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Tspo Translocator protein [ Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) ]

Gene ID: 33231, updated on 10-May-2024

Summary

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Official Symbol
Tspoprovided by FlyBase
Official Full Name
Translocator proteinprovided by FlyBase
Primary source
FLYBASE:FBgn0031263
Locus tag
Dmel_CG2789
See related
AllianceGenome:FB:FBgn0031263
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota; Neoptera; Endopterygota; Diptera; Brachycera; Muscomorpha; Ephydroidea; Drosophilidae; Drosophila; Sophophora
Also known as
anon-EST:Posey116; CG2789; Dmel\CG2789; dTSPO; tspo
Summary
Involved in determination of adult lifespan; positive regulation of apoptotic process; and regulation of oxidative phosphorylation. Located in mitochondrial outer membrane. Is expressed in adult head and organism. Orthologous to several human genes including TSPO (translocator protein). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
Orthologs
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Genomic context

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Location:
21E2-21E2; 2-1.5 cM
Exon count:
2
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
Release 6.54 current Release 6 plus ISO1 MT (GCF_000001215.4) 2L NT_033779.5 (559612..560523)
Release 5.57 previous assembly Release 5 (GCF_000001215.2) 2L NT_033779.4 (559612..560523)

Chromosome 2L - NT_033779.5Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor beta3 Neighboring gene Signal peptide peptidase Neighboring gene Ets at 21C Neighboring gene reduced mechanoreceptor potential A Neighboring gene uncharacterized nascent polypeptide-associated complex beta subunit Neighboring gene uncharacterized protein Neighboring gene Notchless

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Genetic analysis of dTSPO, an outer mitochondrial membrane protein, reveals its functions in apoptosis, longevity, and Ab42-induced neurodegeneration. Lin R, et al. Aging Cell, 2014 Jun. PMID 24977274, Free PMC Article
  2. TSPO, a Mitochondrial Outer Membrane Protein, Controls Ethanol-Related Behaviors in Drosophila. Lin R, et al. PLoS Genet, 2015 Aug. PMID 26241038, Free PMC Article
  3. Parkin-mediated responses against infection and wound involve TSPO-VDAC complex in Drosophila. Cho JH, et al. Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 2015 Jul 17-24. PMID 25979357
  4. An IFT-A protein is required to delimit functionally distinct zones in mechanosensory cilia. Lee E, et al. Curr Biol, 2008 Dec 23. PMID 19097904, Free PMC Article
  5. A Drosophila model of Friedreich ataxia with CRISPR/Cas9 insertion of GAA repeats in the frataxin gene reveals in vivo protection by N-acetyl cysteine. Russi M, et al. Hum Mol Genet, 2020 Oct 10. PMID 32744307

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. Mitochondrial TSPO function plays an important role in ethanol sensitivity and tolerance.
    Title: TSPO, a Mitochondrial Outer Membrane Protein, Controls Ethanol-Related Behaviors in Drosophila.
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Interactions

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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

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Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by FlyBase

Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in determination of adult lifespan IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in positive regulation of apoptotic process IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in regulation of oxidative phosphorylation IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
is_active_in mitochondrial outer membrane IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
located_in mitochondrial outer membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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General protein information

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Preferred Names
translocator protein
Names
CG2789-PA
Tspo-PA

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NT_033779.5 Reference assembly

    Range
    559612..560523
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_134687.4 → NP_608531.1  translocator protein [Drosophila melanogaster]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_608531.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q9VPR1
    Related
    FBpp0077726
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    pfam03073
    Location:17 → 161
    TspO_MBR; TspO/MBR family
Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
Q9VPR1 Q9VPR1

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