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SCT1 SCT1 CDS1 CDS1 FAT1 FAT1 CST26 CST26 ARE1 ARE1 GPD1 GPD1 SLC1 SLC1 TGL2 TGL2 INO2 INO2 EKI1 EKI1 DPP1 DPP1 ITR1 ITR1 LPP1 LPP1 CHO1 CHO1 PHM8 PHM8 TMN3 TMN3 HNM1 HNM1 ECT1 ECT1 CHO2 CHO2 PSD2 PSD2 PCT1 PCT1 OPI1 OPI1 EPT1 EPT1 FAA3 FAA3 AYR1 AYR1 OPI3 OPI3 YJU3 YJU3 TGL1 TGL1 FAS1 FAS1 SPO14 SPO14 GPT2 GPT2 TGL4 TGL4 YEH1 YEH1 YEH2 YEH2 CKI1 CKI1 PAH1 PAH1 FAA4 FAA4 TGL3 TGL3 CPT1 CPT1 PSD1 PSD1 LRO1 LRO1 ARE2 ARE2 GPD2 GPD2 INO4 INO4 TGL5 TGL5 ALE1 ALE1 DGA1 DGA1 DGK1 DGK1 FAA1 FAA1 FAS2 FAS2 PIS1 PIS1 LOA1 LOA1
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SCT1Glycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase 1; Glycerol 3-phosphate/dihydroxyacetone phosphate sn-1 acyltransferase; dual substrate-specific acyltransferase of the glycerolipid biosynthesis pathway; prefers 16-carbon fatty acids; similar to Gpt2p; gene is constitutively transcribed. (759 aa)
CDS1Phosphatidate cytidylyltransferase (CDP-diglyceride synthetase); an enzyme that catalyzes that conversion of CTP + phosphate into diphosphate + CDP-diaclglyerol, a critical step in the synthesis of all major yeast phospholipids; human homolog CDS1 can complement yeast cds1 null mutant. (457 aa)
FAT1Very long chain fatty acyl-CoA synthetase and fatty acid transporter; activates imported fatty acids with a preference for very long lengths (C20-C26); has a separate function in the transport of long chain fatty acids. (669 aa)
CST26Uncharacterized acyltransferase CST26; Acyltransferase; enzyme mainly responsible for the introduction of saturated very long chain fatty acids into neo-synthesized molecules of phosphatidylinositol; required for incorporation of stearic acid into phosphatidylinositol; affects chromosome stability when overexpressed; CST26 has a paralog, YDR018C, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (397 aa)
ARE1Sterol O-acyltransferase 1; Acyl-CoA:sterol acyltransferase; endoplasmic reticulum enzyme that contributes the major sterol esterification activity in the absence of oxygen; ARE1 has a paralog, ARE2, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (610 aa)
GPD1NAD-dependent glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; key enzyme of glycerol synthesis, essential for growth under osmotic stress; expression regulated by high-osmolarity glycerol response pathway; protein abundance increases in response to DNA replication stress; constitutively inactivated via phosphorylation by the protein kinases Ypk1p and Ypk2p, dephosphorylation increases catalytic activity; forms a heterodimer with Pnc1p to facilitate its peroxisomal import. (391 aa)
SLC11-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase; catalyzes the acylation of lysophosphatidic acid to form phosphatidic acid, a key intermediate in lipid metabolism; enzymatic activity detected in lipid particles and microsomes. (303 aa)
TGL2Lipase 2; Triacylglycerol lipase that is localized to the mitochondria; has lipolytic activity towards triacylglycerols and diacylglycerols when expressed in E. coli. (326 aa)
INO2Protein INO2; Transcription factor; component of the heteromeric Ino2p/Ino4p basic helix-loop-helix transcription activator that binds inositol/choline-responsive elements (ICREs), required for derepression of phospholipid biosynthetic genes in response to inositol depletion; involved in diauxic shift. (304 aa)
EKI1Ethanolamine kinase; primarily responsible for phosphatidylethanolamine synthesis via the CDP-ethanolamine pathway; exhibits some choline kinase activity, thus contributing to phosphatidylcholine synthesis via the CDP-choline pathway; EKI1 has a paralog, CKI1, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (534 aa)
DPP1Diacylglycerol pyrophosphate (DGPP) phosphatase; zinc-regulated vacuolar membrane-associated lipid phosphatase, dephosphorylates DGPP to phosphatidate (PA) and Pi, then PA to diacylglycerol; involved in lipid signaling and cell metabolism; Belongs to the PA-phosphatase related phosphoesterase family. (289 aa)
ITR1Myo-inositol transporter; member of the sugar transporter superfamily; expression is repressed by inositol and choline via Opi1p and derepressed via Ino2p and Ino4p; relative distribution to the vacuole increases upon DNA replication stress; ITR1 has a paralog, ITR2, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (584 aa)
LPP1Lipid phosphate phosphatase; catalyzes Mg(2+)-independent dephosphorylation of phosphatidic acid (PA), lysophosphatidic acid, and diacylglycerol pyrophosphate; involved in control of the cellular levels of phosphatidylinositol and PA. (274 aa)
