FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Gene: Dmel\Spn42Da
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\Spn42Da
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
Serpin 42Da
Annotation Symbol
CG9453
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0265137
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Gene Summary
Serpin 42Da (Spn42Da) encodes an endopeptidase inhibitor involved in hormone processing regulation. [Date last reviewed: 2019-07-11] (FlyBase Gene Snapshot)
Also Known As

Spn4, sp4, Serine protease inhibitor 4, Spn4A, serpin 4

Key Links
Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
Recombination map
2-55
RefSeq locus
NT_033778 REGION:6875906..6878927
Sequence
Genomic Maps
Other Genome Views
The following external sites may use different assemblies or annotations than FlyBase.
Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (6 terms)
Molecular Function (2 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
Biological Process (3 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000894695
Cellular Component (1 term)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
is_active_in extracellular space
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000156123
inferred from electronic annotation with InterPro:IPR000215
Gene Group (FlyBase)
Protein Family (UniProt)
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Summaries
Gene Snapshot
Serpin 42Da (Spn42Da) encodes an endopeptidase inhibitor involved in hormone processing regulation. [Date last reviewed: 2019-07-11]
Gene Group (FlyBase)
INHIBITORY SERPINS -
The serpin family is a structurally-related group of secreted proteins containing the serpin-fold, a 350-400 amino acid domain. Serpins (SERine Protease INhibitors) were first identified as a set of proteins able to inhibit proteases, acting by forming a covalent complex is formed with the target proteinase targeting it for degradation. (Adapted from FBrf0213937 and FBrf0209216).
Gene Model and Products
Number of Transcripts
11
Number of Unique Polypeptides
8

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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 Q7K8Y5)

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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

Gene model reviewed during 5.48

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

Transcript Data
Annotated Transcripts
Name
FlyBase ID
RefSeq ID
Length (nt)
Assoc. CDS (aa)
FBtr0086197
1505
392
FBtr0086196
1385
424
FBtr0086198
1531
411
FBtr0086199
1643
411
FBtr0086200
1669
411
FBtr0086201
1651
379
FBtr0086202
1763
379
FBtr0086203
1370
406
FBtr0086204
1490
374
FBtr0086205
1789
379
FBtr0300336
2155
379
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
FBpp0085524
44.1
392
5.94
FBpp0085523
47.7
424
5.91
FBpp0089189
46.0
411
6.59
FBpp0089190
46.2
411
6.51
FBpp0089191
46.2
411
6.51
FBpp0089192
42.4
379
6.69
FBpp0089193
42.7
379
6.59
FBpp0089207
45.6
406
7.01
FBpp0089208
42.1
374
7.18
FBpp0089206
42.7
379
6.59
FBpp0289565
42.7
379
6.59
Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

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

411 aa isoforms: Spn42Da-PE, Spn42Da-PF
379 aa isoforms: Spn42Da-PH, Spn42Da-PK, Spn42Da-PL
Additional Polypeptide Data and Comments
Reported size (kDa)
Comments
External Data
Crossreferences
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\Spn42Da 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).

-0.67

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

JBrowse - Visual display of RNA-Seq signals

View Dmel\Spn42Da 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
Images
Alleles, Insertions, Transgenic Constructs, and Aberrations
Classical and Insertion Alleles ( 3 )
For All Classical and Insertion Alleles Show
 
