FB2024_04 , released June 25, 2024
Gene: Dmel\cav
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\cav
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
caravaggio
Annotation Symbol
CG6219
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0026257
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Gene Summary
caravaggio (cav) is a fast evolving gene that encodes HP1/ORC Associated Protein (HOAP). HOAP is a DNA binding protein strongly enriched at chromosome ends and required for telomere capping. [Date last reviewed: 2019-03-07] (FlyBase Gene Snapshot)
Also Known As

HOAP, anon1G5, HP1/ORC-associated protein, p55, anon fe 1G5

Key Links
Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
Recombination map
3-84
RefSeq locus
NT_033777 REGION:24221103..24223528
Sequence
Genomic Maps
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Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (10 terms)
Molecular Function (3 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from physical interaction with UniProtKB:B7Z0L8
inferred from physical interaction with UniProtKB:Q9VR09
inferred from physical interaction with UniProtKB:P05205
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
Biological Process (2 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
involved_in telomere capping
inferred from expression pattern
inferred from mutant phenotype
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (0 terms)
Cellular Component (5 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (4 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
Gene Group (FlyBase)
Protein Family (UniProt)
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Summaries
Gene Snapshot
caravaggio (cav) is a fast evolving gene that encodes HP1/ORC Associated Protein (HOAP). HOAP is a DNA binding protein strongly enriched at chromosome ends and required for telomere capping. [Date last reviewed: 2019-03-07]
Protein Function (UniProtKB)
Part of the HipHop-HOAP complex that recruits the MTV complex to form the terminin telomere-capping complex, which binds to chromosome ends in a sequence-independent manner and prevents telomere fusion (PubMed:11408576, PubMed:12510197, PubMed:12826664, PubMed:19181850, PubMed:19190990, PubMed:20057353). Telomere capping is independent of the origin recognition complex (ORC) (PubMed:12510197).
(UniProt, Q95RV2)
Summary (Interactive Fly)

poorly conserved component of the telomere capping complex - prevents end fusion by maintaining a chromatin state that is independent of the underlying DNA sequence

Gene Model and Products
Number of Transcripts
4
Number of Unique Polypeptides
3

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Protein Domains (via Pfam)
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Protein Domains (via SMART)
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Structure
Protein 3D structure   (Predicted by AlphaFold)   (AlphaFold entry Q95RV2)

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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 5.39

Gene model reviewed during 5.46

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

Sequence Ontology: Class of Gene
Transcript Data
Annotated Transcripts
Name
FlyBase ID
RefSeq ID
Length (nt)
Assoc. CDS (aa)
FBtr0084558
1520
345
FBtr0084559
1226
337
FBtr0084557
1649
337
FBtr0084556
1776
343
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
FBpp0083943
39.4
345
4.64
FBpp0083944
38.5
337
4.64
FBpp0083942
38.5
337
4.64
FBpp0083941
39.2
343
4.65
Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

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

337 aa isoforms: cav-PB, cav-PD
Additional Polypeptide Data and Comments
Reported size (kDa)
Comments
External Data
Subunit Structure (UniProtKB)

Component of the HipHop-HOAP telomere capping complex, composed of at least HipHop and cav/HOAP, and may include Su(var)205/HP1; HipHop and cav/HOAP, but not Su(var)205, are interdependent for their protein stability (PubMed:20057353). Interacts with HipHop (via N-terminus) (PubMed:20057353). Interacts (via C-terminus) with Su(var)205/HP1 dimer (via hinge and chromoshadow domain) and Orc1; possibly interacts with other components of the origin recognition complex (ORC) (PubMed:11408576, PubMed:12826664, PubMed:19181850). Each molecule of cav/HOAP interacts with 2 molecules of Su(var)205/HP1 (PubMed:12826664). The HipHop-HOAP complex recruits the MTV complex, consisting of moi/modigliani, tea and ver/verrocchio, to telomeres, forming the terminin telomere-capping complex (PubMed:19181850, PubMed:20679394). Interacts with moi/modigliani; the interaction is direct (PubMed:19181850). Interacts with ver/verrochio; the interaction is direct (PubMed:20679394). Interacts with HP6, which is also part of the terminin complex (PubMed:19190990). Interacts (via N-terminus) with peo/pendolino (via N-terminus); the interaction is direct (PubMed:26110638).

