Priority Unstudied Genes

Fission yeast genes are classed as "unknown" if there is no information about the broad cellular role (biological process) in which it participates (corresponding to any of the high level GO Slim classes). For these, we have been unable to identify a broad biological role based on experimental data in fission yeast or any other organism. Note that, as all genes in fission yeast have been curated, these genes are documented as "unknown" (they are not "unannotated").

In fission yeast the "unknown" inventory is around 836 entries, many of which are apparently species-specific. However, a large number (511) are conserved, and a significant number of these (214) have orthologs in vertebrates. These genes are listed below.

You can retrieve a current list of conserved unknown genes using the Advanced Search, with or without specifying whether the genes are conserved. See the relevant FAQ and the Advanced Search documentation for details.

IDsort iconNameDescriptionFeature_TypeChromosomestrandstartend
SPAC26F1.14caif1apoptosis-inducing factor homolog Aif1 (predicted) protein_codingI151461235148353
SPAC23H4.09cdb4curved DNA-binding protein Cdb4, peptidase family protein_codingI-115918731593194
SPAC4F10.22cmc4mitochondrial intermembrane space protein involved in respiratory growth Cmc4 protein_codingI148782414878453
SPAC3A11.10cdpe1dipeptidyl peptidase (predicted) protein_codingI134481253449855
SPAC19G12.17erh1enhancer of rudimentary homolog Erh1 protein_codingI-140662584066971
SPAC22A12.06cfsh2serine hydrolase-like protein_codingI-111637451165581
SPAC26F1.12chgh1conserved eukaryotic protein, human HGH1 ortholog protein_codingI151538235155228
SPAC23G3.12chtr12serine protease (predicted) protein_codingI-1889058892211
SPAC23C11.05ipp1inorganic pyrophosphatase Ipp1 (predicted) protein_codingI121403792141698
SPAC15A10.10mde6Muskelin homolog (predicted) protein_codingI136965493700027
SPAC3A12.03cmeu34ubiquitin-protein ligase E3 Meu34 (predicted) protein_codingI-114230291424169
SPAC25H1.04mug105ubiquitin-fold modifier-specific protease (predicted) protein_codingI125290852529901
SPAC3H1.03mug151mouse transcriptional regulator HCNGP-like (predicted) protein_codingI119350151935958
SPAC1834.09mug51variant protein kinase 19 family protein protein_codingI147165494717760
SPAC22F3.04mug62AMP binding enzyme (predicted) protein_codingI-1697960702755
SPAC3H5.13new4conserved eukaryotic protein, human C12orf45 ortholog, domain architectures indicate a possible role in translation protein_codingI134125273413053
SPAC17H9.04cnrp1RNA-binding protein protein_codingI-120093452011903
SPAC4H3.07crdl2mitochondrial thiosulfate sulfurtransferase Rdl2 (predicted) protein_codingI-138386603839443
SPAC688.13scn3TatD DNase family Scn1 protein_codingI131393953141117
SPAC12G12.15sif3mitochondrial conserved protein (predicted) protein_codingI-1316996319185
SPAC4G9.14sym1mitochondrial Mpv17/PMP22 family protein 2 (predicted) protein_codingI122802032281847
SPAC1F7.14ctam6mitochondrial conserved protein protein_codingI-142226484222893
SPAC30.03ctsn1translin protein_codingI-143943764395639
SPAC20H4.10ufd2ubiquitin-protein ligase E4 Ufd2 (predicted) protein_codingI121284332131713
SPAC105.02cSPAC105.02cankyrin repeat protein, human PPP1R16A ortholog protein_codingI-117440191745658
SPAC10F6.14cSPAC10F6.14cABC1 kinase family protein (predicted) protein_codingI-112322621234076
SPAC11E3.02cSPAC11E3.02cC2 domain protein protein_codingI-152817785285905
SPAC11E3.12SPAC11E3.12mitochondrial thioredoxin family protein protein_codingI153056965308686
SPAC12B10.01cSPAC12B10.01cHECT-type ubiquitin-protein ligase E3 (predicted) protein_codingI-145703054575656
SPAC12G12.11cSPAC12G12.11cDUF544 family protein protein_codingI1326440328122
SPAC15F9.01cSPAC15F9.01ccentral kinetochore associated family protein protein_codingI-123972482398350
SPAC16E8.13SPAC16E8.13ubiquitin-protein ligase E3 (predicted) protein_codingI135252273527875
SPAC1705.02SPAC1705.02human 4F5S homolog protein_codingI115688381569449
SPAC1782.12cSPAC1782.12cDUF423 protein protein_codingI-147734594775369
SPAC17A2.02cSPAC17A2.02cDUF887 family protein protein_codingI-135522903554138
SPAC17G8.08cSPAC17G8.08chuman TMEM165 homolog, implicated in calcium tranport protein_codingI-123552782356601
SPAC17H9.06cSPAC17H9.06cconserved eukaryotic protein, human CCDC82 ortholog protein_codingI-120140632016932
SPAC186.05cSPAC186.05chuman TMEM165 homolog, implicated in calcium transport protein_codingI-155400325541502
