FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
Human Disease Model Report: alcohol, response to, insulin signaling pathway
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General Information
Name
alcohol, response to, insulin signaling pathway
FlyBase ID
FBhh0000692
OMIM
Overview

This report includes general characterization of the fly response to alcohol using Drosophila genes within the insulin signaling pathway; links to additional reports for specific genes are provided.

Genetic manipulations in Drosophila that impair the function of insulin-producing cells result in increased sensitivity to ethanol sedation.

Animals heterozygous for loss-of-function mutations in InR (insulin-like receptor; see FBhh0000693) or chico (an insulin receptor substrate) exhibit increased sensitivity to ethanol sedation.

Pan-neuronal expression of constitutively active mutations of InR or S6k (ribosomal S6 kinase) result in reduced sensitivity to ethanol-induced sedation. An acute, sedating dose of ethanol causes loss of S6k activity.

Animals homozygous for loss-of-function mutations of Arf51F (a small GTPase that regulates membrane trafficking) are extremely sensitive to ethanol sedation (see FBhh0000690). It is postulated that the Arf51F protein is a downstream mediator of InR signaling in this response, and that S6k acts downstream of Arf51F.

[updated Jan. 2018 by FlyBase; FBrf0222196]

Disease Summary Information
Parent Disease Summary: alcohol use disorder, susceptibility to (fly models overview)
Symptoms and phenotype

Alcoholism can be defined as persistence of excessive drinking over a long period of time despite adverse health effects and disruption of social relations (Morozova et al., 2014; pubmed:24395673).

The 2013 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) combined the two former categorizations of abnormal alcohol use (alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence) into one diagnosis: alcohol use disorder. The severity of an individual's AUD is broken into classifications: mild, moderate, or severe. "Alcoholism" is a non-medical term often used to describe a severe form of alcohol use disorder. (https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/recovery-blog/alcoholism-alcohol-use-disorder-whats-difference/)

Excessive alcohol consumption is associated with increased risk of different types of cancer, higher cardiovascular disease mortality, birth defects, liver diseases, and neuropsychiatric disorders (Morozova et al., 2014; pubmed:24395673).

Alcoholism is a multifactorial, genetically influenced disorder. [from MIM:103780; 2017.12.19]

