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CWP2Covalently linked cell wall mannoprotein; major constituent of the cell wall; plays a role in stabilizing the cell wall; involved in low pH resistance; precursor is GPI-anchored. (92 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)
PAU23Seripauperin-23; Cell wall mannoprotein; has similarity to Tir1p, Tir2p, Tir3p, and Tir4p; member of the seripauperin multigene family encoded mainly in subtelomeric regions; expressed under anaerobic conditions, completely repressed during aerobic growth; Belongs to the SRP1/TIP1 family. Seripauperin subfamily. (124 aa)
ERG3Delta(7)-sterol 5(6)-desaturase; C-5 sterol desaturase; glycoprotein that catalyzes the introduction of a C-5(6) double bond into episterol, a precursor in ergosterol biosynthesis; transcriptionally down-regulated when ergosterol is in excess; mutants are viable, but cannot grow on non-fermentable carbon sources; substrate of HRD ubiquitin ligase; mutation is functionally complemented by human SC5D. (365 aa)
LAM6Membrane-anchored lipid-binding protein LAM6; Sterol transporter that transfers sterols between membranes; may regulate and coordinate formation of contact sites between organelles; localizes to ER-mitochondrial contact sites in a Tom70p- and Tom71p-dependent manner; mitochondrial localization requires GRAM domain; also localizes to ER-vacuole contact sites, in a Vac8p-dependent manner; has GRAM and StART-like (VASt) domains; one of six StART-like domain-containing proteins in yeast; conserved across eukaryotes; Belongs to the YSP2 family. (693 aa)
ERG273-keto sterol reductase; catalyzes the last of three steps required to remove two C-4 methyl groups from an intermediate in ergosterol biosynthesis; mutants are sterol auxotrophs; mutation is functionally complemented by human HSD17B7; Belongs to the short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDR) family. ERG27 subfamily. (347 aa)
HOG1Mitogen-activated protein kinase involved in osmoregulation; controls global reallocation of RNAPII during osmotic shock; mediates recruitment/activation of RNAPII at Hot1p-dependent promoters; binds calmodulin; stimulates antisense transcription to activate CDC28; defines novel S-phase checkpoint with Mrc1p that prevent replication/transcription conflicts; nuclear form represses pseudohyphal growth; autophosphorylates; protein abundance increases under DNA replication stress; Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. Ser/Thr protein kinase family. MAP kinase subfamily. HOG1 sub-subfamily. (435 aa)
TIS11mRNA decay factor CTH2; mRNA-binding protein expressed during iron starvation; binds to a sequence element in the 3'-untranslated regions of specific mRNAs to mediate their degradation; involved in iron homeostasis; protein increases in abundance and relative distribution to the nucleus increases upon DNA replication stress; TIS11 has a paralog, CTH1, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (285 aa)
ELO3Elongation of fatty acids protein 3; Elongase; involved in fatty acid and sphingolipid biosynthesis; synthesizes very long chain 20-26-carbon fatty acids from C18-CoA primers; involved in regulation of sphingolipid biosynthesis; lethality of the elo2 elo3 double null mutation is functionally complemented by human ELOVL1 and weakly complemented by human ELOVL3 or ELOV7; Belongs to the ELO family. (345 aa)
HMG2HMG-CoA reductase; converts HMG-CoA to mevalonate, a rate-limiting step in sterol biosynthesis; one of two isozymes; overproduction induces assembly of peripheral ER membrane arrays and short nuclear-associated membrane stacks; forms foci at nuclear periphery upon DNA replication stress; HMG2 has a paralog, HMG1, that arose from the whole genome duplication; human homolog HMGCR can complement yeast hmg2 mutant. (1045 aa)
ERG6Delta(24)-sterol C-methyltransferase; converts zymosterol to fecosterol in the ergosterol biosynthetic pathway by methylating position C-24; localized to lipid particles, the plasma membrane-associated endoplasmic reticulum, and the mitochondrial outer membrane; Belongs to the class I-like SAM-binding methyltransferase superfamily. Erg6/SMT family. (383 aa)
HMG1HMG-CoA reductase; catalyzes conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, which is a rate-limiting step in sterol biosynthesis; one of two isozymes; localizes to nuclear envelope; overproduction induces formation of karmellae; forms foci at nuclear periphery upon DNA replication stress; HMG1 has a paralog, HMG2, that arose from the whole genome duplication; human homolog HMGCR can complement yeast hmg1 mutant. (1054 aa)
ERG133-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA (HMG-CoA) synthase; catalyzes the formation of HMG-CoA from acetyl-CoA and acetoacetyl-CoA; involved in the second step in mevalonate biosynthesis. (491 aa)
