Ir100a Ionotropic receptor 100a [Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: Ir100aprovided by FlyBase
Official Full Name: Ionotropic receptor 100aprovided by FlyBase
Primary source: FLYBASE:FBgn0039879
Locus tag: Dmel_CG11575
See related: AllianceGenome:FB:FBgn0039879
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: 100a; CG11575; DmelIR100a; Dmel\CG11575; IR100a
Summary: Predicted to enable ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity. Involved in sensory perception of taste. Predicted to be located in membrane. Is expressed in dorsal cibarial sense organ neurons; labral sense organ neurons; larval gustatory receptor neuron of the dorsal pharyngeal sense organ; larval gustatory receptor neuron of the posterior pharyngeal sense organ; and posterior pharyngeal sense organ. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
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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 (31800963..31802774)
Release 5.57	previous assembly	Release 5 (GCF_000001215.2)	3R	NT_033777.2 (27626685..27628496)

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

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Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity	ISM Inferred from Sequence Model more info	PubMed

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in detection of chemical stimulus	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info	PubMed
involved_in detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in monoatomic ion transmembrane transport	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in sensory perception of taste	IEP Inferred from Expression Pattern more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in membrane	ISM Inferred from Sequence Model more info	PubMed
located_in plasma membrane	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

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