FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Gene: Dmel\Pdhb
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\Pdhb
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
Pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 beta subunit
Annotation Symbol
CG11876
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0039635
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Enzyme Name (EC)
pyruvate dehydrogenase (acetyl-transferring) (1.2.4.1)
Gene Summary
Pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 beta subunit (Pdhb) encodes the E1 beta subunit of the mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase complex. Overall, the complex catalyzes the oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA, NADH and CO2. The E1 component, composed of the Pdha1 and Pdhb proteins, catalyzes the decarboxylation of pyruvate producing an acetyl intermediate bound to the thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) cofactor and CO2. [Date last reviewed: 2025-05-22] (FlyBase Gene Snapshot)
Also Known As

dPDHB, PDH

Key Links
Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
Recombination map
3-97
RefSeq locus
NT_033777 REGION:29113071..29116197
Sequence
Genomic Maps
Other Genome Views
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Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (4 terms)
Molecular Function (1 term)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (0 terms)
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from sequence or structural similarity with UniProtKB:P11177
Biological Process (1 term)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (0 terms)
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from sequence or structural similarity with UniProtKB:P11177
inferred from electronic annotation with InterPro:IPR027110
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000178974
Cellular Component (2 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
located_in mitochondrion
inferred from high throughput direct assay
inferred from direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN000178975
Protein Family (UniProt)
-
Catalytic Activity (EC/Rhea)
pyruvate dehydrogenase (acetyl-transferring) activity
N(6)-[(R)-lipoyl]-L-lysyl-[protein] + pyruvate + H(+) = N(6)-[(R)-S(8)- acetyldihydrolipoyl]-L-lysyl-[protein] + CO2 (1.2.4.1)
RHEA 19189:
Summaries
Gene Snapshot
Pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 beta subunit (Pdhb) encodes the E1 beta subunit of the mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase complex. Overall, the complex catalyzes the oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA, NADH and CO2. The E1 component, composed of the Pdha1 and Pdhb proteins, catalyzes the decarboxylation of pyruvate producing an acetyl intermediate bound to the thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) cofactor and CO2. [Date last reviewed: 2025-05-22]
Gene Group (FlyBase)
PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASES (ACETYL-TRANSFERRING) -
Pyruvate dehydrogenases (acetyl-transferring) catalyze the conversion of pyruvate and a lipoamide to S-acetyldihydrolipoamide and CO[[2]]. Pyruvate dehydrogenase is a component, referred to as E1, of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, which includes additional components referred to as E2 and E3. Collectively E1-E3 transform pyruvate, NAD[+], coenzyme A into acetyl-CoA, CO2, and NADH. This conversion is crucial because acetyl-CoA may then be used in the citric acid cycle. (Adapted from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyruvate_dehydrogenase.)
PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX - PDHA1 VARIANT -
The eukaryotic Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex (PDC) is a multi-enzyme complex organized around a dodecahedral core formed by the dihydrolipoyl transacetylase (E2) component. To this core, multiple copies of the thiamin diphosphate-dependent pyruvate dehydrogenase (E1) component, the FAD-containing dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (E3) component, and one to two copies each of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK) and pyruvate dehydrogenase phosphatase (PDP, which comprises a catalytic and regulatory subunit) are tethered via non-covalent interactions. The PDC functions in the mitochondrial matrix to catalyze the oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate to produce acetyl-CoA and NADH and as such is the gate-keeper enzyme that links glycolysis to the Krebs cycle and lipogenic pathways. (Adapted from PMID:19081061.)
PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX - PDHA2 VARIANT -
The eukaryotic Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex (PDC) is a multi-enzyme complex organized around a dodecahedral core formed by the dihydrolipoyl transacetylase (E2) component. To this core, multiple copies of the thiamin diphosphate-dependent pyruvate dehydrogenase (E1) component, the FAD-containing dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (E3) component, and one to two copies each of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK) and pyruvate dehydrogenase phosphatase (PDP, which comprises a catalytic and regulatory subunit) are tethered via non-covalent interactions. The PDC functions in the mitochondrial matrix to catalyze the oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate to produce acetyl-CoA and NADH and as such is the gate-keeper enzyme that links glycolysis to the Krebs cycle and lipogenic pathways. (Adapted from PMID:19081061.)
Pathway (FlyBase)
PYRUVATE DECARBOXYLATION TO ACETYL-COA -
In this pathway, pyruvate generated by glycolysis enters the mitochondrion through the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier where it undergoes oxidative decarboxylation by the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex into acetyl-CoA. Concomitantly, the complex releases CO2 and reduces NAD(+) to NADH. The acetyl-CoA subsequently enters the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle. (Adapted from PMID:36581208 and PMID:19081061.)
Protein Function (UniProtKB)
The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex catalyzes the overall conversion of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA and CO(2) (By similarity). Might play a role in regulating synapse structure formation at neuromuscular junctions (PubMed:29501567). Might play a role in maintenance of mitochondrial morphology (PubMed:29501567).
(UniProt, Q7K5K3)
Gene Model and Products
Number of Transcripts
4
Number of Unique Polypeptides
2