CHO1CDP-diacylglycerol--serine O-phosphatidyltransferase; Phosphatidylserine synthase; functions in phospholipid biosynthesis; catalyzes the reaction CDP-diaclyglycerol + L-serine = CMP + L-1-phosphatidylserine, transcriptionally repressed by myo-inositol and choline. (276 aa)
PHM8Phosphate metabolism protein 8; Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) phosphatase, nucleotidase; principle and physiological nucleotidase working on GMP, UMP and CMP; involved in LPA hydrolysis in response to phosphate starvation and ribose salvage pathway; phosphatase activity is soluble and Mg2+ dependent; expression is induced by low phosphate levels and by inactivation of Pho85p; repressed by Gcn4p under normal conditions; PHM8 has a paralog, SDT1, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (321 aa)
TMN3Transmembrane 9 superfamily member 3; Protein with a role in cellular adhesion and filamentous growth; similar to Emp70p and Tmn2p; member of Transmembrane Nine family with 9 transmembrane segments; localizes to Golgi; induced by 8-methoxypsoralen plus UVA irradiation; Belongs to the nonaspanin (TM9SF) (TC 9.A.2) family. (706 aa)
HNM1Plasma membrane transporter for choline, ethanolamine, and carnitine; involved in the uptake of nitrogen mustard and the uptake of glycine betaine during hypersaline stress; co-regulated with phospholipid biosynthetic genes and negatively regulated by choline and myo-inositol. (563 aa)
ECT1Ethanolamine-phosphate cytidylyltransferase; catalyzes the second step of phosphatidylethanolamine biosynthesis; involved in the maintenance of plasma membrane; similar to mammalian CTP: phosphocholine cytidylyl-transferases; inability of the null mutant to synthesize phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylcholine from ethanolamine is functionally complemented by human PCYT2. (323 aa)
CHO2Phosphatidylethanolamine methyltransferase (PEMT); catalyzes the first step in the conversion of phosphatidylethanolamine to phosphatidylcholine during the methylation pathway of phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis. (869 aa)
PSD2Phosphatidylserine decarboxylase 2 alpha chain; Phosphatidylserine decarboxylase of the Golgi and vacuolar membranes; converts phosphatidylserine to phosphatidylethanolamine; controls vacuolar membrane phospholipid content by regulating phospholipids in compartments that will eventually give rise to the vacuole; loss of Psd2p causes a specific reduction in vacuolar membrane PE levels while total PE levels are not significantly affected. (1138 aa)
PCT1Cholinephosphate cytidylyltransferase; a rate-determining enzyme of the CDP-choline pathway for phosphatidylcholine synthesis, inhibited by Sec14p, activated upon lipid-binding; contains an element within the regulatory domain involved in both silencing and activation of enzymatic activity. (424 aa)
OPI1Transcriptional repressor OPI1; Transcriptional regulator of a variety of genes; phosphorylation by protein kinase A stimulates Opi1p function in negative regulation of phospholipid biosynthetic genes; involved in telomere maintenance; null exhibits disrupted mitochondrial metabolism and low cardiolipin content, strongly correlated with overproduction of inositol; binds to phosphatidic acid. (404 aa)
EPT1Sn-1,2-diacylglycerol ethanolamine- and cholinephosphotranferase; not essential for viability; EPT1 has a paralog, CPT1, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (391 aa)
FAA3Long-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase 3; Long chain fatty acyl-CoA synthetase; activates imported fatty acids with a preference for C16:0-C18:0 chain lengths; green fluorescent protein (GFP)-fusion protein localizes to the cell periphery; Belongs to the ATP-dependent AMP-binding enzyme family. (694 aa)
AYR1Bifunctional triacylglycerol lipase and 1-acyl DHAP reductase; NADPH-dependent 1-acyl dihydroxyacetone phosphate reductase involved in phosphatidic acid biosynthesis; lipid droplet triacylglycerol lipase involved in the mobilization of non-polar lipids; found in lipid particles, the endoplasmic reticulum and the mitochondrial outer membrane; required for spore germination; role in cell wall biosynthesis; capable of metabolizing steroid hormones; oleic acid inducible; Belongs to the short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDR) family. (297 aa)
OPI3Phosphatidyl-N-methylethanolamine N-methyltransferase; Methylene-fatty-acyl-phospholipid synthase; catalyzes the last two steps in phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis; also known as phospholipid methyltransferase. (206 aa)
YJU3Monoglyceride lipase (MGL); functional ortholog of mammalian MGL, localizes to lipid particles and membranes, also member of the eukaryotic serine hydrolase family; Belongs to the AB hydrolase superfamily. Monoacylglycerol lipase family. (313 aa)
