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protein coding gene - hta2 (SPAC19G12.06c) - histone H2A beta

Gene summary

Standard name
hta2
Systematic ID
SPAC19G12.06c
Product
histone H2A beta
Organism
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (fission yeast)
UniProt ID
P04910
ORFeome ID
31/31D04
Characterisation status
biological role published
Feature type
mRNA gene
Genomic location
chromosome I: 4052446..4053318 reverse strand

Annotation

GO biological process

GO:0006302 - double-strand break repair

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GO:0031507 - heterochromatin formation

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GO:0045143 - homologous chromosome segregation

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GO:0007076 - mitotic chromosome condensation

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GO:0044773 - mitotic DNA damage checkpoint signaling

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GO:0007095 - mitotic G2 DNA damage checkpoint signaling

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GO cellular component

GO:0099115 - chromosome, subtelomeric region

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GO:0031934 - mating-type region heterochromatin

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GO:0000786 - nucleosome

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GO:0005634 - nucleus

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GO:0005721 - pericentric heterochromatin

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GO:0033553 - rDNA heterochromatin

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GO molecular function

GO:0140463 - chromatin-protein adaptor activity

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GO:0003677 - DNA binding

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GO:0005515 - protein binding

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GO:0030527 - structural constituent of chromatin

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Modification

MOD:00060 - N-acetyl-L-serine

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MOD:00080 - N5-methyl-L-glutamine

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MOD:00064 - N6-acetyl-L-lysine

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MOD:01893 - N6-malonyl-L-lysine

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MOD:00046 - O-phospho-L-serine

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MOD:00696 - phosphorylated residue

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MOD:01149 - sumoylated lysine

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MOD:01148 - ubiquitinylated lysine

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Multi-locus phenotype

FYPO:0003489 - abnormal mitotic cell cycle regulation during cellular response to ionizing radiation

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FYPO:0001093 - abolished chromatin binding

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FYPO:0001946 - abolished mitotic sister chromatid separation

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FYPO:0004318 - abolished mitotic spindle assembly checkpoint

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FYPO:0000634 - abolished protein localization to centromere during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0006455 - abolished protein localization to meiotic spindle during meiosis I

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FYPO:0006456 - abolished protein localization to meiotic spindle during meiosis II

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FYPO:0005396 - abolished protein localization to subtelomeric heterochromatin

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FYPO:0004262 - abolished protein phosphorylation during mitotic G2 phase during cellular response to ionizing radiation

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FYPO:0002033 - abolished protein phosphorylation during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0006260 - abolished subtelomeric chromatin knob formation

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FYPO:0001407 - decreased cell population growth on glucose carbon source

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FYPO:0004870 - decreased duration of mitotic G2 DNA damage checkpoint

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FYPO:0006423 - decreased meiotic sister chromatid cohesion at centromere during meiosis I

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FYPO:0004869 - decreased number of Crb2 foci during cellular response to ionizing radiation

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FYPO:0000450 - decreased protein localization to centromere during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0002909 - decreased protein localization to chromatin during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0002825 - decreased protein localization to mitotic spindle

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FYPO:0002679 - decreased protein phosphorylation

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FYPO:0002470 - decreased protein phosphorylation during cellular response to ionizing radiation

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FYPO:0001355 - decreased vegetative cell population growth

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FYPO:0003584 - increased double-strand break repair via nonhomologous end joining

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FYPO:0006263 - increased histone H3-K36 trimethylation during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0005225 - increased histone H3-K4 dimethylation during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0000972 - increased number of Rad52 foci during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0002573 - increased number of Ssb1 foci

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FYPO:0005917 - increased subtelomeric heterochromatin RNA level

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FYPO:0001489 - inviable vegetative cell

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FYPO:0002061 - inviable vegetative cell population

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FYPO:0000228 - lagging mitotic chromosomes

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FYPO:0003129 - loss of punctate nuclear protein localization during cellular response to ionizing radiation

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FYPO:0000969 - normal growth during cellular response to UV

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FYPO:0001690 - normal growth on camptothecin

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FYPO:0001164 - normal growth on glucose carbon source

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FYPO:0000957 - normal growth on methyl methanesulfonate

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FYPO:0001509 - normal protein localization to chromatin during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0004692 - normal protein localization to mitotic spindle midzone