Specific Disease Summary: alcohol, response to, insulin signaling pathway
OMIM report
Human gene(s) implicated
Symptoms and phenotype
Genetics
Cellular phenotype and pathology
Molecular information
External links
Disease synonyms
AUD susceptibility, insulin signaling pathway
Search term: alcohol use disorder
Ortholog Information
Human gene(s) in FlyBase
    Other mammalian ortholog(s) used
      D. melanogaster Gene Information (4)
      Gene Groups / Pathways
      Comments on ortholog(s)
      Orthologs and Alignments from DRSC
      DIOPT - DRSC Integrative Ortholog Prediction Tool - Click the link below to search for orthologs in Humans
      Gene Snapshot
      chico (chico) encodes a substrate of the product of InR. As a key component of the Insulin pathway, the chico product plays an essential role in the control of cell size and growth. [Date last reviewed: 2019-06-13]
      Gene Groups / Pathways
      Comments on ortholog(s)
      Orthologs and Alignments from DRSC
      DIOPT - DRSC Integrative Ortholog Prediction Tool - Click the link below to search for orthologs in Humans
      Gene Snapshot
      Ribosomal protein S6 kinase (S6k) encodes an important component of the target of rapamycin pathway. It is involved in the control of synapse development, autophagy and cell size. [Date last reviewed: 2019-09-12]
      Gene Groups / Pathways
      Comments on ortholog(s)
      Orthologs and Alignments from DRSC
      DIOPT - DRSC Integrative Ortholog Prediction Tool - Click the link below to search for orthologs in Humans
      Gene Snapshot
      ADP ribosylation factor 6 (Arf6) belongs to the Arf family, which are members of the Ras superfamily of small GTPases. Arf proteins are involved in the regulation of vesicular trafficking mediating processes such as cargo-sorting, vesicle assembly and membrane fusion. Arf proteins regulate cell shape changes and cell movements in multiple organs. [Date last reviewed: 2019-03-07]
      Gene Groups / Pathways
      Comments on ortholog(s)
      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 (143 groups)
        protein-protein
        Interacting group
        Assay
        References
        molecular sieving, molecular weight estimation by staining, enzymatic study
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
        bimolecular fluorescence complementation, fluorescence microscopy, proximity ligation assay
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting, anti tag western blot
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
        fluorescent resonance energy transfer, anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting, two hybrid, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, western blot, two hybrid, anti bait coimmunoprecipitation
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
        anti bait coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        bimolecular fluorescence complementation, fluorescence microscopy, anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting, proximity ligation assay
        electron microscopy
        electron microscopy
        electron microscopy, competition binding
        pull down, Identification by mass spectrometry
        surface plasmon resonance, enzymatic study, anti bait coimmunoprecipitation, western blot
        fluorescent resonance energy transfer
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry, peptide massfingerprinting
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting, Identification by mass spectrometry
        pull down, western blot
        surface plasmon resonance, enzymatic study
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry, peptide massfingerprinting
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
        enzymatic study, western blot
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
        RNA-protein
        Interacting group
        Assay
        References
        anti bait coimmunoprecipitation, quantitative reverse transcription pcr
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, quantitative reverse transcription pcr
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, primer specific pcr, quantitative reverse transcription pcr
        RNA-RNA
        Interacting group
        Assay
        References
        luminiscence technology
        protein-protein
        Interacting group
        Assay
        References
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry, peptide massfingerprinting
        experimental knowledge based
        experimental knowledge based
        experimental knowledge based
        experimental knowledge based
        experimental knowledge based
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        fluorescent resonance energy transfer, anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting, two hybrid, Identification by mass spectrometry
        experimental knowledge based
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, western blot, fluorescent resonance energy transfer
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting, experimental knowledge based
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        experimental knowledge based
        experimental knowledge based
        protein-protein
        Interacting group
        Assay
        References
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti bait coimmunoprecipitation, western blot, pull down
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        enzymatic study, autoradiography
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        proximity ligation assay, fluorescence microscopy, anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, western blot
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, Identification by mass spectrometry
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, anti tag western blot
        protein-protein
        Interacting group
        Assay
        References
        anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, anti tag western blot, western blot
        anti bait coimmunoprecipitation, western blot
        enzymatic study, autoradiography
        two hybrid, pull down, western blot
        Alleles Reported to Model Human Disease (Disease Ontology) (44 alleles)
        Models Based on Experimental Evidence ( 13 )
        Allele
        Disease
        Evidence
        References
        Modifiers Based on Experimental Evidence ( 16 )
        Allele
        Disease
        Interaction
        References
        Models Based on Experimental Evidence ( 4 )
        Modifiers Based on Experimental Evidence ( 5 )
        Models Based on Experimental Evidence ( 3 )
        Modifiers Based on Experimental Evidence ( 10 )
        Models Based on Experimental Evidence ( 3 )
        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
        P-element activity
        amorphic allele - molecular evidence
        P-element activity
        amorphic allele - genetic evidence
        P-element activity
        amorphic allele - molecular evidence
        ends-out gene targeting
        amorphic allele - molecular evidence
        ends-out gene targeting
        amorphic allele - molecular evidence
        ends-out gene targeting
        amorphic allele - molecular evidence
        ends-out gene targeting
        amorphic allele - molecular evidence
        ends-out gene targeting
        amorphic allele - molecular evidence
        gene targeting by homologous recombination
        amorphic allele - molecular evidence
        ends-out gene targeting
        loss of function allele
        ends-out gene targeting
        spontaneous
        ethyl methanesulfonate
        References (9)