FB2024_02 , released April 23, 2024
Gene: Dmel\twin
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\twin
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
twin
Annotation Symbol
CG31137
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0011725
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Enzyme Name (EC)
poly(A)-specific ribonuclease (3.1.13.4)
Gene Summary
twin (twin) encodes the CCR4 deadenylase, one of two enzymes in the CCR4-NOT complex that degrade mRNA poly(A) tails. It is required during oogenesis in germline stem cell self-renewal, synchronous germ cell division and prevention of cell death, as well as in early embryonic patterning through the deadenylation of specific maternal mRNAs. [Date last reviewed: 2018-09-13] (FlyBase Gene Snapshot)
Also Known As

CCR4

Key Links
Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
Recombination map
3-84
RefSeq locus
NT_033777 REGION:24196893..24221965
Sequence
Genomic Maps
Other Genome Views
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Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (14 terms)
Molecular Function (3 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from physical interaction with UniProtKB:Q8SY33
inferred from physical interaction with UniProtKB:Q7KQM6
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from electronic annotation with InterPro:IPR005135
Biological Process (7 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (7 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
involved_in oogenesis
inferred from mutant phenotype
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
Cellular Component (4 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (3 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from direct assay
inferred from physical interaction with FLYBASE:Marf1; FB:FBgn0039972
located_in cytoplasm
inferred from direct assay
located_in cytosol
inferred from high throughput direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (3 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000252094
is_active_in cytoplasm
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000252094
is_active_in nucleus
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000252094
Protein Family (UniProt)
-
Catalytic Activity (EC/Rhea)
poly(A)-specific ribonuclease activity
Exonucleolytic cleavage of poly(A) to 5'-AMP (3.1.13.4)
Summaries
Gene Snapshot
twin (twin) encodes the CCR4 deadenylase, one of two enzymes in the CCR4-NOT complex that degrade mRNA poly(A) tails. It is required during oogenesis in germline stem cell self-renewal, synchronous germ cell division and prevention of cell death, as well as in early embryonic patterning through the deadenylation of specific maternal mRNAs. [Date last reviewed: 2018-09-13]
Gene Group (FlyBase)
CCR4-NOT COMPLEX -
The CCR4-NOT complex is a conserved multi-subunit complex implicated in various cellular processes to regulated gene expression. It is best characterised in its role as the main enzyme responsible for the deadenylation of mRNA. The conserved core of the complex is composed of two modules: the NOT module and a catalytic module comprising two deadenylases, twin and Pop2. (Adapted from FBrf0221179 and FBrf0231273).
3'-5' RNA EXONUCLEASES -
3'-5'-exoribonucleases catalyze the sequential degradation of mononucleotides from a free 3' terminus of an RNA molecule.
Summary (Interactive Fly)

degrades mRNA poly(A) tails - CCR4 component of an enzyme complex catalyzing mRNA deadenylation - promotes the maintenance and differentiation of germline stem cell lineage

Gene Model and Products
Number of Transcripts
6
Number of Unique Polypeptides
4

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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 Q8IMX1)

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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

Annotated transcripts do not represent all supported alternative splices within 5' UTR.

Tissue-specific extension of 3' UTRs observed during later stages (FBrf0218523, FBrf0219848); all variants may not be annotated

Gene model reviewed during 5.39

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

Gene model reviewed during 5.46

Gene model reviewed during 6.02

Sequence Ontology: Class of Gene
Transcript Data
Annotated Transcripts
Name
FlyBase ID
RefSeq ID
Length (nt)
Assoc. CDS (aa)
FBtr0084566
2702
552
FBtr0084567
2621
545
FBtr0084569
2586
567
FBtr0084570
2950
358
FBtr0084568
3548
552
FBtr0084571
2690
552
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
FBpp0083951
63.2
552
6.82
FBpp0083952
62.4
545
6.56
FBpp0083954
65.0
567
7.09
FBpp0083955
41.0
358
5.89
FBpp0083953
63.2
552
6.82
FBpp0083956
63.2
552
6.82
Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

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

552 aa isoforms: twin-PA, twin-PE, twin-PF
Additional Polypeptide Data and Comments
Reported size (kDa)
Comments
External Data
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\twin 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).

4.29

Transcript Expression
Polypeptide Expression
immunolocalization
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
in situ
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
mass spectroscopy
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
western blot
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Additional Descriptive Data

Expression is observed in all cells of the ovary at all stages of oogenesis.

