FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Human Disease Model Report: spinal muscular atrophy, type I
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General Information
Name
spinal muscular atrophy, type I
FlyBase ID
FBhh0000354
Disease Ontology Term
Parent Disease
Overview

One of several spinal muscular atrophies associated with defects in the human gene SMN1. See human disease model report for spinal muscular atrophy, SMN-related (FBhh0000352).

Variant(s) implicated in human disease tested (as analogous mutation in fly gene): F70S in in the fly Smn gene (corresponds to W92S in the human SMN1 gene, implicated in SMA1); I93F in in the fly Smn gene (corresponds to I116F in the human SMN1 gene, implicated in SMA1); M194R in in the fly Smn gene (corresponds to M263R in the human SMN1 gene, implicated in SMA1); Y203C in in the fly Smn gene (corresponds to Y272C in the human SMN1 gene, implicated primarily in SMA1); G210V in in the fly Smn gene (corresponds to G279V in the human SMN1 gene, implicated in SMA1).

[updated Apr. 2019 by FlyBase; FBrf0222196]

Disease Summary Information
Parent Disease Summary: spinal muscular atrophy
Symptoms and phenotype

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is characterized by progressive muscle weakness resulting from degeneration and loss of the anterior horn cells (i.e., lower motor neurons) in the spinal cord and the brain stem nuclei. Onset ranges from before birth to adolescence or young adulthood. Poor weight gain, sleep difficulties, pneumonia, scoliosis, and joint contractures are common complications. [From GeneReviews, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, pubmed:20301526 2016.07.11]

Specific Disease Summary: spinal muscular atrophy, type I
OMIM report

[SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY, TYPE I; SMA1](https://omim.org/entry/253300)

Human gene(s) implicated

[SURVIVAL OF MOTOR NEURON 1; SMN1](https://omim.org/entry/600354)

Symptoms and phenotype
Genetics
Cellular phenotype and pathology
Molecular information
External links
Disease synonyms
hereditary motor neuropathy proximal type I
HMN (Hereditary motor Neuropathy) Proximal type I
infantile muscular atrophy
muscular atrophy, infantile
progressive muscular atrophy of infancy
SMA1
SMA, infantile acute form
SMA I
spinal muscular atrophy-1
spinal muscular atrophy, type I, SMA1
Werdnig-Hoffmann disease
Ortholog Information
Human gene(s) in FlyBase
Human gene (HGNC)
D. melanogaster ortholog (based on DIOPT)
Comments on ortholog(s)

Many to one: 2 human to 1 Drosophila.

Other mammalian ortholog(s) used
    D. melanogaster Gene Information (1)
    Gene Snapshot
    survival motor neuron (Smn) encodes the eponymous member of the SMN complex, which functions as an assembly chaperone for Sm-class small nuclear ribonucleoproteins. The SMN complex contains three other 'Gemin' proteins encoded by Gem2, Gem3 and rig. Smn is essential for viability but higher levels of the protein are required for proper neuromuscular development and function. [Date last reviewed: 2019-03-14]
    Gene Groups / Pathways
    Comments on ortholog(s)

    Ortholog of human SMN and SMN2 (1 Drosophila to 1 human). Dmel\Smn shares 26% identity and 42% similarity with human SMN1 and 26% identity and 42% similarity with human SMN2.

    Orthologs and Alignments from DRSC
    DIOPT - DRSC Integrative Ortholog Prediction Tool - Click the link below to search for orthologs in Humans
    Other Genes Used: Viral, Bacterial, Synthetic (0)
      Summary of Physical Interactions (31 groups)
      protein-protein
      Interacting group
      Assay
      References
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, anti tag western blot, two hybrid, cosedimentation, confirmation by molecular weight
      pull down, western blot, anti bait coimmunoprecipitation, anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      experimental knowledge based
      experimental knowledge based
      experimental knowledge based
      experimental knowledge based
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, western blot, Identification by mass spectrometry
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
      two hybrid, molecular sieving, molecular weight estimation by staining, anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, western blot, experimental knowledge based, Identification by mass spectrometry, cosedimentation, confirmation by molecular weight, x-ray crystallography, electron tomography, anti tag western blot, x ray scattering, light scattering
      anti bait coimmunoprecipitation, anti tag western blot, pull down, experimental knowledge based, anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, western blot, two hybrid, Identification by mass spectrometry
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, western blot, anti tag western blot, Identification by mass spectrometry
      x-ray crystallography, electron tomography
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, western blot
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry, western blot
      experimental knowledge based
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, anti tag western blot, pull down, autoradiography, two hybrid
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, anti tag western blot
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, western blot, Identification by mass spectrometry
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry, western blot, anti tag western blot
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, western blot, Identification by mass spectrometry, anti tag western blot
      molecular sieving, molecular weight estimation by staining
      molecular sieving, molecular weight estimation by staining
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry, western blot
      molecular sieving, molecular weight estimation by staining
      molecular sieving, molecular weight estimation by staining
      molecular sieving, molecular weight estimation by staining
      anti bait coimmunoprecipitation, western blot
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
      experimental knowledge based
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, anti tag western blot
      Alleles Reported to Model Human Disease (Disease Ontology) (44 alleles)
      Models Based on Experimental Evidence ( 39 )
      Allele
      Disease
      Evidence
      References
      Modifiers Based on Experimental Evidence ( 10 )
      Allele
      Disease
      Interaction
      References
      is exacerbated by ASPPd05779
      is ameliorated by Atf6c05057
      is exacerbated by Eip75Bd09801
      is exacerbated by Mad12
      is ameliorated by Moee02369
      is exacerbated by SKd03336
      is exacerbated by btlf02864
      is ameliorated by ctpf02345
      is ameliorated by mlte00818
      is exacerbated by netf04249
      is exacerbated by sprid05295
      is exacerbated by witUAS.cMa
      is exacerbated by witd02492
      Models Based on Experimental Evidence ( 1 )
      Allele
      Disease
      Evidence
      References
      Modifiers Based on Experimental Evidence ( 0 )
      Allele
      Disease
      Interaction
      References
      Alleles Representing Disease-Implicated Variants
      Genetic Tools, Stocks and Reagents
      Sources of Stocks
      Contact lab of origin for a reagent not available from a public stock center.
      Bloomington Stock Center Disease Page
      Related mammalian, viral, bacterial, or synthetic transgenes
      Allele
      Transgene
      Publicly Available Stocks
      Selected Drosophila transgenes
      Allele
      Transgene
      Publicly Available Stocks
      RNAi constructs available
      Allele
      Transgene
      Publicly Available Stocks
      Selected Drosophila classical alleles
      Allele
      Allele class
      Mutagen
      Publicly Available Stocks
      amorphic allele - molecular evidence
      CRISPR/Cas9
      amorphic allele - genetic evidence
      piggyBac activity
      amorphic allele - molecular evidence
      amorphic allele - genetic evidence
      ethyl methanesulfonate
      amorphic allele - genetic evidence
      amorphic allele - molecular evidence
      P-element activity
      P-element activity
      P-element activity
      References (6)