FB2024_04 , released June 25, 2024
Gene: Dmel\Acsl
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\Acsl
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
Acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain
Annotation Symbol
CG8732
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0263120
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Enzyme Name (EC)
long-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase (6.2.1.3)
Gene Summary
regulates fatty acid metabolism - modifies the composition of fatty acids and membrane lipid - inhibits neuromuscular junction growth - facilitates Rab11-dependent receptor recycling - regulates axonal transport of synaptic vesicles (Interactive Fly, Acsl )
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Also Known As

l(2)44DEa, dAcsl, l(2)k05304, Fatty acyl CoA synthetase, lethal (2) 44DEa

Key Links
Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
Recombination map
2-59
RefSeq locus
NT_033778 REGION:8665813..8683022
Sequence
Genomic Maps
Other Genome Views
The following external sites may use different assemblies or annotations than FlyBase.
Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (19 terms)
Molecular Function (2 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 sequence or structural similarity with HGNC:3570, HGNC:3571
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN001186327
Biological Process (11 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (7 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
involved_in axon guidance
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
inferred from mutant phenotype
involved_in segmentation
inferred from mutant phenotype
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (4 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
traceable author statement
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000645126
inferred from sequence or structural similarity with HGNC:3570, HGNC:3571
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN001186315
Cellular Component (6 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (4 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
located_in axon
inferred from direct assay
located_in cytoplasm
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
located_in peroxisome
inferred from direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (3 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000644924
is_active_in lipid droplet
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000645126
is_active_in plasma membrane
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000645126
Gene Group (FlyBase)
Protein Family (UniProt)
-
Catalytic Activity (EC/Rhea)
long-chain fatty acid-CoA ligase activity
a long-chain fatty acid + ATP + CoA = a long-chain fatty acyl-CoA + AMP + diphosphate (6.2.1.3)
RHEA 15421:
Summaries
Gene Group (FlyBase)
ACYL-COA SYNTHETASES -
Acyl-coenzyme A (CoA) synthetases catalyze the "activation" of fatty acids by their thioesterification to CoA. This is the initial reaction in fatty acid metabolism, allowing their participation in many fundamental anabolic and catabolic pathways. (Adapted from FBrf0237395).
Summary (Interactive Fly)

regulates fatty acid metabolism - modifies the composition of fatty acids and membrane lipid - inhibits neuromuscular junction growth - facilitates Rab11-dependent receptor recycling - regulates axonal transport of synaptic vesicles

Gene Model and Products
Number of Transcripts
10
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 A0A0B4KFE4)

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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

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

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

Annotated transcripts do not represent all possible combinations of alternative exons and/or alternative promoters.

Gene model reviewed during 5.46

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

Sequence Ontology: Class of Gene
Transcript Data
Annotated Transcripts
Name
FlyBase ID
RefSeq ID
Length (nt)
Assoc. CDS (aa)
FBtr0088699
3704
715
FBtr0088700
3677
715
FBtr0088701
3117
707
FBtr0100426
3452
717
FBtr0100427
3852
715
FBtr0100428
3409
707
FBtr0100429
3534
707
FBtr0100430
3887
715
FBtr0100431
3353
707
FBtr0333001
3061
728
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
FBpp0087779
80.4
715
8.35
FBpp0087780
80.4
715
8.35
FBpp0087781
79.4
707
8.59
FBpp0099845
80.6
717
8.61
FBpp0099846
80.4
715
8.35
FBpp0099847
79.4
707
8.59
FBpp0099848
79.4
707
8.59
FBpp0099849
80.4
715
8.35
FBpp0099850
79.4
707
8.59
Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

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

715 aa isoforms: Acsl-PA, Acsl-PB, Acsl-PE, Acsl-PH
707 aa isoforms: Acsl-PC, Acsl-PF, Acsl-PG, Acsl-PI
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\Acsl 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).

-1.05

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

Acsl transcripts are deposited maternally in early embryos.

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

Acsl protein is ubiquitously distributed in early embryos.

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

JBrowse - Visual display of RNA-Seq signals

View Dmel\Acsl 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
Images
Alleles, Insertions, Transgenic Constructs, and Aberrations
Classical and Insertion Alleles ( 38 )
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Other relevant insertions
Transgenic Constructs ( 16 )
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Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of Acsl
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of Acsl
Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 12 )
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) (10)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
 
