FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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General Information
Interaction Type
Interacting Genes
FlyBase ID
FBig0000095669
Interaction Network
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smo network
Reported Interactions
FBrf0192824-12.coIP.WB
Description
physical association
Collection
Cell line used
Participants
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Role
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smo 

Smo

bait
smo 

Smo

prey
Experimental entities
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Identifier
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Role
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Subregions with role in interaction
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Description
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Isoform-specific participants
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Comments concerning this interaction

Source was embryos of wild-type fly line; bait produced from endogenous gene; prey produced from endogenous gene.

FBrf0202820-1.FRET
Description
physical association
Collection
Source/Stage
Cell line used
Participants
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smo 

SMO

bait

N-terminal CFP tag

smo 

SMO

prey

N-terminal YFP tag

smo 
Experimental entities
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Description
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smo 
N-terminal region
sufficient binding region
aa 1-570

lacks C-terminal domain

Isoform-specific participants
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Description
Role
Note
Comments concerning this interaction

Bait expressed in transfected cells.

Prey expressed in transfected cells.

Dimerization of N-terminally tagged smo proteins is hh-independent, while dimerization of C-terminally tagged smo is hh-dependent.

Interaction inferred from the ability of excited CFP to induce YFP fluorescence.

FBrf0202820-2.FRET
Description
physical association
Collection
Cell line used
Participants
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Role
Note
smo 

SMO

bait

N-terminal CFP tag

smo 

SMO

prey

N-terminal YFP tag

Experimental entities
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Identifier
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Role
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Subregions with role in interaction
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Isoform-specific participants
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Comments concerning this interaction

Bait derived from transgenic line carrying CFP-tagged UAS-smo construct, P{UAS-smo.CFP.N}.

Prey derived from transgenic line carrying YFP-tagged UAS-smo construct, P{UAS-smo.YFP.N}.

Dimerization of N-terminally tagged smo proteins is hh-independent, while dimerization of C-terminally tagged smo is strongest near sources of endogenous hh.

Interaction inferred from the ability of excited CFP to induce YFP fluorescence.

FBrf0202820-3.FRET
Description
physical association
Collection
Source/Stage
Cell line used
Participants
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Reported as
Role
Note
smo 

SMO

bait

C-terminal CFP tag

smo 

SMO

prey

C-terminal YFP tag

smo 
smo 
Experimental entities
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Identifier
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Role
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Subregions with role in interaction
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Description
Role
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smo 
region
mutation increasing interaction
aa 667-743

mutation of Serine residues to Aspartate increases interaction

smo 
basic residues
mutation increasing interaction
aa 664-736

mutation of Arginine and Lysine residues to Alanine increases interaction

Isoform-specific participants
Corresponds to
Description
Role
Note
Comments concerning this interaction

Interaction inferred from the ability of excited CFP to induce YFP fluorescence.

Dimerization of N-terminally tagged smo proteins is hh-independent, while dimerization of C-terminally tagged smo is hh-dependent.

Phosphomimetic mutations of Serine residues to Aspartate in all three phosphorylation clusters of the smo C-terminal tail confer hh-independent smo dimerization.

Bait expressed in transfected cells.

Prey expressed in transfected cells.

FBrf0202820-4.FRET
Description
physical association
Collection
Cell line used
Participants
Corresponds to
Reported as
Role
Note
smo 

SMO

bait

C-terminal CFP tag

smo 

SMO

prey

C-terminal YFP tag

Experimental entities
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Identifier
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Role
Note
Subregions with role in interaction
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Description
Role
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Isoform-specific participants
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Description
Role
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Comments concerning this interaction

Interaction inferred from the ability of excited CFP to induce YFP fluorescence.

Dimerization of N-terminally tagged smo proteins is hh-independent, while dimerization of C-terminally tagged smo is strongest near sources of endogenous hh.

Bait derived from transgenic line carrying CFP-tagged UAS-smo construct, P{UAS-smo.CFP.N}.

Prey derived from transgenic line carrying YFP-tagged UAS-smo construct, P{UAS-smo.YFP.N}.

