FB2024_03 , released June 25, 2024
Gene: Dmel\crm
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\crm
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
cramped
Annotation Symbol
CG2714
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0000376
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Gene Summary
Polycomb group (Pc-G) genes are needed to maintain expression patterns of the homeotic selector genes of the Antennapedia (Antp-C) and Bithorax (Bx-C) complexes, and hence for the maintenance of segmental determination. Can act as a modifier of position effect variegation (PEV). (UniProt, O76906)
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Also Known As

zw9, l(1)zw9, zw-9, sa, EG:95B7.2

Key Links
Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
Recombination map
1-1.5
RefSeq locus
NC_004354 REGION:2734248..2738773
Sequence
Genomic Maps
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Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (6 terms)
Molecular Function (2 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN001093019
enables DNA binding
non-traceable author statement
Biological Process (3 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from mutant phenotype
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN001093019
non-traceable author statement
Cellular Component (1 term)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
located_in nucleus
inferred from direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
is_active_in nucleus
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN001093019
Gene Group (FlyBase)
Protein Family (UniProt)
Belongs to the cramped family. (O76906)
Protein Signatures (InterPro)
Summaries
Protein Function (UniProtKB)
Polycomb group (Pc-G) genes are needed to maintain expression patterns of the homeotic selector genes of the Antennapedia (Antp-C) and Bithorax (Bx-C) complexes, and hence for the maintenance of segmental determination. Can act as a modifier of position effect variegation (PEV).
(UniProt, O76906)
Phenotypic Description (Red Book; Lindsley and Zimm 1992)
*crm: cramped
Antennae swollen, aristae short, and branches fewer than in wild type. Wings slightly divergent and in some alleles nicked. Males have small extra sex combs on second tarsal segment of prothoracic legs and less frequently on basitarsal segments of mesothoracic and rarely metathoracic legs. crmsa;Pc/+ males have large sex combs on all six basitarsi and small sex combs on all second tarsal segments in many flies. One or both postverticals lacking and other bristles occasionally missing or doubled. Body slightly darkened. Fertility of both males and females reduced, females more severely than males. Strength of sterilizing effect allele dependent. Females generally sterile; surviving crml females have rudimentary ovaries with no oocytes beyond stage 7 (Shannon, Kaufman, Shen, and Judd, 1972, DIS 48: 92); males of crm2 and crm7 partially fertile, other alleles male sterile. Viability variably reduced depending on crowding in culture; crm4, crm7 are semilethal alleles, crm6 die in late third instar; survivors eclose on days 11-13; rarely survive in combination with a deficiency (Judd, Shen, and Kaufman, 1972, Genetics 71: 139-56; Shannon et al., 1972).
Summary (Interactive Fly)

a novel Polycomb group protein - physically interacts with Proliferating cell nuclear antigen, a protein involved in DNA replication and repair

Gene Model and Products
Number of Transcripts
2
Number of Unique Polypeptides
1

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Protein Domains (via Pfam)
Isoform displayed:
Pfam protein domains
InterPro name
classification
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Protein Domains (via SMART)
Isoform displayed:
SMART protein domains
InterPro name
classification
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Structure
Protein 3D structure   (Predicted by AlphaFold)   (AlphaFold entry O76906)

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Model Confidence:
  • Very high (pLDDT > 90)
  • Confident (90 > pLDDT > 70)
  • Low (70 > pLDDT > 50)
  • Very low (pLDDT < 50)

AlphaFold produces a per-residue confidence score (pLDDT) between 0 and 100. Some regions with low pLDDT may be unstructured in isolation.