2  
12 of 14
No
Yes
 
4  
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
1  
2 of 14
No
No
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1  
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) (10)
13 of 14
Yes
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
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Mus musculus (laboratory mouse) (10)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
11 of 14
No
Yes
4 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
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (7)
9 of 13
Yes
Yes
6 of 13
No
Yes
2 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
Yes
2 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (13)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
12 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
2 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
Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, roundworm) (10)
13 of 14
Yes
Yes
12 of 14
No
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
3 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (5)
11 of 12
Yes
Yes
Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (19)
13 of 13
Yes
Yes
12 of 13
No
Yes
3 of 13
No
No
3 of 13
No
No
3 of 13
No
No
3 of 13
No
No
3 of 13
No
No
3 of 13
No
No
3 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
No
2 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
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Brewer's yeast) (4)
12 of 13
Yes
Yes
12 of 13
Yes
Yes
12 of 13
Yes
Yes
3 of 13
No
No
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission yeast) (2)
11 of 12
Yes
Yes
10 of 12
No
Yes
Escherichia coli (enterobacterium) (3)
2 of 11
Yes
Yes
1 of 11
No
No
1 of 11
No
No
Other Organism Orthologs (via OrthoDB)
Data provided directly from OrthoDB:Acsl. Refer to their site for version information.
Paralogs
Paralogs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (20)
6 of 13
5 of 13
4 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 of 13
1 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 ( 5 )
Potential Models Based on Orthology ( 1 )
Modifiers Based on Experimental Evidence ( 4 )
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.
Dmel gene
Ortholog showing functional complementation
Supporting References
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
Show/hide secondary interactors 
(data from AllianceMine provided by esyN)
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
Starting gene(s)
Interaction type
Interacting gene(s)
Reference
External Data
Linkouts
DroID - A comprehensive database of gene and protein interactions.
MIST (protein-protein) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
Pathways
Genomic Location and Detailed Mapping Data
Chromosome (arm)
2R
Recombination map
2-59
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
FlyBase Computed Cytological Location
Cytogenetic map
Evidence for location
44E1-44E2
Limits computationally determined from genome sequence between P{lacW}Vps25k08904&P{lacW}ptck02507 and P{PZ}l(2)44DEa05847
Experimentally Determined Cytological Location
Cytogenetic map
Notes
References
44D3-44D6
44F1-44F2
(determined by in situ hybridisation) 44E1--2 (determined by in situ hybridisation)
44E-44E
(determined by in situ hybridisation)
24D5-24D6
44D6--8 44D8--E1
Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
Location
Left of (cM)
Right of (cM)
Notes
Stocks and Reagents
Stocks (35)
Genomic Clones (17)
 

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cDNA Clones (144)
 

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
Antibody Information
Laboratory Generated Antibodies
 

polyclonal

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

      FlyBase Curator comment: 'Acsl' identified as 'FCS' by BLASTing the 'FCS' primer sequences given in the Supplementary Methods.

      11 alleles of l(2)SH0465 recovered in a P-insertion screen.

      Identification: Enhancer trap expression pattern survey for loci expressed in the ring gland.

      l(2)44DEa may be involved in keeping sister chromatids together or stabilizing the microtubule contact with centromeres.

      Relationship to Other Genes
      Source for database merge of

      Source for merge of: l(2)05847 l(2)k05304

      Source for merge of: l(2)44DEa CG8732

      Source for merge of: l(2)44DEa anon-WO0172774.173

      Source for merge of: Acsl l(2)SH0465

      Additional comments

      Source for merge of l(2)44DEa anon-WO0172774.173 was sequence comparison ( date:051113 ).

      Nomenclature History
      Source for database identify of

      Source for identity of: Acsl l(2)44DEa

      Nomenclature comments
      Etymology
      Synonyms and Secondary IDs (29)
      Reported As
      Symbol Synonym
      anon-WO0172774.173
      l(2)SH0465
      l(2)SH2 0465
      Name Synonyms
      Acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain
      Acyl-CoAsynthetase long-chain
      Fatty acyl-CoA synthetase
      Long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase
      fatty acyl coenzyme A (CoA) synthetase
      fatty acyl-CoA synthetase
      lethal (2) SH0465
      long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase
      Secondary FlyBase IDs
      • FBgn0010609
      • FBgn0022182
      • FBgn0033318
      • FBgn0046428
      • FBgn0065770
      Datasets (0)
      Study focus (0)
      Experimental Role
      Project
      Project Type
      Title
      Study result (0)
      Result
      Result Type
      Title
      External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 107 )
      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
      KEGG Genes - Molecular building blocks of life in the genomic space.
      MARRVEL_MODEL - MARRVEL (model organism gene)
      Linkouts
      Drosophila Genomics Resource Center - Drosophila Genomics Resource Center (DGRC) cDNA clones
      DroID - A comprehensive database of gene and protein interactions.
      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
      iBeetle-Base - RNAi phenotypes in the red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum)
      Interactive Fly - A cyberspace guide to Drosophila development and metazoan evolution
      KEGG Metabolic Pathways - A collection of manually drawn metabolic pathway maps representing knowledge of molecular interaction, reaction and relation networks.
      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
      Reactome - An open-source, open access, manually curated and peer-reviewed pathway database.
      Reactome Metabolic Pathways - An open-source, open access, manually curated and peer-reviewed metabolic pathway database.
      References (150)