FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Gene: Dmel\Fas1
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\Fas1
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
Fasciclin 1
Annotation Symbol
CG6588
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0285925
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Gene Summary
Neural cell adhesion molecule. (UniProt, P10674)
Contribute a Gene Snapshot for this gene.
Also Known As

fasI, fasciclin I, MRE24, DROFASI, fas-I

Key Links
Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
Recombination map
3-59
RefSeq locus
NT_033777 REGION:16625238..16639771
Sequence
Genomic Maps
Other Genome Views
The following external sites may use different assemblies or annotations than FlyBase.
Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (9 terms)
Molecular Function (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
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN004207484
Biological Process (5 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (4 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
involved_in axon guidance
inferred from genetic interaction with FLYBASE:Abl; FB:FBgn0000017
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
involved_in neuron recognition
inferred from direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN004207484
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN004207484
Cellular Component (3 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
located_in plasma membrane
inferred from high throughput direct assay
inferred from direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN004207484
is_active_in extracellular space
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN004207484
Gene Group (FlyBase)
Protein Family (UniProt)
-
Summaries
Protein Function (UniProtKB)
Neural cell adhesion molecule.
(UniProt, P10674)
Phenotypic Description (Red Book; Lindsley and Zimm 1992)
Fas1: Fasciclin I
Expression confined to neurons. In 12-14 h embryos high levels of fasciclin I are detectable in two commissural axon bundles (fascicles) per segment, a thick one in the posterior commissure and a thin one in the anterior commissure. In addition high expression is seen in two clusters of neuronal cell bodies per hemisegment as well as in the intersegmental and segmental nerve axons. Finally, fasciclin I is detected on the surface of all peripheral neurons. Postulated to be involved in neuron recognition during growth cone guidance. Flies deficient in FasI function are fully viable and CNS development apparently is normal.
Summary (Interactive Fly)

lipid linked novel protein - homophilic cell adhesion molecule that acts in axon guidance

Gene Model and Products
Number of Transcripts
7
Number of Unique Polypeptides
7

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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
start
end
Structure
Protein 3D structure   (Predicted by AlphaFold)   (AlphaFold entry P10674)

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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

Stage-specific extension of 3' UTRs observed during embryogenesis (FBrf0215804); all variants may not be annotated.

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

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

Gene model reviewed during 5.46

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)
FBtr0083332
3002
649
FBtr0083333
3011
652
FBtr0083334
3073
655
FBtr0112803
3094
662
FBtr0300036
3214
624
FBtr0300037
3303
636
FBtr0333726
4814
661
Additional Transcript Data and Comments
Reported size (kB)

5.2, 5.0, 4.2, 4.0, 3.2, 3.0 (northern blot)

3.0 (longest cDNA)

Comments
External Data
Crossreferences
Polypeptide Data
Annotated Polypeptides
Name
FlyBase ID
Predicted MW (kDa)
Length (aa)
Theoretical pI
UniProt
RefSeq ID
GenBank
FBpp0082782
72.2
649
6.91
FBpp0082783
72.6
652
7.03
FBpp0082784
73.0
655
7.03
FBpp0111715
73.7
662
7.53
FBpp0289313
69.5
624
6.91
FBpp0289314
70.9
636
6.63
Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

None of the polypeptides share 100% sequence identity.

Additional Polypeptide Data and Comments
Reported size (kDa)

72 (kD observed)

652 (aa); 70 (kD predicted)

Comments
External Data
Crossreferences
InterPro - A database of protein families, domains and functional sites
PDB - An information portal to biological macromolecular structures
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\Fas1 using the Feature Mapper tool.

External Data
Crossreferences
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
dissected tissue
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
expression microarray
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
adult fat body

Comment: cyclical, peak ZT21-0

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

Comment: maternally deposited

organism

Comment: extended 3' UTR isoform

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

Zygotic-specific isoforms of Fas1 with long 3' UTR extensions were observed.

Expressed cyclically in the adult fat body.

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
located_in plasma membrane
inferred from high throughput direct assay
inferred from direct assay
Expression Deduced from Reporters
High-Throughput Expression Data
Associated Tools

