Module 9

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YNL307CMCK1Protein serine/threonine/tyrosine (dual-specificity) kinase involved in control of chromosome segregation and in regulating entry into meiosis; related to mammalian glycogen synthase kinases of the GSK-3 familyYPK1F
YBR248CHIS7Imidazole glycerol phosphate synthase (glutamine amidotransferase:cyclase), catalyzes the fifth and sixth steps of histidine biosynthesis and also produces 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribotide (AICAR), a purine precursorT
YAR042WSWH1Protein similar to mammalian oxysterol-binding protein; contains ankyrin repeats; localizes to the Golgi and the nucleus-vacuole junctionOSH1, YAR044WT
YFL045CSEC53Phosphomannomutase, involved in synthesis of GDP-mannose and dolichol-phosphate-mannose; required for folding and glycosylation of secretory proteins in the ER lumenALG4T
YFR034CPHO4Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor; binds cooperatively with Pho2p to the PHO5 promoter; function is regulated by phosphorylation at multiple sites and by phosphate availabilityT
YPR058WYMC1Putative mitochondrial inner membrane transporter, member of the mitochondrial carrier (MCF) familyT
YMR277WFCP1Carboxy-terminal domain (CTD) phosphatase, essential for dephosphorylation of the repeated C-terminal domain of the RNA polymerase II large subunit (Rpo21p)T
YNL244CSUI1Translation initiation factor eIF1; component of a complex involved in recognition of the initiator codon; modulates translation accuracy at the initiation phaseMOF2, RFR1, eIF-1, eIF1T
YER040WGLN3Transcriptional activator of genes regulated by nitrogen catabolite repression (NCR), localization and activity regulated by quality of nitrogen sourceF
YIL016WSNL1Protein of unknown function proposed to be involved in nuclear pore complex biogenesis and maintenance as well as protein folding; has similarity to the mammalian BAG-1 proteinT
YNL062CGCD10Subunit of tRNA (1-methyladenosine) methyltransferase with Gcd14p, required for the modification of the adenine at position 58 in tRNAs, especially tRNAi-Met; first identified as a negative regulator of GCN4 expressionTRM6T
YDL055CPSA1GDP-mannose pyrophosphorylase (mannose-1-phosphate guanyltransferase), synthesizes GDP-mannose from GTP and mannose-1-phosphate in cell wall biosynthesis; required for normal cell wall structureMPG1, SRB1, VIG9F
YIL148WRPL40AFusion protein, identical to Rpl40Bp, that is cleaved to yield ubiquitin and a ribosomal protein of the large (60S) ribosomal subunit with similarity to rat L40; ubiquitin may facilitate assembly of the ribosomal protein into ribosomesCEP52A, UB11, UBI1T
YDL019COSH2Member of an oxysterol-binding protein family with seven members in S. cerevisiae; family members have overlapping, redundant functions in sterol metabolism and collectively perform a function essential for viabilityT
YNL129WNRK1Nicotinamide riboside kinase, catalyzes the synthesis of nicotinamide nucleotide (NMN) from nicotinamide riboside; involved in a salvage pathway for NAD+ biosynthesisT
YHR036WBRL1Essential nuclear envelope integral membrane protein identified as a suppressor of a cold-sensitive mutant of CRM1, a karyopherin; homologous to and interacts with Brr6p, which is a nuclear envelope protein involved in nuclear exportT
YMR120CADE17Enzyme of 'de novo' purine biosynthesis containing both 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide transformylase and inosine monophosphate cyclohydrolase activities, isozyme of Ade16p; ade16 ade17 mutants require adenine and histidineT
YLR207WHRD3Resident protein of the ER membrane that plays a central role in ER-associated protein degradation (ERAD), forms HRD complex with Hrd1p and ERAD determinants that engages in lumen to cytosol communication and coordination of ERAD eventsF
YPL266WDIM1Essential 18S rRNA dimethylase, responsible for conserved m6(2)Am6(2)A dimethylation in 3'-terminal loop of 18 S rRNA, part of 90S and 40S pre-particles in nucleolus, involved in pre-ribosomal RNA processingCDH1T
YIR018WYAP5Basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factorT
YJR070CLIA1Deoxyhypusine hydroxylase, a HEAT-repeat containing metalloenzyme that catalyses hypusine formation; binds to and is required for the modification of Hyp2p (eIF5A); complements S. pombe mmd1 mutants defective in mitochondrial positioningMMD1T
