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protein coding gene - atg7 (SPBC6B1.05c) - E1 Atg8 and Atg12 E1 activating enzyme Atg7

Gene summary

Standard name
atg7
Systematic ID
SPBC6B1.05c
Product
E1 Atg8 and Atg12 E1 activating enzyme Atg7
Organism
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (fission yeast)
UniProt ID
O43069
ORFeome ID
38/38A01
Characterisation status
biological role published
Feature type
mRNA gene
Genomic location
chromosome II: 2634227..2636608 reverse strand

Annotation

Disease association

MONDO:0030323 - spinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal recessive 31

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GO biological process

GO:0000045 - autophagosome assembly

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GO:0016236 - macroautophagy

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GO:0000423 - mitophagy

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GO:0034727 - piecemeal microautophagy of the nucleus

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GO cellular component

GO:0005829 - cytosol

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GO:0005634 - nucleus

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GO:0034045 - phagophore assembly site membrane

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GO molecular function

GO:0019778 - Atg12 activating enzyme activity

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GO:0019779 - Atg8 activating enzyme activity

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Modification

MOD:00046 - O-phospho-L-serine

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MOD:00696 - phosphorylated residue

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MOD:01148 - ubiquitinylated lysine

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Multi-locus phenotype

FYPO:0000581 - decreased spore germination frequency

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FYPO:0006664 - elongated nucleus during G0

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FYPO:0001178 - loss of viability upon nitrogen starvation

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FYPO:0007629 - normal viability during G0

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FYPO:0002060 - viable vegetative cell population

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Qualitative gene expression

PomGeneEx:0000018 - protein level increased

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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:0004159 - abnormal homologous chromosome segregation

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FYPO:0002890 - abnormal horsetail nucleus morphology

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FYPO:0004670 - abnormal macroautophagy during nitrogen starvation

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FYPO:0000151 - abnormal meiotic chromosome segregation

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FYPO:0002224 - abnormally arrested meiotic cell cycle

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FYPO:0000380 - abolished macroautophagy

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FYPO:0004671 - abolished protein localization to vacuole during nitrogen starvation

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FYPO:0000711 - decreased cell cycle arrest in mitotic G1 phase in response to nitrogen starvation

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FYPO:0009091 - decreased cell population growth on lysine and proline nitrogen source

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FYPO:0007602 - decreased cellular superoxide level during nitrogen starvation

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FYPO:0000708 - decreased mating efficiency

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FYPO:0002615 - decreased protein localization to pre-autophagosomal structure

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FYPO:0000584 - decreased sporulation frequency

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FYPO:0005412 - delayed onset of meiosis II

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FYPO:0006662 - fragmented nucleus during G0

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FYPO:0005599 - increased duration of meiosis I

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FYPO:0008427 - increased protein level during cellular response to sulfur starvation

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FYPO:0005598 - increased protein localization to centromere during meiotic cell cycle

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FYPO:0005596 - increased protein localization to spindle during meiosis I

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FYPO:0000238 - inviable cell upon G0 to G1 transition

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FYPO:0000736 - long meiotic spindle

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FYPO:0000245 - loss of viability in stationary phase

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FYPO:0006660 - loss of viability upon G0 to G1 transition

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FYPO:0005384 - meiosis I metaphase/anaphase transition delay

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FYPO:0001023 - normal growth on cisplatin

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FYPO:0006785 - normal growth on cobalt

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FYPO:0006786 - normal growth on manganese

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FYPO:0003507 - normal growth on zinc

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FYPO:0004093 - normal meiotic telomere clustering

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FYPO:0008429 - normal protein level during cellular response to sulfur starvation

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FYPO:0004993 - normal spore germination frequency

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FYPO:0007629 - normal viability during G0

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FYPO:0000763 - resistance to cadmium

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FYPO:0000073 - resistance to caffeine

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FYPO:0002693 - resistance to diamide

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FYPO:0001453 - resistance to ethanol

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FYPO:0009087 - resistance to magnesium chloride and sodium dodecyl sulfate

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FYPO:0003383 - resistance to tert-butyl hydroperoxide

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FYPO:0000104 - sensitive to cycloheximide

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FYPO:0007931 - sensitive to egtazic acid

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

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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

PBO:0006222 - predominantly single copy (one to one)

