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| CDC12 | Cell division control protein 12; Component of the septin ring that is required for cytokinesis; septins are GTP-binding proteins that assemble into rod-like hetero-oligomers that can associate with other rods to form filaments; septin rings at the mother-bud neck act as scaffolds for recruiting cell division factors and as barriers to prevent diffusion of specific proteins between mother and daughter cells. (407 aa) | ||||
| GIC2 | GTPase-interacting component 2; Redundant rho-like GTPase Cdc42p effector; involved in initiation of budding and cellular polarization; interacts with Cdc42p via the Cdc42/Rac-interactive binding (CRIB) domain and with PI(4,5)P2 via a polybasic region; GIC2 has a paralog, GIC1, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (383 aa) | ||||
| URA3 | Orotidine-5'-phosphate (OMP) decarboxylase; catalyzes the sixth enzymatic step in the de novo biosynthesis of pyrimidines, converting OMP into uridine monophosphate (UMP); converts 5-FOA into 5-fluorouracil, a toxic compound. (267 aa) | ||||
| CIN8 | Kinesin-like protein CIN8; Kinesin motor protein; involved in mitotic spindle assembly and chromosome segregation. (1000 aa) | ||||
| BIM1 | Protein BIM1; Microtubule plus end-tracking protein; together with Kar9p makes up the cortical microtubule capture site and delays the exit from mitosis when the spindle is oriented abnormally; homolog of human end binding protein 1 (EB1); Belongs to the MAPRE family. (344 aa) | ||||
| TUB2 | Beta-tubulin; associates with alpha-tubulin (Tub1p and Tub3p) to form tubulin dimer, which polymerizes to form microtubules; mutation in human ortholog is associated with congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles (CFEOM) with polymicrogyria. (457 aa) | ||||
| CDC14 | Tyrosine-protein phosphatase CDC14; Protein phosphatase required for mitotic exit; required for rDNA segregation, cytokinesis, meiosis I spindle disassembly, environmental stress response; held in nucleolus by Cdc55p in early meiosis, liberated by FEAR and Mitotic Exit Network in anaphase, enabling it to effect a decrease in CDK/B-cyclin activity and mitotic exit; sequestered in metaphase II, released upon entry into anaphase II; human homolog CDC14A can complement thermosensitivity of yeast cdc14-1 mutant. (551 aa) | ||||
| KIP3 | Kinesin-like protein KIP3; Kinesin-related antiparallel sliding motor protein; involved in mitotic spindle positioning; sliding activity promotes bipolar spindle assembly and maintenance of genome stability; inhibits spindle elongation, destabilizing late anaphase spindle microtubules that polymerize beyond the midzone; Belongs to the TRAFAC class myosin-kinesin ATPase superfamily. Kinesin family. Kinesin II subfamily. (805 aa) | ||||
| DBF2 | Cell cycle protein kinase DBF2; Ser/Thr kinase involved in transcription and stress response; functions as part of a network of genes in exit from mitosis; localization is cell cycle regulated; activated by Cdc15p during the exit from mitosis; also plays a role in regulating the stability of SWI5 and CLB2 mRNAs; phosphorylates Chs2p to regulate primary septum formation and Hof1p to regulate cytokinesis; DBF2 has a paralog, DBF20, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (572 aa) | ||||
| ESP1 | Separin; Separase, a caspase-like cysteine protease; promotes sister chromatid separation by mediating dissociation of the cohesin Scc1p from chromatin; inhibits protein phosphatase 2A-Cdc55p to promote mitotic exit; inhibited by Pds1p; relative distribution to the nucleus increases upon DNA replication stress. (1630 aa) | ||||
| GIC1 | GTPase-interacting component 1; Protein involved in initiation of budding and cellular polarization; interacts with Cdc42p via the Cdc42/Rac-interactive binding (CRIB) domain; relocalizes from bud neck to nucleus upon DNA replication stress; GIC1 has a paralog, GIC2, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (314 aa) | ||||
