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IRR1 | Subunit of the cohesin complex; which is required for sister chromatid cohesion during mitosis and meiosis and interacts with centromeres and chromosome arms; relocalizes to the cytosol in response to hypoxia; essential for viability; Belongs to the SCC3 family. (1150 aa) | ||||
MCM22 | Inner kinetochore subunit MCM22; Outer kinetochore protein and component of the Ctf3 subcomplex; binds to centromeric DNA in a Ctf19p-dependent manner; involved in chromosome segregation and minichromosome maintenance; orthologous to human centromere constitutive-associated network (CCAN) subunit CENP-K and fission yeast sim4. (239 aa) | ||||
SPC42 | Central plaque component of spindle pole body (SPB); involved in SPB duplication, may facilitate attachment of the SPB to the nuclear membrane; Belongs to the SPC42 family. (363 aa) | ||||
CSE4 | Histone H3-like centromere protein; associated with promoters, accessible chromatin, RNAPII-bound regions; phosphorylated Cse4p associates with centromeres; required for proper kinetochore function; levels regulated by E3 ubiquitin ligase Psh1p; phosphorylation may destabilize defective kinetochores to promote bi-orientation; ubiquitination of N-terminus regulates proteolysis for faithful chromosome segregation; yeast CSE4 can complement mutations in human homolog CENPA. (229 aa) | ||||
ASK1 | Essential subunit of the Dam1 complex (aka DASH complex); couples kinetochores to the force produced by MT depolymerization thereby aiding in chromosome segregation; phosphorylated during the cell cycle by cyclin-dependent kinases; sumoylated in an Mms21p-dependent manner; protein abundance increases in response to DNA replication stress. (292 aa) | ||||
HSK3 | Essential subunit of the Dam1 complex (aka DASH complex); complex couples kinetochores to the force produced by MT depolymerization thereby aiding in chromosome segregation; is transferred to the kinetochore prior to mitosis. (69 aa) | ||||
SPC34 | Essential subunit of the Dam1 complex (aka DASH complex); complex couples kinetochores to the force produced by MT depolymerization thereby aiding in chromosome segregation; also localized to nuclear side of spindle pole body. (295 aa) | ||||
DAD2 | Essential subunit of the Dam1 complex (aka DASH complex); complex couples kinetochores to the force produced by MT depolymerization thereby aiding in chromosome segregation; is transferred to the kinetochore prior to mitosis. (133 aa) | ||||
UBR2 | Cytoplasmic ubiquitin-protein ligase (E3); component of the Mub1p-Ubr2p-Rad6p ubiquitin ligase complex required for the ubiquitination and degradation of Rpn4p; mediates formation of the ternary complex. (1872 aa) | ||||
STU2 | Protein STU2; Microtubule-associated protein (MAP) of the XMAP215/Dis1 family; regulates microtubule dynamics during spindle orientation and metaphase chromosome alignment; interacts with spindle pole body component Spc72p; Belongs to the TOG/XMAP215 family. (888 aa) | ||||
TUB4 | Gamma-tubulin; involved in nucleating microtubules from both the cytoplasmic and nuclear faces of the spindle pole body; protein abundance increases in response to DNA replication stress. (473 aa) | ||||
RED1 | Protein component of the synaptonemal complex axial elements; involved in chromosome segregation during the first meiotic division; critical for coupling checkpoint signaling to SC formation; promotes interhomolog recombination by phosphorylating Hop1p; also interacts with Mec3p and Ddc1p. (827 aa) | ||||
NKP2 | Central kinetochore protein and subunit of the Ctf19 complex; mutants have elevated rates of chromosome loss; orthologous to fission yeast kinetochore protein cnl2. (153 aa) | ||||
CTF3 | Inner kinetochore subunit CTF3; Outer kinetochore protein that forms a complex with Mcm16p and Mcm22p; may bind the kinetochore to spindle microtubules; required for the spindle assembly checkpoint; orthologous to human centromere constitutive-associated network (CCAN) subunit CENP-I and fission yeast mis6; Belongs to the CENP-I/CTF3 family. (733 aa) | ||||
RPS1A | Ribosomal protein 10 (rp10) of the small (40S) subunit; homologous to mammalian ribosomal protein S3A, no bacterial homolog; RPS1A has a paralog, RPS1B, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (255 aa) | ||||
