CG3631

UniProt ID: Q95T10
Organism: Drosophila melanogaster
Review Status: IN PROGRESS
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Gene Description

CG3631 is a secretory-pathway FAM20-family kinase related to the glycosaminoglycan xylosylkinase FAM20B. Tagged protein localizes to both the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi in Drosophila S2 cells. Its evolutionary placement supports a role in proteoglycan linker phosphorylation, whereas protein-substrate phosphorylation characterizes the distinct FAM20C/CG31145 branch.

Existing Annotations Review

GO Term Evidence Action Reason
GO:0004674 protein serine/threonine kinase activity
ISS
PMID:22900076
The Raine syndrome protein FAM20C is a Golgi kinase that pho...
REMOVE
Summary: Protein phosphorylation is not established for the FAM20B-like CG3631 branch.
Reason: The cited full paper separates CG3631/FAM20B from CG31145/FAM20C and reports casein phosphorylation for CG31145, not CG3631. Structural and biochemical work identifies FAM20B as a glycan xylose kinase. The ISS transfer therefore assigns the substrate class of the other branch; the evidence supports an alcohol-group phosphotransferase inference instead.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:22900076
CG3631, which is most closely related to FAM20B
PMID:29572475
Fam20B phosphorylates a xylose residue to regulate proteoglycan synthesis.
GO:0005783 endoplasmic reticulum
IDA
PMID:22900076
The Raine syndrome protein FAM20C is a Golgi kinase that pho...
ACCEPT
Summary: CG3631 occupies an ER-associated secretory-pathway compartment.
Reason: Tagged CG3631 overlaps the ER marker in S2 cells in the cited primary study. This target-specific localization is supported even though other FAM20 members have different distributions.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:22900076
CG3631 overlapped both ER and Golgi markers, and was not detectably secreted from S2 cells
GO:0005783 endoplasmic reticulum
IEA
GO_REF:0000044
ACCEPT
Summary: CG3631 occupies an ER-associated secretory-pathway compartment.
Reason: Tagged CG3631 overlaps the ER marker in S2 cells in the cited primary study. This target-specific localization is supported even though other FAM20 members have different distributions.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:22900076
CG3631 overlapped both ER and Golgi markers, and was not detectably secreted from S2 cells
GO:0005794 Golgi apparatus
IDA
PMID:22900076
The Raine syndrome protein FAM20C is a Golgi kinase that pho...
ACCEPT
Summary: CG3631 also localizes to the Golgi.
Reason: The same target-specific imaging experiment shows overlap with a Golgi marker, so ER and Golgi residence are compatible rather than mutually exclusive annotations.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:22900076
CG3631 overlapped both ER and Golgi markers, and was not detectably secreted from S2 cells
GO:0005794 Golgi apparatus
IEA
GO_REF:0000044
ACCEPT
Summary: CG3631 also localizes to the Golgi.
Reason: The same target-specific imaging experiment shows overlap with a Golgi marker, so ER and Golgi residence are compatible rather than mutually exclusive annotations.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:22900076
CG3631 overlapped both ER and Golgi markers, and was not detectably secreted from S2 cells
GO:0016773 phosphotransferase activity, alcohol group as acceptor
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: Alcohol-group phosphorylation is the appropriate broad activity for the FAM20B branch.
Reason: The experimentally established FAM20B substrate is glycan-linked xylose, which carries the phosphorylated hydroxyl group. CG3631 has the FAM20B-like evolutionary placement documented in the primary comparison; the conserved broad chemistry is supported while direct fly substrate assays remain absent.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:22900076
CG3631, which is most closely related to FAM20B
PMID:29572475
Fam20B phosphorylates a xylose residue to regulate proteoglycan synthesis.
GO:0030166 proteoglycan biosynthetic process
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: Proteoglycan biosynthesis is consistent with the FAM20B-type glycan kinase.
Reason: The PAINT inference fits CG3631 placement next to FAM20B and its ER/Golgi localization. Mammalian FAM20B biochemistry supplies the mechanism of linker-xylose phosphorylation; direct CG3631 glycan assays would refine the target-specific substrate claim.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:22900076
CG3631, which is most closely related to FAM20B
PMID:29572475
Fam20B phosphorylates a xylose residue to regulate proteoglycan synthesis.
PMID:22900076
CG3631 overlapped both ER and Golgi markers, and was not detectably secreted from S2 cells

Core Functions

FAM20B-like phosphorylation in the secretory pathway, with glycan-linked xylose as the supported orthologous substrate class.

Supporting Evidence:
  • PMID:22900076
    CG3631, which is most closely related to FAM20B
  • PMID:29572475
    Fam20B phosphorylates a xylose residue to regulate proteoglycan synthesis.

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