No
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No
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Yes
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1 of 14
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
No
1 of 14
No
No
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No
No
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No
No
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
Yes
Mus musculus (laboratory mouse) (46)
11 of 14
Yes
Yes
11 of 14
Yes
Yes
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
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No
No
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
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No
4 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
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No
No
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No
No
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No
3 of 14
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Yes
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Yes
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2 of 14
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2 of 14
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Yes
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Yes
1 of 14
No
No
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No
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No
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No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
Yes
Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (54)
7 of 13
Yes
Yes
3 of 13
No
No
3 of 13
No
No
3 of 13
No
No
3 of 13
No
No
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No
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No
3 of 13
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No
2 of 13
No
No
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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1 of 13
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
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Yes
1 of 13
No
No
Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (65)
11 of 14
Yes
Yes
11 of 14
Yes
Yes
11 of 14
Yes
Yes
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
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No
4 of 14
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4 of 14
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4 of 14
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4 of 14
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4 of 14
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No
4 of 14
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No
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
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No
4 of 14
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No
4 of 14
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No
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
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No
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No
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2 of 14
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Yes
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, roundworm) (16)
4 of 14
Yes
No
4 of 14
Yes
No
4 of 14
Yes
No
4 of 14
Yes
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
2 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
Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (19)
7 of 12
Yes
Yes
Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (2)
1 of 13
Yes
Yes
1 of 13
Yes
Yes
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Brewer's yeast) (4)
8 of 13
Yes
Yes
7 of 13
No
Yes
4 of 13
No
Yes
4 of 13
No
No
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission yeast) (4)
6 of 12
Yes
Yes
6 of 12
Yes
Yes
4 of 12
No
No
3 of 12
No
No
Escherichia coli (enterobacterium) (0)
Other Organism Orthologs (via OrthoDB)
Data provided directly from OrthoDB:FoxK. Refer to their site for version information.
Paralogs
Paralogs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (17)
7 of 13
7 of 13
7 of 13
7 of 13
7 of 13
6 of 13
5 of 13
5 of 13
5 of 13
5 of 13
4 of 13
4 of 13
3 of 13
3 of 13
3 of 13
2 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 ( 1 )
    Human Ortholog
    Disease
    Evidence
    References
    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?
    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
    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
    KEGG Pathways - A collection of manually drawn pathway maps representing knowledge of molecular interaction, reaction and relation networks.
    Reactome - An open-source, open access, manually curated and peer-reviewed pathway database.
    SignaLink - A signaling pathway resource with multi-layered regulatory networks.
    Class of Gene
    Genomic Location and Detailed Mapping Data
    Chromosome (arm)
    3L
    Recombination map
    3-34
    Cytogenetic map
    Sequence location
    FlyBase Computed Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Evidence for location
    68A7-68A7
    Limits computationally determined from genome sequence between P{PZ}l(3)0123901239&P{lacW}l(3)01239j9B4 and P{PZ}CycA02461&P{PZ}CycA03946
    Experimentally Determined Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Notes
    References
    Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
    Location
    Left of (cM)
    Right of (cM)
    Notes
    Stocks and Reagents
    Stocks (15)
    Genomic Clones (26)
    cDNA Clones (55)
     

    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
         
          Other Comments

          fd68A mutant embryos fail to generate midgut constrictions and lack lab in the endoderm.

          fd68A activity is required for the formation of the midgut constrictions and for the proper development of the midgut vesicles.

          Relationship to Other Genes
          Source for database merge of
          Additional comments
          Nomenclature History
          Source for database identify of

          Source for identity of: Mnf CG11799

          Source for identity of: FoxK fd68A

          Nomenclature comments
          Etymology
          Synonyms and Secondary IDs (14)
          Reported As
          Name Synonyms
          Forkhead box K
          Mnf
          fork head box K
          forkhead domain 68A
          myocyte nuclear factor
          Secondary FlyBase IDs
            Datasets (0)
            Study focus (0)
            Experimental Role
            Project
            Project Type
            Title
            Study result (0)
            Result
            Result Type
            Title
            External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 86 )
            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.
            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)
            KEGG Pathways - A collection of manually drawn pathway maps representing knowledge of molecular interaction, reaction and relation networks.
            MIST (protein-protein) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
            Reactome - An open-source, open access, manually curated and peer-reviewed pathway database.
            SignaLink - A signaling pathway resource with multi-layered regulatory networks.
            References (79)