ERG5Cytochrome P450 61; C-22 sterol desaturase; a cytochrome P450 enzyme that catalyzes the formation of the C-22(23) double bond in the sterol side chain in ergosterol biosynthesis; may be a target of azole antifungal drugs. (538 aa)
UBC7Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2 7; Ubiquitin conjugating enzyme; involved in the ER-associated protein degradation (ERAD) pathway and in the inner nuclear membrane-associated degradation (INMAD) pathway; requires Cue1p for recruitment to the ER membrane; proposed to be involved in chromatin assembly. (165 aa)
MOT3Transcriptional activator/repressor MOT3; Transcriptional repressor, activator; role in cellular adjustment to osmotic stress including modulation of mating efficiency; involved in repression of subset of hypoxic genes by Rox1p, repression of several DAN/TIR genes during aerobic growth, ergosterol biosynthetic genes in response to hyperosmotic stress; contributes to recruitment of Tup1p-Cyc8p general repressor to promoters; relocalizes to cytosol under hypoxia; forms [MOT3+] prion under anaerobic conditions. (490 aa)
ERG29Uncharacterized protein YMR134W; Protein of unknown function involved in ergosterol biosynthesis; conditional mutants produce less ergosterol, display impaired oxygen consumption, respiratory growth, mitochondrial iron utilization, and are more sensitive to oxidative stress; mutant bm-8 has a growth defect on iron-limited medium that is complemented by overexpression of Yfh1p; protein localizes to the cytoplasm, ER and nuclear envelope; highly conserved in ascomycetes. (237 aa)
ROX1Heme-dependent repressor of hypoxic genes; mediates aerobic transcriptional repression of hypoxia induced genes such as COX5b and CYC7; repressor function regulated through decreased promoter occupancy in response to oxidative stress; contains an HMG domain that is responsible for DNA bending activity; involved in the hyperosmotic stress resistance. (368 aa)
DAP1Damage response protein 1; Heme-binding protein; involved in regulation of cytochrome P450 protein Erg11p; damage response protein, related to mammalian membrane progesterone receptors; mutations lead to defects in telomeres, mitochondria, and sterol synthesis; Belongs to the cytochrome b5 family. MAPR subfamily. (152 aa)
IDI1Isopentenyl-diphosphate Delta-isomerase; Isopentenyl diphosphate:dimethylallyl diphosphate isomerase; catalyzes an essential activation step in the isoprenoid biosynthetic pathway; required for viability; isopentenyl diphosphate:dimethylallyl diphosphate isomerase is also known as IPP isomerase; Belongs to the IPP isomerase type 1 family. (288 aa)
ERG10Acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase (acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase); cytosolic enzyme that transfers an acetyl group from one acetyl-CoA molecule to another, forming acetoacetyl-CoA; involved in the first step in mevalonate biosynthesis; human ACAT1 functionally complements the growth defect caused by repression of ERG10 expression; Belongs to the thiolase-like superfamily. Thiolase family. (398 aa)
AUS1ATP-dependent permease AUS1; Plasma membrane sterol transporter of the ATP-binding cassette family; required, along with Pdr11p, for uptake of exogenous sterols and their incorporation into the plasma membrane; activity is stimulated by phosphatidylserine; sterol uptake is required for anaerobic growth because sterol biosynthesis requires oxygen; AUS1 has a paralog, PDR11, that arose from the whole genome duplication; Belongs to the ABC transporter superfamily. ABCG family. PDR (TC 3.A.1.205) subfamily. (1394 aa)
HRD1ERAD-associated E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase HRD1; Ubiquitin-protein ligase involved in ER-associated degradation (ERAD) of misfolded proteins; upon autoubiquitination triggers retrotranslocation of misfolded proteins to cytosol for degradation; genetically linked to the unfolded protein response (UPR); regulated through association with Hrd3p; contains an H2 ring finger; likely plays a general role in targeting proteins that persistently associate with and potentially obstruct the ER-localized translocon; Belongs to the HRD1 family. (551 aa)
MVD1Mevalonate pyrophosphate decarboxylase; essential enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of isoprenoids and sterols, including ergosterol; acts as a homodimer; Belongs to the diphosphomevalonate decarboxylase family. (396 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)
ERG24C-14 sterol reductase; acts in ergosterol biosynthesis; mutants accumulate the abnormal sterol ignosterol (ergosta-8,14 dienol), and are viable under anaerobic growth conditions but inviable on rich medium under aerobic conditions; Belongs to the ERG4/ERG24 family. (438 aa)
