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protein coding gene - erg4 (SPAC20G4.07c) - C-24(28) sterol reductase Erg4

Gene summary

Standard name
erg4
Systematic ID
SPAC20G4.07c
Product
C-24(28) sterol reductase Erg4
Organism
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (fission yeast)
Synonyms
sts1
UniProt ID
P36209
ORFeome ID
44/44C10
Characterisation status
biological role published
Feature type
mRNA gene
Genomic location
chromosome I: 4826601..4828192 reverse strand

Annotation

Disease association

MONDO:0010035 - Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome

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GO biological process

GO:0006696 - ergosterol biosynthetic process

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GO cellular component

GO:0005789 - endoplasmic reticulum membrane

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GO molecular function

GO:0000246 - Delta24(24-1) sterol reductase activity

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Modification

MOD:01148 - ubiquitinylated lysine

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Multi-locus phenotype

FYPO:0003610 - branched, elongated cell with branch forming adjacent to septum

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FYPO:0001355 - decreased vegetative cell population growth

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FYPO:0001253 - elongated multinucleate multiseptate vegetative cell, single septa between nuclei

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FYPO:0002061 - inviable vegetative cell population

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FYPO:0001357 - normal vegetative cell population growth

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Protein sequence feature

SO:0001812 - transmembrane_helix

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Qualitative gene expression

PomGeneEx:0000019 - protein level decreased

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PomGeneEx:0000018 - protein level increased

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PomGeneEx:0000012 - RNA level decreased

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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:0003625 - abnormal microtubule cytoskeleton morphology during mitotic interphase

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FYPO:0002128 - abolished protein localization to plasma membrane, with protein mislocalized to cytoplasm, during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0000080 - decreased cell population growth at low temperature

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

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FYPO:0000708 - decreased mating efficiency

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FYPO:0000470 - decreased mating type switching

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FYPO:0001355 - decreased vegetative cell population growth

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FYPO:0001253 - elongated multinucleate multiseptate vegetative cell, single septa between nuclei

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FYPO:0002313 - ergosterol absent from cell

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FYPO:0005155 - increased cellular ergosta-5,7,22,24(28)-tetraen-3beta-ol level

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FYPO:0000674 - normal cell population growth at high temperature

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FYPO:0000426 - normal endocytosis

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FYPO:0001164 - normal growth on glucose carbon source

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FYPO:0000963 - normal growth on hydroxyurea

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FYPO:0002329 - normal growth on pravastatin

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FYPO:0000964 - normal growth on thiabendazole

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FYPO:0002674 - normal protein localization to plasma membrane

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FYPO:0002717 - normal vacuole fusion during cellular hypotonic response

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FYPO:0009041 - resistance to 2,2′-dipyridyl

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FYPO:0000070 - resistance to amphotericin B

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FYPO:0002634 - resistance to cobalt

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FYPO:0001034 - resistance to tunicamycin

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FYPO:0001097 - sensitive to amitrole

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FYPO:0000093 - sensitive to arsenic

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FYPO:0000096 - sensitive to cadmium

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FYPO:0000097 - sensitive to caffeine during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0000100 - sensitive to chloramphenicol

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FYPO:0002640 - sensitive to clotrimazole

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FYPO:0000104 - sensitive to cycloheximide

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FYPO:0000105 - sensitive to cyclosporin A

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FYPO:0002641 - sensitive to micafungin

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FYPO:0000111 - sensitive to rapamycin

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FYPO:0000841 - sensitive to sodium dodecyl sulfate

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FYPO:0000112 - sensitive to sorbitol

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FYPO:0000113 - sensitive to staurosporine

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FYPO:0002328 - sensitive to terbinafine

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FYPO:0002788 - small vacuoles during vegetative growth

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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
PF01222ERG4_ERG24ERG24_DHCR-likePFAM
PS01017STEROL_REDUCT_1Sterol_reductase_CSPROSITE_PATTERNS
PS01018STEROL_REDUCT_2Sterol_reductase_CSPROSITE_PATTERNS
G3DSA:1.20.120.1630:FF:000003FUNFAM
G3DSA:1.20.120.1630GENE3D
PTHR21257DELTA(14)-STEROL REDUCTASEPANTHER

Orthologs

References / Literature

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Krogh A et al. J Mol Biol 2001 Jan 19;305(3):567-80
PMID:22907753 - Posttranscriptional regulation of cell-cell interaction protein-encoding transcripts by Zfs1p in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Wells ML et al. Mol Cell Biol 2012 Oct;32(20):4206-14
PB_REF:0000006 - Disease associations from Monarch via human-pombe orthologs
PMID:24763107 - Absolute proteome and phosphoproteome dynamics during the cell cycle of Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission Yeast).
Carpy A et al. Mol Cell Proteomics 2014 Aug;13(8):1925-36
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:1899230 - Fission yeast genes that confer resistance to staurosporine encode an AP-1-like transcription factor and a protein kinase related to the mammalian ERK1/MAP2 and budding yeast FUS3 and KSS1 kinases.
Toda T et al. Genes Dev 1991 Jan;5(1):60-73
GO_REF:0000033 - Annotation inferences using phylogenetic trees
PMID:22252817 - A genomewide screen in Schizosaccharomyces pombe for genes affecting the sensitivity of antifungal drugs that target ergosterol biosynthesis.
Fang Y et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2012 Apr;56(4):1949-59
PMID:23145048 - A genetic and pharmacological analysis of isoprenoid pathway by LC-MS/MS in fission yeast.
Takami T et al. PLoS One 2012;7(11):e49004
PMID:19486165 - Pleiotropic phenotypes caused by an opal nonsense mutation in an essential gene encoding HMG-CoA reductase in fission yeast.
Fang Y et al. Genes Cells 2009 Jun;14(6):759-71
PMID:33109728 - High-Throughput Identification of Nuclear Envelope Protein Interactions in Schizosaccharomyces pombe Using an Arrayed Membrane Yeast-Two Hybrid Library.
Varberg JM et al. G3 (Bethesda) 2020 Dec 03;10(12):4649-4663
PMID:7983142 - A calcineurin-like gene ppb1+ in fission yeast: mutant defects in cytokinesis, cell polarity, mating and spindle pole body positioning.
Yoshida T et al. J Cell Sci 1994 Jul;107 ( Pt 7):1725-35
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
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: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:21511999 - Comparative functional genomics of the fission yeasts.
Rhind N et al. Science 2011 May 20;332(6032):930-6
PMID:1320960 - Fission yeast sts1+ gene encodes a protein similar to the chicken lamin B receptor and is implicated in pleiotropic drug-sensitivity, divalent cation-sensitivity, and osmoregulation.
Shimanuki M et al. Mol Biol Cell 1992 Mar;3(3):263-73
PMID:27558664 - Global Fitness Profiling Identifies Arsenic and Cadmium Tolerance Mechanisms in Fission Yeast.
Guo L et al. G3 (Bethesda) 2016 Oct 13;6(10):3317-3333
PMID:29852001 - New insights into donor directionality of mating-type switching in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Maki T et al. PLoS Genet 2018 May;14(5):e1007424
PMID:18310029 - Multiple functions of ergosterol in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Iwaki T et al. Microbiology (Reading) 2008 Mar;154(Pt 3):830-841
PMID:28357272 - A central role for TOR signalling in a yeast model for juvenile CLN3 disease.
Bond ME et al. Microb Cell 2015 Nov 11;2(12):466-480
PMID:37970674 - SUMOylation regulates Lem2 function in centromere clustering and silencing.
Strachan J et al. J Cell Sci 2023 Dec 01;136(23)
PMID:25373780 - A genomic Multiprocess survey of machineries that control and link cell shape, microtubule organization, and cell-cycle progression.
Graml V et al. Dev Cell 2014 Oct 27;31(2):227-239
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: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:37787768 - Broad functional profiling of fission yeast proteins using phenomics and machine learning.
Rodríguez-López M et al. Elife 2023 Oct 03;12
PMID:37792890 - Elevated levels of sphingolipid MIPC in the plasma membrane disrupt the coordination of cell growth with cell wall formation in fission yeast.
Willet AH et al. PLoS Genet 2023 Oct;19(10):e1010987
PMID:25651869 - Chemical genomics approach to identify genes associated with sensitivity to rapamycin in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Doi A et al. Genes Cells 2015 Apr;20(4):292-309
PMID:40015273 - A comprehensive Schizosaccharomyces pombe atlas of physical transcription factor interactions with proteins and chromatin.
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