RPS1B | Ribosomal protein 10 (rp10) of the small (40S) subunit; homologous to mammalian ribosomal protein S3A, no bacterial homolog; RPS1B has a paralog, RPS1A, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (255 aa) | ||||
CAC2 | Subunit of chromatin assembly factor I (CAF-1), with Rlf2p and Msi1p; chromatin assembly by CAF-1 is important for multiple processes including silencing at telomeres, mating type loci, and rDNA; maintenance of kinetochore structure, deactivation of the DNA damage checkpoint after DNA repair, chromatin dynamics during transcription; and repression of divergent transcription; relocalizes to the cytosol in response to hypoxia. (468 aa) | ||||
TUB3 | Tubulin alpha-3 chain; Alpha-tubulin; associates with beta-tubulin (Tub2p) to form tubulin dimer, which polymerizes to form microtubules; expressed at lower level than Tub1p; TUB3 has a paralog, TUB1, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (445 aa) | ||||
PDS5 | Cohesion maintenance factor; involved in sister chromatid condensation and cohesion; colocalizes with cohesin on chromosomes; performs its cohesin maintenance function in pre-anaphase cells by protecting the integrity of the cohesion complex; also required during meiosis; relocalizes to the cytosol in response to hypoxia. (1277 aa) | ||||
CTF13 | Subunit of the CBF3 complex; CBF3 binds to the CDE III element of centromeres, bending the DNA upon binding, and may be involved in sister chromatid cohesion during mitosis. (478 aa) | ||||
MUB1 | MYND-type zinc finger protein MUB1; MYND domain-containing protein; component of the Mub1p-Ubr2p-Rad6p ubiquitin ligase complex, required for ubiquitination and degradation of Rpn4p; interacts with Ubr2p (E3) and indirectly with Rad6p (E2); short-lived protein degraded in a Ubr2p/Rad6p dependent manner; proposed to function as both a partner and substrate of the Ubr2p/Rad6p ubiquitin ligase; similar to the A. nidulans samB gene. (620 aa) | ||||
SPC24 | Kinetochore protein SPC24; Component of the kinetochore-associated Ndc80 complex; involved in chromosome segregation, spindle checkpoint activity, and kinetochore clustering; evolutionarily conserved; other members include Ndc80p, Nuf2p, Spc24p, and Spc25p. (213 aa) | ||||
MLH1 | Protein required for mismatch repair in mitosis and meiosis; also required for crossing over during meiosis; forms a complex with Pms1p and Msh2p-Msh3p during mismatch repair; human homolog is associated with hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer; Belongs to the DNA mismatch repair MutL/HexB family. (769 aa) | ||||
SPC98 | Spindle pole body component SPC98; Component of the microtubule-nucleating Tub4p (gamma-tubulin) complex; interacts with Spc110p at the spindle pole body (SPB) inner plaque and with Spc72p at the SPB outer plaque. (846 aa) | ||||
IGO1 | mRNA stability protein IGO1; Protein required for initiation of G0 program; prevents degradation of nutrient-regulated mRNAs via the 5'-3' mRNA decay pathway; phosphorylated by Rim15p; GFP protein localizes to the cytoplasm and nucleus; IGO1 has a paralog, IGO2, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (168 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) | ||||
NUF2 | Kinetochore protein NUF2; Component of the kinetochore-associated Ndc80 complex; involved in chromosome segregation, spindle checkpoint activity, and kinetochore clustering; evolutionarily conserved; other members include Ndc80p, Nuf2p, Spc24p, and Spc25p. (451 aa) | ||||
SPO21 | Sporulation-specific protein 21; Component of the meiotic outer plaque of the spindle pole body; involved in modifying the meiotic outer plaque that is required prior to prospore membrane formation; SPO21 has a paralog, YSW1, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (609 aa) | ||||
ASE1 | Mitotic spindle midzone-localized microtubule bundling protein; microtubule-associated protein (MAP) family member; required for spindle elongation and stabilization; undergoes cell cycle-regulated degradation by anaphase promoting complex; potential Cdc28p substrate; relative distribution to microtubules decreases upon DNA replication stress; Belongs to the MAP65/ASE1 family. (885 aa) | ||||
