Table 1 Known heterochromatic genes and gene models on chromosome 2 and their functions

From: Drosophila melanogaster as a model for studying protein-encoding genes that are resident in constitutive heterochromatin

Scaffold (kb)

CG (alleles)

D. melanogaster molecular function (GO)

Closest BLASTx human hit (P(n))

AABU1002768 (594)

CG17540 (1)

Pre-mRNA splicing factor

NP_116294.1, RNA-binding motif protein 17 (1e-55)

 

CG41117 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

Cht3 (1)

Chitin binding, chitinase

AAG60019.1, acidic mammalian chitinase precursor (8e-75)

 

concertina (14)

GTPase; GTP binding; signal transducer

NP_006563.2, guanine nucleotide-binding protein alpha 13 (6e-100)

 

CR40471

Misc. RNAs

 
 

CG40005 (1)

GTPase

AAA74235.1, guanine nucleotide regulatory protein (7e-23)

 

light (47)

Ubiquitin-protein ligase; zinc ion binding

P49754, vacuolar assembly protein VPS41 homologue (S53) (3e-147)

 

CG41118 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG17715 (1)

Unknown

AAH32396.1, LOC157378 protein (4e-29)

 

CG41121 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG40439 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG41119 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG41120 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG40006 (1)

Serine-type endopeptidase inhibitor; receptor

AAH80647.1, scavenger receptor class B member 1 (2e-48)

 

CG17494 (1)

Unknown

NP_009090.2, sarcolemma-associated protein (1e-61)

 

CG17493 (1)

Calmodulin binding; calcium ion binding

AAP35920.1, centrin EF hand protein 2 (7e-62)

 

CG17490 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

RpL5 (5)

Ribosomal protein L5

NP_000960.2, ribosomal protein L5 (4e-119)

AABU01002756 (199)

CG12567 (1)

Thiamine diphosphokinase

No significant similarity found

 

CG40040 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG40041 (1)

Hormone

AA033390.1, glycoprotein hormone beta subunit (2e-10)

 

CG40042 (1)

Carrier; protein transporter

AAR14723.1, mitochondrial inner membrane translocase 23 (8e-36)

AABU01002199 (160)

CG40211 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG40212 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG40216 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG40218 (2)

Kinesin binding

AAP88821.1, craniofacial development protein 1 (2e-20)

 

CG40334 (1)

Nucleic acid binding; damaged DNA binding

XP_371082.1, PREDICTED: hypothetical protein FLJ20753 (6e-19)

 

CG40220 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG40214 (1)

Nucleic acid binding; damaged DNA binding

XP_371082.1, PREDICTED: hypothetical protein FLJ20753 (4e-29)

AABU01001947 (252)

CG40241 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG12552 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG40498 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG40239 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

rolled (90)

MAP kinase

AAH17832.1, mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 (2e-168)

 

CG40244 (1)

Unknown

CAA77753.1, 40 kDa protein kinase (5e-05)

AABU01002549 (120)

CG41063 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG40190 (1)

Protein kinase

NP_002737.1, mitogen-activated protein kinase 3 (6e-45)

 

CG41066 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG40192 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG41065 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG40191 (1)

Unknown

AAD34052.1, CGI-57 protein (2e-20)

AABU01002750 (143)

CG17691 (1)

3 methyl-2-oxobutanoate dehydrogenase

CAI15049.1, branched chain keto acid dehydrogenase E1, beta polypeptide (maple syrup urine disease) (1e-135)

 

CG40068 (1)

Nucleic acid binding; translation factor

AAM14617.1, mitochondrial translation-initiation factor 2 (4e-32)

 

CG40388 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG40390 (1)

Unknown

CAI12944.1, KARP-1-binding protein (KAB) (0.005)

 

CG40067 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

AABU01002748 (134)

CG40084 (1)

Unknown

NP_951058.1, cyclin M2 isoform 2 (4e-117)

 

CG40081 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG40080 (1)

ATP binding; protein serine/threonine kinase

NP_114171.2, serine/threonine protein kinase Haspin (3e-69)

 

CG40085 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG41098 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

AABU01002711 (342)

CG40130 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG40129 (1)

ATP binding; G-protein-coupled receptor kinase

NP_005151.1, beta adrenergic receptor kinase 2 (0.0)

 

CG17665 (2)

Unknown

NP_075391.3, hypothetical protein LOC65123 (0.0)

 

CG40131 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG40127 (1)

Unknown

NP_001004333.1, hypothetical protein LOC440400 (1e-11)

 

CG40128 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG40133 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG17683 (1)

Oxidoreductase; ferredoxin hydrogenase

NP_071938.1, nuclear prelamin A recognition factor-like (5e-113)

AABU01002740 (252)

CG17514 (1)

Translation activator; kinase regulator

NP_006827.1, GCN1 general control of amino-acid synthesis 1-like 1 (0.0)

