FB2025_01 , released February 20, 2025
Gene: Dmel\PolD3
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\PolD3
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
DNA polymerase delta subunit 3
Annotation Symbol
CG3975
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0283467
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Gene Summary
DNA polymerase delta subunit 3 (PolD3) encodes a non-essential subunit of the multi-subunit DNA polymerases delta and zeta. It has roles during embryonic DNA replication and promotes several types of DNA repair, including homologous recombination repair of double-strand breaks. [Date last reviewed: 2019-03-14] (FlyBase Gene Snapshot)
Also Known As

BG:DS07295.3 , pol32, rd, reduced

Key Links
Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
Recombination map
2-51
RefSeq locus
NT_033779 REGION:15254819..15256304
Sequence
Genomic Maps
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Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (12 terms)
Molecular Function (2 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from physical interaction with UniProtKB:P54358,UniProtKB:Q9W088
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (0 terms)
Biological Process (6 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (6 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
involved_in DNA repair
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (0 terms)
Cellular Component (4 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (3 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from direct assay
located_in nucleoplasm
inferred from direct assay
located_in nucleus
inferred from direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from sequence or structural similarity with UniProtKB:Q15054
Protein Family (UniProt)
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Protein Signatures (InterPro)
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    Summaries
    Gene Snapshot
    DNA polymerase delta subunit 3 (PolD3) encodes a non-essential subunit of the multi-subunit DNA polymerases delta and zeta. It has roles during embryonic DNA replication and promotes several types of DNA repair, including homologous recombination repair of double-strand breaks. [Date last reviewed: 2019-03-14]
    Gene Group (FlyBase)
    DNA POLYMERASE DELTA -
    DNA polymerase delta functions as a leading strand polymerase during nuclear DNA synthesis. It is a multi-subunit enzyme in which DNApol-δ encodes the catalytic subunit with polymerase and 3'-5' exonuclease proofreading activities. (Adapted from PMID:30005324.)
    DNA POLYMERASE ZETA -
    DNA polymerase zeta is one of several translesion synthesis polymerases that act to promote replication through DNA lesions that would otherwise stall the replicative polymerases. It is a heterotetramer, in which the catalytic subunit is encoded by DNApol-ζ, and is specialized for the extension step of lesion bypass. (Adapted from PMID:30005324.)
    Protein Function (UniProtKB)
    Accessory component of the DNA polymerase delta complex and possibly the DNA polymerase zeta complex (By similarity). As a component of the delta complex, participates in high fidelity genome replication, including lagging strand synthesis, DNA recombination and repair (PubMed:22532806, PubMed:25826374, PubMed:31100062). Required to recruit the DNA polymerase delta complex to the nucleus of rapidly dividing embryonic cells, and as a consequence is essential for genome replication during the earliest cell cycles (PubMed:25826374, PubMed:31100062). Increases the efficiency and processivity of DNA synthesis of the DNA polymerases during mitotic DNA replication and repair (PubMed:22532806, PubMed:25826374, PubMed:31100062). During development this function is essential for preventing replication stress that results in the formation of chromosomal fragile sites (CFS) such as chromosomal breaks (PubMed:25826374, PubMed:31100062). Ensures genomic stability by promoting several types of DNA repair mechanisms including repairing broken dicentric chromosomes through homolog-dependent break-induced replication (BIR) (PubMed:22532806, PubMed:25826374, PubMed:31053594). During homologous recombination (HR) repair, required for maintaining the processivity of the delta complex during break-induced replication; a form of HR that requires extensive DNA synthesis such as the repair of large gaps (PubMed:22532806, PubMed:25826374). Able to suppress position effect variegation and may therefore have a role in the induction of chromatin state changes that likely include its activities in DNA replication and repair (PubMed:25826374).
    (UniProt, Q9Y118)
    Phenotypic Description (Red Book; Lindsley and Zimm 1992)
    rd: reduced
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    rd: reduced
    From Bridges and Brehme, 1944, Carnegie Inst. Washington Publ. No. 552: 157.
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    rds: reduced-scraggly
    Edith M. Wallace, unpublished.
    Bristles reduced in length and thickness, sometimes twisted; best seen on sternopleurals; male more extreme than female (rd1); female may have abnormal abdominal banding (rds). Males fertile, but females may be sterile (rd1) (Lynch, 1919, Genetics 4: 501-33).
    Gene Model and Products
    Number of Transcripts
    2
    Number of Unique Polypeptides
    1

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    Protein Domains (via Pfam)
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    Protein Domains (via SMART)
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    Structure
    Protein 3D structure   (Predicted by AlphaFold)   (AlphaFold entry Q9Y118)

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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 5.42

    Gene model reviewed during 5.48

    Transcript Data
    Annotated Transcripts
    Name
    FlyBase ID
    RefSeq ID
    Length (nt)
    Assoc. CDS (aa)
    FBtr0303164
    1486
    431
    FBtr0336864
    1391
    431
    Additional Transcript Data and Comments
    Reported size (kB)
    Comments
    External Data
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    Polypeptide Data
    Annotated Polypeptides
    Name
    FlyBase ID
    Predicted MW (kDa)
    Length (aa)
    Theoretical pI
    UniProt
    RefSeq ID
    GenBank
    FBpp0307818
    47.0
    431
    9.98
    Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

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

    431 aa isoforms: PolD3-PB, PolD3-PC
    Additional Polypeptide Data and Comments
    Reported size (kDa)
    Comments
    External Data
    Subunit Structure (UniProtKB)

    Component of both the DNA polymerase delta and DNA polymerase zeta complexes (By similarity). The DNA polymerase delta complex consists of three subunits: the catalytic subunit PolD1 and two accessory subunits PolD2/Pol31 and PolD3/Pol32 (PubMed:31100062). Within the delta complex, interacts with both PolD1 and PolD2 (PubMed:31100062). Component of the DNA polymerase zeta complex consisting of four subunits: the catalytic subunit PolZ1 and three accessory subunits PolZ2/Rev7, PolD2/Pol31 and PolD3/Pol32 (By similarity).