FBrf0202820-5.FRET
Description
physical association
Collection
Source/Stage
Cell line used
Participants
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Role
Note
smo 

Smo

self

CFP tag in intracellular loop 3 and C-terminal YFP tag

smo 

Smo

self

CFP tag in intracellular loop 3 and C-terminal YFP tag

smo 
smo 
smo 
Experimental entities
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Identifier
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Role
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Subregions with role in interaction
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Description
Role
Coordinates
Note
smo 
region
mutation decreasing interaction
aa 667-743

mutation of Serine residues to Aspartate decreases interaction

smo 
region
mutation increasing interaction
aa 667-743

mutation of Serine residues to Alanine increases interaction

smo 
basic residues
mutation decreasing interaction
aa 664-736

mutation of Arginine and Lysine residues to Alanine decreases interaction

Isoform-specific participants
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Description
Role
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Comments concerning this interaction

Interaction of smo C-terminus with smo third intracellular loop inferred from the ability of excited CFP to induce YFP fluorescence.

Interaction of smo C-terminus with third intracellular loop of smo is inhibited by addition of hh-containing conditioned medium or smo mutations that activate the hh pathway.

Protein expressed in transfected cells.

FBrf0202820-6.FRET
Description
physical association
Collection
Cell line used
Participants
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Role
Note
smo 

Smo

self

CFP tag in intracellular loop 3 and C-terminal YFP tag

smo 

Smo

self

CFP tag in intracellular loop 3 and C-terminal YFP tag

Experimental entities
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Identifier
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Role
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Subregions with role in interaction
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Description
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Isoform-specific participants
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Description
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Comments concerning this interaction

Interaction of smo C-terminus with smo third intracellular loop inferred from the ability of excited CFP to induce YFP fluorescence.

Interaction of smo C-terminus with third intracellular loop of smo is reduced near sources of endogenous hh.

Protein derived from transgenic line carrying a CFP- and YFP-tagged UAS-smo construct, P{UAS-smo.CFP.L3.YFP.C}.

FBrf0202820-8.PD
Description
physical association
Collection
Source/Stage
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Participants
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smo 

SMO

bait

GST tag

smo 

SMO

prey

FLAG tag

smo 
smo 
smo 
smo 
Experimental entities
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Subregions with role in interaction
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Description
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smo 
SAID
sufficient binding region
aa 656-755

autoinhibitory domain

smo 
C-terminal tail
sufficient binding region
aa 860-1035
smo 
region
mutation decreasing interaction
aa 667-743

mutation of Serine residues to Aspartate abolishes interaction

smo 
basic residues
mutation decreasing interaction
aa 664-736

mutation of Arginine and Lysine residues to Alanine abolishes interaction

Isoform-specific participants
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Description
Role
Note
Comments concerning this interaction

Pull down of GST-smo-SAID region.

Bait expressed and purified from bacteria.

Prey expressed in transfected cells.

Phosphorylation of smo C-terminal by PKA and CKI inhibits interaction with smo autoinhibitory domain (SAID).

Mutations that activate smo activity abolish the interaction of the smo C-terminal tail with the smo SAID region.

FBrf0202820-9.PD
Description
physical association
Collection
Source/Stage
Cell line used
Participants
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Reported as
Role
Note
smo 

SMO

bait

GST tag

smo 

SMO

prey

[35]S label

smo 
smo 
smo 
smo 
Experimental entities
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Identifier
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Role
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Subregions with role in interaction
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Description
Role
Coordinates
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smo 
SAID
sufficient binding region
aa 656-755

autoinhibitory domain

smo 
C-terminal tail
sufficient binding region
aa 860-1035
smo 
region
mutation decreasing interaction
aa 667-743

mutation of Serine residues to Aspartate abolishes interaction

smo 
basic residues
mutation decreasing interaction
aa 664-736

mutation of Arginine and Lysine residues to Alanine abolishes interaction

Isoform-specific participants
Corresponds to
Description
Role
Note
Comments concerning this interaction

Pull down of GST-smo-SAID region.

Bait expressed and purified from bacteria.

Prey derived from in vitro translation.

Phosphorylation of smo C-terminal by PKA and CKI inhibits interaction with smo autoinhibitory domain (SAID).

Mutations that activate smo activity abolish the interaction of the smo C-terminal tail with the smo SAID region.

FBrf0211810-1.FRET.FM
Description
physical association
Collection
Source/Stage
Cell line used
Participants
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Role
Note
smo 

smo

fluorescence donor

CFP tag

smo 

smo

fluorescence donor

CFP tag

smo 

smo

fluorescence acceptor

YFP tag

smo 

smo

fluorescence acceptor

YFP tag

smo 

smo

fluorescence donor

CFP tag

smo 

smo

fluorescence acceptor

YFP tag

Experimental entities
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Identifier
Reported
Role
Note
Subregions with role in interaction
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Description
Role
Coordinates
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Isoform-specific participants
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Description
Role
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Comments concerning this interaction

Source was live S2 cells; proteins produced from transfected constructs.