SPAC1952.17cSPAC1952.17cGTPase activating protein, unknown biological role (predicted) protein_codingI-149999935002396
SPAC19B12.01SPAC19B12.01TPR repeat protein, TTC27 family protein_codingI148754184878120
SPAC19B12.07cSPAC19B12.07chuman ZNF277 ortholog protein_codingI-148954584897099
SPAC19B12.11cSPAC19B12.11czinc finger protein, human ZNF593 ortholog protein_codingI-149034184904283
SPAC1B3.10cSPAC1B3.10cSEL1 repeat protein, unknown biological role protein_codingI-149460904948084
SPAC20G4.05cSPAC20G4.05cUPF0061 family mitochondrial protein (predicted) protein_codingI-148228694824867
SPAC227.17cSPAC227.17cconserved eukaryotic protein, human c22orf39 ortholog protein_codingI-1529167530275
SPAC22A12.14cSPAC22A12.14cBSD domain protein, unknown biological role protein_codingI-111809991182528
SPAC22E12.18SPAC22E12.18human CCNDBP1 ortholog protein_codingI150551725056344
SPAC23A1.07SPAC23A1.07ubiquitin-protein ligase E3 (predicted) protein_codingI140921104093122
SPAC23C4.06cSPAC23C4.06cmethyltransferase, human Fam119 ortholog (predicted) protein_codingI-110385151042027
SPAC23C4.09cSPAC23C4.09cDNA-binding TFAR19-related protein (predicted) protein_codingI-110419801044240
SPAC23G3.05cSPAC23G3.05cprotein kinase A regulatory subunit binding protein, regulator of G-protein signaling (RGS) domain (predicted) protein_codingI-1874160875763
SPAC25A8.03cSPAC25A8.03cDUF185 protein, mitochondrial protein_codingI-120961622098083
SPAC25B8.08SPAC25B8.08Ras-interacting protein (predicted) protein_codingI141682124170189
SPAC26A3.11SPAC26A3.11omega-amidase (predicted) protein_codingI133563753357902
SPAC27E2.03cSPAC27E2.03cObg-Like ATPase (predicted) protein_codingI-140057174007722
SPAC29B12.11cSPAC29B12.11chuman WW domain binding protein-2 ortholog protein_codingI-154358725437295
SPAC2C4.04cSPAC2C4.04cconserved eukaryotic protein, human C2orf76 ortholog, implicated in mitochondrial organisation protein_codingI-142655054266618
SPAC2F3.16SPAC2F3.16ubiquitin-protein ligase E3 (predicted) protein_codingI139570853959427
SPAC2F3.18cSPAC2F3.18cribonuclease kappa ortholog (predicted) protein_codingI-139420403942965
SPAC30D11.11SPAC30D11.11Haemolysin-III family protein (predicted) protein_codingI-110974491099554
SPAC30D11.14cSPAC30D11.14cKH domain RNA-binding protein (predicted) protein_codingI110923871094379
SPAC31G5.21SPAC31G5.21human FAM32A homolog, implicated in splicing protein_codingI130099883010684
SPAC328.04SPAC328.04AAA family ATPase, unknown biological role protein_codingI134815053484605
SPAC3A11.11cSPAC3A11.11coxidoreductase (predicted) protein_codingI134462623448081
SPAC3G6.03cSPAC3G6.03cMaf-like protein protein_codingI-153837055385561
SPAC3G6.05SPAC3G6.05mitochondrial Mpv17/PMP22 family protein 1 (predicted) protein_codingI153878845389677
SPAC3H5.08cSPAC3H5.08cWD repeat protein, human WDR44 family protein_codingI134258733429364
SPAC3H5.09cSPAC3H5.09cconserved mitochondrial protein (predicted) protein_codingI134165443425062
SPAC3H8.04SPAC3H8.04possible chromosome segregation protein (predicted) protein_codingI1592226593906
SPAC4H3.04cSPAC4H3.04cUPF0103 family protein_codingI-138308053832278
SPAC4H3.06SPAC4H3.06human C19orf60 homolog protein_codingI138373063839626
SPAC521.03SPAC521.03short chain dehydrogenase (predicted) protein_codingI1844948846142
SPAC56F8.02SPAC56F8.02AMP binding enzyme (predicted) protein_codingI111240581129104
SPAC56F8.07SPAC56F8.07conserved eukaryotic ER membrane protein implicated in cholesterol metabolism in human (predicted) protein_codingI111385661139117
SPAC57A7.09SPAC57A7.09E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase, human RNF family homolog protein_codingI-115246511526191
SPAC5H10.01SPAC5H10.01DUF1445 family mitochondrial protein (predicted) protein_codingI1146974148055
SPAC607.08cSPAC607.08cDUF726 family protein protein_codingI-120484212050160
SPAC652.01SPAC652.01BC10 family protein protein_codingI132814083283071
SPAC683.02cSPAC683.02czf-CCHC type zinc finger protein (predicted) protein_codingI-141974664198686
SPAC688.03cSPAC688.03chuman AMMECR1 homolog protein_codingI-131145083115380
SPAC688.16SPAC688.16human TMEM254 ortholog protein_codingI131438643144530
SPAC694.02SPAC694.02DEAD/DEAH box helicase protein_codingI142001484205612
SPAC694.04cSPAC694.04cmetal-dependent protein hydrolase family protein, human C12orf10 ortholog protein_codingI-142066934208253
SPAC6B12.04cSPAC6B12.04c2-aminoadipate transaminase (predicted) protein_codingI-124159522418241
SPAC6B12.07cSPAC6B12.07cubiquitin-protein ligase E3 (predicted) protein_codingI-124214462423898