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Protein Domains (via Pfam)
Isoform displayed:
Pfam protein domains
InterPro name
classification
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end
Protein Domains (via SMART)
Isoform displayed:
SMART protein domains
InterPro name
classification
start
end
Structure
Protein 3D structure   (Predicted by AlphaFold)   (AlphaFold entry Q7K5K3)

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Model Confidence:
  • Very high (pLDDT > 90)
  • Confident (90 > pLDDT > 70)
  • Low (70 > pLDDT > 50)
  • Very low (pLDDT < 50)

AlphaFold produces a per-residue confidence score (pLDDT) between 0 and 100. Some regions with low pLDDT may be unstructured in isolation.

Experimentally Determined Structures
Crossreferences
Comments on Gene Model

Gene model reviewed during 5.47

Gene model reviewed during 5.53

Transcript Data
Annotated Transcripts
Name
FlyBase ID
RefSeq ID
Length (nt)
Assoc. CDS (aa)
FBtr0085366
1455
365
FBtr0085368
1025
273
FBtr0085367
991
273
FBtr0085369
1386
365
Additional Transcript Data and Comments
Reported size (kB)
Comments
External Data
Crossreferences
Polypeptide Data
Annotated Polypeptides
Name
FlyBase ID
Predicted MW (kDa)
Length (aa)
Theoretical pI
UniProt
RefSeq ID
GenBank
FBpp0084735
39.4
365
7.92
FBpp0084737
31.2
273
11.02
FBpp0084736
31.2
273
11.02
FBpp0084738
39.4
365
7.92
Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

The group(s) of polypeptides indicated below share identical sequence to each other.

365 aa isoforms: Pdhb-PA, Pdhb-PD
273 aa isoforms: Pdhb-PB, Pdhb-PC
Additional Polypeptide Data and Comments
Reported size (kDa)
Comments
External Data
Linkouts
Sequences Consistent with the Gene Model
Mapped Features

Click to get a list of regulatory features (enhancers, TFBS, etc.) and gene disruptions (point mutations, indels, etc.) within or overlapping Dmel\Pdhb using the Feature Mapper tool.

External Data
Crossreferences
Eukaryotic Promoter Database - A collection of databases of experimentally validated promoters for selected model organisms.
Linkouts
Expression Data
Testis-specificity index

The testis specificity index was calculated from modENCODE tissue expression data by Vedelek et al., 2018 to indicate the degree of testis enrichment compared to other tissues. Scores range from -2.52 (underrepresented) to 5.2 (very high testis bias).

3.76

Transcript Expression
Polypeptide Expression
mass spectroscopy
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Additional Descriptive Data
Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Evidence
References
located_in mitochondrion
inferred from high throughput direct assay
inferred from direct assay
Expression Deduced from Reporters
High-Throughput Expression Data
Associated Tools