Experimentally Determined Structures
Crossreferences
Comments on Gene Model

Gene model reviewed during 5.50

Sequence Ontology: Class of Gene
Transcript Data
Annotated Transcripts
Name
FlyBase ID
RefSeq ID
Length (nt)
Assoc. CDS (aa)
FBtr0070496
3780
982
FBtr0070495
3837
982
Additional Transcript Data and Comments
Reported size (kB)

3.793 (longest cDNA)

Comments
External Data
Crossreferences
Polypeptide Data
Annotated Polypeptides
Name
FlyBase ID
Predicted MW (kDa)
Length (aa)
Theoretical pI
UniProt
RefSeq ID
GenBank
FBpp0070473
107.4
982
8.23
FBpp0070472
107.4
982
8.23
Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

The group(s) of polypeptides indicated below share identical sequence to each other.

982 aa isoforms: crm-PA, crm-PB
Additional Polypeptide Data and Comments
Reported size (kDa)

693 (aa); 110 (kD observed); 75 (kD predicted)

Comments
External Data
Crossreferences
InterPro - A database of protein families, domains and functional sites
Linkouts
Sequences Consistent with the Gene Model
Mapped Features

Click to get a list of regulatory features (enhancers, TFBS, etc.) and gene disruptions (point mutations, indels, etc.) within or overlapping Dmel\crm using the Feature Mapper tool.

External Data
Crossreferences
Eukaryotic Promoter Database - A collection of databases of experimentally validated promoters for selected model organisms.
Linkouts
Expression Data
Testis-specificity index

The testis specificity index was calculated from modENCODE tissue expression data by Vedelek et al., 2018 to indicate the degree of testis enrichment compared to other tissues. Scores range from -2.52 (underrepresented) to 5.2 (very high testis bias).

-0.50

Transcript Expression
in situ
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
organism

Comment: maternally deposited

Additional Descriptive Data
Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Polypeptide Expression
immunolocalization
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Additional Descriptive Data

crm protein is ubiquitously expressed throughout development. Expression is strong in nuclei during nuclear multiplication and cellularization and in pole cells. Later in embryogenesis, strong staining is observed in the CNS and the gonads. In third instar larvae, strong staining is observed in polytene nuclei of salivary glands. crm protein and PCNA protein display overlapping expression patterns during embryogenesis and appear to co-localize in polytene nuclei.

Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Evidence
References
located_in nucleus
inferred from direct assay
Expression Deduced from Reporters
High-Throughput Expression Data
Associated Tools

