Flygut: an atlas of the Drosophila adult midgut

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Gene name Gr43a
Flybase description The gene Gustatory receptor 43a is referred to in FlyBase by the symbol Dmel\Gr43a (CG1712, FBgn0041243).
Expression data along the gut
    Crop Cardia/R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Hindgut Full gut
    Ratio gene/RPL42 -43.2278 -22.7413 -32.944545 -43.2624 -56.525612 -48.5141 -48.26786 -38.173324
    Affimetrix absolute value 2.988 3.127 3.151 2.964 2.942 2.962 2.981 3.03
    Affymetric present call in "x" number of chips 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Intestinal gene expression in different physiological conditions
Ecc15: flies orally infected with Erwinia carotovora carotovora 15.
Pe: flies orally infected with Pseudomonas entomophila.
Pe gacA: flies orally infecte with Pseudomonas entomophila gacA.
For methods and description, see Buchon et al. 2009, Cell Host Microbe, and Chakrabarti et al. 2012, Cell Host Microbe.
Gene details (from Flybase) It is a protein_coding_gene from Drosophila melanogaster.
Based on sequence similarity, it is predicted to have molecular function: taste receptor activity.
Based on sequence similarity, it is predicted to be involved in the biological process: sensory perception of taste.
2 alleles are reported.
No phenotypic data is available.
It has 2 annotated transcripts and 2 annotated polypeptides.
Protein features are: 7TM chemoreceptor.
Summary of modENCODE Temporal Expression Profile: Temporal profile ranges from a peak of very low expression to a trough of extremely low expression.
Peak expression observed at stages throughout embryogenesis, at stages throughout the larval period, at stages throughout the pupal period, in stages of adults of both sexes.
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