Knock-down of Gprk2 activity decreases FRET signal; Treating cells with hh increases signal.

FBrf0211810-10.coIP.WB
Description
physical association
Collection
Source/Stage
Cell line used
Participants
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Role
Note
smo 

smo

bait

FLAG tag

smo 

smo

prey

HA tag

Experimental entities
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Identifier
Reported
Role
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Subregions with role in interaction
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Description
Role
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Isoform-specific participants
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Description
Role
Note
Comments concerning this interaction

Source was cell extract of S2 cell line; bait produced from transfected construct; prey produced from transfected construct.

Over expression of Gprk2 in absence of phosphorylation allows interaction; Knock-down of Gprk2 activity abolishes interaction of phosphomimetic smo SD mutant.

FBrf0211810-9.coIP.WB
Description
physical association
Collection
Source/Stage
Cell line used
Participants
Corresponds to
Reported as
Role
Note
smo 

smo

bait

HA tag

smo 

smo

prey

FLAG tag

Experimental entities
Corresponds to
Identifier
Reported
Role
Note
Subregions with role in interaction
Corresponds to
Description
Role
Coordinates
Note
Isoform-specific participants
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Description
Role
Note
Comments concerning this interaction

Source was cell extract of S2 cell line; bait produced from transfected construct; prey produced from transfected construct.

Over expression of Gprk2 in absence of phosphorylation allows interaction; Knock-down of Gprk2 activity abolishes interaction of phosphomimetic smo SD mutant.

FBrf0218374-1.FRET
Reference
Description
physical association
Collection
Source/Stage
Cell line used
Participants
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Role
Note
smo 

Smo

bait

CFP tag

smo 

Smo

prey

YFP tag

smo 
smo 
smo 
Experimental entities
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Identifier
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Role
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Subregions with role in interaction
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Description
Role
Coordinates
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smo 
phosphorylation cluster 1
mutation decreasing interaction
aa 667-673

mutation of Serine residues to Alanine weakens interaction

smo 
phosphorylation cluster 2
mutation decreasing interaction
aa 687-693

mutation of Serine residues to Alanine weakens interaction

smo 
phosphorylation cluster 3
mutation decreasing interaction
aa 740-746

mutation of Serine residues to Alanine weakens interaction

Isoform-specific participants
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Description
Role
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Comments concerning this interaction

smo molecules in the same cell are tagged with CFP or YFP, and the interaction of smo molecules is inferred from the ability of excited CFP to induce YFP fluorescence.

Treatment of cells with conditioned medium containing hh protein induces smo dimerization.

Phosphomimetic mutations of Serine residues to Aspartate in all three phosphorylation clusters of the smo C-terminal tail confer hh-independent smo dimerization.

Protein expressed in transfected cells.

FBrf0225595-1.BRET.FM
Description
physical association
Collection
Source/Stage
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Participants
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Role
Note
smo 

smo

donor

RLucII tag

smo 

smo

donor

RLucII tag

smo 

smo

acceptor

GFP10 tag

smo 

smo

acceptor

GFP10 tag

smo 

smo

donor

RLucII tag

smo 

smo

acceptor

GFP10 tag

Experimental entities
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Identifier
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Role
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Subregions with role in interaction
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Description
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Isoform-specific participants
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Description
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Comments concerning this interaction

Source was live S2R+ cells; proteins produced from transfected constructs.

smo phosphomimetic mutant S667D,S670D,S673D,S687D,S690D,S693D,S740D,S743D,S746D used. Co-expression of Gprk2 increases smo dimerization.

FBrf0232722-2.FRET.FM
Description
physical association
Collection
Source/Stage
Cell line used
Participants
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Reported as
Role
Note
smo 

Smo

fluorescence donor

CFP tag

smo 

Smo

fluorescence donor

CFP tag

smo 

Smo

fluorescence acceptor

YFP tag

smo 
smo 

Smo

fluorescence acceptor

YFP tag

smo 

Smo

fluorescence donor

CFP tag

smo 

Smo

fluorescence acceptor

YFP tag

smo 
Experimental entities
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Identifier
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Role
Note
Subregions with role in interaction
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Description
Role
Coordinates
Note
smo 
interaction domain
mutation decreasing interaction
aa 736-738

RRR to AAA

Isoform-specific participants
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Description
Role
Note
Comments concerning this interaction

Source was live S2 cells; fluorescence donor produced from transfected construct; fluorescence acceptor produced from transfected construct.

Dimerization of mutant smo is much less resposive to treatment with hh and PI(4)P.

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