FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Gene: Dmel\bbg
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\bbg
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
big bang
Annotation Symbol
CG42230
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0087007
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Gene Summary
Contribute a Gene Snapshot for this gene.
Also Known As

C96

Key Links
Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
Recombination map
3-42
RefSeq locus
NT_037436 REGION:14412828..14536276
Sequence
Genomic Maps
Other Genome Views
The following external sites may use different assemblies or annotations than FlyBase.
Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (5 terms)
Molecular Function (0 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (0 terms)
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (0 terms)
Biological Process (2 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (0 terms)
Cellular Component (3 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (3 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from direct assay
located_in nucleus
inferred from direct assay
located_in septate junction
inferred from direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (0 terms)
Gene Group (FlyBase)
Protein Family (UniProt)
-
Protein Signatures (InterPro)
Summaries
Gene Model and Products
Number of Transcripts
8
Number of Unique Polypeptides
5

Please see the JBrowse view of Dmel\bbg 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 Q9VUE8)

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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 supported by FBrf0193930

Gene model reviewed during 5.46

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

Gene model reviewed during 5.55

Transcript Data
Annotated Transcripts
Name
FlyBase ID
RefSeq ID
Length (nt)
Assoc. CDS (aa)
FBtr0273422
8691
2637
FBtr0273423
3949
1101
FBtr0273424
4131
1033
FBtr0273425
4221
1033
FBtr0273426
3960
1033
FBtr0273428
4159
1095
FBtr0273427
5997
1842
FBtr0308596
8707
2637
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
FBpp0271930
288.0
2637
6.04
FBpp0271931
118.7
1101
9.82
FBpp0271932
111.5
1033
9.54
FBpp0271933
111.5
1033
9.54
FBpp0271934
111.5
1033
9.54
FBpp0271936
118.0
1095
9.78
FBpp0271935
200.6
1842
5.79
FBpp0300820
288.0
2637
6.04
Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

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

2637 aa isoforms: bbg-PC, bbg-PK
1033 aa isoforms: bbg-PF, bbg-PG, bbg-PH
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
Nucleotide / Polypeptide Records
 
Mapped Features

Click to get a list of regulatory features (enhancers, TFBS, etc.) and gene disruptions (point mutations, indels, etc.) within or overlapping Dmel\bbg 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).

-0.31

Transcript Expression
in situ
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
dorsal ectoderm anlage

Comment: anlage in statu nascendi

posterior ectoderm anlage

Comment: anlage in statu nascendi

antennal anlage in statu nascendi

Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm anlage in statu nascendi

dorsal head epidermis anlage in statu nascendi

Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm anlage in statu nascendi

visual anlage in statu nascendi

Comment: reported as procephalic ectoderm anlage in statu nascendi

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

During embryogenesis, bbg transcript is predominantly expressed in the developing gut. bbg transcript is first detected at embryonic stage 5, in the posterior endoderm anlage. bbg transcript is expressed in posterior midgut primordium by stage 6, in the invaginating hindgut primordium by stage 7, in the anterior midgut primordium at stages 9-10, and in the forgut primordium by stages 11-12. Gut expression is maintained though late embryogenesis, and becomes restricted to the pharynx and proventriculus at late embryonic stages. bbg transcript expression in the dorsal ectoderm begins at embryonic stage 6; this expression is restricted to the dorsal edge of the dorsal ectoderm by embryonic stage 9-10. In the wing disc, bbg transcript is expressed at the presumptive wing margin, and in a small stripe perpendicular to the wing margin in the dorsal wing pouch. bbg transcript is expressed at the dorsal-ventral compartment boundary of the haltere disc. bbg transcript is expressed in a pair of cell clusters near the center of the leg discs; at the medial side of the antennal disc; in a ring-shaped pattern in the larval optic lobe; and at and posterior to the morphogenetic furrow of the eye disc. bbg transcript expression exhibits isoform-specificity at embryonic and larval stages.

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

bbg protein is localized to the apical and lateral sides of gut epithelial cells.

During oogenesis, bbg protein is expressed in the profollicular mesoderm, a layer of follicle cells that separates the germline cyst found at the posterior end of the germarium, from the anterior neighbouring younger cyst; strongly expressed in polar follicle cells; weakly expressed in somatic follicle cells surrounding early egg chambers; in follicle cells surrounding the oocyte; and in the oocyte nucleus. During embryogenesis, bbg protein is predominantly expressed in the developing gut. bbg protein is first detected at embryonic stage 6, in the posterior midgut primordium. bbg protein is expressed in the invaginating hindgut primordium by stage 7, in the anterior midgut primordium at stages 9-10, and in the forgut primordium by stages 11-12. Gut expression is maintained though late embryogenesis, and becomes restricted to the pharynx and proventriculus at late embryonic stages. bbg protein expression in the dorsal ectoderm begins at embryonic stage 6; this expression is restricted to the dorsal edge of the dorsal ectoderm by embryonic stage 9-10. In the wing disc, bbg protein is expressed at the presumptive wing margin, and in a similar pattern in the haltere disc. bbg protein is expressed in a pair of cell clusters near the center of the leg discs; at the medial side of the antennal disc; in a ring-shaped pattern in the larval optic lobe; and at and posterior to the morphogenetic furrow of the eye disc. During pupal eye development, bbg protein is also specifically and dynamically expressed in cone cells, mechanosensory bristle cells, and in secondary and tertiary pigment cells as each cell type becomes specified.

Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from direct assay
located_in nucleus
inferred from direct assay
located_in septate junction
inferred from direct assay
Expression Deduced from Reporters
Reporter: P{GawB}bbgC96
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
High-Throughput Expression Data
Associated Tools

JBrowse - Visual display of RNA-Seq signals

View Dmel\bbg 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
FlyExpress - Embryonic expression images (BDGP data)
  • Stages(s) 1-3
  • Stages(s) 4-6
  • Stages(s) 7-8
  • Stages(s) 9-10
  • Stages(s) 11-12
  • Stages(s) 13-16
Alleles, Insertions, Transgenic Constructs, and Aberrations
Classical and Insertion Alleles ( 53 )
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Other relevant insertions
Transgenic Constructs ( 9 )
For All Alleles Carried on Transgenic Constructs Show
Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of bbg
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of bbg
Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 1 )
Inferred from experimentation ( 1 )
Inferred from location ( 3 )
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) (34)
3 of 14
Yes
Yes
2 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
Yes
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No
Model Organism Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) (32)
3 of 14
Yes
Yes
3 of 14
Yes
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
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No
No
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No
No
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Yes
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No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Mus musculus (laboratory mouse) (34)
3 of 14
Yes
Yes
3 of 14
Yes
Yes
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
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No
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No
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No
Yes
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No
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No
1 of 14
No
No
Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (15)
2 of 13
Yes
Yes
2 of 13
Yes
Yes
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
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No
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No
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No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
Yes
Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (38)
4 of 14
Yes
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
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No
2 of 14
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No
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No
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Yes
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No
1 of 14
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No
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, roundworm) (17)
2 of 14
Yes
No
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
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Yes
1 of 14
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Yes
1 of 14
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No
1 of 14
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No
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
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No
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (26)
8 of 12
Yes
Yes
Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (0)
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:bbg. Refer to their site for version information.
Paralogs
Paralogs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (27)
2 of 13
2 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
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Human Disease Associations
FlyBase Human Disease Model Reports
Disease Ontology (DO) Annotations
Models Based on Experimental Evidence ( 2 )
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.
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
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
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
SignaLink - A signaling pathway resource with multi-layered regulatory networks.
Class of Gene
Genomic Location and Detailed Mapping Data
Chromosome (arm)
3L
Recombination map
3-42
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
FlyBase Computed Cytological Location
Cytogenetic map
Evidence for location
70D7-70E1
Limits computationally determined from genome sequence between P{PZ}l(3)70Da02402&P{PZ}btl00208 and P{PZ}Mpcp00564
Experimentally Determined Cytological Location
Cytogenetic map
Notes
References
70D-70D
(determined by in situ hybridisation)
Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
Location
Left of (cM)
Right of (cM)
Notes
Stocks and Reagents
Stocks (30)
Genomic Clones (63)
cDNA Clones (48)
 

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
Commercially Available Antibodies
 
Cell Line Information
Publicly Available Cell Lines
 
    Other Stable Cell Lines
     
      Other Comments

      dsRNA made from templates generated with primers directed against this gene tested in RNAi screen for effects on Kc167 and S2R+ cell morphology.

      Relationship to Other Genes
      Source for database merge of

      Source for merge of: bbg CG9598 C96

      Source for merge of: bbg CG9598

      Additional comments

      Annotations CG9598 and CG9587 merged as CG42230 in release 5.5 of the genome annotation.

      Nomenclature History
      Source for database identify of

      Source for identity of: bbg CG9587

      Nomenclature comments
      Etymology

      The gene is named "big bang" based on the fact that the gene is quite large, and mutants all appear to be mildly bang-sensitive.

      Synonyms and Secondary IDs (8)
      Datasets (0)
      Study focus (0)
      Experimental Role
      Project
      Project Type
      Title
      Study result (0)
      Result
      Result Type
      Title
      External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 101 )
      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
      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
      FlyMet - A comprehensive tissue-specific metabolomics resource for Drosophila.
      iBeetle-Base - RNAi phenotypes in the red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum)
      MIST (protein-protein) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
      SignaLink - A signaling pathway resource with multi-layered regulatory networks.
      References (79)