Amy-d Amylase distal [Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: Amy-dprovided by FlyBase
Official Full Name: Amylase distalprovided by FlyBase
Primary source: FLYBASE:FBgn0000078
Locus tag: Dmel_CG17876
See related: AllianceGenome:FB:FBgn0000078
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: REVIEWED
Organism: Drosophila melanogaster
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota; Neoptera; Endopterygota; Diptera; Brachycera; Muscomorpha; Ephydroidea; Drosophilidae; Drosophila; Sophophora
Also known as: alpha-AMY; alphaAmy; amy; Amy; AMY; Amy d; Amy(d); amy-d; Amy-D; Amy-distal; Amy1; Amy3; Amy6; AmyB; amyB(3); AmyD; CG17876; Dmel\CG17876
Summary: Predicted to enable alpha-amylase activity. Predicted to be involved in carbohydrate metabolic process. Predicted to be active in extracellular space. Is expressed in adult head; embryonic central brain neurons; ganglia; lateral cord neurons; and midgut. Orthologous to human AMY2A (amylase alpha 2A) and AMY2B (amylase alpha 2B). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Dec 2024]
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Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
Release 6.54	current	Release 6 plus ISO1 MT (GCF_000001215.4)	2R	NT_033778.4 (17124764..17126369)
Release 5.57	previous assembly	Release 5 (GCF_000001215.2)	2R	NT_033778.3 (13012269..13013874)

Chromosome 2R - NT_033778.4 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic Sequence:

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chloride-dependent alpha-amylases
Title: Temperature adaptations in psychrophilic, mesophilic and thermophilic chloride-dependent alpha-amylases.
Natural selection is working on the Amy gene system as a whole for flies to adapt to the various food environments of local populations.
Title: Genetic coadaptation of the amylase gene system in Drosophila melanogaster: evidence for the selective advantage of the lowest AMY activity and of its epistatic genetic background.

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables alpha-amylase activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables alpha-amylase activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables alpha-amylase activity	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
enables calcium ion binding	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
enables cation binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in carbohydrate metabolic process	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in carbohydrate metabolic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in carbohydrate metabolic process	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
is_active_in extracellular space	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

Names: Amy-d-PA; Amylase-B; CG17876-PA; alpha-amylase; alpha-amylase distal; amylase

NP_523768.1

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