JBrowse - Visual display of RNA-Seq signals

View Dmel\crm in JBrowse
RNA-Seq by Region - Search RNA-Seq expression levels by exon or genomic region
Reference
See Gelbart and Emmert, 2013 for analysis details and data files for all genes.
Developmental Proteome: Life Cycle
Developmental Proteome: Embryogenesis
External Data and Images
Linkouts
BDGP expression data - Patterns of gene expression in Drosophila embryogenesis
DRscDB - A single-cell RNA-seq resource for data mining and data comparison across species
EMBL-EBI Single Cell Expression Atlas - Single cell expression across species
FlyAtlas - Adult expression by tissue, using Affymetrix Dros2 array
FlyAtlas2 - A Drosophila melanogaster expression atlas with RNA-Seq, miRNA-Seq and sex-specific data
Fly-FISH - A database of Drosophila embryo and larvae mRNA localization patterns
Flygut - An atlas of the Drosophila adult midgut
Images
Alleles, Insertions, Transgenic Constructs, and Aberrations
Classical and Insertion Alleles ( 31 )
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Other relevant insertions
Transgenic Constructs ( 25 )
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Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of crm
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of crm
Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 79 )
Inferred from experimentation ( 79 )
Gene not disrupted in
Inferred from location ( 0 )
Variants
Variant Molecular Consequences
Alleles Representing Disease-Implicated Variants
Phenotypes
For more details about a specific phenotype click on the relevant allele symbol.
Lethality
Allele
Sterility
Allele
Other Phenotypes
Allele
Phenotype manifest in
Allele
sex comb & mesothoracic tarsal segment 2
sex comb & prothoracic tarsal segment 2
Orthologs
Human Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Homo sapiens (Human) (1)
8 of 14
Yes
Yes
Model Organism Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) (1)
10 of 14
Yes
Yes
Mus musculus (laboratory mouse) (1)
9 of 14
Yes
Yes
Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (2)
6 of 13
Yes
Yes
1 of 13
No
Yes
Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (1)
8 of 14
Yes
Yes
Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, roundworm) (1)
5 of 14
Yes
Yes
Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (1)
10 of 12
Yes
Yes
Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (2)
3 of 13
Yes
Yes
2 of 13
No
Yes
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Brewer's yeast) (0)
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission yeast) (0)
Escherichia coli (enterobacterium) (0)
Other Organism Orthologs (via OrthoDB)
Data provided directly from OrthoDB:crm. Refer to their site for version information.
Paralogs
Paralogs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Human Disease Associations
FlyBase Human Disease Model Reports
    Disease Ontology (DO) Annotations
    Models Based on Experimental Evidence ( 0 )
    Allele
    Disease
    Evidence
    References
    Potential Models Based on Orthology ( 0 )
    Human Ortholog
    Disease
    Evidence
    References
    Modifiers Based on Experimental Evidence ( 0 )
    Allele
    Disease
    Interaction
    References
    Disease Associations of Human Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1 and OMIM)
    Note that ortholog calls supported by only 1 or 2 algorithms (DIOPT score < 3) are not shown.
    Homo sapiens (Human)
    Gene name
    Score
    OMIM
    OMIM Phenotype
    DO term
    Complementation?
    Transgene?
    Functional Complementation Data
    Functional complementation data is computed by FlyBase using a combination of the orthology data obtained from DIOPT and OrthoDB and the allele-level genetic interaction data curated from the literature.
    Interactions
    Summary of Physical Interactions
    esyN Network Diagram
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    Protein
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    Selected Interactor(s)
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    protein-protein
    Physical Interaction
    Assay
    References
    Summary of Genetic Interactions
    esyN Network Diagram
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    Suppression
    Enhancement
    Other Interaction Browsers

    Please look at the allele data for full details of the genetic interactions
    Starting gene(s)
    Interaction type
    Interacting gene(s)
    Reference
    Starting gene(s)
    Interaction type
    Interacting gene(s)
    Reference
    External Data
    Linkouts
    BioGRID - A database of protein and genetic interactions.
    DroID - A comprehensive database of gene and protein interactions.
    MIST (genetic) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
    Pathways
    Signaling Pathways (FlyBase)
    Metabolic Pathways
    External Data
    Linkouts
    Genomic Location and Detailed Mapping Data
    Chromosome (arm)
    X
    Recombination map
    1-1.5
    Cytogenetic map
    Sequence location
    FlyBase Computed Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Evidence for location
    3B3-3B4
    Limits computationally determined from genome sequence between P{EP}EP1362 and P{EP}dncEP1395
    Experimentally Determined Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Notes
    References
    Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
    Location

    1-1.3 +/- 0.5

    1-1.4 +/- 0.1

    1-1.48

    Notes

    No crossing over with w in 254 flies.

    Mapping based on crmsa with w.

    Stocks and Reagents
    Stocks (15)
    Genomic Clones (15)
     

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    cDNA Clones (38)
     

    Please Note This section lists cDNAs and ESTs that fall within the genomic extent of the gene model, which may include cDNAs and ESTs of genes within introns, or of overlapping genes. Please see JBrowse for alignment of the cDNAs and ESTs to the gene model.

    cDNA clones, fully sequenced
    BDGP DGC clones
    Other clones
      Drosophila Genomics Resource Center cDNA clones

      For each fully sequenced cDNA the DGRC maintains various forms of the cDNA (e.g tagged or untagged) in several different host vectors for subsequent cloning and expression in Drosophila and Drosophila cell lines.

      cDNA Clones, End Sequenced (ESTs)
      RNAi and Array Information
      Linkouts
      DRSC - Results frm RNAi screens
      Antibody Information
      Laboratory Generated Antibodies
       
      Commercially Available Antibodies
       
      Cell Line Information
      Publicly Available Cell Lines
       
        Other Stable Cell Lines
         
          Other Comments

          A member of the Pc group. The genetic interaction between crm and mus209 highlight possible interactions between Pc-group mediated gene silencing and DNA replication.