CYB5Cytochrome b5; involved in the sterol and lipid biosynthesis pathways; acts as an electron donor to support sterol C5-6 desaturation. (120 aa)
ERG8Phosphomevalonate kinase; an essential cytosolic enzyme that acts in the biosynthesis of isoprenoids and sterols, including ergosterol, from mevalonate. (451 aa)
ERG2C-8 sterol isomerase; catalyzes isomerization of delta-8 double bond to delta-7 position at an intermediate step in ergosterol biosynthesis; transcriptionally down-regulated when ergosterol is in excess; mutation is functionally complemented by human EBP. (222 aa)
SWH1Protein similar to mammalian oxysterol-binding protein; contains ankyrin repeats and FFAT motif; interacts with ER anchor Scs2p at the nucleus-vacuole junction; regulated by sterol binding; SWH1 has a paralog, OSH2, that arose from the whole genome duplication; Belongs to the OSBP family. (1188 aa)
ECM2Pre-mRNA-splicing factor SLT11; Pre-mRNA splicing factor; facilitates the cooperative formation of U2/U6 helix II in association with stem II in the spliceosome, function may be regulated by Slu7p; Belongs to the SLT11 family. (364 aa)
CYC8General transcriptional co-repressor; acts together with Tup1p; also acts as part of a transcriptional co-activator complex that recruits the SWI/SNF and SAGA complexes to promoters; can form the prion [OCT+]. (966 aa)
TUP1General transcriptional corepressor TUP1; General repressor of transcription; forms complex with Cyc8p, involved in the establishment of repressive chromatin structure through interactions with histones H3 and H4, appears to enhance expression of some genes. (713 aa)
YFH1Frataxin homolog intermediate form; Mitochondrial matrix iron chaperone; oxidizes and stores iron; interacts with Isu1p to promote Fe-S cluster assembly; mutation results in multiple Fe/S-dependent enzyme deficiencies; human frataxin homolog FXN is mutated in Friedrich's ataxia; human FTL gene can complement yeast yfh1 null mutant. (174 aa)
ENA1P-type ATPase sodium pump; involved in Na+ and Li+ efflux to allow salt tolerance. (1091 aa)
HEM13Oxygen-dependent coproporphyrinogen-III oxidase; Coproporphyrinogen III oxidase; oxygen-requiring enzyme that catalyzes sixth step in heme biosynthetic pathway; transcription is repressed by oxygen and heme (via Rox1p and Hap1p); human homolog CPOX can complement yeast mutant and allow growth of haploid null after sporulation of a heterozygous diploid; Belongs to the aerobic coproporphyrinogen-III oxidase family. (328 aa)
UPC2Sterol uptake control protein 2; Sterol regulatory element binding protein; induces sterol biosynthetic genes, upon sterol depletion; acts as a sterol sensor, binding ergosterol in sterol rich conditions; relocates from intracellular membranes to perinuclear foci upon sterol depletion; redundant activator of filamentation with ECM22, up-regulating the expression of filamentous growth genes; contains a Zn[2]-Cys[6] binuclear cluster; UPC2 has a paralog, ECM22, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (913 aa)
TIR1Cold shock-induced protein TIR1; Cell wall mannoprotein; expression is downregulated at acidic pH and induced by cold shock and anaerobiosis; abundance is increased in cells cultured without shaking; member of the Srp1p/Tip1p family of serine-alanine-rich proteins; Belongs to the SRP1/TIP1 family. (254 aa)
ERG28Ergosterol biosynthetic protein 28; Endoplasmic reticulum membrane protein; may facilitate protein-protein interactions between the Erg26p dehydrogenase and the Erg27p 3-ketoreductase and/or tether these enzymes to the ER, also interacts with Erg6p. (148 aa)
ERG26Sterol-4-alpha-carboxylate 3-dehydrogenase, decarboxylating; C-3 sterol dehydrogenase; catalyzes the second of three steps required to remove two C-4 methyl groups from an intermediate in ergosterol biosynthesis; human homolog NSDHL implicated in CK syndrome, and can complement yeast null mutant; molecular target of natural product and antifungal compound FR171456. (349 aa)
PMA1Plasma membrane P2-type H+-ATPase; pumps protons out of cell; major regulator of cytoplasmic pH and plasma membrane potential; long-lived protein asymmetrically distributed at plasma membrane between mother cells and buds; accumulates at high levels in mother cells during aging, buds emerge with very low levels of Pma1p, newborn cells have low levels of Pma1p; Hsp30p plays a role in Pma1p regulation; interactions with Std1p appear to propagate [GAR+]; Belongs to the cation transport ATPase (P-type) (TC 3.A.3) family. Type IIIA subfamily. (918 aa)
ERG4C-24(28) sterol reductase; catalyzes the final step in ergosterol biosynthesis; mutants are viable, but lack ergosterol; Belongs to the ERG4/ERG24 family. (473 aa)