SGO1 | Shugoshin; Component of the spindle checkpoint; involved in sensing lack of tension on mitotic chromosomes; protects centromeric Rec8p at meiosis I; required for accurate chromosomal segregation at meiosis II and for mitotic chromosome stability; recruits condensin to the pericentric region of chromosomes during meiosis; dissociates from pericentromeres when sister kinetochores are under tension; Belongs to the shugoshin family. (590 aa) | ||||
PNS1 | Protein of unknown function; has similarity to Torpedo californica tCTL1p, which is postulated to be a choline transporter, neither null mutation nor overexpression affects choline transport; Belongs to the CTL (choline transporter-like) family. (539 aa) | ||||
MPC54 | Component of the meiotic outer plaque; a membrane-organizing center which is assembled on the cytoplasmic face of the spindle pole body during meiosis II and triggers the formation of the prospore membrane; potential Cdc28p substrate. (464 aa) | ||||
CTF19 | Inner kinetochore subunit CTF19; Outer kinetochore protein, needed for accurate chromosome segregation; component of kinetochore sub-complex COMA (Ctf19p, Okp1p, Mcm21p, Ame1p) that functions as platform for kinetochore assembly; required for spindle assembly checkpoint; minimizes potentially deleterious centromere-proximal crossovers by preventing meiotic DNA break formation proximal to centromere; homolog of human centromere constitutive-associated network (CCAN) subunit CENP-P and fission yeast fta2. (369 aa) | ||||
MLH3 | Protein involved in DNA mismatch repair and meiotic recombination; involved in crossing-over during meiotic recombination; forms a complex with Mlh1p; mammalian homolog is implicated mammalian microsatellite instability; Belongs to the DNA mismatch repair MutL/HexB family. (715 aa) | ||||
NSL1 | Kinetochore-associated protein NSL1; Essential component of the MIND kinetochore complex; joins kinetochore subunits contacting DNA to those contacting microtubules; required for accurate chromosome segregation; complex consists of Mtw1p Including Nnf1p-Nsl1p-Dsn1p (MIND). (216 aa) | ||||
GAL4 | Regulatory protein GAL4; DNA-binding transcription factor required for activating GAL genes; responds to galactose; repressed by Gal80p and activated by Gal3p. (881 aa) | ||||
REC8 | Meiotic recombination protein REC8; Meiosis-specific component of the sister chromatid cohesion complex; alpha-kleisin family member that maintains cohesion between sister chromatids during meiosis I; maintains cohesion between centromeres of sister chromatids until meiosis II; independent of its role in sister chromatid cohesion, Rec8p promotes allelic collisions and prevents nonspecific chromosome interactions; homolog of S. pombe Rec8p. (680 aa) | ||||
RLF2 | Largest subunit (p90) of the Chromatin Assembly Complex (CAF-1); chromatin assembly by CAF-1 is important for multiple processes including silencing at telomeres, mating type loci, and rDNA; maintenance of kinetochore structure; deactivation of the DNA damage checkpoint after DNA repair; chromatin dynamics during transcription; and repression of divergent noncoding transcription. (606 aa) | ||||
MCM16 | Inner kinetochore subunit MCM16; Component of the Ctf19 complex and the COMA subcomplex; involved in kinetochore-microtubule mediated chromosome segregation; binds to centromere DNA; orthologous to human centromere constitutive-associated network (CCAN) subunit CENP-H and fission yeast fta3. (181 aa) | ||||
MRI1 | 5'-methylthioribose-1-phosphate isomerase; catalyzes the isomerization of 5-methylthioribose-1-phosphate to 5-methylthioribulose-1-phosphate in the methionine salvage pathway; Belongs to the eIF-2B alpha/beta/delta subunits family. MtnA subfamily. (411 aa) | ||||
MTW1 | Kinetochore-associated protein MTW1; Essential component of the MIND kinetochore complex; joins kinetochore subunits contacting DNA to those contacting microtubules; critical to kinetochore assembly; complex consists of Mtw1p Including Nnf1p-Nsl1p-Dsn1p (MIND). (289 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) | ||||
