FB2024_04 , released June 25, 2024
Gene: Dmel\ru
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\ru
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
roughoid
Annotation Symbol
CG1214
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0003295
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Gene Summary
roughoid (ru) encodes an intra-membrane serine protease localized in the endoplasmic reticulum. It processes Egfr ligands in specific tissues, most notably the eye. [Date last reviewed: 2019-03-14] (FlyBase Gene Snapshot)
Also Known As

rhomboid-3, rho-3, rho3, rhomboid 3, rhomboid3

Key Links
Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
Recombination map
3-0
RefSeq locus
NT_037436 REGION:1370628..1387437
Sequence
Genomic Maps
Other Genome Views
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Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (16 terms)
Molecular Function (1 term)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from mutant phenotype
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000533014
inferred from electronic annotation with InterPro:IPR017213, InterPro:IPR022764
Biological Process (9 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (8 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from genetic interaction with FLYBASE:rasp; FB:FBgn0024194
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
involved_in heart process
inferred from mutant phenotype
involved_in protein processing
inferred from mutant phenotype
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
Cellular Component (6 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (4 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
located_in Golgi membrane
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
located_in membrane
inferred from electronic annotation with InterPro:IPR017213, InterPro:IPR022764
located_in plasma membrane
inferred from sequence or structural similarity with FLYBASE:rho; FB:FBgn0004635
Gene Group (FlyBase)
Pathway (FlyBase)
Protein Family (UniProt)
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Summaries
Gene Snapshot
roughoid (ru) encodes an intra-membrane serine protease localized in the endoplasmic reticulum. It processes Egfr ligands in specific tissues, most notably the eye. [Date last reviewed: 2019-03-14]
Pathway (FlyBase)
EGFR Ligand Production -
Factors required for the proteolytic cleavage and/or secretion of transforming growth factor-α-like Egfr ligands spi, Krn or grk.
Gene Group (FlyBase)
RHOMBOID PROTEASES -
Rhomboid proteases are intramembrane serine proteases related to rho, that cleave other transmembrane proteins within their transmembrane domains. Rhomboid proteases are best characterized for their role in epidermal growth factor signaling, where they are required for the production the soluble, secreted ligand. They belong to MEROPS family S54. (Adapted from FBrf0235672).
Phenotypic Description (Red Book; Lindsley and Zimm 1992)
ru: roughoid
Eyes small and rough, have irregular facets and hairs, and have black specks from erupted facets. Expression variable; sometimes overlaps wild type. SEM study by Stumm-Tegethoff and Dick (1974, Theor. Appl. Genet. 44: 262-65).
Summary (Interactive Fly)

intra-membrane serine protease localized in the endoplasmic reticulum - Rhomboid and Roughoid/Rhomboid-3 act together on an unknown Egf to control cell recruitment through the Epidermal growth factor receptor most notably the eye

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

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Protein Domains (via Pfam)
Isoform displayed:
Pfam protein domains
InterPro name
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Protein Domains (via SMART)
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Structure
Protein 3D structure   (Predicted by AlphaFold)   (AlphaFold entry Q9W0F8)

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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 5.42

Low-frequency RNA-Seq exon junction(s) not annotated.

Gene model reviewed during 5.52

Sequence Ontology: Class of Gene
Transcript Data
Annotated Transcripts
Name
FlyBase ID
RefSeq ID
Length (nt)
Assoc. CDS (aa)
FBtr0072681
1798
341
Additional Transcript Data and Comments
Reported size (kB)
Comments
External Data
Crossreferences
Polypeptide Data
Annotated Polypeptides
Name
FlyBase ID
Predicted MW (kDa)
Length (aa)
Theoretical pI
UniProt
RefSeq ID
GenBank
FBpp0072574
37.0
341
8.03
Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

There is only one protein coding transcript and one polypeptide associated with this gene

Additional Polypeptide Data and Comments
Reported size (kDa)
Comments
External Data
Linkouts
Sequences Consistent with the Gene Model
Nucleotide / Polypeptide Records
 
Mapped Features

Click to get a list of regulatory features (enhancers, TFBS, etc.) and gene disruptions (point mutations, indels, etc.) within or overlapping Dmel\ru 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).

-0.71

Transcript Expression
in situ
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
RT-PCR
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Additional Descriptive Data

ru transcript is expressed at highest levels during pupal stages. In adult tissues, the highest levels of ru transcript expression are observed in the head and leg, with lowest expression levels observed in the heart.

Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Polypeptide Expression
Additional Descriptive Data
Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
located_in Golgi membrane
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
Expression Deduced from Reporters
High-Throughput Expression Data
Associated Tools

JBrowse - Visual display of RNA-Seq signals

View Dmel\ru 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
FlyExpress - Embryonic expression images (BDGP data)
  • Stages(s) 13-16
Alleles, Insertions, Transgenic Constructs, and Aberrations
Classical and Insertion Alleles ( 12 )
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Other relevant insertions
Transgenic Constructs ( 14 )
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Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of ru
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of ru
Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 13 )
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
Other Phenotypes
Allele
Phenotype manifest in
Allele
Orthologs
Human Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Homo sapiens (Human) (7)
8 of 14
Yes
No
7 of 14
No
No
1  
4 of 14
No
No
1  
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Model Organism Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) (6)
8 of 14
Yes
No
5 of 14
No
Yes
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Mus musculus (laboratory mouse) (7)
8 of 14
Yes
No
7 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (7)
3 of 13
Yes
No
3 of 13
Yes
No
3 of 13
Yes
No
2 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (9)
7 of 14
Yes
No
7 of 14
Yes
No
5 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, roundworm) (5)
8 of 14
Yes
No
6 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (5)
Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (16)
6 of 13
Yes
Yes
6 of 13
Yes
Yes
6 of 13
Yes
Yes
6 of 13
Yes
Yes
6 of 13
Yes
Yes
6 of 13
Yes
Yes
6 of 13
Yes
Yes
6 of 13
Yes
Yes
3 of 13
No
Yes
3 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
No
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Brewer's yeast) (1)
2 of 13
Yes
No
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission yeast) (2)
1 of 12
Yes
No
1 of 12
Yes
No
Escherichia coli (enterobacterium) (1)
2 of 11
Yes
Yes
Other Organism Orthologs (via OrthoDB)
Data provided directly from OrthoDB:ru. Refer to their site for version information.
Paralogs
Paralogs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (6)
10 of 13
9 of 13
8 of 13
8 of 13
6 of 13
2 of 13
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.
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
RNA
Selected Interactor(s)
Other Interaction Browsers

Please see the Physical Interaction reports below for full details
protein-protein
Physical Interaction
Assay
References
Summary of Genetic Interactions
esyN Network Diagram
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esyN Network Key:
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
suppressible
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
MIST (protein-protein) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
Pathways
Signaling Pathways (FlyBase)
EGFR Ligand Production -
Factors required for the proteolytic cleavage and/or secretion of transforming growth factor-α-like Egfr ligands spi, Krn or grk.
Metabolic Pathways
External Data
Linkouts
SignaLink - A signaling pathway resource with multi-layered regulatory networks.
Genomic Location and Detailed Mapping Data
Chromosome (arm)
3L
Recombination map
3-0
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
FlyBase Computed Cytological Location
Cytogenetic map
Evidence for location
61F8-61F8
Limits computationally determined from genome sequence between P{PZ}l(3)0264002640 and P{EP}rhoEP3704&P{PZ}l(3)0622606226
Experimentally Determined Cytological Location
Cytogenetic map
Notes
References
Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
Left of (cM)
Right of (cM)
Notes

Maps 2.57 units to the right of the end of the chromosome, based on recombination with y+ of T(1;3)scJ4 in a sample of 9106 flies.

Stocks and Reagents
Stocks (247)
Genomic Clones (24)
cDNA Clones (1)
 

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)
    BDGP DGC clones
      Other clones
        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

            ru protein cleaves S within its transmembrane domain.

            ru, expressed in the ventral nerve cord, is necessary for repulsion of ganglionic tracheal branches from the ventral midline.

            ru regulates Egfr signalling in the eye.

            The abnormal ru phenotype is due to a developmental defect: late occurring defects. Adult eyes rough and reduced, with photoreceptor and pigment cell defects, eye disc pattern appears normal.

            Relationship to Other Genes
            Source for database merge of

            Source for merge of: ru rhomboid-3 CG1214

            Additional comments
            Nomenclature History
            Source for database identify of
            Nomenclature comments
            Etymology
            Synonyms and Secondary IDs (17)
            Reported As
            Secondary FlyBase IDs
            • FBgn0035215
            • FBgn0041724
            Datasets (0)
            Study focus (0)
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            Project
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            Study result (0)
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            Result Type
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            External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 36 )
            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 Nucleotide - A collection of sequences from several sources, including GenBank, RefSeq, TPA, and PDB.
            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/TrEMBL - Automatically annotated and unreviewed 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
            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
            Interactive Fly - A cyberspace guide to Drosophila development and metazoan evolution
            MIST (genetic) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
            MIST (protein-protein) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
            SignaLink - A signaling pathway resource with multi-layered regulatory networks.
            References (153)