(UniProt, Q95RV2)
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\cav 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).

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Transcript Expression
Polypeptide Expression
distribution deduced from reporter or direct label
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Additional Descriptive Data
Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Evidence
References
Expression Deduced from Reporters
High-Throughput Expression Data
Associated Tools

JBrowse - Visual display of RNA-Seq signals

View Dmel\cav 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) 1-3
  • Stages(s) 4-6
  • Stages(s) 9-10
  • Stages(s) 11-12
Alleles, Insertions, Transgenic Constructs, and Aberrations
Classical and Insertion Alleles ( 13 )
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Other relevant insertions
Transgenic Constructs ( 9 )
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Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of cav
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of cav
Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 2 )
Variants
Variant Molecular Consequences
Alleles Representing Disease-Implicated Variants
Phenotypes
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Lethality
Allele
Sterility
Allele
Other Phenotypes
Allele
Phenotype manifest in
Allele
chromosome | larval stage
metaphase & condensed nuclear chromosome
Orthologs
Human Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Homo sapiens (Human) (0)
Model Organism Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) (0)
Mus musculus (laboratory mouse) (0)
Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (0)
Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (0)
Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, roundworm) (0)
Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (0)
Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (0)
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:cav. 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
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    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)
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    Score
    OMIM
    OMIM Phenotype
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    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
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    Reference
    suppressible
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    External Data
    Subunit Structure (UniProtKB)
    Component of the HipHop-HOAP telomere capping complex, composed of at least HipHop and cav/HOAP, and may include Su(var)205/HP1; HipHop and cav/HOAP, but not Su(var)205, are interdependent for their protein stability (PubMed:20057353). Interacts with HipHop (via N-terminus) (PubMed:20057353). Interacts (via C-terminus) with Su(var)205/HP1 dimer (via hinge and chromoshadow domain) and Orc1; possibly interacts with other components of the origin recognition complex (ORC) (PubMed:11408576, PubMed:12826664, PubMed:19181850). Each molecule of cav/HOAP interacts with 2 molecules of Su(var)205/HP1 (PubMed:12826664). The HipHop-HOAP complex recruits the MTV complex, consisting of moi/modigliani, tea and ver/verrocchio, to telomeres, forming the terminin telomere-capping complex (PubMed:19181850, PubMed:20679394). Interacts with moi/modigliani; the interaction is direct (PubMed:19181850). Interacts with ver/verrochio; the interaction is direct (PubMed:20679394). Interacts with HP6, which is also part of the terminin complex (PubMed:19190990). Interacts (via N-terminus) with peo/pendolino (via N-terminus); the interaction is direct (PubMed:26110638).
    (UniProt, Q95RV2 )
    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
    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
    95F2-95F2
    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
    95D-95E
    (determined by in situ hybridisation)
    Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
    Location
    Left of (cM)
    Right of (cM)
    Notes
    Stocks and Reagents
    Stocks (8)
    Genomic Clones (14)
     

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    cDNA Clones (85)
     

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    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
    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

      cav protein binds specific heterochromatin satellite DNA sequences in gel mobility shift assays.

      Mutant larvae have increased frequencies of telomeric fusions in brain cells.

      Quantifying rates of protein sequence divergence within and between species reveals that the Drosophila genome harbors a substantial proportion of genes with a very high divergence rate.

      Relationship to Other Genes
      Source for database merge of

      Source for merge of: cav Hoap

      Additional comments
      Nomenclature History
      Source for database identify of

      Source for identity of: anon- EST:fe1G5 CG6219

      Source for identity of: Hoap CG6219

      Nomenclature comments
      Etymology

      The gene is named "caravaggio", because the linear multicentric chromosomes that characterize the mutant phenotype resemble little trains; there is an Italian train named "Caravaggio" in memory of the famous painter.

      Named "caravaggio" after an Italian train, as the multicentric chromosomes observed in mutants resemble little trains of chromosomes.

      Synonyms and Secondary IDs (23)
      Reported As
      Symbol Synonym
      Caravaggio
      anon-EST:fe1G5
      Secondary FlyBase IDs
      • FBgn0020360
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      External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 81 )
      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
      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
      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
      Interactive Fly - A cyberspace guide to Drosophila development and metazoan evolution
      MIST (protein-protein) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
      References (154)