exu exuperantia [Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: exuprovided by FlyBase
Official Full Name: exuperantiaprovided by FlyBase
Primary source: FLYBASE:FBgn0000615
Locus tag: Dmel_CG8994
See related: AllianceGenome:FB:FBgn0000615
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: bs30h09.y1; CG8994; Dmel\CG8994; Exu; exu1
Summary: Enables protein homodimerization activity and single-stranded RNA binding activity. Involved in bicoid mRNA localization and regulation of pole plasm oskar mRNA localization. Located in P-body. Part of precatalytic spliceosome. Is expressed in several structures, including adult head; centripetal follicle cell; germarium; germline cell; and pole plasm. [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 (20667427..20671083, complement)
Release 5.57	previous assembly	Release 5 (GCF_000001215.2)	2R	NT_033778.3 (16554932..16558588, complement)

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

Genomic Sequence:

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables RNA binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
NOT enables exonuclease activity	IKR Inferred from Key Residues more info	PubMed
enables protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables protein homodimerization activity	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables protein homodimerization activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables single-stranded RNA binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in anterior/posterior axis specification, embryo	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
involved_in bicoid mRNA localization	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in bicoid mRNA localization	IEP Inferred from Expression Pattern more info	PubMed
involved_in bicoid mRNA localization	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in bicoid mRNA localization	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
involved_in embryonic development via the syncytial blastoderm	HMP more info	PubMed
involved_in mRNA splicing, via spliceosome	IC Inferred by Curator more info	PubMed
involved_in ovarian nurse cell to oocyte transport	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
involved_in pole plasm oskar mRNA localization	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
involved_in regulation of pole plasm oskar mRNA localization	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
involved_in spermatogenesis	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in P-body	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in cytoplasm	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in cytoplasm	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
located_in cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein granule	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
part_of precatalytic spliceosome	HDA more info	PubMed