FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Gene: Dmel\Dsp1
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\Dsp1
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
Dorsal switch protein 1
Annotation Symbol
CG12223
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0278608
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Gene Summary
Binds preferentially single-stranded DNA and unwinds double-stranded DNA. (UniProt, Q24537)
Contribute a Gene Snapshot for this gene.
Also Known As

Hmg14B

Key Links
Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
Recombination map
1-53
RefSeq locus
NC_004354 REGION:16333612..16340624
Sequence
Genomic Maps
Other Genome Views
The following external sites may use different assemblies or annotations than FlyBase.
Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (16 terms)
Molecular Function (6 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (5 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from direct assay
enables DNA binding
inferred from direct assay
inferred from physical interaction with UniProtKB:P23497-3
inferred from physical interaction with FLYBASE:Tbp; FB:FBgn0003687
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
enables DNA binding
inferred from electronic annotation with InterPro:IPR017967
non-traceable author statement
Biological Process (8 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (8 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from genetic interaction with FLYBASE:Rel; FB:FBgn0014018
inferred from mutant phenotype
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (0 terms)
Cellular Component (2 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
located_in nucleus
inferred from direct assay
inferred from high throughput direct assay
inferred from direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
located_in nucleus
non-traceable author statement
inferred from electronic annotation with InterPro:IPR017967
Protein Family (UniProt)
Belongs to the HMGB family. (Q24537)
Summaries
Gene Group (FlyBase)
POLYCOMB GROUP RECRUITERS/DNA-BINDING PROTEINS -
The Polycomb group (PcG) proteins are epigenetic regulators, best characterized for the repression of Hox gene expression. In Drosophila, PcG proteins repress their target genes by binding to specific DNA elements called Polycomb Response Elements (PREs). PcG DNA binding proteins contribute to the recruitment of Polycomb complexes to PREs. (Adapted from FBrf0228921).
HIGH MOBILITY GROUP BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS -
The High mobility group box (HMGB) transcription factors are sequence-specific DNA binding proteins that regulate transcription. The HMGB proteins have a characteristic L-shaped HMGB domain of about 80 amino acid residues, which binds the DNA minor groove and induce DNA bending. The HMGB domains are found in one or more copies and are involved in the regulation of DNA-dependent processes such as transcription, replication and chromatin remodeling. (Adapted from FBrf0194706, FBrf0108466, PMID:24086078 and PMID:23153957).
Protein Function (UniProtKB)
Binds preferentially single-stranded DNA and unwinds double-stranded DNA.
(UniProt, Q24537)
Gene Model and Products
Number of Transcripts
7
Number of Unique Polypeptides
4

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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
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end
Structure
Protein 3D structure   (Predicted by AlphaFold)   (AlphaFold entry Q24537)

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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 5.50

Gene model reviewed during 5.46

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

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

Transcript Data
Annotated Transcripts
Name
FlyBase ID
RefSeq ID
Length (nt)
Assoc. CDS (aa)
FBtr0089260
3990
385
FBtr0089259
3915
385
FBtr0089261
4511
385
FBtr0089262
2903
386
FBtr0089263
4240
393
FBtr0289960
2205
397
FBtr0339766
2359
386
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
FBpp0088319
43.9
385
8.71
FBpp0088318
43.9
385
8.71
FBpp0088320
43.9
385
8.71
FBpp0089257
44.0
386
8.71
FBpp0089258
44.9
393
8.70
FBpp0288398
45.3
397
8.70
FBpp0308813
44.0
386
8.71
Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

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

385 aa isoforms: Dsp1-PA, Dsp1-PB, Dsp1-PC
386 aa isoforms: Dsp1-PD, Dsp1-PG
Additional Polypeptide Data and Comments
Reported size (kDa)
Comments
External Data
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\Dsp1 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).

-0.99

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

Comment: maternally deposited

Additional Descriptive Data

Dsp1 transcripts are first detected at the cellular blastoderm stage in every cell. During germband retraction, staining is localized to the epidermis and the CNS. At embryonic stage 15-16, Dsp1 transcripts are restricted to the ventral nerve cord and brain.

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
western blot
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Additional Descriptive Data

Dsp1 protein is detected by western blot in ovary and adult head but not in testis, at all embryonic stages and in larval brain but not in Malpighian tubules, midgut, or salivary glands. Dsp1 protein is first detected by immunolocalization in egg chambers at oogenesis stage 10 where it is found in nurse cells in the cytoplasm. In third instar larvae it is observed at the extremity of the ventral ganglion but not in other parts of the brain.

Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Evidence
References
located_in nucleus
inferred from direct assay
inferred from high throughput direct assay
inferred from direct assay
Expression Deduced from Reporters
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
adult brain cell body rind

Comment: cell bodies in adult brain cortex and glial sheath

High-Throughput Expression Data
Associated Tools

JBrowse - Visual display of RNA-Seq signals

View Dmel\Dsp1 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 ( 11 )
For All Classical and Insertion Alleles Show
 