MCM2 | Protein involved in DNA replication; component of the Mcm2-7 hexameric helicase complex that binds chromatin as a part of the pre-replicative complex; relative distribution to the nucleus increases upon DNA replication stress. (868 aa) | ||||
STU1 | Protein STU1; Component of the mitotic spindle; binds to interpolar microtubules via its association with beta-tubulin (Tub2p); required for interpolar microtubules to provide an outward force on the spindle poles; Belongs to the CLASP family. (1513 aa) | ||||
IML3 | Inner kinetochore subunit IML3; Outer kinetochore protein and component of the Ctf19 complex; involved in the establishment of pericentromeric cohesion during mitosis; prevents non-disjunction of sister chromatids during meiosis II; forms a stable complex with Chl4p; required for localization of Sgo1p to pericentric sites during meiosis I; orthologous to human centromere constitutive-associated network (CCAN) subunit CENP-L and fission yeast fta1; Belongs to the CENP-L/IML3 family. (245 aa) | ||||
AME1 | Inner kinetochore subunit AME1; Essential kinetochore protein associated with microtubules and SPBs; component of the kinetochore sub-complex COMA (Ctf19p, Okp1p, Mcm21p, Ame1p); involved in spindle checkpoint maintenance; orthologous to human centromere constitutive-associated network (CCAN) subunit CENP-U and fission yeast Mis17; relative distribution to the nucleus increases upon DNA replication stress; Belongs to the CENP-U/AME1 family. (324 aa) | ||||
DAD3 | Essential subunit of the Dam1 complex (aka DASH complex); complex couples kinetochores to the force produced by MT depolymerization thereby aiding in chromosome segregation; is transferred to the kinetochore prior to mitosis. (94 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) | ||||
BIK1 | Nuclear fusion protein BIK1; Microtubule-associated protein; component of the interface between microtubules and kinetochore, involved in sister chromatid separation; essential in polyploid cells but not in haploid or diploid cells; ortholog of mammalian CLIP-170. (440 aa) | ||||
PGK1 | 3-phosphoglycerate kinase; catalyzes transfer of high-energy phosphoryl groups from the acyl phosphate of 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate to ADP to produce ATP; key enzyme in glycolysis and gluconeogenesis. (416 aa) | ||||
MSH5 | Protein of the MutS family; forms a dimer with Msh4p that facilitates crossovers between homologs during meiosis; msh5-Y823H mutation confers tolerance to DNA alkylating agents; homologs present in C. elegans and humans. (901 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) | ||||
ADY3 | Accumulates dyads protein 3; Protein required for spore wall formation; subunit of the leading edge protein (LEP) complex (Ssp1-Ady3-Don1-Irc10) that forms a ring-like structure at the leading edge of the prospore membrane during meiosis II; mediates assembly of the LEP complex, formation of the ring-like structure via interaction with spindle pole body components and prospore membrane maturation; potentially phosphorylated by Cdc28p; ADY3 has a paralog, CNM67, that arose from the whole. (790 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) | ||||
RAD61 | Protein RAD61; Subunit of a complex that inhibits sister chromatid cohesion; also negatively regulates chromosome condensation; inhibited by Eco1p-acetylated cohesin subunits Smc3p and Mcd1p; binds Smc3p ATPase head of cohesin; related to the human Wapl protein that controls the association of cohesin with chromatin. (647 aa) | ||||
DAD1 | Essential subunit of the Dam1 complex (aka DASH complex); complex couples kinetochores to the force produced by MT depolymerization thereby aiding in chromosome segregation; is transferred to the kinetochore prior to mitosis. (94 aa) | ||||
PDS1 | Securin; inhibits anaphase by binding separin Esp1p; blocks cyclin destruction and mitotic exit, essential for meiotic progression and mitotic cell cycle arrest; localization is cell-cycle dependent and regulated by Cdc28p phosphorylation. (373 aa) | ||||
FIN1 | Filament protein FIN1; Spindle pole body-related intermediate filament protein; forms cell cycle-specific filaments between spindle pole bodies in dividing cells; localizes to poles and microtubules of spindle during anaphase and contributes to spindle stability; involved in Glc7p localization and regulation; relative distribution to the nucleus increases upon DNA replication stress. (291 aa) | ||||
