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protein coding gene - chs2 (SPBC1709.01) - chitin synthase like Chs2

Gene summary

Standard name
chs2
Systematic ID
SPBC1709.01
Product
chitin synthase like Chs2
Organism
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (fission yeast)
Synonyms
SPBC1734.17
UniProt ID
O74756
ORFeome ID
47/47C07
Characterisation status
biological role published
Feature type
mRNA gene
Genomic location
chromosome II: 1095221..1098228 forward strand

Annotation

Complementation

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

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GO cellular component

GO:0032153 - cell division site

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GO:0000935 - division septum

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GO molecular function

GO:0016758 - hexosyltransferase activity

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GO:0004100 - chitin synthase activity

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Modification

MOD:00046 - O-phospho-L-serine

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MOD:00048 - O4'-phospho-L-tyrosine

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MOD:01148 - ubiquitinylated lysine

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Multi-locus phenotype

FYPO:0003338 - abnormal actomyosin contractile ring morphology

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FYPO:0000082 - decreased cell population growth at high temperature

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FYPO:0005133 - decreased protein localization to ascospore wall

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FYPO:0003339 - decreased rate of actomyosin contractile ring assembly

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FYPO:0001365 - decreased rate of actomyosin contractile ring contraction

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FYPO:0003014 - decreased rate of actomyosin contractile ring disassembly

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

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FYPO:0007774 - increased invasive hyphal growth

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FYPO:0003532 - increased monopolar index

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FYPO:0000650 - increased septation index

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FYPO:0001406 - increased septum thickness

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FYPO:0002061 - inviable vegetative cell population

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FYPO:0002028 - multiple actomyosin contractile rings present

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FYPO:0000674 - normal cell population growth at high temperature

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FYPO:0001357 - normal vegetative cell population growth

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FYPO:0001884 - resistance to Calcofluor White

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FYPO:0001214 - sensitive to potassium chloride

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FYPO:0001492 - viable elongated vegetative cell

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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:0000027 - ribosomal density decreased

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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:0006310 - protein level

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PBO:0011963 - RNA level

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Single locus phenotype

FYPO:0002560 - abnormal protein localization to actomyosin contractile ring

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FYPO:0001365 - decreased rate of actomyosin contractile ring contraction

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FYPO:0003014 - decreased rate of actomyosin contractile ring disassembly

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

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

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FYPO:0003532 - increased monopolar index

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FYPO:0001309 - increased viability in stationary phase

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FYPO:0001103 - resistance to hydrogen peroxide

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

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FYPO:0000096 - sensitive to cadmium

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FYPO:0000799 - sensitive to diamide

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FYPO:0007931 - sensitive to egtazic acid

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FYPO:0009088 - sensitive to magnesium chloride and sodium dodecyl sulfate

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FYPO:0000232 - split actomyosin contractile ring

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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

Protein features

IDNameInterPro nameDB name
PF08407Chitin_synth_1NChitin_synth_NPFAM
PF01644Chitin_synth_1PFAM
PTHR22914CHITIN SYNTHASEChitin_synthPANTHER
mobidb-lite-Disorderdisorder_predictionMOBIDB-Disorder
mobidb-lite-Low-complexitydisorder_predictionMOBIDB-Low-complexity

Orthologs

References / Literature

PMID:12914947 - In Schizosaccharomyces pombe chs2p has no chitin synthase activity but is related to septum formation.
Martín-García R et al. FEBS Lett 2003 Aug 14;549(1-3):176-80
PMID:21511999 - Comparative functional genomics of the fission yeasts.
Rhind N et al. Science 2011 May 20;332(6032):930-6
PMID:22573890 - Fission yeast Cyk3p is a transglutaminase-like protein that participates in cytokinesis and cell morphogenesis.
Pollard LW et al. Mol Biol Cell 2012 Jul;23(13):2433-44
PMID:33313903 - Ribosome profiling reveals ribosome stalling on tryptophan codons and ribosome queuing upon oxidative stress in fission yeast.
Rubio A et al. Nucleic Acids Res 2021 Jan 11;49(1):383-399
PMID:37970674 - SUMOylation regulates Lem2 function in centromere clustering and silencing.
Strachan J et al. J Cell Sci 2023 Dec 01;136(23)
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: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: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:22905165 - The integrity of the cytokinesis machinery under stress conditions requires the glucan synthase Bgs1p and its regulator Cfh3p.
Sharifmoghadam MR et al. PLoS One 2012;7(8):e42726
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: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
GO_REF:0000002 - Comments
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:16224022 - Counting cytokinesis proteins globally and locally in fission yeast.
Wu JQ et al. Science 2005 Oct 14;310(5746):310-4
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:37158439 - The fission yeast cytokinetic ring component Fic1 promotes septum formation.
Rossi AM et al. Biol Open 2023 May 15;12(5)
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
GO_REF:0000047 - Gene Ontology annotation based on absence of key sequence residues.
PMID:16772338 - The fission yeast Chs2 protein interacts with the type-II myosin Myo3p and is required for the integrity of the actomyosin ring.
Martín-García R et al. J Cell Sci 2006 Jul 01;119(Pt 13):2768-79
PMID:39476757 - Characterization of Ksg1 protein kinase-dependent phosphoproteome in the fission yeast S. pombe.
Cipak L et al. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2024 Oct 25;736:150895
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
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: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: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: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: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: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:37787768 - Broad functional profiling of fission yeast proteins using phenomics and machine learning.
Rodríguez-López M et al. Elife 2023 Oct 03;12
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:27974503 - Traffic Through the Trans-Golgi Network and the Endosomal System Requires Collaboration Between Exomer and Clathrin Adaptors in Fission Yeast.
Hoya M et al. Genetics 2017 Feb;205(2):673-690
PMID:34910579 - Involvement of Smi1 in cell wall integrity and glucan synthase Bgs4 localization during fission yeast cytokinesis.
Longo LVG et al. Mol Biol Cell 2022 Feb 01;33(2):ar17
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