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PSH1 | RING finger protein PSH1; E3 ubiquitin ligase targeting centromere-binding protein Cse4p; mediates polyubiquitination and degradation of histone H3 variant Cse4p, preventing its mislocalization to euchromatin independent of Slx5p; ubiquitination of Cse4p may be antagonized by Scm3p. (406 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) | ||||
HHT1 | Histone H3; core histone protein required for chromatin assembly, part of heterochromatin-mediated telomeric and HM silencing; one of two identical histone H3 proteins (see HHT2); regulated by acetylation, methylation, and phosphorylation; H3K14 acetylation plays an important role in the unfolding of strongly positioned nucleosomes during repair of UV damage. (136 aa) | ||||
CMD1 | Calmodulin; Ca2+ binding protein that regulates Ca2+ independent processes (mitosis, bud growth, actin organization, endocytosis, etc.) and Ca2+ dependent processes (stress-activated pathways), targets include Nuf1p, Myo2p and calcineurin; binds to the Hog1p MAPK in response to hyperosmotic stress; potentiates membrane tubulation and constriction mediated by the Rvs161p-Rvs167p complex; human CALM1 or CALM2 functionally complement repression induced inviability. (147 aa) | ||||
CKS1 | Cyclin-dependent protein kinase regulatory subunit and adaptor; interacts with Cdc28p (aka Cdk1p); required for G1/S and G2/M phase transitions and budding; mediates phosphorylation and degradation of Sic1p; modulates proteolysis of M-phase targets through interactions with the proteasome; role in transcriptional regulation, recruiting proteasomal subunits to target gene promoters; human homologs CKS1B and CKS2 can each complement yeast cks1 null mutant. (150 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) | ||||
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) | ||||
MPS1 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase MPS1; Dual-specificity kinase; autophosphorylation required for function; required for spindle pole body (SPB) duplication and spindle checkpoint function; contributes to bi-orientation by promoting formation of force-generating kinetochore-microtubule attachments in meiosis I; substrates include SPB proteins Spc42p, Spc110p, and Spc98p, mitotic exit network protein Mob1p, kinetochore protein Cnn1p, and checkpoint protein Mad1p; substrate of APCC(Cdh1); similar to human Mps1p. (764 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) | ||||
CDC34 | Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme (E2); catalytic subunit of SCF ubiquitin-protein ligase complex (together with Skp1p, Rbx1p, Cdc53p, and an F-box protein) that regulates cell cycle progression by targeting key substrates for degradation; protein abundance increases in response to DNA replication stress; human CDC34 functionally complements the thermosensitivity of the cdc34-2 mutant. (295 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) | ||||
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) | ||||
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) | ||||
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) | ||||
CDC4 | Cell division control protein 4; F-box protein required for both the G1/S and G2/M phase transitions; modular substrate specificity factor which associates with core SCF (Cdc53p, Skp1p and Hrt1p/Rbx1p) to form the SCFCdc4 complex; SCFCdc4 acts as a ubiquitin-protein ligase directing ubiquitination of cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) phosphorylated substrates, such as: Sic1p, Far1p, Cdc6p, Clb6p, and Cln3p. (779 aa) | ||||
ECO1 | N-acetyltransferase ECO1; Acetyltransferase; required for establishment of sister chromatid cohesion; acetylates Mps3p to regulate nuclear organization; modifies Smc3p at replication forks and Mcd1p in response to dsDNA breaks; phosphorylated by three kinases (Cdc28p, Cdc7p, Mck1p) to generate pair of phosphates spaced precisely for recognition by ubiquitin ligase SCF-Cdc4; mutations in human homolog ESCO2 cause Roberts syndrome; relative distribution to nucleus increases upon DNA replication stress. (281 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) | ||||
MAD1 | Coiled-coil protein involved in spindle-assembly checkpoint; required for inhibition of karyopherin/importin Pse1p (aka Kap121p) upon spindle assembly checkpoint arrest; phosphorylated by Mps1p upon checkpoint activation which leads to inhibition of anaphase promoting complex activity; forms a complex with Mad2p; gene dosage imbalance between MAD1 and MAD2 leads to chromosome instability; Belongs to the MAD1 family. (749 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) | ||||
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) | ||||
GRR1 | F-box protein component of an SCF ubiquitin-ligase complex; modular substrate specificity factor which associates with core SCF (Cdc53p, Skp1p and Hrt1p/Rbx1p) to form the SCF(Grr1) complex; SCF(Grr1) acts as a ubiquitin-protein ligase directing ubiquitination of substrates such as: Gic2p, Mks1p, Mth1p, Cln1p, Cln2p and Cln3p; involved in carbon catabolite repression, glucose-dependent divalent cation transport, glucose transport, morphogenesis, and sulfite detoxification. (1151 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) | ||||
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) | ||||
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) | ||||
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) | ||||
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) | ||||
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) | ||||
HHT2 | Histone H3; core histone protein required for chromatin assembly, part of heterochromatin-mediated telomeric and HM silencing; one of two identical histone H3 proteins (see HHT1); regulated by acetylation, methylation, and phosphorylation; H3K14 acetylation plays an important role in the unfolding of strongly positioned nucleosomes during repair of UV damage. (136 aa) | ||||
HRT1 | RING-box protein HRT1; RING-H2 domain core subunit of multiple ubiquitin ligase complexes; subunit of Skp1-Cullin-F-box (SCF) that tethers the Cdc34p (E2) and Cdc53p (cullin) SCF subunits, and is required for degradation of Gic2p, Far1p, Sic1p and Cln2p; subunit of the Rtt101p-Mms1p-Mms22p ubiquitin ligase that stabilizes replication forks after DNA lesions; subunit of the Cul3p-Elc1p-Ela1p ubiquitin ligase involved in Rpb1p degradation as part of transcription-coupled repair; Belongs to the RING-box family. (121 aa) | ||||
THI80 | Thiamine pyrophosphokinase; phosphorylates thiamine to produce the coenzyme thiamine pyrophosphate (thiamine diphosphate). (319 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) | ||||
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) | ||||
CLB5 | S-phase entry cyclin-5; B-type cyclin involved in DNA replication during S phase; activates Cdc28p to promote initiation of DNA synthesis; functions in formation of mitotic spindles along with Clb3p and Clb4p; most abundant during late G1 phase; CLB5 has a paralog, CLB6, that arose from the whole genome duplication. (435 aa) |