JBrowse - Visual display of RNA-Seq signals

View Dmel\Pdhb in JBrowse
RNA-Seq by Region - Search RNA-Seq expression levels by exon or genomic region
Reference
See Gelbart and Emmert, 2013 for analysis details and data files for all genes.
Developmental Proteome: Life Cycle
Developmental Proteome: Embryogenesis
External Data and Images
Linkouts
BDGP expression data - Patterns of gene expression in Drosophila embryogenesis
DRscDB - A single-cell RNA-seq resource for data mining and data comparison across species
EMBL-EBI Single Cell Expression Atlas - Single cell expression across species
FlyAtlas - Adult expression by tissue, using Affymetrix Dros2 array
FlyAtlas2 - A Drosophila melanogaster expression atlas with RNA-Seq, miRNA-Seq and sex-specific data
Fly-FISH - A database of Drosophila embryo and larvae mRNA localization patterns
Flygut - An atlas of the Drosophila adult midgut
Images
FlyExpress - Embryonic expression images (BDGP data)
  • Stages(s) 1-3
  • Stages(s) 4-6
  • Stages(s) 9-10
  • Stages(s) 11-12
  • Stages(s) 13-16
Alleles, Insertions, Transgenic Constructs, and Aberrations
Classical and Insertion Alleles ( 1 )
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Other relevant insertions
Transgenic Constructs ( 7 )
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Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of Pdhb
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of Pdhb
Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 0 )
Inferred from experimentation ( 0 )
Inferred from location ( 4 )
Variants
Variant Molecular Consequences
Alleles Representing Disease-Implicated Variants
Phenotypes
For more details about a specific phenotype click on the relevant allele symbol.
Other Phenotypes
Allele
Phenotype manifest in
Allele
Orthologs
Human Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Homo sapiens (Human) (6)
14 of 14
Yes
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1  
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Model Organism Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) (6)
14 of 14
Yes
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Mus musculus (laboratory mouse) (6)
14 of 14
Yes
Yes
2 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (2)
7 of 13
Yes
Yes
1 of 13
No
No
Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (4)
14 of 14
Yes
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, roundworm) (4)
14 of 14
Yes
Yes
3 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
1 of 14
No
No
Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (4)
12 of 12
Yes
Yes
Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (10)
13 of 13
Yes
Yes
5 of 13
No
Yes
4 of 13
No
Yes
2 of 13
No
No
2 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Brewer's yeast) (3)
13 of 13
Yes
Yes
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission yeast) (2)
12 of 12
Yes
Yes
1 of 12
No
No
Escherichia coli (enterobacterium) (3)
1 of 11
Yes
No
1 of 11
Yes
No
1 of 11
Yes
No
Other Organism Orthologs (via OrthoDB)
Data provided directly from OrthoDB:Pdhb. Refer to their site for version information.
Paralogs
Paralogs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (3)
4 of 13
2 of 13
2 of 13
Human Disease Associations
FlyBase Human Disease Model Reports
Disease Ontology (DO) Annotations
Models Based on Experimental Evidence ( 0 )
Allele
Disease
Evidence
References
Potential Models Based on Orthology ( 1 )
Modifiers Based on Experimental Evidence ( 0 )
Allele
Disease
Interaction
References
Disease Associations of Human Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1 and OMIM)
Note that ortholog calls supported by only 1 or 2 algorithms (DIOPT score < 3) are not shown.
Functional Complementation Data
Functional complementation data is computed by FlyBase using a combination of the orthology data obtained from DIOPT and OrthoDB and the allele-level genetic interaction data curated from the literature.
Interactions
Summary of Physical Interactions
Summary of Genetic Interactions
Interaction Browsers

Please look at the allele data for full details of the genetic interactions
Starting gene(s)
Interaction type
Interacting gene(s)
Reference
Starting gene(s)
Interaction type
Interacting gene(s)
Reference
External Data
Linkouts
BioGRID - A database of protein and genetic interactions.
DroID - A comprehensive database of gene and protein interactions.
MIST (protein-protein) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
Pathways
Signaling Pathways (FlyBase)
Metabolic Pathways
External Links
FlyCyc Pathways - Pathways from a BioCyc PGDB for Dmel
KEGG Metabolic Pathways - A collection of manually drawn metabolic pathway maps representing knowledge of molecular interaction, reaction and relation networks.
Reactome Metabolic Pathways - An open-source, open access, manually curated and peer-reviewed metabolic pathway database.
External Data
Linkouts
KEGG Pathways - A collection of manually drawn pathway maps representing knowledge of molecular interaction, reaction and relation networks.
Class of Gene
Genomic Location and Detailed Mapping Data
Chromosome (arm)
3R
Recombination map
3-97
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
FlyBase Computed Cytological Location
Cytogenetic map
Evidence for location
98F10-98F10
Limits computationally determined from genome sequence between P{EP}EP3390EP3390 and P{PZ}l(3)0470804708
Experimentally Determined Cytological Location
Cytogenetic map
Notes
References
Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
Location
Left of (cM)
Right of (cM)
Notes
Stocks and Reagents
Stocks (5)
Genomic Clones (13)
 