YBR061CTRM72'-O-ribose methyltransferase, methylates the 2'-O-ribose of nucleotides at positions 32 and 34 of the tRNA anticodon loopT
YHR175WCTR2Putative low-affinity copper transporter of the vacuolar membrane; mutation confers resistance to toxic copper concentrations, while overexpression confers resistance to copper starvationT
YJL011CRPC17RNA polymerase III subunit C17; physically interacts with C31, C11, and TFIIIB70; may be involved in the recruitment of pol III by the preinitiation complexC17T
YAL034W-AMTW1Essential component of the MIND kinetochore complex (Mtw1p Including Nnf1p-Nsl1p-Dsn1p) which joins kinetochore subunits contacting DNA to those contacting microtubules; critical to kinetochore assemblyDSN3, NSL2T
YML025CYML6Mitochondrial ribosomal protein of the large subunit, has similarity to E. coli L4 ribosomal protein and human mitoribosomal MRP-L4 protein; essential for viability, unlike most other mitoribosomal proteinsF
YHR059WFYV4Protein of unknown function, required for survival upon exposure to K1 killer toxinT
YJL177WRPL17BProtein component of the large (60S) ribosomal subunit, nearly identical to Rpl17Ap and has similarity to E. coli L22 and rat L17 ribosomal proteinsT
YIL074CSER333-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase, catalyzes the first step in serine and glycine biosynthesis; isozyme of Ser3pT
YAL067CSEO1Putative permease, member of the allantoate transporter subfamily of the major facilitator superfamily; mutation confers resistance to ethionine sulfoxideT
YPR018WRLF2Largest subunit (p90) of the Chromatin Assembly Complex (CAF-I) with Cac2p and Msi1p that assembles newly synthesized histones onto recently replicated DNA; involved in the maintenance of transcriptionally silent chromatinCAC1T
YDL137WARF2ADP-ribosylation factor, GTPase of the Ras superfamily involved in regulation of coated formation vesicles in intracellular trafficking within the Golgi; functionally interchangeable with Arf1pT
YOR212WSTE4G protein beta subunit, forms a dimer with Ste18p to activate the mating signaling pathway, forms a heterotrimer with Gpa1p and Ste18p to dampen signaling; may recruit Rho1p to the polarized growth site during mating; contains WD40 repeatsHMD2T
YMR193WMRPL24Mitochondrial ribosomal protein of the large subunitMRPL14, YmL14, YmL24T
YMR146CTIF34Subunit of the core complex of translation initiation factor 3(eIF3), which is essential for translationT
YNL027WCRZ1Transcription factor that activates transcription of genes involved in stress response; nuclear localization is positively regulated by calcineurin-mediated dephosphorylationHAL8, TCN1F
YPL090CRPS6AProtein component of the small (40S) ribosomal subunit; identical to Rps6Bp and has similarity to rat S6 ribosomal proteinT
YIL061CSNP1Component of U1 snRNP required for mRNA splicing via spliceosome; may interact with poly(A) polymerase to regulate polyadenylation; homolog of human U1 70K proteinU1 70K, U1-70KF
YOR201CMRM1Ribose methyltransferase that modifies a functionally critical, conserved nucleotide in mitochondrial 21S rRNAPET56T
YKR095WMLP1Myosin-like protein associated with the nuclear envelope, connects the nuclear pore complex with the nuclear interior; involved with Tel1p in telomere length control; involved with Pml1p and Pml39p in nuclear retention of unspliced mRNAsMPL1F
YKL143WLTV1Protein required for growth at low temperatureYKL2T
YOR096WRPS7AProtein component of the small (40S) ribosomal subunit, nearly identical to Rps7Bp; interacts with Kti11p; deletion causes hypersensitivity to zymocin; has similarity to rat S7 and Xenopus S8 ribosomal proteinsRPS30T
YNL185CMRPL19Mitochondrial ribosomal protein of the large subunitYmL19T
YJL129CTRK1Component of the Trk1p-Trk2p potassium transport system; 180 kDa high affinity potassium transporterT
YLR229CCDC42Small rho-like GTPase, essential for establishment and maintenance of cell polarity; mutants have defects in the organization of actin and septinsT
YNR030WALG12Alpha-1,6-mannosyltransferase localized to the ER; responsible for the addition of the alpha-1,6 mannose to dolichol-linked Man7GlcNAc2, acts in the dolichol pathway for N-glycosylationECM39F
YER052CHOM3Aspartate kinase (L-aspartate 4-P-transferase); cytoplasmic enzyme that catalyzes the first step in the common pathway for methionine and threonine biosynthesis; expression regulated by Gcn4p and the general control of amino acid synthesisBOR1, SIL4T