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FYPO:0001357 - normal vegetative cell population growth

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FYPO:0000095 - sensitive to bleomycin

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FYPO:0000085 - sensitive to camptothecin

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FYPO:0000088 - sensitive to hydroxyurea

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FYPO:0004868 - sensitive to ionizing radiation during mitotic G1 phase

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FYPO:0000267 - sensitive to ionizing radiation during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0000089 - sensitive to methyl methanesulfonate

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FYPO:0000091 - sensitive to thiabendazole

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FYPO:0000268 - sensitive to UV during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0003182 - sister chromatid nondisjunction at meiosis II

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FYPO:0005634 - sister kinetochore dissociation in meiotic metaphase I with equational sister chromatid segregation in meiosis I

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FYPO:0001234 - slow vegetative cell population growth

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Protein features

PBO:0111763 - histone fold

Qualitative gene expression

PomGeneEx:0000019 - protein level decreased

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PomGeneEx:0000011 - RNA level increased

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Quantitative gene expression

PBO:0006310 - protein level

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PBO:0011963 - RNA level

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Single locus phenotype

FYPO:0003412 - decreased chromatin silencing at centromere outer repeat

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FYPO:0000450 - decreased protein localization to centromere during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0004212 - decreased protein localization to kinetochore during meiosis I

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FYPO:0002679 - decreased protein phosphorylation

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FYPO:0000091 - sensitive to thiabendazole

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FYPO:0003182 - sister chromatid nondisjunction at meiosis II

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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:0011071 - conserved in eukaryotes only

PBO:0011064 - conserved in fungi

PBO:0011069 - conserved in metazoa

PBO:0011070 - conserved in vertebrates

Protein features

IDNameInterPro nameDB name
PF00125HistoneH2A/H2B/H3PFAM
PF16211Histone_H2A_CHistone_H2A_CPFAM
cd00074HFD_H2AHFD_H2ACDD
PS00046HISTONE_H2AHistone_H2A_CSPROSITE_PATTERNS
SM00414h2a4Histone_H2ASMART
PR00620HISTONEH2AHistone_H2APRINTS
G3DSA:1.10.20.10:FF:000008FUNFAM
SSF47113Histone-foldHistone-foldSUPERFAMILY
G3DSA:1.10.20.10Histone, subunit AHistone-foldGENE3D
PTHR23430HISTONE H2AHistone_H2APANTHER