Marker for
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from direct assay
inferred from physical interaction with FLYBASE:Marf1; FB:FBgn0039972
located_in cytoplasm
inferred from direct assay
located_in cytosol
inferred from high throughput direct assay
Expression Deduced from Reporters
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
High-Throughput Expression Data
Associated Tools

JBrowse - Visual display of RNA-Seq signals

View Dmel\twin 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) 4-6
  • Stages(s) 7-8
  • Stages(s) 11-12
  • Stages(s) 13-16
Alleles, Insertions, Transgenic Constructs, and Aberrations
Classical and Insertion Alleles ( 28 )
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Other relevant insertions
Transgenic Constructs ( 9 )
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Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of twin
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of twin
Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 2 )
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
Orthologs
Human Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Homo sapiens (Human) (10)
14 of 14
Yes
Yes
12 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
1  
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
Yes
Model Organism Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) (10)
14 of 14
Yes
Yes
12 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
Yes
Mus musculus (laboratory mouse) (8)
14 of 14
Yes
Yes
13 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
Yes
Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (9)
8 of 13
Yes
Yes
2 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (9)
14 of 14
Yes
Yes
13 of 14
No
Yes
12 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, roundworm) (3)
12 of 14
Yes
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (5)
12 of 12
Yes
Yes
Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (18)
11 of 13
Yes
Yes
10 of 13
No
Yes
4 of 13
No
Yes
3 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
No
1 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
No
1 of 13
No
No
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Brewer's yeast) (4)
13 of 13
Yes
Yes
4 of 13
No
Yes
3 of 13
No
No
3 of 13
No
No
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission yeast) (2)
12 of 12
Yes
Yes
3 of 12
No
No
Escherichia coli (enterobacterium) (0)
Other Organism Orthologs (via OrthoDB)
Data provided directly from OrthoDB:twin. Refer to their site for version information.
Paralogs
Paralogs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (3)
5 of 13
5 of 13
4 of 13
Human Disease Associations
FlyBase Human Disease Model Reports
Disease Ontology (DO) Annotations
Models Based on Experimental Evidence ( 2 )
Allele
Disease
Evidence
References
Potential Models Based on Orthology ( 0 )
Human Ortholog
Disease
Evidence
References
Modifiers Based on Experimental Evidence ( 1 )
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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Selected Interactor(s)
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MIST Molecular Interaction Search Tool

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protein-protein
Physical Interaction
Assay
References
RNA-protein
Physical Interaction
Assay
References
Summary of Genetic Interactions
esyN Network Diagram
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esyN Network Key:
Suppression
Enhancement

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 (protein-protein) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
Pathways
Signaling Pathways (FlyBase)
Metabolic Pathways
External Data
Linkouts
KEGG Pathways - A collection of manually drawn pathway maps representing knowledge of molecular interaction, reaction and relation networks.
Genomic Location and Detailed Mapping Data
Chromosome (arm)
3R
Recombination map
3-84
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
FlyBase Computed Cytological Location
Cytogenetic map
Evidence for location
95F1-95F2
Limits computationally determined from genome sequence between P{PZ}Syx1A06737&P{PZ}Syx1A10660 and P{PZ}crb07207&P{PZ}BRWD305842
Experimentally Determined Cytological Location
Cytogenetic map
Notes
References
Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
Location

3-[81]

Left of (cM)
Right of (cM)
Notes
Stocks and Reagents
Stocks (27)
Genomic Clones (21)
cDNA Clones (73)
 

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
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
 

polyclonal

Commercially Available Antibodies
 
Cell Line Information
Publicly Available Cell Lines
 
    Other Stable Cell Lines
     
      Other Comments

      twin is required for the number and synchrony of cyst divisions during oogenesis and for the oocyte/nurse cell fate decision.

      Mutant flies show a significant lengthening of mRNA poly(A) tails compared to wild type and show a defect in Hsp70 mRNA deadenylation.

      Relationship to Other Genes
      Source for database merge of

      Source for merge of: CCR4 BEST:GH20274

      Source for merge of: twin CCR4

      Additional comments

      Annotations CG17741, CG5534 merged as CG31137 in release 3 of the genome annotation.

      Source for identity of CCR4 CG17741 CG5534 was sequence comparison ( date:020814 ).

      Nomenclature History
      Source for database identify of

      Source for identity of: CCR4 CG17741 CG5534

      Nomenclature comments
      Etymology
      Synonyms and Secondary IDs (12)
      Reported As
      Symbol Synonym
      BEST:GH20274
      CG17741
      twn
      Secondary FlyBase IDs
      • FBgn0039166
      • FBgn0039168
      • FBgn0045815
      • FBgn0051137
      Datasets (0)
      Study focus (0)
      Experimental Role
      Project
      Project Type
      Title
      Study result (0)
      Result
      Result Type
      Title
      External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 76 )
      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
      iBeetle-Base - RNAi phenotypes in the red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum)
      Interactive Fly - A cyberspace guide to Drosophila development and metazoan evolution
      KEGG Pathways - A collection of manually drawn pathway maps representing knowledge of molecular interaction, reaction and relation networks.
      MIST (protein-protein) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
      References (145)