Subunit of the Slx5-Slx8 SUMO-targeted Ub ligase (STUbL) complex; role in Ub-mediated degradation of histone variant Cse4p preventing mislocalization to euchromatin; role in proteolysis of spindle positioning protein Kar9p, and DNA repair proteins Rad52p and Rad57p; forms SUMO-dependent nuclear foci, including DNA repair centers; contains a RING domain and two SIM motifs; associates with the centromere; required for maintenance of genome integrity like human ortholog RNF4.

SUMO-conjugating enzyme involved in the Smt3p conjugation pathway; nuclear protein required for S- and M-phase cyclin degradation and mitotic control; involved in proteolysis mediated by the anaphase-promoting complex cyclosome (APCC).

Ubiquitin-activating enzyme E1-like; Subunit of heterodimeric nuclear SUMO activating enzyme E1 with Aos1p; activates Smt3p (SUMO) before its conjugation to proteins (sumoylation), which may play a role in protein targeting; essential for viability.

SUMO E3 ligase; promotes attachment of small ubiquitin-related modifier sumo (Smt3p) to primarily cytoplasmic proteins; regulates Rsp5p ubiquitin ligase activity and is in turn itself regulated by Rsp5p; required for sumoylation of septins and histone H3 variant Cse4p, a prerequisite for STUbL-mediated Ub-dependent degradation; localizes to the septin ring; acts as an adapter between E2, Ubc9p and substrates; tends to compensate for survival of DNA damage in absence of Nfi1p.

DNA-dependent metalloprotease WSS1; SUMO-ligase and SUMO-targeted metalloprotease; involved in DNA repair; removes DNA-protein crosslinks at stalled replication forks during replication of damaged DNA; clears chromatin-bound sumoylated proteins; localizes to single spot on nuclear periphery of mother cells but not daughters; exhibits vacuolar localization upon genotoxic stress; activated by DNA binding; member of minigluzincins protease family with mammalian DVC1/Spartan; Belongs to the peptidase M3 family. WSS1-like metalloprotease (WLM) subfamily.

Ubiquitin-like-specific protease 2; Peptidase that deconjugates Smt3/SUMO-1 peptides from proteins; plays a role in chromosome cohesion at centromeric regions and recovery from checkpoint arrest induced by DNA damage or DNA replication defects; potential Cdc28p substrate; human homolog PML implicated in promyelocytic leukemia can partially complement yeast null mutant; Belongs to the peptidase C48 family.

DNA helicase and DNA-dependent ATPase; involved in DNA repair and checkpoint recovery, needed for proper timing of commitment to meiotic recombination and transition from Meiosis I to II; blocks trinucleotide repeat expansion; affects genome stability; disassembles Rad51p nucleoprotein filaments during meiotic recombination; stimulates activity of the Mus81p-Mms4p endonuclease, independently of Srs2p catalytic activity; functional homolog of human RTEL1.

ATP-dependent helicase SGS1; RecQ family nucleolar DNA helicase; role in genome integrity maintenance, chromosome synapsis, meiotic joint molecule/crossover formation; stimulates activity of Top3p; rapidly lost in response to rapamycin in Rrd1p-dependent manner; forms nuclear foci upon DNA replication stress; yeast SGS1 complements mutations in human homolog BLM implicated in Bloom syndrome; also similar to human WRN implicated in Werner syndrome; human BLM and WRN can each complement yeast null mutant; Belongs to the helicase family. RecQ subfamily.

SUMO E3 ligase; catalyzes sumoylation of Yku70p/80p and Sir4p promoting telomere anchoring to the nuclear envelope and regulating telomerase activity; DNA-bound form catalyzes a DNA-damaged triggered sumoylation wave resulting in multisite modification of several DNA repair proteins, enhancing interactions between these proteins and accelerating repair; sumoylates Cse4p, a prerequisite for STUbL-mediated Ub-dependent degradation; role in telomere length maintenance; Belongs to the PIAS family.