Orthologs

References / Literature

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Rozenzhak S et al. PLoS Genet 2010 Jul 22;6(7):e1001032
PMID:24352239 - Glutamine methylation in histone H2A is an RNA-polymerase-I-dedicated modification.
Tessarz P et al. Nature 2014 Jan 23;505(7484):564-8
PMID:20094029 - gammaH2A binds Brc1 to maintain genome integrity during S-phase.
Williams JS et al. EMBO J 2010 Mar 17;29(6):1136-48
PMID:32059768 - Size-Dependent Increase in RNA Polymerase II Initiation Rates Mediates Gene Expression Scaling with Cell Size.
Sun XM et al. Curr Biol 2020 Apr 06;30(7):1217-1230.e7
PMID:26368543 - Critical Function of γH2A in S-Phase.
Mejia-Ramirez E et al. PLoS Genet 2015 Sep;11(9):e1005517
GO_REF:0000033 - Annotation inferences using phylogenetic trees
PMID:15226425 - Histone H2A phosphorylation controls Crb2 recruitment at DNA breaks, maintains checkpoint arrest, and influences DNA repair in fission yeast.
Nakamura TM et al. Mol Cell Biol 2004 Jul;24(14):6215-30
PMID:30355493 - Expanded Interactome of the Intrinsically Disordered Protein Dss1.
Schenstrøm SM et al. Cell Rep 2018 Oct 23;25(4):862-870
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Hayles J et al. Open Biol 2013 May 22;3(5):130053
PMID:38971312 - TORC2 is required for accumulation of γH2A in response to DNA damage.
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PMID:24806815 - Mdb1, a fission yeast homolog of human MDC1, modulates DNA damage response and mitotic spindle function.
Wei Y et al. PLoS One 2014;9(5):e97028
PMID:21712547 - Mitotic substrates of the kinase aurora with roles in chromatin regulation identified through quantitative phosphoproteomics of fission yeast.
Koch A et al. Sci Signal 2011 Jun 28;4(179):rs6
PMID:23231582 - Genome-wide characterization of the phosphate starvation response in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Carter-O'Connell I et al. BMC Genomics 2012 Dec 12;13:697
PMID:20230746 - Hsk1- and SCF(Pof3)-dependent proteolysis of S. pombe Ams2 ensures histone homeostasis and centromere function.
Takayama Y et al. Dev Cell 2010 Mar 16;18(3):385-96
PMID:28218250 - Chromatin remodeller Fun30 Fft3 induces nucleosome disassembly to facilitate RNA polymerase II elongation.
Lee J et al. Nat Commun 2017 Feb 20;8:14527
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Day M et al. DNA Repair (Amst) 2021 Dec;108:103232
GO_REF:0000050 - Manual transfer of GO annotation data to genes by curator judgment of sequence model
PMID:30726745 - Fission Yeast NDR/LATS Kinase Orb6 Regulates Exocytosis via Phosphorylation of the Exocyst Complex.
Tay YD et al. Cell Rep 2019 Feb 05;26(6):1654-1667.e7
PMID:40015273 - A comprehensive Schizosaccharomyces pombe atlas of physical transcription factor interactions with proteins and chromatin.
Skribbe M et al. Mol Cell 2025 Feb 19;
PMID:39705284 - Proteomic and phosphoproteomic analyses reveal that TORC1 is reactivated by pheromone signaling during sexual reproduction in fission yeast.
Bérard M et al. PLoS Biol 2024 Dec 20;22(12):e3002963
PMID:20679485 - BRCT domain interactions with phospho-histone H2A target Crb2 to chromatin at double-strand breaks and maintain the DNA damage checkpoint.
Sofueva S et al. Mol Cell Biol 2010 Oct;30(19):4732-43
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:19965387 - Phosphorylation of H2A by Bub1 prevents chromosomal instability through localizing shugoshin.
Kawashima SA et al. Science 2010 Jan 08;327(5962):172-7
PMID:29769606 - Malonylation of histone H2A at lysine 119 inhibits Bub1-dependent H2A phosphorylation and chromosomal localization of shugoshin proteins.
Ishiguro T et al. Sci Rep 2018 May 16;8(1):7671
PMID:34296454 - The TOR-dependent phosphoproteome and regulation of cellular protein synthesis.
Mak T et al. EMBO J 2021 Aug 16;40(16):e107911
PMID:26804021 - Shugoshin forms a specialized chromatin domain at subtelomeres that regulates transcription and replication timing.
Tashiro S et al. Nat Commun 2016 Jan 25;7:10393
PMID:22235339 - The S. pombe histone H2A dioxygenase Ofd2 regulates gene expression during hypoxia.
Lando D et al. PLoS One 2012;7(1):e29765
PMID:37970674 - SUMOylation regulates Lem2 function in centromere clustering and silencing.
Strachan J et al. J Cell Sci 2023 Dec 01;136(23)
PMID:28784724 - Multi-BRCT Domain Protein Brc1 Links Rhp18/Rad18 and γH2A To Maintain Genome Stability during S Phase.
Reubens MC et al. Mol Cell Biol 2017 Nov 15;37(22)
PMID:30348841 - Brc1 Promotes the Focal Accumulation and SUMO Ligase Activity of Smc5-Smc6 during Replication Stress.
Oravcová M et al. Mol Cell Biol 2019 Jan 15;39(2)
PMID:30321377 - Proteomic profiling and functional characterization of post-translational modifications of the fission yeast RNA exosome.