YJL125CGCD14Subunit of tRNA (1-methyladenosine) methyltransferase, with Gcd10p, required for the modification of the adenine at position 58 in tRNAs, especially tRNAi-Met; first identified as a negative regulator of GCN4 expressionTRM61T
YGR173WRBG2Protein with similarity to mammalian developmentally regulated GTP-binding proteinGIR1T
YKL110CKTI12Protein associated with the RNA polymerase II Elongator complex; involved in sensitivity to G1 arrest induced by Kluyveromyces lactis toxin, zymocinTOT4T
YHR077CNMD2Protein involved in the nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) pathway; interacts with Nam7p and Upf3p; involved in telomere maintenanceIFS1, SUA1, UPF2T
YMR143WRPS16AProtein component of the small (40S) ribosomal subunit; identical to Rps16Bp and has similarity to E. coli S9 and rat S16 ribosomal proteinsT
YBR157CICS2Protein of unknown function; null mutation does not confer any obvious defects in growth, spore germination, viability, or carbohydrate utilizationT
YPL239WYAR1Cytoplasmic ankyrin-repeat containing protein of unknown function, proposed to link the processes of 40S ribosomal subunit biogenesis and adaptation to osmotic and oxidative stress; expression repressed by heat shockT
YER118CSHO1Transmembrane osmosensor, participates in activation of both the Cdc42p- and MAP kinase-dependent filamentous growth pathway and the high-osmolarity glycerol response pathwaySSU81T
YPL227CALG5UDP-glucose:dolichyl-phosphate glucosyltransferase, involved in asparagine-linked glycosylation in the endoplasmic reticulumT
YLR205CHMX1ER localized, heme-binding peroxidase involved in the degradation of heme; does not exhibit heme oxygenase activity despite similarity to heme oxygenases; expression regulated by AFT1T
YHR148WIMP3Component of the SSU processome, which is required for pre-18S rRNA processing, essential protein that interacts with Mpp10p and mediates interactions of Imp4p and Mpp10p with U3 snoRNAT
YLR142WPUT1Proline oxidase, nuclear-encoded mitochondrial protein involved in utilization of proline as sole nitrogen source; PUT1 transcription is induced by Put3p in the presence of proline and the absence of a preferred nitrogen sourceT
YPR062WFCY1Cytosine deaminase, zinc metalloenzyme that catalyzes the hydrolytic deamination of cytosine to uracil; of biomedical interest because it also catalyzes the deamination of 5-fluorocytosine (5FC) to form anticancer drug 5-fluorouracil (5FU)yCDT
YER091CMET6Cobalamin-independent methionine synthase, involved in amino acid biosynthesis; requires a minimum of two glutamates on the methyltetrahydrofolate substrate, similar to bacterial metE homologsT
YLR264WRPS28BProtein component of the small (40S) ribosomal subunit; nearly identical to Rps28Bp and has similarity to rat S28 ribosomal proteinRPS33BT
YDR068WDOS2Protein of unknown function, green fluorescent protein (GFP)-fusion protein localizes to the cytoplasmT
YPL263CKEL3Cytoplasmic protein of unknown functionT
YKL120WOAC1Mitochondrial inner membrane transporter, transports oxaloacetate, sulfate, and thiosulfate; member of the mitochondrial carrier familyT
YLR183CTOS4Transcription factor that binds to a number of promoter regions, particularly promoters of some genes involved in pheromone response and cell cycle; potential Cdc28p substrate; expression is induced in G1 by bound SBFT
YIL149CMLP2Myosin-like protein associated with the nuclear envelope, connects the nuclear pore complex with the nuclear interior; involved in the Tel1p pathway that controls telomere lengthT
YGR148CRPL24BRibosomal protein L30 of the large (60S) ribosomal subunit, nearly identical to Rpl24Ap and has similarity to rat L24 ribosomal protein; not essential for translation but may be required for normal translation rateRPL30BT
YIL070CMAM33Acidic protein of the mitochondrial matrix involved in oxidative phosphorylation; related to the human complement receptor gC1q-RT
YGL232WTAN1Putative tRNA acetyltransferase, RNA-binding protein required for the formation of the modified nucleoside N(4)-acetylcytidine in serine and leucine tRNAs but not required for the same modification in 18S rRNAT
YMR096WSNZ1Protein involved in vitamin B6 biosynthesis; member of a stationary phase-induced gene family; coregulated with SNO1; interacts with Sno1p and with Yhr198p, perhaps as a multiprotein complex containing other Snz and Sno proteinsT