Other relevant insertions
Transgenic Constructs ( 8 )
For All Alleles Carried on Transgenic Constructs Show
Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of Dsp1
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of Dsp1
Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 2 )
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
anterior fascicle & synapse, with Scer\GAL4elav-C155
Orthologs
Human Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Homo sapiens (Human) (39)
11 of 14
Yes
Yes
1  
10 of 14
No
Yes
1  
10 of 14
No
Yes
8 of 14
No
Yes
4 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
1  
2 of 14
No
No
1  
2 of 14
No
No
1  
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
Yes
3  
2 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1  
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
2  
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
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1  
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1  
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1  
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1  
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) (31)
10 of 14
Yes
Yes
10 of 14
Yes
Yes
9 of 14
No
Yes
9 of 14
No
Yes
9 of 14
No
Yes
9 of 14
No
Yes
9 of 14
No
Yes
9 of 14
No
Yes
8 of 14
No
Yes
8 of 14
No
Yes
4 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
Yes
3 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
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
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Mus musculus (laboratory mouse) (15)
10 of 14
Yes
Yes
10 of 14
Yes
Yes
10 of 14
Yes
Yes
5 of 14
No
Yes
3 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
No
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
Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (29)
8 of 13
Yes
Yes
8 of 13
Yes
Yes
8 of 13
Yes
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
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 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
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (22)
11 of 14
Yes
Yes
11 of 14
Yes
Yes
11 of 14
Yes
Yes
10 of 14
No
Yes
9 of 14
No
Yes
9 of 14
No
Yes
3 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
No
2 of 14
No
No
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
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, roundworm) (16)
9 of 14
Yes
Yes
4 of 14
No
No
3 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
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
Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (17)
11 of 12
Yes
Yes
Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (15)
7 of 13
Yes
Yes
7 of 13
Yes
Yes
6 of 13
No
No
6 of 13
No
No
6 of 13
No
No
5 of 13
No
No
4 of 13
No
No
3 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Brewer's yeast) (6)
7 of 13
Yes
Yes
7 of 13
Yes
Yes
6 of 13
No
Yes
4 of 13
No
No
4 of 13
No
Yes
3 of 13
No
Yes
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission yeast) (4)
7 of 12
Yes
Yes
3 of 12
No
Yes
3 of 12
No
Yes
1 of 12
No
Yes
Escherichia coli (enterobacterium) (0)
Other Organism Orthologs (via OrthoDB)
Data provided directly from OrthoDB:Dsp1. Refer to their site for version information.
Paralogs
Paralogs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (19)
6 of 13
4 of 13
3 of 13
3 of 13
2 of 13
2 of 13
2 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 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 ( 1 )
    Human Ortholog
    Disease
    Evidence
    References
    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.
    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
    RNA-protein
    Physical Interaction
    Assay
    References
    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
    MIST (genetic) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
    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.
    Class of Gene
    Genomic Location and Detailed Mapping Data
    Chromosome (arm)
    X
    Recombination map
    1-53
    Cytogenetic map
    Sequence location
    FlyBase Computed Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Evidence for location
    14B14-14B15
    Limits computationally determined from genome sequence between P{EP}Cyp1EP1073&P{EP}Dsp1EP355 and P{EP}EP1493EP1493
    Experimentally Determined Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Notes
    References
    14C-14D
    (determined by in situ hybridisation)
    Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
    Left of (cM)
    Right of (cM)
    Notes
    Stocks and Reagents
    Stocks (12)
    Genomic Clones (14)
     

    Please Note FlyBase no longer curates genomic clone accessions so this list may not be complete

    cDNA Clones (221)
     

    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)
    Other clones
    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

        DNA-protein interactions: genome-wide binding profile assayed for Dsp1 protein in Kc167 cells; see Chromatin_types_NKI collection report. Individual protein-binding experiments listed under "Samples" at GEO_GSE22069 (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE22069).

        Dsp1 may act as a chromatin remodeling factor.

        Loss of Dsp1 function causes homeotic transformations resembling those associated with loss of function mutations in Scr, Ubx and Abd-B.

        Dsp1 protein binds cooperatively to Rel sites on DNA with NF-κΒ, the p50 subunit of the NF-κΒ heterodimer and with the Rel domain of dl. This cooperativity is unaffected by the presence of a negative regulatory element. Dif does not show high cooperative DNA binding with Dsp1 protein. dl can activate transcription from zen and twi promoters, and additional Dsp1 inhibits the zen activation and increases the twi activation.

        Dsp1 protein can act as a potent transcriptional repressor for multiple activator families in vitro and in transfection studies. Dsp1 represses activated transcription by interfering with the binding of TFIIA, a general transcription factor implicated in activated transcription pathways.

        Dsp1 can convert dl from a transcriptional activator to repressor. This effect requires the sequence termed a negative regulatory element (NRE) found adjacent to the dl binding sites in the zen promoter.

        Relationship to Other Genes
        Source for database merge of

        Source for merge of: Dsp1 Hmg14D

        Source for merge of: Dsp1 Hmg14B

        Additional comments

        "bss" stated to correspond to "Dsp1".

        Source for merge of Dsp1 Hmg14D was sequence comparison ( date:000202 ).

        'Dsp1' was merged with 'Hmg14B' (which was associated with FBrf0083559 only) as 'Dsp1' is the only HMG box-encoding gene located in the 14B region.

        Nomenclature History
        Source for database identify of
        Nomenclature comments
        Etymology
        Synonyms and Secondary IDs (15)
        Reported As
        Symbol Synonym
        Hmg14B
        Hmg14D
        Ssrp2
        Name Synonyms
        Secondary FlyBase IDs
        • FBgn0011764
        • FBgn0015237
        • FBgn0015301
        • FBgn0019980
        Datasets (1)
        Study focus (1)
        Experimental Role
        Project
        Project Type
        Title
        • transgene_used
        Protein profiling reveals five principal chromatin types in Drosophila cells.
        Study result (0)
        Result
        Result Type
        Title
        External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 64 )
        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
        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)
        Linkouts
        Drosophila Genomics Resource Center - Drosophila Genomics Resource Center (DGRC) cDNA clones
        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
        KEGG Pathways - A collection of manually drawn pathway maps representing knowledge of molecular interaction, reaction and relation networks.
        MIST (genetic) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
        MIST (protein-protein) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
        References (147)