Telekawa C et al. Nucleic Acids Res 2018 Nov 30;46(21):11169-11183
PMID:27890612 - In vitro reconstitution and biochemical analyses of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe nucleosome.
Koyama M et al. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2017 Jan 22;482(4):896-901
PMID:21098122 - Mre11 nuclease activity and Ctp1 regulate Chk1 activation by Rad3ATR and Tel1ATM checkpoint kinases at double-strand breaks.
Limbo O et al. Mol Cell Biol 2011 Feb;31(3):573-83
PMID:25795664 - Genetic Interaction Landscape Reveals Critical Requirements for Schizosaccharomyces pombe Brc1 in DNA Damage Response Mutants.
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PMID:33670267 - The Role of Non-Catalytic Domains of Hrp3 in Nucleosome Remodeling.
Dong W et al. Int J Mol Sci 2021 Feb 11;22(4)
PMID:38773107 - The SUN-family protein Sad1 mediates heterochromatin spatial organization through interaction with histone H2A-H2B.
Sun W et al. Nat Commun 2024 May 21;15(1):4322
PMID:19111658 - HP1 proteins form distinct complexes and mediate heterochromatic gene silencing by nonoverlapping mechanisms.
Motamedi MR et al. Mol Cell 2008 Dec 26;32(6):778-90
PMID:20929775 - Two histone marks establish the inner centromere and chromosome bi-orientation.
Yamagishi Y et al. Science 2010 Oct 08;330(6001):239-43
PMID:29996109 - Quantitative Phosphoproteomics Reveals the Signaling Dynamics of Cell-Cycle Kinases in the Fission Yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
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PMID:23656778 - Brc1 links replication stress response and centromere function.
Lee SY et al. Cell Cycle 2013 Jun 01;12(11):1665-71
PMID:16778077 - Histone modification-dependent and -independent pathways for recruitment of checkpoint protein Crb2 to double-strand breaks.
Du LL et al. Genes Dev 2006 Jun 15;20(12):1583-96
PMID:18676809 - Structural and functional analysis of the Crb2-BRCT2 domain reveals distinct roles in checkpoint signaling and DNA damage repair.
Kilkenny ML et al. Genes Dev 2008 Aug 01;22(15):2034-47
PMID:21511999 - Comparative functional genomics of the fission yeasts.
Rhind N et al. Science 2011 May 20;332(6032):930-6
PMID:16823372 - ORFeome cloning and global analysis of protein localization in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Matsuyama A et al. Nat Biotechnol 2006 Jul;24(7):841-7
PMID:22912768 - Rhn1, a nuclear protein, is required for suppression of meiotic mRNAs in mitotically dividing fission yeast.
Sugiyama T et al. PLoS One 2012;7(8):e42962
PMID:16540522 - Nuclear RanGAP is required for the heterochromatin assembly and is reciprocally regulated by histone H3 and Clr4 histone methyltransferase in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
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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:21633354 - Condensin association with histone H2A shapes mitotic chromosomes.
Tada K et al. Nature 2011 Jun 01;474(7352):477-83
PMID:31883795 - Positioning Heterochromatin at the Nuclear Periphery Suppresses Histone Turnover to Promote Epigenetic Inheritance.
Holla S et al. Cell 2020 Jan 09;180(1):150-164.e15
PMID:34496258 - Transcription and chromatin-based surveillance mechanism controls suppression of cryptic antisense transcription.
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PMID:26537787 - Targeting of SUMO substrates to a Cdc48-Ufd1-Npl4 segregase and STUbL pathway in fission yeast.
Køhler JB et al. Nat Commun 2015 Nov 05;6:8827
PMID:20679488 - Requirement for the phospho-H2AX binding module of Crb2 in double-strand break targeting and checkpoint activation.
Sanders SL et al. Mol Cell Biol 2010 Oct;30(19):4722-31
PMID:23080121 - Mre11 ATLD17/18 mutation retains Tel1/ATM activity but blocks DNA double-strand break repair.
Limbo O et al. Nucleic Acids Res 2012 Dec;40(22):11435-49
PMID:33823663 - A TOR (target of rapamycin) and nutritional phosphoproteome of fission yeast reveals novel targets in networks conserved in humans.
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PMID:16314498 - Cooperative control of Crb2 by ATM family and Cdc2 kinases is essential for the DNA damage checkpoint in fission yeast.
Nakamura TM et al. Mol Cell Biol 2005 Dec;25(24):10721-30
PMID:25375137 - Systematic analysis of the role of RNA-binding proteins in the regulation of RNA stability.
Hasan A et al. PLoS Genet 2014 Nov;10(11):e1004684
PMID:32101745 - Dense Transposon Integration Reveals Essential Cleavage and Polyadenylation Factors Promote Heterochromatin Formation.
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PMID:25002536 - A novel histone deacetylase complex in the control of transcription and genome stability.
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