          Mutants exhibit typical Pc-group phenotypes, including homeotic transformations and modification of PEV.

          crm is allelic with 'sa'.

          l(1)zw9 is synonymous with sa.

          Antennae swollen, aristae short and branches fewer than in wild type. Wings slightly divergent and in some alleles nicked. Males have small extra sex combs on second tarsal segment of prothoracic legs and less frequently on basitarsal segments of mesothoracic and rarely metathoracic legs. crmsa;Pc/+ males have large sex combs on all six basitarsi and small sex combs on all second tarsal segments in many flies. One or both postverticals lacking and other bristles occasionally missing or doubled. Body slightly darkened. Fertility of both males and females reduced, females more severely than males. Strength of sterilizing effect allele-dependent. Females generally sterile.

          Relationship to Other Genes
          Source for database merge of
          Additional comments

          l(1)zw9, sa: sparse arista and swa: swollen antennae. These are now designated alleles of crm.

          Nomenclature History
          Source for database identify of

          Source for identity of: crm CG2714

          Nomenclature comments
          Etymology
          Synonyms and Secondary IDs (17)
          Datasets (0)
          Study focus (0)
          Experimental Role
          Project
          Project Type
          Title
          Study result (0)
          Result
          Result Type
          Title
          External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 134 )
          Sequence Crossreferences
          NCBI Gene - Gene integrates information from a wide range of species. A record may include nomenclature, Reference Sequences (RefSeqs), maps, pathways, variations, phenotypes, and links to genome-, phenotype-, and locus-specific resources worldwide.
          GenBank Protein - A collection of sequences from several sources, including translations from annotated coding regions in GenBank, RefSeq and TPA, as well as records from SwissProt, PIR, PRF, and PDB.
          RefSeq - A comprehensive, integrated, non-redundant, well-annotated set of reference sequences including genomic, transcript, and protein.
          UniProt/GCRP - The gene-centric reference proteome (GCRP) provides a 1:1 mapping between genes and UniProt accessions in which a single 'canonical' isoform represents the product(s) of each protein-coding gene.
          UniProt/Swiss-Prot - Manually annotated and reviewed records of protein sequence and functional information
          Other crossreferences
          AlphaFold DB - AlphaFold provides open access to protein structure predictions for the human proteome and other key proteins of interest, to accelerate scientific research.
          BDGP expression data - Patterns of gene expression in Drosophila embryogenesis
          DRscDB - A single-cell RNA-seq resource for data mining and data comparison across species
          EMBL-EBI Single Cell Expression Atlas - Single cell expression across species
          FlyAtlas2 - A Drosophila melanogaster expression atlas with RNA-Seq, miRNA-Seq and sex-specific data
          FlyMine - An integrated database for Drosophila genomics
          InterPro - A database of protein families, domains and functional sites
          KEGG Genes - Molecular building blocks of life in the genomic space.
          MARRVEL_MODEL - MARRVEL (model organism gene)
          Linkouts
          BioGRID - A database of protein and genetic interactions.
          Drosophila Genomics Resource Center - Drosophila Genomics Resource Center (DGRC) cDNA clones
          DroID - A comprehensive database of gene and protein interactions.
          DRSC - Results frm RNAi screens
          Eukaryotic Promoter Database - A collection of databases of experimentally validated promoters for selected model organisms.
          FlyAtlas - Adult expression by tissue, using Affymetrix Dros2 array
          FlyCyc Genes - Genes from a BioCyc PGDB for Dmel
          Fly-FISH - A database of Drosophila embryo and larvae mRNA localization patterns
          Flygut - An atlas of the Drosophila adult midgut
          iBeetle-Base - RNAi phenotypes in the red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum)
          Interactive Fly - A cyberspace guide to Drosophila development and metazoan evolution
          MIST (genetic) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
          References (109)