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. 2001 Jun;11(6):1114–1125. doi: 10.1101/gr.169101

Table 2.

Drosophila Genes From the Clear-Hit List That are in Known Signaling Pathways and the Human Phenotypes Associated with These Disease Genes

Signaling pathway Disease OMIM# Fly gene Signaling component





BMP Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva 112262 (dpp) Ligand
Brachydactyly, type C 113100 (dpp) Ligand
Acromesomelic dysplasia, Hunter-Thompson type 601146 (dpp) Ligand
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia-2 601284 (sax) Specific type I receptor
Persistent Mullerian duct syndrome, type II 600956 (wit) Specific type II receptor
Colorectal cancer, familial nonpolyposis, type 6 190182 (put) General type II receptor
Polyposis, juvenile intestinal 174900 (med) Cytoplasmic transducer
Pancreatic cancer 600993 (med) Cytoplasmic transducer
Hedgehog Holoprosencephaly-3 600725 (hh) Ligand
Basal cell nevus syndrome 109400 (ptc) Co-receptor
Basal cell carcinoma, sporadic 601309 (ptc) Co-receptor
Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome 165240 (ci) Transcription factor
Wnt Joubert syndrome 213300 (wg) Ligand
Simpson dysmorphia syndrome 300037 (dally) Proteoglycan (co-receptor?)
Colorectal cancer 116806 (arm) Cytoplasmic transducer
Notch Alagille syndrome 601920 (Ser) Ligand
Cerebral ateriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy 600276 (N) Receptor
RTK Obesity with impaired prohormone processing 162150 (Fur1) Protease: Ligand activation?
Achondroplasia; Craniosynostosis; Crouzon syndrome 134934 (htl) Receptor
Pfeiffer syndrome 136350 (htl) Receptor
Venous malformations, multiple cutaneous and mucosal 600221 (htl) Receptor
Apert syndrome; Beare-Stevenson cutis gurata 176943 (htl) Receptor
Mast cell leukemia; Mastocytosis; Piebaldism 164920 (htl) Receptor
Diabetes mellitus, insulin-resistant; Leprechaunism; Rabson-Mendenhall syndrome 147670 (InR) Receptor
Renal cell carcinoma 164860 Receptor kinase-like gene Receptor?
Predisposition to myeloid malignancy 164770 Putative growth factor  receptor Receptor?
Bladder cancer 190020 (Ras85D) Cytoplasmic transducer
Colorectal adenoma 190070 (Ras85D) Cytoplasmic transducer
Colorectal cancer 164790 (Ras85D) Cytoplasmic transducer
Colon cancer 600679 Tyrosine phosphatase 99A Phosphatase
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, type X 135600 Tyrosine phosphatase 10D Phosphatase
Elliptocytosis-1 130500 (cora) Cytoskeletal scaffolding?
Serpentine Hypertension, salt-resistant 108962 guanylate cyclase receptor Receptor
Night blindness, rhodopsin-related; Retinitis pigmentosa 180380 (ninaE) Receptor (Rhodopsin 1)
Colorblindness, deutan 303800 (ninaE) Receptor
Retinitis pigmentosa 4, included; rp4 180380 (ninaE) Receptor
Night blindness, congenital stationary, rhodopsin-related 190900 (ninaE) Receptor
Autonomic nervous system dysfunction 126452 Dopamine receptor-like  gene Receptor
Susceptibility to Schizophrenia? 126451 (DopR2) Receptor
Night blindness, congenital stationary, type 3 180072 cGMP phosphodiesterase Phosphodiesterase
Retinitis pigmentosa, autosomal recessive 180071 cGMP phosphodiesterase Phosphodiesterase
Susceptibility to essential hypertension 139130 (Gbeta13F) Cytoplasmic transducer
Bleeding diathesis due to GNAQ deficiency 600998 (Galpha49B) Cytoplasmic transducer
JAK/STAT SCID, autosomal recessive, T-negative/B-positive type 600173 (hop) JAK kinase
Toll/NFkB Leukemia/lymphoma, B-cell 109560 (cact) Cytoplasmic transducer  NFκI-like
Neuronal pathfinding Propedrin deficiency 312060 Semaphorin family Repulsive ligand
Polycystic kidney disease, type I 601313 Slit-like gene Repulsive ligand
Antithrombin III deficiency 107300 (sema-5c) Ligand?
Transcortin deficiency 122500 (sema-5c) Ligand?
Plasmin inhibitor deficiency 262850 (sema-5c) Ligand?
Hydrocephalus due to aqueductal stenosis, MASA syndrome, spastic paraplegia 308840 (Nrg) Adhesion molecule  (Neuroglian)
Colorectal cancer 120470 (fra) Receptor
Integrin Glazmann thrombasthenia, type A 273800 (if) Integrin α-chain
Epidermolysis bullosa, junctional, with pyloric stenosis 147556 (mew) Integrin α-chain
Myopathy, congenital 600536 (mew) Integrin α-chain
Glycoprotein Ia deficiency 192974 (mew) Integrin α-chain