TGL1Sterol esterase TGL1; Steryl ester hydrolase; one of three gene products (Yeh1p, Yeh2p, Tgl1p) responsible for steryl ester hydrolase activity and involved in sterol homeostasis; localized to lipid particle membranes. (548 aa)
FAS13-hydroxyacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] dehydratase; Beta subunit of fatty acid synthetase; complex catalyzes the synthesis of long-chain saturated fatty acids; contains acetyltransacylase, dehydratase, enoyl reductase, malonyl transacylase, and palmitoyl transacylase activities. (2051 aa)
SPO14Phospholipase D; catalyzes the hydrolysis of phosphatidylcholine, producing choline and phosphatidic acid; involved in Sec14p-independent secretion; required for meiosis and spore formation; differently regulated in secretion and meiosis; participates in transcription initiation and/or early elongation of specific genes; interacts with "foot domain" of RNA polymerase II; deletion results in abnormal CTD-Ser5 phosphorylation of RNA polymerase II at specific promoter regions. (1683 aa)
GPT2Glycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase 2; Glycerol-3-phosphate/dihydroxyacetone phosphate sn-1 acyltransferase; located in lipid particles and the ER; involved in the stepwise acylation of glycerol-3-phosphate and dihydroxyacetone in lipid biosynthesis; the most conserved motifs and functionally relevant residues are oriented towards the ER lumen; Belongs to the GPAT/DAPAT family. (743 aa)
TGL4Lipase 4; Multifunctional lipase/hydrolase/phospholipase; triacylglycerol lipase, steryl ester hydrolase, and Ca2+-independent phospholipase A2; catalyzes acyl-CoA dependent acylation of LPA to PA; required with Tgl3p for timely bud formation; phosphorylated and activated by Cdc28p; TGL4 has a paralog, TGL5, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (910 aa)
YEH1Sterol esterase 1; Steryl ester hydrolase; one of three gene products (Yeh1p, Yeh2p, Tgl1p) responsible for steryl ester hydrolase activity and involved in sterol homeostasis; localized to lipid particle membranes; YEH1 has a paralog, YEH2, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (573 aa)
YEH2Sterol esterase 2; Steryl ester hydrolase; catalyzes steryl ester hydrolysis at the plasma membrane; involved in sterol metabolism; YEH2 has a paralog, YEH1, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (538 aa)
CKI1Choline kinase; catalyzes the first step in phosphatidylcholine synthesis via the CDP-choline (Kennedy pathway); exhibits some ethanolamine kinase activity contributing to phosphatidylethanolamine synthesis via the CDP-ethanolamine pathway; CKI1 has a paralog, EKI1, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (582 aa)
PAH1Phosphatidic acid phosphohydrolase 1; Mg2+-dependent phosphatidate (PA) phosphatase; dephosphorylates PA to yield diacylglycerol; regulates phospholipid synthesis, nuclear/ER membrane growth, lipid droplet formation, triacylglycerol synthesis, vacuolar homeostasis and cell wall integrity; phosphorylated by Pho85p/Pho80p, Cdc28p/Cyclin B, PKA, PKC, and CKII, regulating activity, localization, and proteosomal degradation; homolog of mammalian lipins 1 and 2; human homologs LPIN1, LPIN2, LPIN3 complement the null. (862 aa)
FAA4Long-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase 4; Long chain fatty acyl-CoA synthetase; activates fatty acids with a preference for C12:0-C16:0 chain lengths; role in the competitive import of long-chain fatty acids and sphingoid long-chain bases; role in stationary phase survival; localizes to lipid particles and the plasma membrane; role in sphingolipid-to-glycerolipid metabolism; forms cytoplasmic foci upon replication stress; faa1 faa4 double null complemented by any of human ACSBG1, ACSL1, 3, 4, 5, 6, SLC27A2, or 4; Belongs to the ATP-dependent AMP-binding enzyme family. (694 aa)
TGL3Lipase 3; Bifunctional triacylglycerol lipase and LPE acyltransferase; major lipid particle-localized triacylglycerol (TAG) lipase; catalyzes acylation of lysophosphatidylethanolamine (LPE), a function which is essential for sporulation; protein level and stability of Tgl3p are markedly reduced in the absence of lipid droplets; required with Tgl4p for timely bud formation. (642 aa)
CPT1Cholinephosphotransferase; required for phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis and for inositol-dependent regulation of EPT1 transcription; CPT1 has a paralog, EPT1, that arose from the whole genome duplication; Belongs to the CDP-alcohol phosphatidyltransferase class-I family. (393 aa)
