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protein coding gene - moc3 (SPAC821.07c) - DNA-binding pioneer transcription factor Moc3

Gene summary

Standard name
moc3
Systematic ID
SPAC821.07c
Product
DNA-binding pioneer transcription factor Moc3
Organism
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (fission yeast)
UniProt ID
Q9UT46
ORFeome ID
24/24B03
Characterisation status
biological role published
Feature type
mRNA gene
Genomic location
chromosome I: 991632..993788 reverse strand

Annotation

GO biological process

GO:0031139 - positive regulation of conjugation with cellular fusion

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GO:0006357 - regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II

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GO cellular component

GO:0031934 - mating-type region heterochromatin

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GO:0005634 - nucleus

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GO:0005721 - pericentric heterochromatin

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GO molecular function

GO:0000981 - DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific

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GO:0005515 - protein binding

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GO:0000978 - RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding

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GO:0008270 - zinc ion binding

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Modification

MOD:00046 - O-phospho-L-serine

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MOD:00047 - O-phospho-L-threonine

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MOD:01149 - sumoylated lysine

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Multi-locus phenotype

FYPO:0008424 - decreased silent mating-type cassette transcript-derived siRNA level

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FYPO:0004689 - increased cenH-derived RNA level

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FYPO:0004377 - increased protein localization to heterochromatin at silent mating-type cassette

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FYPO:0000069 - resistance to thiabendazole

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FYPO:0000098 - sensitive to calcium

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FYPO:0000107 - sensitive to latrunculin A

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FYPO:0001214 - sensitive to potassium chloride

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Protein features

PBO:0111744 - zf-fungal Zn(2)-Cys(6) binuclear cluster domain

PBO:0111743 - zinc finger protein

Quantitative gene expression

PBO:0006310 - protein level

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PBO:0011963 - RNA level

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Single locus phenotype

FYPO:0000151 - abnormal meiotic chromosome segregation

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

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FYPO:0008153 - abolished protein localization to heterochromatin at silent mating-type cassette during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0002779 - abolished protein localization to nucleus, with protein mislocalized to cytoplasm, during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0003074 - abolished protein localization to pericentric heterochromatin during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0000046 - decreased cell population growth

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

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FYPO:0009053 - decreased cell population growth on glutamate nitrogen source

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FYPO:0009092 - decreased cell population growth on lysine and serine nitrogen source

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FYPO:0009073 - decreased cell population growth on lysine nitrogen source

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FYPO:0007562 - decreased cell population growth on serine nitrogen source

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FYPO:0000708 - decreased mating efficiency

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FYPO:0004806 - incomplete cell wall disassembly at cell fusion site

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FYPO:0005261 - increased cell population growth on galactose carbon source

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

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FYPO:0004557 - increased vegetative cell population growth

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FYPO:0009008 - increased vegetative cell population viability

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FYPO:0001309 - increased viability in stationary phase

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FYPO:0006518 - loss of viability in G0

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FYPO:0000245 - loss of viability in stationary phase

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FYPO:0001990 - normal cell population growth at low pH

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FYPO:0007553 - normal G1 to G0 transition

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FYPO:0001164 - normal growth on glucose carbon source

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FYPO:0009030 - resistance to amitrole

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FYPO:0000441 - resistance to antimycin A

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FYPO:0009031 - resistance to bleomycin

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FYPO:0009032 - resistance to bortezomib

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FYPO:0000067 - resistance to brefeldin A

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FYPO:0003824 - resistance to caffeine and rapamycin

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FYPO:0002693 - resistance to diamide

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FYPO:0009038 - resistance to egtazic acid

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FYPO:0001453 - resistance to ethanol

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FYPO:0009034 - resistance to ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

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FYPO:0002578 - resistance to hydroxyurea

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FYPO:0000069 - resistance to thiabendazole

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FYPO:0007808 - resistance to valproic acid

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FYPO:0000830 - resistance to vanadate

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FYPO:0001097 - sensitive to amitrole

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FYPO:0009067 - sensitive to amorolfine

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FYPO:0000096 - sensitive to cadmium

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FYPO:0000098 - sensitive to calcium

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FYPO:0000842 - sensitive to ethanol during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0000785 - sensitive to formamide

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FYPO:0000087 - sensitive to hydrogen peroxide

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FYPO:0007932 - sensitive to hydroxyurea and methyl methanesulfonate

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FYPO:0001719 - sensitive to lithium

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FYPO:0009086 - sensitive to lithium chloride and sodium dodecyl sulfate

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FYPO:0000089 - sensitive to methyl methanesulfonate

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FYPO:0007924 - sensitive to potassium chloride and sodium dodecyl sulfate

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FYPO:0009090 - sensitive to sodium chloride and sodium dodecyl sulfate

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FYPO:0000797 - sensitive to tert-butyl hydroperoxide

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FYPO:0002701 - sensitive to torin1

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FYPO:0000268 - sensitive to UV during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0003656 - sensitive to vanadate

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FYPO:0001492 - viable elongated vegetative cell

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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:0000110 - orthologs cannot be distinguished