JBrowse - Visual display of RNA-Seq signals

View Dmel\Fas1 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
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 ( 22 )
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Other relevant insertions
Transgenic Constructs ( 10 )
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Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of Fas1
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of Fas1
Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 2 )
Inferred from experimentation ( 2 )
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) (4)
4 of 14
Yes
No
3 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
Yes
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) (4)
4 of 14
Yes
No
3 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Mus musculus (laboratory mouse) (4)
4 of 14
Yes
No
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (5)
3 of 13
Yes
No
2 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
Yes
Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (5)
4 of 14
Yes
No
3 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
Yes
Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, roundworm) (1)
8 of 14
Yes
Yes
Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (4)
11 of 12
Yes
Yes
Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (5)
1 of 13
Yes
Yes
1 of 13
Yes
Yes
1 of 13
Yes
Yes
1 of 13
Yes
Yes
1 of 13
Yes
Yes
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Brewer's yeast) (1)
3 of 13
Yes
No
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission yeast) (1)
3 of 12
Yes
No
Escherichia coli (enterobacterium) (0)
Other Organism Orthologs (via OrthoDB)
Data provided directly from OrthoDB:Fas1. Refer to their site for version information.
Paralogs
Paralogs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (3)
5 of 13
5 of 13
2 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 ( 6 )
    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.
    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
    Pathways
    Signaling Pathways (FlyBase)
    Metabolic Pathways
    FlyBase
    External Links
    External Data
    Linkouts
    Class of Gene
    Genomic Location and Detailed Mapping Data
    Chromosome (arm)
    3R
    Recombination map
    3-59
    Cytogenetic map
    Sequence location
    FlyBase Computed Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Evidence for location
    89D5-89D6
    Limits computationally determined from genome sequence between P{lacW}CSN5L4032 and P{EP}MESK4EP1015
    Experimentally Determined Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Notes
    References
    89E1-89E2
    (determined by in situ hybridisation) 89D (determined by in situ hybridisation)
    Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
    Location
    Left of (cM)
    Right of (cM)
    Notes
    Stocks and Reagents
    Stocks (15)
    Genomic Clones (18)
     

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

    cDNA Clones (223)
     

    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
       
      Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank - Monoclonal antibodies for use in research
      Cell Line Information
      Publicly Available Cell Lines
       
        Other Stable Cell Lines
         
        • New stable cell line derived from S2-unspecified : Stable cell lines were created containing Nrg constructs. They are designated S2:pRmHa3-nrg [167] (short isoform), S2:pRmHa3-nrg [180] (long isoform), and S2:pRmHa3-nrg [GPI] (containing the first 1121 amino acids of Nrg fused to the 53 C-terminal amino acids of Fas1 containing the GPI attachment signal.

        Other Comments

        Expression is enriched in embryonic gonads.

        Area matching Fas1, Acc. No. M32311.

        The complete sequence of the bithorax complex is available.

        The phenotypes of Fas1, Fas2, Fas3 and nac mutants were analysed in the developing wing: the axon tracts in the CNS for the most part remain unaltered, and none of the phenotypes are 100% penetrant, indicating a fine-tuning role for these molecules in both the PNS and CNS.

        Identification: Isolated from Drosophila embryonic cDNA libraries using a fasciclin I probe from grasshopper.

        Flies deficient in Fas1 function are fully viable and CNS development apparently is normal.

        Postulated to be involved in neuron recognition during growth cone guidance.

        Detailed molecular analysis of Fas1 reveals alternative splicing of the 6-9 base pair micro-exons.

        Fas1 plays an important role in growth cone guidance, as revealed in an Abl mutant background.

        Mutant phenotypes can be rescued by element mediated transformation of a wild type copy of Fas1.

        A screening procedure was used to recover second-site mutations that would shift the lethal phase of Abl mutant homozygotes and Nrt mutant heterozygotes from embryonic or larval stages back to pupal. ena mutations allow complete recovery of Abl- Fas1- double mutants as fertile adults.

        Fas1 protein is tightly associated with the lipid bilayer in Schneider 1 cells. In Drosophila embryos a significant amount of Fas1 protein is present in a free, soluble form, the ration of the free and membrane bound forms varying considerably during embryogenesis.

        Study of the expression pattern supports the hypothesis that Fas1 is a neuronal surface recognition molecule.

        Relationship to Other Genes
        Source for database merge of

        Source for merge of: Fas1 MRE24

        Source for merge of: Fas1 FGM222E05

        Additional comments

        MRE24 is part of the 3' UTR of Fas1.

        MRE24 corresponds to a portion of the 3' UTR of Fas1.

        FGM222E05 corresponds to the 3' UTR of Fas1; merged in FB2017_02.

        Nomenclature History
        Source for database identify of
        Nomenclature comments
        Etymology
        Synonyms and Secondary IDs (21)
        Reported As
        Symbol Synonym
        Secondary FlyBase IDs
        • FBgn0262742
        • FBgn0000634
        • FBgn0026839
        • FBgn0086555
        • FBgn0086344
        Datasets (0)
        Study focus (0)
        Experimental Role
        Project
        Project Type
        Title
        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.
        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
        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)
        PDB - An information portal to biological macromolecular structures
        Linkouts
        Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank - Monoclonal antibodies for use in research
        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
        iBeetle-Base - RNAi phenotypes in the red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum)
        Interactive Fly - A cyberspace guide to Drosophila development and metazoan evolution
        References (164)