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protein coding gene - chs1 (SPAC13G6.12c) - chitin synthase I

Gene summary

Standard name
chs1
Systematic ID
SPAC13G6.12c
Product
chitin synthase I
Organism
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (fission yeast)
Synonyms
SPAC24B11.01c
UniProt ID
P30597
ORFeome ID
38/38F11
Characterisation status
biological role published
Feature type
mRNA gene
Genomic location
chromosome I: 195940..199029 reverse strand

Annotation

Complementation

PBO:0024817 - functionally complements S. cerevisiae CHS1, CHS2, CHS3 triple mutant

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PBO:0091253 - is not functionally complemented by S. cerevisiae CHS2

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PBO:0091254 - is not functionally complemented by S. cerevisiae CHS3

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GO biological process

GO:0030476 - ascospore wall assembly

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GO:0006031 - chitin biosynthetic process

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GO molecular function

GO:0004100 - chitin synthase activity

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Multi-locus phenotype

FYPO:0005133 - decreased protein localization to ascospore wall

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FYPO:0001884 - resistance to Calcofluor White

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Protein sequence feature

SO:0001812 - transmembrane_helix

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Qualitative gene expression

PomGeneEx:0000018 - protein level increased

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PomGeneEx:0000011 - RNA level increased

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PomGeneEx:0000014 - RNA present

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Quantitative gene expression

PBO:0011963 - RNA level

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Single locus phenotype

FYPO:0003066 - abnormal sporulation resulting in formation of ascus with fewer than four spores

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FYPO:0006492 - abolished chitin synthase activity

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FYPO:0000584 - decreased sporulation frequency

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FYPO:0009094 - increased cell population growth on lysine and proline nitrogen source

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FYPO:0006493 - increased chitin synthase activity

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FYPO:0004925 - irregular ascospore wall

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FYPO:0003797 - normal conjugation frequency

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FYPO:0002161 - normal growth on Calcofluor White

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FYPO:0004892 - normal growth on echinocandin

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FYPO:0001075 - normal growth on papulacandin B

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FYPO:0000478 - normal meiosis

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FYPO:0001420 - normal vegetative cell population growth rate

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FYPO:0009032 - resistance to bortezomib

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FYPO:0000764 - resistance to cycloheximide

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FYPO:0009038 - resistance to egtazic acid

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FYPO:0009043 - resistance to potassium chloride and sodium dodecyl sulfate

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FYPO:0001034 - resistance to tunicamycin

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FYPO:0000830 - resistance to vanadate

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FYPO:0001719 - sensitive to lithium

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FYPO:0005132 - spores sensitive to cell wall-degrading enzymes

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FYPO:0002060 - viable vegetative cell population

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FYPO:0002177 - viable vegetative cell with normal cell morphology

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Taxonomic conservation

PBO:0011065 - conserved in eukaryotes

PBO:0011064 - conserved in fungi

PBO:0011063 - conserved in fungi only

PBO:0006222 - predominantly single copy (one to one)

Protein features

IDNameInterPro nameDB name
PF01644Chitin_synth_1PFAM
PF08407Chitin_synth_1NChitin_synth_NPFAM
cd04190Chitin_synth_CCDD
SSF53448Nucleotide-diphospho-sugar transferasesNucleotide-diphossugar_transSUPERFAMILY
PTHR22914CHITIN SYNTHASEChitin_synthPANTHER
mobidb-lite-Disorderdisorder_predictionMOBIDB-Disorder

Orthologs

References / Literature

PMID:29084823 - Phosphorylation of the RNA-binding protein Zfs1 modulates sexual differentiation in fission yeast.
Navarro FJ et al. J Cell Sci 2017 Dec 15;130(24):4144-4154
PMID:10632879 - Proper ascospore maturation requires the chs1+ chitin synthase gene in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Arellano M et al. Mol Microbiol 2000 Jan;35(1):79-89
PMID:11069657 - bgs2+, a sporulation-specific glucan synthase homologue is required for proper ascospore wall maturation in fission yeast.
Martín V et al. Mol Microbiol 2000 Oct;38(2):308-21
PMID:17881729 - Atf1 is a target of the mitogen-activated protein kinase Pmk1 and regulates cell integrity in fission yeast.
Takada H et al. Mol Biol Cell 2007 Dec;18(12):4794-802
PMID:37787768 - Broad functional profiling of fission yeast proteins using phenomics and machine learning.
Rodríguez-López M et al. Elife 2023 Oct 03;12
PMID:12161753 - The transcriptional program of meiosis and sporulation in fission yeast.
Mata J et al. Nat Genet 2002 Sep;32(1):143-7
PMID:27984744 - Survival in Quiescence Requires the Euchromatic Deployment of Clr4/SUV39H by Argonaute-Associated Small RNAs.
Joh RI et al. Mol Cell 2016 Dec 15;64(6):1088-1101
PMID:23101633 - Quantitative analysis of fission yeast transcriptomes and proteomes in proliferating and quiescent cells.
Marguerat S et al. Cell 2012 Oct 26;151(3):671-83
PMID:15277753 - Genetic analysis of chs1+ and chs2+ encoding chitin synthases from Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Matsuo Y et al. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2004 Jul;68(7):1489-99
PMID:21981922 - A Pre-mRNA degradation pathway that selectively targets intron-containing genes requires the nuclear poly(A)-binding protein.
Lemieux C et al. Mol Cell 2011 Oct 07;44(1):108-19
PMID:11895484 - Meu10 is required for spore wall maturation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Tougan T et al. Genes Cells 2002 Feb;7(2):217-31
PMID:11152613 - Predicting transmembrane protein topology with a hidden Markov model: application to complete genomes.
Krogh A et al. J Mol Biol 2001 Jan 19;305(3):567-80
PMID:15862318 - cda1+, encoding chitin deacetylase is required for proper spore formation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Matsuo Y et al. FEBS Lett 2005 May 09;579(12):2737-43
PMID:21511999 - Comparative functional genomics of the fission yeasts.
Rhind N et al. Science 2011 May 20;332(6032):930-6
PMID:24623719 - The fission yeast spore is coated by a proteinaceous surface layer comprising mainly Isp3.
Fukunishi K et al. Mol Biol Cell 2014 May;25(10):1549-59
PMID:24798735 - The novel proteins Rng8 and Rng9 regulate the myosin-V Myo51 during fission yeast cytokinesis.
Wang N et al. J Cell Biol 2014 May 12;205(3):357-75
PMID:23697806 - A genome-wide resource of cell cycle and cell shape genes of fission yeast.
Hayles J et al. Open Biol 2013 May 22;3(5):130053
PMID:20473289 - Analysis of a genome-wide set of gene deletions in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Kim DU et al. Nat Biotechnol 2010 Jun;28(6):617-623
PMID:39367033 - Quantitative proteomics and phosphoproteomics profiling of meiotic divisions in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Sivakova B et al. Sci Rep 2024 Oct 04;14(1):23105