FB2024_02 , released April 23, 2024
Gene: Dmel\Vmat
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\Vmat
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
Vesicular monoamine transporter
Annotation Symbol
CG33528
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0260964
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Gene Summary
Vesicular monoamine transporter (Vmat) encodes a protein responsible for packaging the neurotransmitters dopamine, serotonin and octopamine into secretory vesicles. [Date last reviewed: 2019-03-21] (FlyBase Gene Snapshot)
Also Known As

dVMAT, DVMAT-A, l(2)SH0459

Key Links
Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
Recombination map
2-68
RefSeq locus
NT_033778 REGION:13513132..13534251
Sequence
Genomic Maps
Other Genome Views
The following external sites may use different assemblies or annotations than FlyBase.
Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (17 terms)
Molecular Function (4 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (3 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
Biological Process (8 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (6 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
involved_in dopamine transport
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from direct assay
inferred from mutant phenotype
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (3 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from electronic annotation with InterPro:IPR011701
inferred from electronic annotation with InterPro:IPR004734
Cellular Component (5 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (2 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from direct assay
located_in synaptic vesicle
inferred from direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (3 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
located_in membrane
inferred from electronic annotation with InterPro:IPR004734
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000607052
is_active_in terminal bouton
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000607052
Protein Family (UniProt)
-
Catalytic Activity (EC/Rhea)
serotonin:sodium:chloride symporter activity
RHEA 51196:
Summaries
Gene Snapshot
Vesicular monoamine transporter (Vmat) encodes a protein responsible for packaging the neurotransmitters dopamine, serotonin and octopamine into secretory vesicles. [Date last reviewed: 2019-03-21]
Gene Group (FlyBase)
SLC18 FAMILY OF VESICULAR NEUROTRANSMITTER TRANSPORTERS -
Solute carrier family 18 (SLC18) members are vesicular neurotransmitter transmembrane transporters for the biogenic amines and acetylcholine. (Adapted from FBrf0225369).
Gene Model and Products
Number of Transcripts
4
Number of Unique Polypeptides
2

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Protein Domains (via Pfam)
Isoform displayed:
Pfam protein domains
InterPro name
classification
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end
Protein Domains (via SMART)
Isoform displayed:
SMART protein domains
InterPro name
classification
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end
Structure
Protein 3D structure   (Predicted by AlphaFold)   (AlphaFold entry Q8IH57)

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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

Gene model reviewed during 5.49

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)
FBtr0091493
2470
610
FBtr0091492
2446
646
FBtr0091491
7325
610
FBtr0310062
7141
610
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
FBpp0090963
65.6
610
4.82
FBpp0090962
68.7
646
4.74
FBpp0090961
65.6
610
4.82
FBpp0301763
65.6
610
4.82
Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

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

610 aa isoforms: Vmat-PC, Vmat-PE, Vmat-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\Vmat 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).

-0.80

Transcript Expression
in situ
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
northern blot
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
RT-PCR
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
adult head

Comment: Transcripts encoding both Vmat protein isoforms are expressed: isoform A (Vmat-RC,RE and RF) and B (Vmat-RD).

Additional Descriptive Data

Vmat is expressed in the H-cell and in three VUM neurons.

An isoform of Vmat with a retained 3' intron is expressed in a layer between the retina and the lamina in the adult brain.

Expression assayed at stages 9, 11, 13, and 17. Expression may be continuous between assayed stages in some tissues.

Transcripts encoding both Vmat protein isoforms are detected in clusters of cells in the embryonic ventral nerve cord. These include unpaired neurons at the midline of each segment, bilateral cells dorsal and posterior to each of these unpaired neurons, and more dorsally located cells.

Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Polypeptide Expression
immunolocalization
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
ventral midline of embryo | restricted

Comment: Antibody specific to Vmat isoform A (Vmat-PC,PE and PF).

larval ventral nerve cord | dorsal | restricted

Comment: Antibody specific to Vmat isoform A (Vmat-PC,PE and PF).

larval ventral nerve cord | dorsal | restricted

Comment: Antibody specific to Vmat isoform A (Vmat-PC,PE and PF).

ventral midline of embryo | restricted

Comment: Antibody specific to Vmat isoform A (Vmat-PC,PE and PF).

embryonic/larval brain | restricted

Comment: Antibody specific to Vmat isoform A (Vmat-PC,PE and PF).

dopaminergic neuron | subset of embryonic/larval brain

Comment: Antibody specific to Vmat isoform A (Vmat-PC,PE and PF).

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
adult head

Comment: Antibody specific to Vmat isoform A (Vmat-PC,PE and PF).

Additional Descriptive Data

Vmat labels the fenestrated glia layer located between the lamina and the retina.

Vmat protein is present in a punctate pattern in the cell body, and in the synapses of the cell processes of neurons in the central brain.

An antibody directed against an isoform of Vmat containing a retained 3' intron detects expressed in a thin layer between the retina and the lamina in the adult brain.

Vmat protein is detected in a subset of the neurons in the dorsomedial (DM) and dorsolateral (DL1) dopaminergic clusters. Expression is also detected in a large number of dopaminergic neurons in the medulla. Vmat protein localises to a lateral protocerebrum serotonergic cluster, that projects to the medulla, lobula and lamina. In the medulla, expression is detected in medulla layers M1, M2, M4, M8-M10; it does not colocalise with the terminals of the photoreceptors R7 and R8 or the monopolar cells L1 and L2. In the central brain, Vmat protein is expressed in the serotonergic neurons that innervate the fan-shaped body.