Warnings

PBO:0000070 - gene structure updated

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Protein features

IDNameInterPro nameDB name
PF00172Zn_clusZn2Cys6_DnaBDPFAM
cd00067GAL4Zn2Cys6_DnaBDCDD
PS00463ZN2_CY6_FUNGAL_1Zn2Cys6_DnaBDPROSITE_PATTERNS
PS50048ZN2_CY6_FUNGAL_2Zn2Cys6_DnaBDPROSITE_PROFILES
SM00066gal4_2Zn2Cys6_DnaBDSMART
SSF57701Zn2/Cys6 DNA-binding domainZn2-C6_fun-type_DNA-bd_sfSUPERFAMILY
G3DSA:4.10.240.10Zn2-C6_fun-type_DNA-bd_sfGENE3D
PTHR36206ASPERCRYPTIN BIOSYNTHESIS CLUSTER-SPECIFIC TRANSCRIPTION REGULATOR ATNN-RELATEDPANTHER
mobidb-lite-Disorderdisorder_predictionMOBIDB-Disorder
mobidb-lite-Low-complexitydisorder_predictionMOBIDB-Low-complexity

Orthologs

References / Literature

PMID:16273369 - Moc3, a novel Zn finger type protein involved in sexual development, ascus formation, and stress response of Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Goldar MM et al. Curr Genet 2005 Dec;48(6):345-55
PMID:26771498 - A Proteome-wide Fission Yeast Interactome Reveals Network Evolution Principles from Yeasts to Human.
Vo TV et al. Cell 2016 Jan 14;164(1-2):310-323
PMID:20118936 - Schizosaccharomyces pombe genome-wide nucleosome mapping reveals positioning mechanisms distinct from those of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Lantermann AB et al. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2010 Feb;17(2):251-7
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:37052630 - Tfs1, transcription elongation factor TFIIS, has an impact on chromosome segregation affected by pka1 deletion in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Takenaka K et al. Curr Genet 2023 Jun;69(2-3):115-125
PMID:29996109 - Quantitative Phosphoproteomics Reveals the Signaling Dynamics of Cell-Cycle Kinases in the Fission Yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Swaffer MP et al. Cell Rep 2018 Jul 10;24(2):503-514
PMID:22540037 - Predicting the fission yeast protein interaction network.
Pancaldi V et al. G3 (Bethesda) 2012 Apr;2(4):453-67
PMID:34250083 - Barcode sequencing and a high-throughput assay for chronological lifespan uncover ageing-associated genes in fission yeast.
Romila CA et al. Microb Cell 2021 Jul 05;8(7):146-160
PMID:22681890 - Hierarchical modularity and the evolution of genetic interactomes across species.
Ryan CJ et al. Mol Cell 2012 Jun 08;46(5):691-704
PMID:23695164 - Cross-species protein interactome mapping reveals species-specific wiring of stress response pathways.
Das J et al. Sci Signal 2013 May 21;6(276):ra38
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: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:29259000 - Genes Important for Schizosaccharomyces pombe Meiosis Identified Through a Functional Genomics Screen.
Blyth J et al. Genetics 2018 Feb;208(2):589-603
GO_REF:0000033 - Annotation inferences using phylogenetic trees
PMID:10759889 - Large-scale screening of intracellular protein localization in living fission yeast cells by the use of a GFP-fusion genomic DNA library.
Ding DQ et al. Genes Cells 2000 Mar;5(3):169-90
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: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:33260998 - High-Throughput Flow Cytometry Combined with Genetic Analysis Brings New Insights into the Understanding of Chromatin Regulation of Cellular Quiescence.
Zahedi Y et al. Int J Mol Sci 2020 Nov 27;21(23)
PMID:28410370 - A systematic screen for morphological abnormalities during fission yeast sexual reproduction identifies a mechanism of actin aster formation for cell fusion.
Dudin O et al. PLoS Genet 2017 Apr;13(4):e1006721
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: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:23695302 - Functional characterization of fission yeast transcription factors by overexpression analysis.
Vachon L et al. Genetics 2013 Aug;194(4):873-84
PMID:24463365 - Systematic screen for mutants resistant to TORC1 inhibition in fission yeast reveals genes involved in cellular ageing and growth.
Rallis C et al. Biol Open 2014 Feb 15;3(2):161-71
PMID:39747188 - PhpC NF-Y transcription factor infiltrates heterochromatin to generate cryptic intron-containing transcripts crucial for small RNA production.
Srivastav MK et al. Nat Commun 2025 Jan 02;16(1):268
PMID:25720772 - Quantitative phosphoproteomics reveals pathways for coordination of cell growth and division by the conserved fission yeast kinase pom1.
Kettenbach AN et al. Mol Cell Proteomics 2015 May;14(5):1275-87
PMID:19682301 - A large complex mediated by Moc1, Moc2 and Cpc2 regulates sexual differentiation in fission yeast.
Paul SK et al. FEBS J 2009 Sep;276(18):5076-93
PMID:21504829 - Yeast SREBP cleavage activation requires the Golgi Dsc E3 ligase complex.
Stewart EV et al. Mol Cell 2011 Apr 22;42(2):160-71
GO_REF:0000002 - Comments
PMID:19502729 - Glutamyl tRNA synthetases and glutamic acid induce sexual differentiation of Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Paul SK et al. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2009 Jun;73(6):1339-47
PMID:21511999 - Comparative functional genomics of the fission yeasts.
Rhind N et al. Science 2011 May 20;332(6032):930-6
PMID:33823663 - A TOR (target of rapamycin) and nutritional phosphoproteome of fission yeast reveals novel targets in networks conserved in humans.
Halova L et al. Open Biol 2021 Apr;11(4):200405
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:34984977 - Functional profiling of long intergenic non-coding RNAs in fission yeast.
Rodriguez-Lopez M et al. Elife 2022 Jan 05;11
GO_REF:0000050 - Manual transfer of GO annotation data to genes by curator judgment of sequence model
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