SPC19 | Essential subunit of the Dam1 complex (aka DASH complex); complex couples kinetochores to the force produced by MT depolymerization thereby aiding in chromosome segregation; also localized to nuclear side of spindle pole body. (165 aa) | ||||
HTB1 | Histone H2B; core histone protein required for chromatin assembly and chromosome function; nearly identical to HTB2; Rad6p-Bre1p-Lge1p mediated ubiquitination regulates reassembly after DNA replication, transcriptional activation, meiotic DSB formation and H3 methylation. (131 aa) | ||||
CHL4 | Inner kinetochore subunit CHL4; Outer kinetochore protein required for chromosome stability; involved in new kinetochore assembly and sister chromatid cohesion; forms a stable complex with Iml3p; peripheral component of the Ctf19 kinetochore complex that interacts with Ctf19p, Ctf3p, and Mif2p; required for the spindle assembly checkpoint; orthologous to human centromere constitutive-associated network (CCAN) subunit CENP-N and fission yeast mis15; Belongs to the CENP-N/CHL4 family. (458 aa) | ||||
DON1 | Donuts protein 1; Meiosis-specific component of the spindle pole body; subunit of the leading edge protein (LEP) complex (Ssp1-Ady3-Don1-Irc10) that forms a ring-like structure at the leading edge of the prospore membrane (PSM) during meiosis II; required for PSM growth and closure; DON1 has a paralog, CUE5, that arose from the whole genome. (365 aa) | ||||
MCM21 | Inner kinetochore subunit MCM21; Component of the kinetochore sub-complex COMA; COMA (Ctf19p, Okp1p, Mcm21p, Ame1p) bridges kinetochore subunits in contact with centromeric DNA with subunits bound to microtubules during kinetochore assembly; involved in minichromosome maintenance; modified by sumoylation; orthologous to human centromere constitutive-associated network (CCAN) subunit CENP-O and fission yeast mal2; Belongs to the CENP-O/MCM21 family. (368 aa) | ||||
DAD4 | Essential subunit of the Dam1 complex (aka DASH complex); complex couples kinetochores to the force produced by MT depolymerization thereby aiding in chromosome segregation; is transferred to the kinetochore prior to mitosis. (72 aa) | ||||
SKP1 | Evolutionarily conserved kinetochore protein; part of multiple protein complexes, including the SCF ubiquitin ligase complex, the CBF3 complex that binds centromeric DNA, and the RAVE complex that regulates assembly of the V-ATPase; protein abundance increases in response to DNA replication stress. (194 aa) | ||||
SPC110 | Inner plaque spindle pole body (SPB) component; ortholog of human kendrin; gamma-tubulin small complex (gamma-TuSC) receptor that interacts with Spc98p to recruit the complex to the nuclear side of the SPB, connecting nuclear microtubules to the SPB; promotes gamma-TuSC assembly and oligomerization to initiate microtubule nucleation; interacts with Tub4p-complex and calmodulin; phosphorylated by Mps1p in cell cycle-dependent manner. (944 aa) | ||||
WIP1 | Inner kinetochore subunit WIP1; Kinetochore localized protein of unknown function; interacts with Cnn1p (CENP-T); orthologous to human centromere constitutive-associated network (CCAN) subunit CENP-W and fission yeast new1. (89 aa) | ||||
NKP1 | Central kinetochore protein and subunit of the Ctf19 complex; mutants have elevated rates of chromosome loss; orthologous to fission yeast kinetochore protein fta4; Belongs to the NKP1 family. (238 aa) | ||||
KRE28 | Spindle pole body component KRE28; Subunit of a kinetochore-microtubule binding complex; complex bridges centromeric heterochromatin and kinetochore MAPs and motors; required for sister chromatid bi-orientation and kinetochore binding of SAC components; complex also includes Spc105p; modified by sumoylation. (385 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) | ||||
SPC25 | Kinetochore protein SPC25; Component of the kinetochore-associated Ndc80 complex; involved in chromosome segregation, spindle checkpoint activity, and kinetochore clustering; evolutionarily conserved; other members include Ndc80p, Nuf2p, Spc24p, and Spc25p. (221 aa) | ||||
