Uxs UDP-xylose synthase [Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: Uxsprovided by FlyBase
Official Full Name: UDP-xylose synthaseprovided by FlyBase
Primary source: FLYBASE:FBgn0035848
Locus tag: Dmel_CG7979
See related: AllianceGenome:FB:FBgn0035848
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: CG7979; Dmel\CG7979
Summary: Predicted to enable NAD+ binding activity and UDP-glucuronate decarboxylase activity. Predicted to be involved in UDP-D-xylose biosynthetic process. Predicted to be located in Golgi membrane. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm. Is expressed in adult head and organism. Orthologous to human UXS1 (UDP-glucuronate decarboxylase 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Dec 2024]
Orthologs: all
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Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
Release 6.54	current	Release 6 plus ISO1 MT (GCF_000001215.4)	3L	NT_037436.4 (8180923..8183369)
Release 5.57	previous assembly	Release 5 (GCF_000001215.2)	3L	NT_037436.3 (8174023..8176469)

Chromosome 3L - NT_037436.4 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic Sequence:

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables NAD+ binding	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables NAD+ binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables UDP-glucuronate decarboxylase activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables UDP-glucuronate decarboxylase activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in D-xylose metabolic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in UDP-D-xylose biosynthetic process	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
acts_upstream_of glycosaminoglycan biosynthetic process	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in Golgi membrane	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
is_active_in cytoplasm	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

NP_648182.1

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