Other relevant insertions
Transgenic Constructs ( 10 )
For All Alleles Carried on Transgenic Constructs Show
Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of Spn42Da
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of Spn42Da
Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 1 )
Inferred from experimentation ( 1 )
Inferred from location ( 7 )
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) (38)
12 of 14
Yes
Yes
7  
10 of 14
No
No
1  
9 of 14
No
No
9 of 14
No
No
9 of 14
No
Yes
1  
8 of 14
No
No
1  
8 of 14
No
No
8 of 14
No
No
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No
No
8 of 14
No
No
8 of 14
No
No
1  
7 of 14
No
No
7 of 14
No
No
1  
6 of 14
No
No
1  
5 of 14
No
No
5 of 14
No
No
5 of 14
No
Yes
4 of 14
No
Yes
4 of 14
No
Yes
4 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
5  
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
1  
3 of 14
No
No
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No
Yes
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No
No
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No
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No
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Yes
3 of 14
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Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
Yes
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
Model Organism Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) (47)
12 of 14
Yes
Yes
10 of 14
No
No
9 of 14
No
No
9 of 14
No
No
9 of 14
No
No
9 of 14
No
No
9 of 14
No
Yes
8 of 14
No
No
8 of 14
No
No
8 of 14
No
No
8 of 14
No
No
8 of 14
No
No
8 of 14
No
No
8 of 14
No
No
7 of 14
No
No
7 of 14
No
No
7 of 14
No
No
6 of 14
No
No
5 of 14
No
No
5 of 14
No
No
5 of 14
No
Yes
4 of 14
No
Yes
4 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
Mus musculus (laboratory mouse) (63)
12 of 14
Yes
Yes
10 of 14
No
No
10 of 14
No
No
10 of 14
No
No
9 of 14
No
No
9 of 14
No
No
9 of 14
No
No
9 of 14
No
No
9 of 14
No
No
9 of 14
No
No
9 of 14
No
Yes
8 of 14
No
No
8 of 14
No
No
8 of 14
No
No
8 of 14
No
No
8 of 14
No
No
8 of 14
No
No
8 of 14
No
No
8 of 14
No
No
8 of 14
No
No
8 of 14
No
No
8 of 14
No
No
8 of 14
No
No
7 of 14
No
No
7 of 14
No
No
7 of 14
No
No
7 of 14
No
No
7 of 14
No
No
6 of 14
No
No
5 of 14
No
No
5 of 14
No
No
5 of 14
No
Yes
4 of 14
No
Yes
4 of 14
No
Yes
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
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
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
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Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (25)
8 of 13
Yes
No
7 of 13
No
No
7 of 13
No
No
7 of 13
No
Yes
6 of 13
No
No
4 of 13
No
No
4 of 13
No
No
4 of 13
No
No
4 of 13
No
No
4 of 13
No
No
4 of 13
No
Yes
3 of 13
No
No
3 of 13
No
No
3 of 13
No
Yes
2 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
Yes
2 of 13
No
Yes
2 of 13
No
Yes
2 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
Yes
Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (30)
10 of 14
Yes
No
10 of 14
Yes
Yes
10 of 14
Yes
No
10 of 14
Yes
Yes
10 of 14
Yes
Yes
10 of 14
Yes
No
10 of 14
Yes
Yes
9 of 14
No
Yes
8 of 14
No
Yes
5 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
Yes
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, roundworm) (10)
12 of 14
Yes
No
12 of 14
Yes
No
12 of 14
Yes
No
11 of 14
No
No
11 of 14
No
No
10 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (18)
11 of 12
Yes
Yes
5 of 12
No
No
5 of 12
No
No
5 of 12
No
Yes
4 of 12
No
No
4 of 12
No
No
4 of 12
No
Yes
3 of 12
No
Yes
3 of 12
No
No
3 of 12
No
No
3 of 12
No
Yes
2 of 12
No
No
2 of 12
No
No
2 of 12
No
No
2 of 12
No
Yes
1 of 12
No
No
1 of 12
No
No
Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (13)
9 of 13
Yes
No
9 of 13
Yes
No
9 of 13
Yes
No
9 of 13
Yes
No
8 of 13
No
No
8 of 13
No
No
8 of 13
No
No
8 of 13
No
No
5 of 13
No
No
3 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
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:Spn42Da. Refer to their site for version information.
Paralogs
Paralogs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (29)
12 of 13
11 of 13
11 of 13
11 of 13
10 of 13
10 of 13
10 of 13
10 of 13
10 of 13
9 of 13
9 of 13
8 of 13
8 of 13
6 of 13
5 of 13
5 of 13
5 of 13
5 of 13
5 of 13
5 of 13
5 of 13
5 of 13
4 of 13
3 of 13
3 of 13
2 of 13
2 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 ( 3 )
    Modifiers Based on Experimental Evidence ( 1 )
    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
    Class of Gene
    Genomic Location and Detailed Mapping Data
    Chromosome (arm)
    2R
    Recombination map
    2-55
    Cytogenetic map
    Sequence location
    FlyBase Computed Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Evidence for location
    42D6-42D6
    Limits computationally determined from genome sequence between P{lacW}ublk03203&P{PZ}CG328709967 and P{EP}EP2303&P{EP}EP2105
    Experimentally Determined Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Notes
    References
    42D1-42D5
    (determined by in situ hybridisation)
    42D-42E
    (determined by in situ hybridisation)
    Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
    Location
    Left of (cM)
    Right of (cM)
    Notes
    Stocks and Reagents
    Stocks (8)
    Genomic Clones (21)
    cDNA Clones (85)
     

    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
    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
    Antibody Information
    Laboratory Generated Antibodies
    Commercially Available Antibodies
     
    Cell Line Information
    Publicly Available Cell Lines
     
      Other Stable Cell Lines
       
        Other Comments

        Overexpression of Spn4 either in the mesoderm or in peptidergic neurons results in animals which develop normally to the end of the first larval instar, but are unable to moult.

        Identification: Identified on the basis of sequence similarity to serpins.

        Relationship to Other Genes
        Source for database merge of

        Source for merge of: sp4 CG9453

        Source for merge of: Spn4 Serp2

        Additional comments

        'Spn4' and 'Serp2' reports merged because: 'dSerp2' was mentioned in a single reference (FBrf0107050) as being similar to vertebrate 'neuroserpin' and that it maps to 42D-E. A later reference from the same author (FBrf0146814) says that 'neuroserpin' corresponds to CG9453/Spn4, a gene that has been mapped experimentally to 42D.

        Nomenclature History
        Source for database identify of

        Source for identity of: Spn4 neuroserpin

        Source for identity of: Spn42Da Spn4

        Nomenclature comments
        Etymology
        Synonyms and Secondary IDs (15)
        Datasets (0)
        Study focus (0)
        Experimental Role
        Project
        Project Type
        Title
        Study result (0)
        Result
        Result Type
        Title
        External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 118 )
        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 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
        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
        Drosophila Genomics Resource Center - Drosophila Genomics Resource Center (DGRC) cDNA clones
        DroID - A comprehensive database of gene and protein interactions.
        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
        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
        Reactome Metabolic Pathways - An open-source, open access, manually curated and peer-reviewed metabolic pathway database.
        References (82)