 

CG40103 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG40163 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG10837 (eIF-4B) (8)

RNA binding; translation initiation factor

AAH73154.1, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4B (6e-32)

 

CG40105 (1)

Specific RNA pol II transcription factor

NP_002136.1, homeo box B2 (1e-09)

AABU01002769 (2465)

RpL38 (6)

Ribosomal protein 38

NP_000990.1, ribosomal protein L38 (1e-24)

 

CG40293 (1)

ATP binding; protein serine/threonine kinase

DAA01797.1, TPA: STE20-related adaptor protein (1e-41)

   

AAG48269.1, breast cancer antigen NY-BR-96 (1e-41)

 

CG40290 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

p120ctn (12)

Adherens junction protein

AAB97957.1, arm-repeat protein NPRAP/neurojungin (2e-131)

 

CG17486 (1)

Ligase; asparagine synthase

NP_061921.1, hypothetical protein LOC54529 (8e-73)

 

CG17478 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG17883 (1)

Unknown

NP_653229.1, TBC1 domain family, member 20 (1e-66)

 

Nipped-B (8)

Transcriptional activator; sister chromatid cohesion

NP_597677.2, delangin isoform A (SCC2 homologue) (0.0)

 

CG17706 (2)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG17082 (1)

Unknown

NP_277050.2, Rho GTPase activating protein 18 (7e-23)

 

CG12547 (1)

Unknown

CAH73013.1, novel NHL repeat domain-containing protein (8e-127)

 

CG17528 (1)

Microtubule binding; ATP binding; protein serine/threonine kinase

NP_004725.1, doublecortin and CaM kinase-like 1 (5e-131)

 

CG40285 (1)

Unknown

NP_689529.1, hypothetical protein LOC120534 (1e-15)

AE003788 (585)

CR30260

TRNA

 
 

CR30505

TRNA

 
 

CG33492 (1)

Ionotropic glutamate receptor

CAH73378.1, glutamate receptor, ionotropic, delta 1 (5e-08)

 

TpnC41C (1)

Calcium ion binding

AAH08437.1, Calmodulin 2 (1e-33)

AE003787 (294)

CG3107 (1)

Metalloendopeptidase

NP_055704.2, metalloprotease 1 (0.0)

 

gustavus (4)

Oocyte anterior/posterior axis determination

BAD92796.1, SPRY domain-containing SOCS box protein SSB-1 variant (3e-115)

 

CG3136 (2)

DNA binding; protein homodimerization

BAA34722.1, cAMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-6 beta (4e-18)

 

Nipped-A (47)

Transcription regulator; receptor signalling

NP_003487.1, TRRAP protein (0.0)

 

d4 (1)

Transcription factor; ubiquitin-protein ligase

AAP35364.1, requiem, apoptosis response zinc-finger gene (1e-51)

 

Ogt (1)

Transferase activity, transferring glycosyl groups

NP_858059.1, O-linked GlcNAc transferase, isoform 2 (0.0)

 

CG10465 (2)

Voltage-gated potassium channel; protein binding

NP_114160.1, potassium channel tetramerization domain containing 10 (1e-100)

 

CG10395 (1)

HIT Zn-finger protein domain

NP_112578.1, high mobility group AT-hook 1-like 4 (4e-20)

 

CG30441 (1)

Unknown

AAP50265.1, intraflagellar transport protein 20-like protein (8e-16)

 

CG10396 (1)

Cytochrome c oxidase

P13073, Cytochrome c oxidase polypeptide IV (7e-24)

 

CG33347 (1)

Unknown

No significant similarity found

 

CG10417 (1)

Protein serine/threonine phosphatase

015355, protein phosphatase 2C gamma isoform (8e-67)

AE003786 (280)

CG30437 (2)

Laccase; copper ion binding

AAQ24260.1, MY 01 protein (0.001)

 

CG32838 (1)

Another laccase; 75% identical to CG30437

AAQ24260.1, MY 01 protein (5e-04)

 

CG30440 (1)

Guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor

AAA52172.1, DBL transforming protein (1e-74)

 

CG30438 (1)

Transferase activity, transferring glycosyl groups

AAC51187.1, ceramide UDPgalactosyltransferase (2e-61)

 

TpnC4 (1)

Calcium ion binding

AAH08437.1, Calmodulin 2 (7e-25)

 

CG17510 (1)

Unknown

Q9Y3D6, tetratricopeptide repeat protein 11 (Fis 1 homologue) (1e-16)

 

CG17508 (1)

Unknown

NP_543011.1, hypothetical protein LOC116151 (1e-23)

 

CG11665 (1)

Monocarboxylic acid transporter

NP_963860.1, monocarboxylate transporter 13 (7e-36)

  1. Only BLASTX hits with E<10−3 were selected.