| DMA1 | Ubiquitin-protein ligase (E3); controls septin dynamics, spindle position checkpoint (SPOC) with ligase Dma2p by regulating recruitment of Elm1p to bud neck; regulates levels of eIF2 subunit Gcd11p, as well as abundance, localization, and ubiquitination of Cdk inhibitory kinase Swe1p; ubiquitinates cyclin Pcl1p; ortholog of human RNF8, similar to human Chfr; contains FHA, RING fingers; DMA1 has a paralog, DMA2, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (416 aa) | ||||
| MOB1 | DBF2 kinase activator protein MOB1; Component of the mitotic exit network; associates with and is required for the activation and Cdc15p-dependent phosphorylation of the Dbf2p kinase; required for cytokinesis and cell separation; component of the CCR4 transcriptional complex; relocalizes from cytoplasm to the nuclear periphery upon DNA replication stress; Belongs to the MOB1/phocein family. (314 aa) | ||||
| SWE1 | Mitosis inhibitor protein kinase SWE1; Protein kinase that regulates the G2/M transition; negative regulator of the Cdc28p kinase; morphogenesis checkpoint kinase; positive regulator of sphingolipid biosynthesis via Orm2p; phosphorylates a tyrosine residue in the N-terminus of Hsp90 in a cell-cycle associated manner, thus modulating the ability of Hsp90 to chaperone a selected clientele; localizes to the nucleus and to the daughter side of the mother-bud neck; homolog of S. pombe Wee1p; potential Cdc28p substrate. (819 aa) | ||||
| MET3 | Sulfate adenylyltransferase; ATP sulfurylase; catalyzes the primary step of intracellular sulfate activation, essential for assimilatory reduction of sulfate to sulfide, involved in methionine metabolism; human homolog PAPSS2 complements yeast null mutant. (511 aa) | ||||
| BFA1 | Mitotic check point protein BFA1; Subunit of a two-component GTPase-activating protein, Bfa1p-Bub2p; contributes to GAP activity, inactivating Tem1 by stimulating GTP hydrolysis following damage or misalignment of the mitotic spindle; functions as a guanine-nucleotide exchange inhibitor (GDI) for Tem1p; involved in multiple cell cycle checkpoint pathways that control mitotic exit; required when telomeres are damaged, but not for all types of chromosomal DNA damage; phosphorylated by the Polo-like kinase Cdc5p; To S.pombe byr4. (574 aa) | ||||
| HSL1 | Probable serine/threonine-protein kinase HSL1; Nim1p-related protein kinase; septin-binding kinase that localizes to the bud neck septin ring and regulates the morphogenesis checkpoint; phosphorylates Hsl7p and cooperates with Elm1p to recruit Hsl7p to the mother-bud neck, as a prerequisite for the subsequent recruitment, phosphorylation, and degradation of Swe1p; autophosphorylation enhances interactions with Hsl7p. (1518 aa) | ||||
| DYN1 | Cytoplasmic heavy chain dynein; microtubule motor protein; member of the AAA+ protein family, required for anaphase spindle elongation; involved in spindle assembly, chromosome movement, and spindle orientation during cell division, targeted to microtubule tips by Pac1p; motility along microtubules inhibited by She1p. (4092 aa) | ||||
| SIC1 | Protein SIC1; Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor (CKI); inhibitor of Cdc28-Clb kinase complexes that controls G1/S phase transition, preventing premature S phase and ensuring genomic integrity; phosphorylated by Clb5/6-Cdk1 and Cln1/2-Cdk1 kinase which regulate timing of Sic1p degradation; phosphorylation targets Sic1p for SCF(CDC4)-dependent turnover; functional homolog of mammalian Kip1. (284 aa) | ||||
| SWI6 | Regulatory protein SWI6; Transcription cofactor; forms complexes with Swi4p and Mbp1p to regulate transcription at the G1/S transition; involved in meiotic gene expression; also binds Stb1p to regulate transcription at START; cell wall stress induces phosphorylation by Mpk1p, which regulates Swi6p localization; required for the unfolded protein response, independently of its known transcriptional coactivators. (803 aa) | ||||
| TEM1 | GTP-binding protein of the Ras superfamily; involved in termination of M-phase; controls actomyosin and septin dynamics during cytokinesis. (245 aa) | ||||