MAM1 | Monopolin complex subunit MAM1; Monopolin; meiosis-specific kinetochore-associated protein involved in monopolar attachment of sister kinetochores to the meiotic spindle; subunit of monopolin, a complex that prevents biorientation of sister kinetochores to ensure homolog biorientation during meiosis I; regulates the conformation, enzyme kinetics and substrate specificity of the Dsn1p kinase, Hrr1p; expressed only during the first meiotic division. (302 aa) | ||||
GLC7 | Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase PP1-2; Type 1 S/T protein phosphatase (PP1) catalytic subunit; involved in glycogen metabolism, sporulation and mitotic progression; interacts with multiple regulatory subunits; regulates actomyosin ring formation; subunit of CPF; recruited to mating projections by Afr1p interaction; regulates nucleocytoplasmic shuttling of Hxk2p; import into the nucleus is inhibited during spindle assembly checkpoint arrest; involved in dephosphorylating Rps6a/b and Bnr1p. (312 aa) | ||||
MSH4 | MutS protein homolog 4; Protein involved in meiotic recombination; required for normal levels of crossing over, colocalizes with Zip2p to discrete foci on meiotic chromosomes, has homology to bacterial MutS protein; Belongs to the DNA mismatch repair MutS family. (878 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) | ||||
CNN1 | Inner kinetochore subunit CNN1; Kinetochore protein; associated with the essential kinetochore proteins Nnf1p and Spc24p; phosphorylated by Clb5-Cdk1, Mps1p, Ipl1p and to a lesser extent by Clb2-Cdk1; localizes to the lower region of the Ndc80 complex during anaphase and regulates KMN activity by inhibiting the Mtw1 and Spc105 complexes from binding to the Ndc80 complex; similar to metazoan CENP-T; Belongs to the CENP-T/CNN1 family. (361 aa) | ||||
DUO1 | Essential subunit of the Dam1 complex (aka DASH complex); cooperates with Dam1p to connect the DASH complex with microtubules (MT); couples kinetochores to the force produced by MT depolymerization thereby aiding in chromosome segregation; is transferred to the kinetochore prior to mitosis. (247 aa) | ||||
MPS2 | Monopolar spindle protein 2; Essential membrane protein localized at nuclear envelope and SPBs; required for insertion of the newly duplicated spindle pole body into the nuclear envelope; potentially phosphorylated by Cdc28p; MPS2 has a paralog, CSM4, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (387 aa) | ||||
SPC105 | Spindle pole body component SPC105; Subunit of a kinetochore-microtubule binding complex; complex bridges centromeric heterochromatin and kinetochore MAPs and motors; required for sister chromatid bi-orientation and kinetochore binding of SAC components; complex also includes Kre28p; modified by sumoylation. (917 aa) | ||||
CDC20 | Activator of anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C); APC/C is required for metaphase/anaphase transition; directs ubiquitination of mitotic cyclins, Pds1p, and other anaphase inhibitors; cell-cycle regulated; potential Cdc28p substrate; relative distribution to the nucleus increases upon DNA replication stress; Belongs to the WD repeat CDC20/Fizzy family. (610 aa) | ||||
IME4 | N6-adenosine-methyltransferase IME4; mRNA N6-adenosine methyltransferase required for entry into meiosis; mediates N6-adenosine methylation of bulk mRNA during the induction of sporulation which includes the meiotic regulators IME1, IME2 and IME4 itself; repressed in haploids via production of antisense IME4 transcripts; transcribed in diploid cells where antisense transcription is repressed; orthologous to human METTL3 (MT-A70); Belongs to the MT-A70-like family. (600 aa) | ||||
ZIP2 | Meiosis-specific protein; involved in normal synaptonemal complex formation and pairing between homologous chromosomes during meiosis; relocalizes from mitochondrion to cytoplasm upon DNA replication stress; Belongs to the ZIP2 family. (704 aa) | ||||
CBF2 | Essential kinetochore protein; component of the CBF3 multisubunit complex that binds to the CDEIII region of the centromere; Cbf2p also binds to the CDEII region possibly forming a different multimeric complex, ubiquitinated in vivo; sumoylated in an Mms21p-dependent manner; relative distribution to the spindle pole body decreases upon DNA replication stress. (956 aa) | ||||