YDL155WCLB3B-type cyclin involved in cell cycle progression; activates Cdc28p to promote the G2/M transition; may be involved in DNA replication and spindle assembly; accumulates during S phase and G2, then targeted for ubiquitin-mediated degradationF
YAL038WCDC19Pyruvate kinase, functions as a homotetramer in glycolysis to convert phosphoenolpyruvate to pyruvate, the input for aerobic (TCA cycle) or anaerobic (glucose fermentation) respirationPYK1T
YOR232WMGE1Protein of the mitochondrial matrix involved in protein import into mitochondria; acts as a cochaperone and a nucleotide release factor for Ssc1p; homolog of E. coli GrpEGRPE, YGE1T
YLR192CHCR1Dual function protein involved in translation initiation as a substoichiometric component of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 (eIF3) and required for processing of 20S pre-rRNA; binds to eIF3 subunits Rpg1p and Prt1p and 18S rRNAT
YNL199CGCR2Transcriptional activator of genes involved in glycolysis; interacts and functions with the DNA-binding protein Gcr1pF
YKL122CSRP21Subunit of the signal recognition particle (SRP), which functions in protein targeting to the endoplasmic reticulum membrane; not found in mammalian SRP; forms a pre-SRP structure in the nucleolus that is translocated to the cytoplasmT
YDR432WNPL3RNA-binding protein that carries poly(A)+ mRNA from the nucleus into the cytoplasm; phosphorylation by Sky1p in the cytoplasm may promote release of mRNAsMTR13, MTS1, NAB1, NOP3T
YGL200CEMP24Integral membrane component of endoplasmic reticulum-derived COPII-coated vesicles, which function in ER to Golgi transportBST2T
YDR398WUTP5Nucleolar protein, component of the small subunit (SSU) processome containing the U3 snoRNA that is involved in processing of pre-18S rRNAT
YDR354WTRP4Anthranilate phosphoribosyl transferase of the tryptophan biosynthetic pathway, catalyzes the phosphoribosylation of anthranilate, subject to the general control system of amino acid biosynthesisT
YNL281WHCH1Heat shock protein regulator that binds to Hsp90p and may stimulate ATPase activity; originally identified as a high-copy number suppressor of a HSP90 loss-of-function mutation; GFP-fusion protein localizes to the cytoplasm and nucleusT
YMR239CRNT1RNAase III; cleaves a stem-loop structure at the 3' end of U2 snRNA to ensure formation of the correct U2 3' endT
YLR214WFRE1Ferric reductase and cupric reductase, reduces siderophore-bound iron and oxidized copper prior to uptake by transporters; expression induced by low copper and iron levelsT
YLR401CDUS3Dihydrouridine synthase, member of a widespread family of conserved proteins including Smm1p, Dus1p, and Dus4p; contains a consensus oleate response element (ORE) in its promoter regionT
YOR027WSTI1Hsp90 cochaperone, interacts with the Ssa group of the cytosolic Hsp70 chaperones; activates the ATPase activity of Ssa1p; homolog of mammalian Hop proteinT
YGL184CSTR3Cystathionine beta-lyase, converts cystathionine into homocysteineT
YGL071WRCS1Transcription factor involved in iron utilization and homeostasis; binds the consensus site PyPuCACCCPu and activates the expression of target genes in response to changes in iron availabilityAFT1T
YNL162WRPL42AProtein component of the large (60S) ribosomal subunit, identical to Rpl42Bp and has similarity to rat L44 ribosomal proteinT
YNL272CSEC2Guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor for the small G-protein Sec4p, located on cytoplasmic vesicles; essential for post-Golgi vesicle transportT
YBL072CRPS8AProtein component of the small (40S) ribosomal subunit; identical to Rps8Ap and has similarity to rat S8 ribosomal proteinT
YOL069WNUF2Component of the evolutionarily conserved kinetochore-associated Ndc80 complex (Ndc80p-Nuf2p-Spc24p-Spc25p); involved in chromosome segregation, spindle checkpoint activity and kinetochore clusteringT
YKL049CCSE4Centromere protein that resembles histones, required for proper kinetochore function; homolog of human CENP-ACSL2T
YKL214CYRA2Member of the REF (RNA and export factor binding proteins) family; when overexpressed, can substitute for the function of Yra1p in export of poly(A)+ mRNA from the nucleusT
YDL067CCOX9Subunit VIIa of cytochrome c oxidase, which is the terminal member of the mitochondrial inner membrane electron transport chainT
YIL147CSLN1Histidine kinase osmosensor that regulates a MAP kinase cascade; transmembrane protein with an intracellular kinase domain that signals to Ypd1p and Ssk1p, thereby forming a phosphorelay system similar to bacterial two-component regulatorsYPD2T
