CycA

UniProt ID: M9NFR3
Organism: Drosophila melanogaster
Review Status: DRAFT
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Gene Description

Cyclin A regulates cyclin-dependent kinases during Drosophila cell-cycle progression and mitotic entry. Its abundance and localization change during the cycle: it accumulates in interphase cytoplasm, relocates to the nuclear region in prophase and is degraded during mitosis. The native 490-residue PC isoform retains the complete cyclin domain of the characterized 491-residue PA protein, differing by one N-terminal residue.

Existing Annotations Review

GO Term Evidence Action Reason
GO:0000278 mitotic cell cycle
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
ACCEPT
Summary: Fly genetic studies establish the requirement for cyclin A in continued cell divisions.
Reason: Fly genetic studies establish the requirement for cyclin A in continued cell divisions. The PC isoform retains the full cyclin domain and differs from characterized PA only by one N-terminal residue, supporting transfer of broad mitotic cell-cycle function.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:2564316
a functional cyclin A gene was required for continued division after exhaustion of maternally contributed cyclin A.
file:DROME/CycA/CycA-bioinformatics/RESULTS.md
The annotated cyclin domain 206โ€“332 is fully retained and maps to target 205โ€“331.
GO:0005634 nucleus
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
ACCEPT
Summary: Primary embryo immunostaining shows cyclin A relocation to the nuclear region in prophase.
Reason: Primary embryo immunostaining shows cyclin A relocation to the nuclear region in prophase. The preserved PC cyclin architecture supports this broad compartment transfer, without claiming constitutive nuclear localization or exact isoform-specific timing.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:2564316
cyclin A accumulates in the interphase cytoplasm of cellularized embryos, but relocates to the nuclear region early in prophase
file:DROME/CycA/CycA-bioinformatics/RESULTS.md
The annotated cyclin domain 206โ€“332 is fully retained and maps to target 205โ€“331.
GO:0051301 cell division
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
ACCEPT
Summary: Fly genetic studies establish the requirement for cyclin A in continued cell divisions.
Reason: Fly genetic studies establish the requirement for cyclin A in continued cell divisions. The PC isoform retains the full cyclin domain and differs from characterized PA only by one N-terminal residue, supporting transfer of broad mitotic cell-cycle function.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:2564316
a functional cyclin A gene was required for continued division after exhaustion of maternally contributed cyclin A.
file:DROME/CycA/CycA-bioinformatics/RESULTS.md
The annotated cyclin domain 206โ€“332 is fully retained and maps to target 205โ€“331.
GO:0016538 cyclin-dependent protein serine/threonine kinase regulator activity
ISS
PMID:17431409
The Drosophila mitotic inhibitor Frรผhstart specifically bind...
NEW
Summary: The conserved cyclin domain supports regulation of CDK substrate recognition and kinase activity.
Reason: The characterized same-gene cyclin forms complexes with Cdk1 and its hydrophobic patch controls substrate recognition. PC retains this domain completely; transfer of the broad kinase-regulator function is justified even though no exact PC experiment is asserted.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:17431409
We propose that binding of Frs to cyclins blocks the hydrophobic patch to interfere with Cdk1 substrate recognition.
file:DROME/CycA/CycA-bioinformatics/RESULTS.md
The annotated cyclin domain 206โ€“332 is fully retained and maps to target 205โ€“331.

Core Functions

Regulates CDKs during mitotic cell-cycle progression through the conserved cyclin interaction domain.

Supporting Evidence:
  • PMID:2564316
    a functional cyclin A gene was required for continued division after exhaustion of maternally contributed cyclin A.
  • PMID:17431409
    We propose that binding of Frs to cyclins blocks the hydrophobic patch to interfere with Cdk1 substrate recognition.
  • file:DROME/CycA/CycA-bioinformatics/RESULTS.md
    The annotated cyclin domain 206โ€“332 is fully retained and maps to target 205โ€“331.

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External Prediction Reviews

These computational predictions are reviewed separately from the GOA annotation set used for this review. The assessments below are from this project and do not constitute official GO annotations or endorsement by GO/UniProt. They are not included in the existing annotation review above.

ProtNLM2 External predictions

View prediction review YAML ยท CycA-protnlm-predictions-review.yaml ยท Review status: COMPLETE

Both the CDK-regulator and mitotic-transition predictions are supported by characterized cyclin A biology and complete retention of the cyclin domain.

Source documents: genes/DROME/CycA/CycA-protnlm-source.json ยท genes/DROME/CycA/CycA-bioinformatics/RESULTS.md

Review score: 2 = concordant with evidence; 1 = uncertain; 0 = discordant with evidence. This is an assessment score, not a model probability.

GO:0016538 cyclin-dependent protein serine/threonine kinase regulator activity GO_MF
CNN โ€” Correct but not novel Review score: 2/2
Prediction method: ProtNLM2 ยท Version: UniProt API snapshot 2026-09-08 ยท file:DROME/CycA/CycA-protnlm-source.json
Review rationale: The PC isoform preserves the complete cyclin domain of characterized Drosophila CycA. Primary work on the CycAโ€“Cdk1 system demonstrates control of CDK substrate recognition through the cyclin hydrophobic patch. The one-residue N-terminal isoform difference lies outside that domain, supporting the broad regulator transfer. Sparse accession-level GOA does not make this established fly function biologically novel, so CNN applies; actual inclusion in the model training set is not established.
Supporting Evidence:
GO:0044772 mitotic cell cycle phase transition GO_BP
CNN โ€” Correct but not novel Review score: 2/2
Prediction method: ProtNLM2 ยท Version: UniProt API snapshot 2026-09-08 ยท file:DROME/CycA/CycA-protnlm-source.json
Review rationale: Fly cyclin A is required for continued mitotic divisions and undergoes cell-cycle-dependent accumulation and prophase relocalization. PC retains the complete cyclin domain, supporting the conserved mitotic-transition role. The original target GOA contains broader terms, but the relevant same-gene biology is already described in the literature. The prediction is therefore CNN; actual inclusion in the model training set is not established.
Supporting Evidence:
  • PMID:2564316: "a functional cyclin A gene was required for continued division after exhaustion of maternally contributed cyclin A."
  • PMID:2564316: "cyclin A accumulates in the interphase cytoplasm of cellularized embryos, but relocates to the nuclear region early in prophase"
  • file:DROME/CycA/CycA-bioinformatics/RESULTS.md: "The annotated cyclin domain 206โ€“332 is fully retained and maps to target 205โ€“331."

Deep Research

Falcon

(CycA-deep-research-falcon.md)

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Notes

(CycA-notes.md)

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Bioinformatics Results

(RESULTS.md)

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Protnlm Function Review

(CycA-protnlm-function-review.md)

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