CecB Cecropin B [Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: CecBprovided by FlyBase
Official Full Name: Cecropin Bprovided by FlyBase
Primary source: FLYBASE:FBgn0000278
Locus tag: Dmel_CG1878
See related: AllianceGenome:FB:FBgn0000278
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: cec; Cec; Cec B; cecB; CECB; CecropinB; cedcB; CG1878; crpB; Dmel\CG1878
Summary: Involved in defense response to other organism and response to Gram-negative bacterium. Located in extracellular space. Is expressed in embryonic/larval hemocyte and embryonic/larval hemolymph. [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)	3R	NT_033777.3 (30213315..30213797, complement)
Release 5.57	previous assembly	Release 5 (GCF_000001215.2)	3R	NT_033777.2 (26039037..26039519, complement)

Chromosome 3R - NT_033777.3 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic Sequence:

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Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in antibacterial humoral response	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in antibacterial humoral response	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in antibacterial humoral response	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in antibacterial humoral response	IEP Inferred from Expression Pattern more info	PubMed
involved_in defense response to Gram-negative bacterium	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in defense response to Gram-negative bacterium	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in defense response to Gram-positive bacterium	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in defense response to Gram-positive bacterium	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in defense response to Gram-positive bacterium	IEP Inferred from Expression Pattern more info	PubMed
involved_in defense response to insect	IEP Inferred from Expression Pattern more info	PubMed
involved_in defense response to virus	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
involved_in humoral immune response	IEP Inferred from Expression Pattern more info	PubMed
involved_in response to Gram-negative bacterium	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in extracellular region	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in extracellular region	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
is_active_in extracellular space	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in extracellular space	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed