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CDC24 | Cell division control protein 24; Guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) for Cdc42p; required for polarity establishment and maintenance, and mutants have morphological defects in bud formation and shmooing; relocalizes from nucleus to cytoplasm upon DNA replication stress; thermosensitivity of the cdc24-4 mutant in the presence of sorbitol is functionally complemented by human CDC42. (854 aa) | ||||
BEM1 | Bud emergence protein 1; Protein containing SH3-domains; involved in establishing cell polarity and morphogenesis; functions as a scaffold protein for complexes that include Cdc24p, Ste5p, Ste20p, and Rsr1p. (551 aa) | ||||
BUD3 | Bud site selection protein 3; Guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) for Cdc42p; activates Cdc42p in early G1, accounting for the first stage of biphasic activation, with Cdc24p accounting for the second stage in late G1; involved in the Cdc42p-mediated assembly of the axial landmark that dictates the site for the next round of budding, resulting in the axial budding pattern observed in haploids; localizes with septins to the bud neck contractile ring in mitosis. (1636 aa) | ||||
BUD5 | Bud site selection protein 5; GTP/GDP exchange factor for Rsr1p (Bud1p); required for both axial and bipolar budding patterns; mutants exhibit random budding in all cell types. (642 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) | ||||
ACT1 | Actin; structural protein involved in cell polarization, endocytosis, and other cytoskeletal functions. (375 aa) | ||||
RSR1 | Ras-related protein RSR1; GTP-binding protein of the Ras superfamily; required for bud site selection, morphological changes in response to mating pheromone, and efficient cell fusion; localized to the plasma membrane; significantly similar to mammalian Rap GTPases. (272 aa) | ||||
STE20 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase STE20; Cdc42p-activated signal transducing kinase; involved in pheromone response, pseudohyphal/invasive growth, vacuole inheritance, down-regulation of sterol uptake; GBB motif binds Ste4p; member of the PAK (p21-activated kinase) family; Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. STE Ser/Thr protein kinase family. STE20 subfamily. (939 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) | ||||
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) | ||||
AXL2 | Integral plasma membrane protein; required for axial budding in haploid cells; localizes to the incipient bud site and bud neck; glycosylated by Pmt4p; potential Cdc28p substrate. (823 aa) | ||||
BUD2 | Inhibitory regulator protein BUD2/CLA2; GTPase activating factor for Rsr1p/Bud1p; plays a role in spindle position checkpoint distinct from its role in bud site selection; required for both axial and bipolar budding patterns; mutants exhibit random budding in all cell types; contains two PH-like domains. (1104 aa) | ||||
SPA2 | Protein SPA2; Component of the polarisome; functions in actin cytoskeletal organization during polarized growth; acts as a scaffold for Mkk1p and Mpk1p cell wall integrity signaling components; potential Cdc28p substrate; coding sequence contains length polymorphisms in different strains; SPA2 has a paralog, SPH1, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (1466 aa) | ||||
CDC42 | Cell division control protein 42; Small rho-like GTPase; essential for establishment and maintenance of cell polarity; plays a role late in cell fusion via activation of key cell fusion regulator Fus2p; mutants have defects in the organization of actin and septins; human homolog CDC42 can complement yeast cdc42 mutant. (191 aa) | ||||
CDC3 | Cell division control protein 3; Component of the septin ring that is required for cytokinesis; septins are GTP-binding proteins that assemble with other septins into rod-like complexes that can associate with other rods to form filament polymers; septin rings at the mother-bud neck act as scaffolds for recruiting factors needed for cell division and as barriers to prevent diffusion of specific proteins between mother and daughter cells; Belongs to the TRAFAC class TrmE-Era-EngA-EngB-Septin-like GTPase superfamily. Septin GTPase family. (520 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) | ||||
WHI5 | G1-specific transcriptional repressor WHI5; Repressor of G1 transcription; binds to SCB binding factor (SBF) at SCB target promoters in early G1; dilution of Whi5p concentration during cell growth determines cell size; phosphorylation of Whi5p by the CDK, Cln3p/Cdc28p relieves repression and promoter binding by Whi5, and contributes to both the determination of critical cell size at START and cell fate; periodically expressed in G1; Belongs to the WHI5/NRM1 family. (295 aa) | ||||
RAX1 | Protein involved in bud site selection during bipolar budding; localization requires Rax2p; has similarity to members of the insulin-related peptide superfamily. (435 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) |