protein coding gene - ste11 (SPBC32C12.02) - DNA-binding transcription factor Ste11

Gene summary

Standard name

ste11

Systematic ID

SPBC32C12.02

Product

DNA-binding transcription factor Ste11

Organism

Schizosaccharomyces pombe (fission yeast)

Synonyms

aff1, stex

UniProt ID

P36631

ORFeome ID

33/33A02

Characterisation status

biological role published

Feature type

mRNA gene

Genomic location

chromosome II: 3983376..3987400 forward strand

Annotation

Protein features

Orthologs

• ste11 (SJAG_04009) Schizosaccharomyces japonicus

References / Literature

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PMID:9236781 - The Schizosaccharomyces pombe mam1 gene encodes an ABC transporter mediating secretion of M-factor.

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PMID:9829945 - Methionine induces sexual development in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe via an ste11-dependent signalling pathway.

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PMID:7559598 - Regulation of calcineurin gene expression in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Dependence on the ste11 transcription factor.

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PMID:8824587 - Conjugation, meiosis, and the osmotic stress response are regulated by Spc1 kinase through Atf1 transcription factor in fission yeast.

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PMID:29316864 - Overexpression of the transcription factor Rst2 in Schizosaccharomyces pombe indicates growth defect, mitotic defects, and microtubule disorder.

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PMID:16478992 - Requirement of fission yeast Cid14 in polyadenylation of rRNAs.

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PMID:1766866 - The ste4+ gene, essential for sexual differentiation of Schizosaccharomyces pombe, encodes a protein with a leucine zipper motif.

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PMID:28388826 - Sulfur restriction extends fission yeast chronological lifespan through Ecl1 family genes by downregulation of ribosome.

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PMID:29084823 - Phosphorylation of the RNA-binding protein Zfs1 modulates sexual differentiation in fission yeast.

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PMID:10835379 - Schizosaccharomyces pombe Ste7p is required for both promotion and withholding of the entry to meiosis.

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PMID:24713849 - Post-transcriptional regulation of meiotic genes by a nuclear RNA silencing complex.

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PMID:17046992 - Fission yeast Tor2 promotes cell growth and represses cell differentiation.

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PMID:8552099 - Schizosaccharomyces pombe pcr1+ encodes a CREB/ATF protein involved in regulation of gene expression for sexual development.

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PMID:14745200 - Truncated Sla1 induces haploid meiosis through the Pat1-Mei2 system in fission yeast.

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PMID:16550352 - A starvation-specific serine protease gene, isp6+, is involved in both autophagy and sexual development in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

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PMID:9671458 - An RNA binding protein negatively controlling differentiation in fission yeast.

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PMID:22771993 - Distinct requirement of RNA polymerase II CTD phosphorylations in budding and fission yeast.

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PMID:10805744 - Cpc2, a fission yeast homologue of mammalian RACK1 protein, interacts with Ran1 (Pat1) kinase To regulate cell cycle progression and meiotic development.

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PMID:22900017 - The fission yeast GATA factor, Gaf1, modulates sexual development via direct down-regulation of ste11+ expression in response to nitrogen starvation.

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PMID:8264618 - Concerted action of RAS and G proteins in the sexual response pathways of Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

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PMID:8557039 - Schizosaccharomyces pombe atf1+ encodes a transcription factor required for sexual development and entry into stationary phase.

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PMID:11739717 - Protein kinase A regulates sexual development and gluconeogenesis through phosphorylation of the Zn finger transcriptional activator Rst2p in fission yeast.

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PMID:12697825 - Ste11p, a high-mobility-group box DNA-binding protein, undergoes pheromone- and nutrient-regulated nuclear-cytoplasmic shuttling.

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PMID:23695302 - Functional characterization of fission yeast transcription factors by overexpression analysis.

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PMID:21307597 - Ecl1, a regulator of the chronological lifespan of Schizosaccharomyces pombe, is induced upon nitrogen starvation.

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PMID:8536311 - Schizosaccharomyces pombe pac2+ controls the onset of sexual development via a pathway independent of the cAMP cascade.

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PMID:18059475 - Cdc2p controls the forkhead transcription factor Fkh2p by phosphorylation during sexual differentiation in fission yeast.

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PMID:9233811 - Cell differentiation by interaction of two HMG-box proteins: Mat1-Mc activates M cell-specific genes in S.pombe by recruiting the ubiquitous transcription factor Ste11 to weak binding sites.

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PMID:15166138 - A novel gene, msa1, inhibits sexual differentiation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

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PMID:37788281 - A dominant negative 14-3-3 mutant in Schizosaccharomyces pombe distinguishes the binding proteins involved in sexual differentiation and check point.

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PMID:8668157 - Schizosaccharomyces pombe map1+ encodes a MADS-box-family protein required for cell-type-specific gene expression.

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PMID:21072667 - hsf1 (+) extends chronological lifespan through Ecl1 family genes in fission yeast.

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PMID:9560432 - Exogenous inositol and genes responsible for inositol transport are required for mating and sporulation in Shizosaccharomyces pombe.

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PMID:17032641 - Global roles of Ste11p, cell type, and pheromone in the control of gene expression during early sexual differentiation in fission yeast.

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PMID:10467002 - Gene ste20 controls amiloride sensitivity and fertility in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

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PMID:12589433 - Mkp1 and Mkp2, two MAPKAP-kinase homologues in Schizosaccharomyces pombe, interact with the MAP kinase Sty1.

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PMID:20634885 - TOR and PKA pathways synergize at the level of the Ste11 transcription factor to prevent mating and meiosis in fission yeast.

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PMID:30726745 - Fission Yeast NDR/LATS Kinase Orb6 Regulates Exocytosis via Phosphorylation of the Exocyst Complex.

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PMID:12664134 - Inactivation of Ran1/Pat1 kinase bypasses the requirement for high-level expression of mei2 during fission yeast meiosis.

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PMID:22912768 - Rhn1, a nuclear protein, is required for suppression of meiotic mRNAs in mitotically dividing fission yeast.

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