OKP1 | Inner kinetochore subunit OKP1; Outer kinetochore protein required for accurate chromosome segregation; component of COMA (Ctf19p, Okp1p, Mcm21p, Ame1p) a kinetochore sub-complex which functions as a platform for kinetochore assembly; orthologous to human centromere constitutive-associated network (CCAN) subunit CENP-Q and fission yeast fta7. (406 aa) | ||||
NDT80 | Meiosis-specific transcription factor; required for exit from pachytene and for full meiotic recombination; activates middle sporulation genes; competes with Sum1p for binding to promoters containing middle sporulation elements (MSE). (627 aa) | ||||
IGO2 | mRNA stability protein IGO2; Protein required for initiation of G0 program; prevents degradation of nutrient-regulated mRNAs via the 5'-3' mRNA decay pathway; phosphorylated by Rim15p; GFP protein localizes to the cytoplasm and nucleus; IGO2 has a paralog, IGO1, that arose from the whole genome duplication; Belongs to the endosulfine family. (131 aa) | ||||
SPO16 | Sporulation-specific protein 16; Meiosis-specific protein involved in synaptonemal complex assembly; implicated in regulation of crossover formation; required for sporulation. (198 aa) | ||||
SPC97 | Spindle pole body component SPC97; Component of the microtubule-nucleating Tub4p (gamma-tubulin) complex; interacts with Spc110p at the spindle pole body (SPB) inner plaque and with Spc72p at the SPB outer plaque. (823 aa) | ||||
HOP1 | Meiosis-specific protein required for chromosome synapsis; displays Red1p dependent localization to the unsynapsed axial-lateral elements of the synaptonemal complex; required for chiasma formation; in vitro, displays the ability to promote intra- and intermolecular synapsis between double-stranded DNA molecules and to fold DNA into rigid protein-DNA filaments. (605 aa) | ||||
SPO22 | Sporulation-specific protein 22; Meiosis-specific protein essential for chromosome synapsis; involved in completion of nuclear divisions during meiosis; induced early in meiosis. (975 aa) | ||||
HIS5 | Histidinol-phosphate aminotransferase; catalyzes the seventh step in histidine biosynthesis; responsive to general control of amino acid biosynthesis; mutations cause histidine auxotrophy and sensitivity to Cu, Co, and Ni salts. (385 aa) | ||||
NDC80 | Component of the kinetochore-associated Ndc80 complex; conserved coiled-coil protein involved in chromosome segregation, spindle checkpoint activity, and kinetochore assembly and clustering; evolutionarily conserved; complex members include Ndc80p, Nuf2p, Scp24p, and Spc25p; modified by sumoylation. (691 aa) | ||||
DSN1 | Kinetochore-associated protein DSN1; Essential component of the MIND kinetochore complex; joins kinetochore subunits contacting DNA to those contacting microtubules; Dsn1p phosphorylation promotes interaction between outer and inner kinetochore proteins; kinetochore receptor for monopolin, via interaction with subunit Csm1p; essential for meiotic but not mitotic chromosome segregation; MIND complex consists of Mtw1p, Nnf1p, Nsl1p and Dsn1p; modified by sumoylation; phosphorylated by monopolin subunit Hrr25p. (576 aa) | ||||
SMC3 | Structural maintenance of chromosomes protein 3; Subunit of the multiprotein cohesin complex; required for sister chromatid cohesion in mitotic cells; also required, with Rec8p, for cohesion and recombination during meiosis; phylogenetically conserved SMC chromosomal ATPase family member. (1230 aa) | ||||
IME1 | Meiosis-inducing protein 1; Master regulator of meiosis that is active only during meiotic events; activates transcription of early meiotic genes through interaction with Ume6p; degraded by the 26S proteasome following phosphorylation by Ime2p; transcription is negatively regulated in cis by the IRT1 long noncoding antisense RNA. (360 aa) | ||||
NNF1 | Kinetochore-associated protein NNF1; Essential component of the MIND kinetochore complex; joins kinetochore subunits contacting DNA to those contacting microtubules; required for accurate chromosome segregation; complex consists of Mtw1p Including Nnf1p-Nsl1p-Dsn1p (MIND). (201 aa) |