PSD1Phosphatidylserine decarboxylase of the mitochondrial inner membrane; converts phosphatidylserine to phosphatidylethanolamine; regulates mitochondrial fusion and morphology by affecting lipid mixing in the mitochondrial membrane and by influencing the ratio of long to short forms of Mgm1p; partly exposed to the mitochondrial intermembrane space; autocatalytically processed; Belongs to the phosphatidylserine decarboxylase family. PSD-B subfamily. Eukaryotic type I sub-subfamily. (500 aa)
LRO1Acyltransferase that catalyzes diacylglycerol esterification; one of several acyltransferases that contribute to triglyceride synthesis; Lro1p and Dga1p can O-acylate ceramides; putative homolog of human lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase. (661 aa)
ARE2Sterol O-acyltransferase 2; Acyl-CoA:sterol acyltransferase; endoplasmic reticulum enzyme that contributes the major sterol esterification activity in the presence of oxygen; ARE2 has a paralog, ARE1, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (642 aa)
GPD2Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase [NAD(+)] 2, mitochondrial; NAD-dependent glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase; expression is controlled by an oxygen-independent signaling pathway required to regulate metabolism under anoxic conditions; located in cytosol and mitochondria; constitutively active but is inactivated via phosphorylation by energy-stress responsive kinase SNF1; GPD2 has a paralog, GPD1, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (440 aa)
INO4Protein INO4; Transcription factor involved in phospholipid synthesis; required for derepression of inositol-choline-regulated genes involved in phospholipid synthesis; forms a complex, with Ino2p, that binds the inositol-choline-responsive element through a basic helix-loop-helix domain. (151 aa)
TGL5Lipase 5; Bifunctional triacylglycerol lipase and LPA acyltransferase; lipid particle-localized triacylglycerol (TAG) lipase involved in triacylglycerol mobilization; catalyzes acylation of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA); potential Cdc28p substrate; TGL5 has a paralog, TGL4, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (749 aa)
ALE1Broad-specificity lysophospholipid acyltransferase; part of MBOAT family of membrane-bound O-acyltransferases; key component of Lands cycle; may have role in fatty acid exchange at sn-2 position of mature glycerophospholipids; Belongs to the membrane-bound acyltransferase family. (619 aa)
DGA1Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 1; Diacylglycerol acyltransferase; catalyzes the terminal step of triacylglycerol (TAG) formation, acylates diacylglycerol using acyl-CoA as an acyl donor; Lro1p and Dga1p can O-acylate ceramides; localized to lipid particles. (418 aa)
DGK1Diacylglycerol kinase; localized to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER); overproduction induces enlargement of ER-like membrane structures and suppresses a temperature-sensitive sly1 mutation; contains a CTP transferase domain; Belongs to the DGK1 family. (290 aa)
FAA1Long-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase 1; Long chain fatty acyl-CoA synthetase; activates fatty acids with a preference for C12:0-C16:0 chain lengths; role in the competitive import of long-chain fatty acids and sphingoid long-chain bases; accounts for most acyl-CoA synthetase activity; localizes to lipid particles and the plasma membrane; role in sphingolipid-to-glycerolipid metabolism; forms ER foci upon replication stress; faa1 faa4 double null complemented by any of human ACSBG1, ACSL1, 3, 4, 5, 6, SLC27A2, or 4. (700 aa)
FAS23-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] reductase; Alpha subunit of fatty acid synthetase; complex catalyzes the synthesis of long-chain saturated fatty acids; contains the acyl-carrier protein domain and beta-ketoacyl reductase, beta-ketoacyl synthase and self-pantetheinylation activities. (1887 aa)
PIS1CDP-diacylglycerol--inositol 3-phosphatidyltransferase; Phosphatidylinositol synthase; required for biosynthesis of phosphatidylinositol, which is a precursor for polyphosphoinositides, sphingolipids, and glycolipid anchors for some of the plasma membrane proteins; Belongs to the CDP-alcohol phosphatidyltransferase class-I family. (220 aa)
LOA1Lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase; involved in triacelglyceride homeostasis and lipid droplet formation; localized to lipid droplets and the ER; specificity for oleoyl-CoA. (300 aa)
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NCBI taxonomy Id: 4932
Other names: ATCC 18824, Candida robusta, Mycoderma cerevisiae, NRRL Y-12632, S. cerevisiae, Saccharomyces capensis, Saccharomyces italicus, Saccharomyces oviformis, Saccharomyces uvarum var. melibiosus, yeast
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