Vmat protein isoform A (Vmat-PC,PE and PF) is detected in clusters of cells in the embryonic and larval ventral nerve cord. These include unpaired neurons at the midline of each segment, bilateral cells dorsal and posterior to each of these unpaired neurons, and more dorsally located cells. Expression of Vmat-A isoform is also detected in clusters of serotonergic and dopaminergic neurons in the larval brain.

Marker for
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from direct assay
located_in synaptic vesicle
inferred from direct assay
Expression Deduced from Reporters
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Reporter: P{GMR76F01-GAL4}
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Reporter: P{GMR76F02-GAL4}
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Reporter: P{GMR76F05-GAL4}
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
High-Throughput Expression Data
Associated Tools

JBrowse - Visual display of RNA-Seq signals

View Dmel\Vmat 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
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 ( 18 )
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Other relevant insertions
Transgenic Constructs ( 22 )
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Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of Vmat
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of Vmat
Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 2 )
Inferred from experimentation ( 2 )
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
Orthologs
Human Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Homo sapiens (Human) (12)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
1  
12 of 14
No
Yes
5 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 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) (13)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
5 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Mus musculus (laboratory mouse) (11)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
12 of 14
No
Yes
6 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
Yes
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (14)
10 of 13
Yes
Yes
10 of 13
Yes
Yes
10 of 13
Yes
Yes
7 of 13
No
No
7 of 13
No
Yes
6 of 13
No
Yes
5 of 13
No
No
4 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
Yes
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) (18)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
5 of 14
No
No
4 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 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) (12)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
4 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
Yes
Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (12)
12 of 12
Yes
Yes
Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (9)
1 of 13
Yes
No
1 of 13
Yes
No
1 of 13
Yes
No
1 of 13
Yes
No
1 of 13
Yes
No
1 of 13
Yes
No
1 of 13
Yes
No
1 of 13
Yes
No
1 of 13
Yes
No
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Brewer's yeast) (6)
1 of 13
Yes
No
1 of 13
Yes
No
1 of 13
Yes
Yes
1 of 13
Yes
No
1 of 13
Yes
No
1 of 13
Yes
No
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission yeast) (2)
7 of 12
Yes
Yes
1 of 12
No
Yes
Escherichia coli (enterobacterium) (9)
1 of 11
Yes
No
1 of 11
Yes
Yes
1 of 11
Yes
No
1 of 11
Yes
Yes
1 of 11
Yes
No
1 of 11
Yes
Yes
1 of 11
Yes
No
1 of 11
Yes
No
1 of 11
Yes
No
Other Organism Orthologs (via OrthoDB)
Data provided directly from OrthoDB:Vmat. Refer to their site for version information.
Paralogs
Paralogs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (9)
9 of 13
7 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 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 ( 1 )
    Human Ortholog
    Disease
    Evidence
    References
    Modifiers Based on Experimental Evidence ( 2 )
    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
    Interactions Browser
    MIST Molecular Interaction Search Tool
    Summary of Genetic Interactions
    esyN Network Diagram
    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
    Genomic Location and Detailed Mapping Data
    Chromosome (arm)
    2R
    Recombination map
    2-68
    Cytogenetic map
    Sequence location
    FlyBase Computed Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Evidence for location
    50A14-50B1
    Limits computationally determined from genome sequence between P{lacW}drkk13809&P{EP}mip120EP606 and P{lacW}l(2)03105k16702&P{lacW}fl(2)dk16105
    Experimentally Determined Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Notes
    References
    50B2-50B3
    Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
    Location
    Left of (cM)
    Right of (cM)
    Notes
    Stocks and Reagents
    Stocks (20)
    Genomic Clones (25)
    cDNA Clones (62)
     

    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
    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

        1 allele of l(2)SH0459 recovered in a P-insertion screen.

        Relationship to Other Genes
        Source for database merge of

        Source for merge of: Vmat CG33528

        Source for merge of: Vmat l(2)SH0459

        Source for merge of: CG6119 CG6139

        Additional comments

        Annotations CG6119 and CG6139 merged as CG33528 in release 4.1 of the genome annotation.

        Nomenclature History
        Source for database identify of
        Nomenclature comments
        Etymology
        Synonyms and Secondary IDs (18)
        Reported As
        Symbol Synonym
        l(2)SH0459
        l(2)SH2 0459
        Name Synonyms
        CG33528
        Drosophila vesicular monoamine transporter
        Vesicular monoamine transporter
        Vmat
        lethal (2) SH0459
        vesicle transporter
        Secondary FlyBase IDs
        • FBgn0259816
        • FBgn0085016
        • FBgn0053528
        • FBgn0033849
        • FBgn0033852
        • FBtr0087689
        • FBpp0086808
        • FBtr0087690
        • FBpp0086809
        • FBtr0087691
        • FBpp0086810
        • FBtr0087692
        • FBpp0086811
        • FBgn0065773
        Datasets (0)
        Study focus (0)
        Experimental Role
        Project
        Project Type
        Title
        Study result (0)
        Result
        Result Type
        Title
        External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 65 )
        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.
        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
        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
        FlyMet - A comprehensive tissue-specific metabolomics resource for Drosophila.
        MIST (protein-protein) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
        References (164)