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cDNA Clones (149)
 

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cDNA clones, fully sequenced
BDGP DGC clones
Other clones
Drosophila Genomics Resource Center cDNA clones

For each fully sequenced cDNA the DGRC maintains various forms of the cDNA (e.g tagged or untagged) in several different host vectors for subsequent cloning and expression in Drosophila and Drosophila cell lines.

cDNA Clones, End Sequenced (ESTs)
RNAi and Array Information
Linkouts
DRSC - Results frm RNAi screens
Antibody Information
Laboratory Generated Antibodies
 

polyclonal

Commercially Available Antibodies
 
Cell Line Information
Publicly Available Cell Lines
 
    Other Stable Cell Lines
     
      Other Comments
      Relationship to Other Genes
      Source for database merge of
      Additional comments
      Nomenclature History
      Source for database identify of

      Source for identity of: Pdhb CG11876

      Nomenclature comments
      Etymology
      Synonyms and Secondary IDs (16)
      Datasets (0)
      Study focus (0)
      Experimental Role
      Project
      Project Type
      Title
      Study result (0)
      Result
      Result Type
      Title
      External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 70 )
      Sequence Crossreferences
      NCBI Gene - Gene integrates information from a wide range of species. A record may include nomenclature, Reference Sequences (RefSeqs), maps, pathways, variations, phenotypes, and links to genome-, phenotype-, and locus-specific resources worldwide.
      GenBank Nucleotide - A collection of sequences from several sources, including GenBank, RefSeq, TPA, and PDB.
      GenBank Protein - A collection of sequences from several sources, including translations from annotated coding regions in GenBank, RefSeq and TPA, as well as records from SwissProt, PIR, PRF, and PDB.
      RefSeq - A comprehensive, integrated, non-redundant, well-annotated set of reference sequences including genomic, transcript, and protein.
      UniProt/GCRP - The gene-centric reference proteome (GCRP) provides a 1:1 mapping between genes and UniProt accessions in which a single 'canonical' isoform represents the product(s) of each protein-coding gene.
      UniProt/Swiss-Prot - Manually annotated and reviewed records of protein sequence and functional information
      Other crossreferences
      AlphaFold DB - AlphaFold provides open access to protein structure predictions for the human proteome and other key proteins of interest, to accelerate scientific research.
      BDGP expression data - Patterns of gene expression in Drosophila embryogenesis
      DRscDB - A single-cell RNA-seq resource for data mining and data comparison across species
      EMBL-EBI Single Cell Expression Atlas - Single cell expression across species
      FlyAtlas2 - A Drosophila melanogaster expression atlas with RNA-Seq, miRNA-Seq and sex-specific data
      FlyMine - An integrated database for Drosophila genomics
      KEGG Genes - Molecular building blocks of life in the genomic space.
      MARRVEL_MODEL - MARRVEL (model organism gene)
      Linkouts
      BioGRID - A database of protein and genetic interactions.
      Drosophila Genomics Resource Center - Drosophila Genomics Resource Center (DGRC) cDNA clones
      DroID - A comprehensive database of gene and protein interactions.
      DRSC - Results frm RNAi screens
      Eukaryotic Promoter Database - A collection of databases of experimentally validated promoters for selected model organisms.
      FlyAtlas - Adult expression by tissue, using Affymetrix Dros2 array
      FlyCyc Genes - Genes from a BioCyc PGDB for Dmel
      FlyCyc Pathways - Pathways from a BioCyc PGDB for Dmel
      Fly-FISH - A database of Drosophila embryo and larvae mRNA localization patterns
      Flygut - An atlas of the Drosophila adult midgut
      FlyMet - A comprehensive tissue-specific metabolomics resource for Drosophila.
      iBeetle-Base - RNAi phenotypes in the red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum)
      KEGG Metabolic Pathways - A collection of manually drawn metabolic pathway maps representing knowledge of molecular interaction, reaction and relation networks.
      KEGG Pathways - A collection of manually drawn pathway maps representing knowledge of molecular interaction, reaction and relation networks.
      MIST (protein-protein) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
      Reactome Metabolic Pathways - An open-source, open access, manually curated and peer-reviewed metabolic pathway database.
      References (75)