    (UniProt, Q9Y118)
    Crossreferences
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    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\PolD3 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).

    0.79

    Transcript Expression
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    Polypeptide Expression
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    Subcellular Localization
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    Evidence
    References
    inferred from direct assay
    located_in nucleoplasm
    inferred from direct assay
    located_in nucleus
    inferred from direct assay
    Expression Deduced from Reporters
    High-Throughput Expression Data
    Associated Tools

    JBrowse - Visual display of RNA-Seq signals

    View Dmel\PolD3 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 ( 19 )
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    Other relevant insertions
    Transgenic Constructs ( 14 )
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    Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of PolD3
    Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of PolD3
    Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 157 )
    Inferred from experimentation ( 157 )
    Gene not disrupted in
    Gene disrupted in
    Inferred from location ( 9 )
    Variants
    Variant Molecular Consequences
    Alleles Representing Disease-Implicated Variants
    Phenotypes
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    Lethality
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    Orthologs
    Human Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
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    Best Reverse Score
    Alignment
    Complementation?
    Transgene?
    Homo sapiens (Human) (1)
    1 of 14
    Yes
    Yes
    Model Organism Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
    Species\Gene Symbol
    Score
    Best Score
    Best Reverse Score
    Alignment
    Complementation?
    Transgene?
    Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) (1)
    1 of 14
    Yes
    Yes
    Mus musculus (laboratory mouse) (1)
    1 of 14
    Yes
    Yes
    Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (0)
    Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (1)
    1 of 14
    Yes
    Yes
    Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, roundworm) (0)
    Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (1)
    1 of 12
    Yes
    Yes
    Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (1)
    1 of 13
    Yes
    Yes
    Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Brewer's yeast) (0)
    Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission yeast) (1)
    1 of 12
    Yes
    Yes
    Escherichia coli (enterobacterium) (0)
    Other Organism Orthologs (via OrthoDB)
    Data provided directly from OrthoDB:PolD3. Refer to their site for version information.
    Paralogs
    Paralogs (via DIOPT v9.1)
    Human Disease Associations
    FlyBase Human Disease Model Reports
      Disease Ontology (DO) Annotations
      Models Based on Experimental Evidence ( 0 )
      Allele
      Disease
      Evidence
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      Potential Models Based on Orthology ( 0 )
      Human Ortholog
      Disease
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      Modifiers Based on Experimental Evidence ( 0 )
      Allele
      Disease
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      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)
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      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
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      External Data
      Subunit Structure (UniProtKB)
      Component of both the DNA polymerase delta and DNA polymerase zeta complexes (By similarity). The DNA polymerase delta complex consists of three subunits: the catalytic subunit PolD1 and two accessory subunits PolD2/Pol31 and PolD3/Pol32 (PubMed:31100062). Within the delta complex, interacts with both PolD1 and PolD2 (PubMed:31100062). Component of the DNA polymerase zeta complex consisting of four subunits: the catalytic subunit PolZ1 and three accessory subunits PolZ2/Rev7, PolD2/Pol31 and PolD3/Pol32 (By similarity).
      (UniProt, Q9Y118 )
      Linkouts
      MIST (protein-protein) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
      Pathways
      Signaling Pathways (FlyBase)
      Metabolic Pathways
      FlyBase
      External Links
      External Data
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      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)
      2L
      Recombination map
      2-51
      Cytogenetic map
      Sequence location
      FlyBase Computed Cytological Location
      Cytogenetic map
      Evidence for location
      35C5-35C5
      Limits computationally determined from genome sequence between P{EP}vigEP812&P{PZ}stc05441 and P{EP}esgEP633&P{PZ}esg07082
      Experimentally Determined Cytological Location
      Cytogenetic map
      Notes
      References
      Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
      Location

      2-51.3 +/- 0.2

      2-[51]

      Left of (cM)
      Notes

      Recombinants of gft06430 indicate that the gene order is rd, l(2)35Cc, gft.

      Stocks and Reagents
      Stocks (27)
      Genomic Clones (17)
       

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      cDNA Clones (5)
       

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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
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        RNAi and Array Information
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        polyclonal

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        Cell Line Information
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            Other Comments
            Relationship to Other Genes
            Source for database merge of

            Source for merge of: Pol32 rd

            Additional comments
            Nomenclature History
            Source for database identify of

            Source for identity of: BG:DS07295.3 CG3975

            Source for identity of: Pol32 CG3975

            Source for identity of: PolD3 Pol32

            Nomenclature comments
            Etymology
            Synonyms and Secondary IDs (10)
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            External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 39 )
            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
            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 (protein-protein) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
            References (75)