YER090WTRP2Anthranilate synthase, catalyzes the initial step of tryptophan biosynthesis, forms multifunctional hetero-oligomeric anthranilate synthase:indole-3-glycerol phosphate synthase enzyme complex with Trp3pT
YNR022CMRPL50Mitochondrial ribosomal protein of the large subunit, not essential for mitochondrial translationT
YDR281CPHM6Protein of unknown function, expression is regulated by phosphate levelsT
YLL062CMHT1S-methylmethionine-homocysteine methyltransferase, functions along with Sam4p in the conversion of S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet) to methionine to control the methionine/AdoMet ratioT
YML080WDUS1Dihydrouridine synthase, member of a widespread family of conserved proteins including Smm1p, Dus3p, and Dus4p; modifies pre-tRNA(Phe) at U17T
YKL001CMET14Adenylylsulfate kinase, required for sulfate assimilation and involved in methionine metabolismT
YPR035WGLN1Glutamine synthetase (GS), synthesizes glutamine from glutamate and ammonia; with Glt1p, forms the secondary pathway for glutamate biosynthesis from ammonia; expression regulated by nitrogen source and by amino acid limitationT
YLR180WSAM1S-adenosylmethionine synthetase, catalyzes transfer of the adenosyl group of ATP to the sulfur atom of methionine; one of two differentially regulated isozymes (Sam1p and Sam2p)ETH10T
YPR187WRPO26RNA polymerase subunit ABC23, common to RNA polymerases I, II, and III; part of central core; similar to bacterial omega subunitABC23, RPB6T
YNL177CMRPL22Mitochondrial ribosomal protein of the large subunitT
YPR173CVPS4AAA-type ATPase required for efficient late endosome to vacuole transport; catalyzes the release of an endosomal membrane-associated class E VPS protein complex; cytoplasmic protein that is also associated with an endosomal compartmentCSC1, DID6, END13, GRD13, VPL4, VPT10T
YMR260CTIF11Translation initiation factor eIF1A, essential protein that forms a complex with Sui1p (eIF1) and the 40S ribosomal subunit and scans for the start codon; C-terminus associates with Fun12p (eIF5B); N terminus interacts with eIF2 and eIF3eIF1AT
YBR034CHMT1Nuclear SAM-dependent mono- and asymmetric arginine dimethylating methyltransferase that modifies hnRNPs, including Npl3p and Hrp1p, thus facilitating nuclear export of these proteins; required for viability of npl3 mutantsHCP1, ODP1, RMT1T
YDL084WSUB2Component of the TREX complex required for nuclear mRNA export; DEAD-box RNA helicase involved in early and late steps of spliceosome assembly; homolog of the human splicing factor hUAP56F
YGL255WZRT1High-affinity zinc transporter of the plasma membrane, responsible for the majority of zinc uptake; transcription is induced under low-zinc conditions by the Zap1p transcription factorT
YDL092WSRP14Signal recognition particle (SRP) subunit, interacts with the RNA component of SRP to form the Alu domain, which is the region of SRP responsible for arrest of nascent chain elongation during membrane targeting; homolog of mammalian SRP14T
YOL080CREX4Putative RNA exonuclease possibly involved in pre-rRNA processing and ribosome assemblyT
YJR132WNMD5Karyopherin, a carrier protein involved in nuclear import of proteins; importin beta homologKAP119F
YHR024CMAS2Larger subunit of the mitochondrial processing protease, essential processing enzyme that cleaves the N-terminal targeting sequences from mitochondrially imported proteinsMIF2T
YBR268WMRPL37Mitochondrial ribosomal protein of the large subunitYmL37T
YDR429CTIF35Subunit of the core complex of translation initiation factor 3(eIF3), which is essential for translationT
YDR152WGIR2Highly-acidic cytoplasmic RWD domain-containing protein of unknown function, sensitive to proteolysis, N-terminal region has high content of acidic amino acid residues, putative IUP (intrinsically unstructured protein)T
YNL087WTCB2Bud-specific protein with a potential role in membrane trafficking; GFP-fusion protein migrates from the cell surface to intracellular vesicles near vacuole; contains 3 calcium and lipid binding domains; mRNA is targeted to the bud via the mRNA transport system involving She2pT
YLR190WMMR1Phosphorylated protein of the mitochondrial outer membrane, localizes only to mitochondria of the bud; interacts with Myo2p to mediate mitochondrial distribution to buds; mRNA is targeted to the bud via the transport system involving She2pT