| CDC5 | Cell cycle serine/threonine-protein kinase CDC5/MSD2; Polo-like kinase; controls targeting and activation of Rho1p at cell division site via Rho1p guanine nucleotide exchange factors; regulates Spc72p; also functions in adaptation to DNA damage during meiosis; regulates the shape of the nucleus and expansion of the nuclear envelope during mitosis; similar to Xenopus Plx1 and S. pombe Plo1p; human homologs PLK1, PLK3 can each complement yeast cdc5 thermosensitive mutants; Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. Ser/Thr protein kinase family. CDC5/Polo subfamily. (705 aa) | ||||
| BUB2 | Mitotic check point protein BUB2; Mitotic exit network regulator; forms GTPase-activating Bfa1p-Bub2p complex that binds Tem1p and spindle pole bodies, blocks cell cycle progression before anaphase in response to spindle and kinetochore damage; Belongs to the BUB2 family. (306 aa) | ||||
| DMA2 | Ubiquitin-protein ligase (E3); controls septin dynamics and spindle position checkpoint (SPOC) with ligase Dma1p by regulating recruitment of Elm1p to bud neck; regulates levels of eIF2 subunit Gcd11p, as well as abundance, localization, and ubiquitination of Cdk inhibitory kinase Swe1p; ortholog of human RNF8, similar to human Chfr; contains FHA and RING finger domains; DMA2 has a paralog, DMA1, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (522 aa) | ||||
| CNM67 | Chaotic nuclear migration protein 67; Component of the spindle pole body outer plaque; required for spindle orientation and mitotic nuclear migration; CNM67 has a paralog, ADY3, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (581 aa) | ||||
| CLA4 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase CLA4; Cdc42p-activated signal transducing kinase; member of the PAK (p21-activated kinase) family, along with Ste20p and Skm1p; involved in septin ring assembly, vacuole inheritance, cytokinesis, sterol uptake regulation; phosphorylates Cdc3p and Cdc10p; CLA4 has a paralog, SKM1, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (842 aa) | ||||
| ADE2 | Phosphoribosylaminoimidazole carboxylase; catalyzes a step in the 'de novo' purine nucleotide biosynthetic pathway; red pigment accumulates in mutant cells deprived of adenine. (571 aa) | ||||
| HIS3 | Imidazoleglycerol-phosphate dehydratase; catalyzes the sixth step in histidine biosynthesis; mutations cause histidine auxotrophy and sensitivity to Cu, Co, and Ni salts; transcription is regulated by general amino acid control via Gcn4p. (220 aa) | ||||
| KIN4 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase KIN4; Serine/threonine protein kinase; inhibits the mitotic exit network (MEN) when the spindle position checkpoint is activated; localized asymmetrically to mother cell cortex, spindle pole body and bud neck; KIN4 has a paralog, FRK1, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (800 aa) | ||||
| HHO1 | Histone H1, linker histone with roles in meiosis and sporulation; decreasing levels early in sporulation may promote meiosis, and increasing levels during sporulation facilitate compaction of spore chromatin; binds to promoters and within genes in mature spores; may be recruited by Ume6p to promoter regions, contributing to transcriptional repression outside of meiosis; suppresses DNA repair involving homologous recombination; Belongs to the histone H1/H5 family. (258 aa) | ||||
| KAR9 | Karyogamy protein KAR9; Spindle positioning factor; orients astral microtubules, connecting them to actin cables at the cortex with Bim1p and Myo2, resulting in proper spindle positioning; targeted for StuBL-dependent degradation at kinetochores by Slx5p-Slx8p, ensuring chromosome transmission fidelity and correct spindle positioning; role in karyogamy; localizes to the shmoo tip, the growing bud-tip, the nucleus, the kinetochore, the spindle and microtubules; homolog of adenomatous polyposis coli. (644 aa) | ||||
| DSS4 | Protein DSS4; Guanine nucleotide dissociation stimulator for Sec4p; functions in the post-Golgi secretory pathway; binds zinc, found both on membranes and in the cytosol; Belongs to the DSS4/MSS4 family. (143 aa) | ||||