ERG25Methylsterol monooxygenase; C-4 methyl sterol oxidase; catalyzes the first of three steps required to remove two C-4 methyl groups from an intermediate in ergosterol biosynthesis; mutants accumulate the sterol intermediate 4,4-dimethylzymosterol; human MSMO1 functionally complements the growth defect caused by repression of ERG25 expression. (309 aa)
ATF2Alcohol O-acetyltransferase 2; Alcohol acetyltransferase; may play a role in steroid detoxification; forms volatile esters during fermentation, which is important for brewing and winemaking. (535 aa)
SAY1Steryl acetyl hydrolase 1; Sterol deacetylase; component of the sterol acetylation/deacetylation cycle along with Atf2p; active both in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and in lipid droplets; integral membrane protein with active site in the ER lumen; green fluorescent protein (GFP)-fusion protein localizes to the ER; Belongs to the 'GDXG' lipolytic enzyme family. (424 aa)
OSH7Oxysterol-binding protein; part of family with seven members in S. cerevisiae; family members have overlapping, redundant functions in sterol metabolism and collectively perform a function essential for viability; OSH7 has a paralog, OSH6, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (437 aa)
NCP1NADP-cytochrome P450 reductase; involved in ergosterol biosynthesis; associated and coordinately regulated with Erg11p; In the N-terminal section; belongs to the flavodoxin family. (691 aa)
ERG7Lanosterol synthase; an essential enzyme that catalyzes the cyclization of squalene 2,3-epoxide, a step in ergosterol biosynthesis; human LSS functionally complements the lethality of the erg7 null mutation; Belongs to the terpene cyclase/mutase family. (731 aa)
ERG9Squalene synthase; Farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyl transferase (squalene synthase); joins two farnesyl pyrophosphate moieties to form squalene in the sterol biosynthesis pathway. (444 aa)
PDR11ATP-dependent permease PDR11; ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter; multidrug transporter involved in multiple drug resistance; mediates sterol uptake when sterol biosynthesis is compromised; regulated by Pdr1p; required for anaerobic growth; PDR11 has a paralog, AUS1, that arose from the whole genome duplication; Belongs to the ABC transporter superfamily. ABCG family. PDR (TC 3.A.1.205) subfamily. (1411 aa)
SSM4ERAD-associated E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase DOA10; Membrane-embedded ubiquitin-protein ligase; ER and inner nuclear membrane localized RING-CH domain E3 ligase involved in ER-associated protein degradation (ERAD); targets misfolded cytosolic/nucleoplasmic domains of soluble and membrane embedded proteins (ERAD-C) and a transmembrane domain containing substrate (ERAD-M), Sbh2p; C-terminal element (CTE), conserved in human ortholog MARCH10/TEB4, determines substrate selectivity. (1319 aa)
MGA2ER membrane protein involved in regulation of OLE1 transcription; inactive ER form dimerizes and one subunit is then activated by ubiquitin/proteasome-dependent processing followed by nuclear targeting; MGA2 has a paralog, SPT23, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (1113 aa)
PRY1Sterol binding protein involved in the export of acetylated sterols; secreted glycoprotein and member of the CAP protein superfamily (cysteine-rich secretory proteins (CRISP), antigen 5, and pathogenesis related 1 proteins); sterol export function is redundant with that of PRY2; may be involved in detoxification of hydrophobic compounds; PRY1 has a paralog, PRY2, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (299 aa)
SET4Protein of unknown function, contains a SET domain; SET4 has a paralog, SET3, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (560 aa)
ANB1Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A-2; Translation elongation factor eIF-5A; previously thought to function in translation initiation; undergoes an essential hypusination modification; expressed under anaerobic conditions; ANB1 has a paralog, HYP2, that arose from the whole genome duplication; human EIF5A complements the inviability of the yeast hyp2 anb1 double null mutant. (157 aa)
DAN1Cell wall mannoprotein; has similarity to Tir1p, Tir2p, Tir3p, and Tir4p; expressed under anaerobic conditions, completely repressed during aerobic growth. (298 aa)
DAN4Cell wall mannoprotein; has similarity to Tir1p, Tir2p, Tir3p, and Tir4p; expressed under anaerobic conditions, completely repressed during aerobic growth; Belongs to the SRP1/TIP1 family. (1161 aa)
CWP1Cell wall mannoprotein that localizes to birth scars of daughter cells; linked to a beta-1,3- and beta-1,6-glucan heteropolymer through a phosphodiester bond; required for propionic acid resistance; Belongs to the SRP1/TIP1 family. (239 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)
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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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