| DBF20 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase DBF20; Ser/Thr kinase involved in late nuclear division; one of the mitotic exit network (MEN) proteins; necessary for the execution of cytokinesis; also plays a role in regulating the stability of SWI5 and CLB2 mRNAs; DBF20 has a paralog, DBF2, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (564 aa) | ||||
| CLB2 | G2/mitotic-specific cyclin-2; B-type cyclin involved in cell cycle progression; activates Cdc28p to promote the transition from G2 to M phase; accumulates during G2 and M, then targeted via a destruction box motif for ubiquitin-mediated degradation by the proteasome; CLB2 has a paralog, CLB1, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (491 aa) | ||||
| LTE1 | Guanine nucleotide exchange factor LTE1; Protein similar to GDP/GTP exchange factors; without detectable GEF activity; required for asymmetric localization of Bfa1p at daughter-directed spindle pole bodies and for mitotic exit at low temperatures. (1435 aa) | ||||
| SPC72 | Spindle pole component SPC72; Gamma-tubulin small complex (gamma-TuSC) receptor; recruits the gamma-TuSC complex to the cytoplasmic side of the SPB, connecting nuclear microtubules to the SPB; involved in astral microtubule formation, stabilization, and with Stu2p, anchoring astral MTs at the cytoplasmic face of the SPB, and regulating plus-end MT dynamics; regulated by Cdc5 kinase. (622 aa) | ||||
| CDC15 | Cell division control protein 15; Protein kinase of the Mitotic Exit Network; localized to the spindle pole bodies at late anaphase; promotes mitotic exit by directly switching on the kinase activity of Dbf2p; required for spindle disassembly after meiosis II; relocalizes to the cytoplasm upon DNA replication stress. (974 aa) | ||||
| GAL1 | Galactokinase; phosphorylates alpha-D-galactose to alpha-D-galactose-1-phosphate in the first step of galactose catabolism; expression regulated by Gal4p; human homolog GALK2 complements yeast null mutant; GAL1 has a paralog, GAL3, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (528 aa) | ||||
| AMN1 | Antagonist of mitotic exit network protein 1; Protein required for daughter cell separation; multiple mitotic checkpoints, and chromosome stability; contains 12 degenerate leucine-rich repeat motifs; expression is induced by the Mitotic Exit Network (MEN); Belongs to the AMN1 family. (549 aa) | ||||
| CDC28 | Cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) catalytic subunit; master regulator of mitotic and meiotic cell cycles; alternately associates with G1, S, G2/M phase cyclins, which provide substrate specificity; regulates metabolism, basal transcription, chromosome dynamics, growth and morphogenesis; transcript induction in osmostress involves antisense RNA; human homologs CDK1, CDK2, CDK3 can complement yeast conditional cdc28 mutants; human CDK1, CDK2 can complement yeast cdc28 null mutant. (298 aa) | ||||
| LEU2 | Beta-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase (IMDH); catalyzes the third step in the leucine biosynthesis pathway; can additionally catalyze the conversion of beta-ethylmalate into alpha-ketovalerate; Belongs to the isocitrate and isopropylmalate dehydrogenases family. (364 aa) | ||||
| CDC53 | Cell division control protein 53; Cullin; structural protein of SCF complexes (which also contain Skp1p, Cdc34p, Hrt1p and an F-box protein) involved in ubiquitination; SCF promotes the G1-S transition by targeting G1 cyclins and the Cln-CDK inhibitor Sic1p for degradation; human homolog CUL1 can complement yeast cdc53 null mutant. (815 aa) | ||||
| CLB3 | G2/mitotic-specific cyclin-3; B-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 degradation; relative distribution to the nucleus increases upon DNA replication stress; CLB3 has a paralog, CLB4, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (427 aa) | ||||
| TRP1 | Phosphoribosylanthranilate isomerase; catalyzes the third step in tryptophan biosynthesis; in 2004, the sequence of TRP1 from strain S228C was updated by changing the previously annotated internal STOP (TAA) to serine (TCA); enhances vegetative growth at low and high temperatures when used as an auxotrophic marker in strains such as W303. (224 aa) | ||||