Protein features

IDNameInterPro nameDB name
PF16420ATG7_NAtg7_NPFAM
PF00899ThiFThiF_NAD_FAD-bdPFAM
cd01486Apg7CDD
G3DSA:3.40.50.720:FF:000395FUNFAM
SSF69572Activating enzymes of the ubiquitin-like proteinsUbiquitin-activating_enzSUPERFAMILY
G3DSA:3.40.140.100Atg7_N_2GENE3D
G3DSA:3.40.50.720GENE3D
G3DSA:3.40.140.70Atg7_N_1GENE3D
PTHR10953UBIQUITIN-ACTIVATING ENZYME E1ThiF/MoeB/HesAPANTHER
TIGR01381E1_like_apg7Atg7NCBIFAM

Orthologs

References / Literature

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:40395999 - Cdc13 (cyclin B) is degraded by autophagy under sulfur depletion in fission yeast.
Ohtsuka H et al. Autophagy Rep 2022;1(1):51-64
GO_REF:0000033 - Annotation inferences using phylogenetic trees
PMID:23950735 - Global analysis of fission yeast mating genes reveals new autophagy factors.
Sun LL et al. PLoS Genet 2013;9(8):e1003715
PMID:33138913 - Atg43 tethers isolation membranes to mitochondria to promote starvation-induced mitophagy in fission yeast.
Fukuda T et al. Elife 2020 Nov 03;9
PMID:26696398 - Autophagy is required for efficient meiosis progression and proper meiotic chromosome segregation in fission yeast.
Matsuhara H et al. Genes Cells 2016 Jan;21(1):65-87
PMID:29432178 - General amino acid control in fission yeast is regulated by a nonconserved transcription factor, with functions analogous to Gcn4/Atf4.
Duncan CDS et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018 Feb 20;115(8):E1829-E1838
PMID:37970674 - SUMOylation regulates Lem2 function in centromere clustering and silencing.
Strachan J et al. J Cell Sci 2023 Dec 01;136(23)
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: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:20070859 - Fission yeast Vps1 and Atg8 contribute to oxidative stress resistance.
Mikawa T et al. Genes Cells 2010 Mar;15(3):229-42
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:34147496 - Regulation of inorganic polyphosphate is required for proper vacuolar proteolysis in fission yeast.
Sawada N et al. J Biol Chem 2021 Jul;297(1):100891
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:22681890 - Hierarchical modularity and the evolution of genetic interactomes across species.
Ryan CJ et al. Mol Cell 2012 Jun 08;46(5):691-704
GO_REF:0000044 - Gene Ontology annotation based on UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Subcellular Location vocabulary mapping, accompanied by conservative changes to GO terms applied by UniProt.
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: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:21247416 - Ubiquitin-proteasome genes as targets for modulation of cisplatin sensitivity in fission yeast.
Gatti L et al. BMC Genomics 2011 Jan 19;12:44
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:30451685 - Lipidation-independent vacuolar functions of Atg8 rely on its noncanonical interaction with a vacuole membrane protein.
Liu XM et al. Elife 2018 Nov 19;7
PMID:24957674 - Yeast X-chromosome-associated protein 5 (Xap5) functions with H2A.Z to suppress aberrant transcripts.
Anver S et al. EMBO Rep 2014 Aug;15(8):894-902
PMID:21511999 - Comparative functional genomics of the fission yeasts.
Rhind N et al. Science 2011 May 20;332(6032):930-6
PMID:27298342 - Identification of S-phase DNA damage-response targets in fission yeast reveals conservation of damage-response networks.
Willis NA et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016 Jun 28;113(26):E3676-85
PMID:31626996 - Multiplexed proteome profiling of carbon source perturbations in two yeast species with SL-SP3-TMT.
Paulo JA et al. J Proteomics 2020 Jan 06;210:103531
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: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:30116786 - Genetic regulation of mitotic competence in G 0 quiescent cells.
Sajiki K et al. Sci Adv 2018 Aug;4(8):eaat5685
PMID:19778961 - Autophagy-deficient Schizosaccharomyces pombe mutants undergo partial sporulation during nitrogen starvation.
Mukaiyama H et al. Microbiology (Reading) 2009 Dec;155(Pt 12):3816-3826
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:30355493 - Expanded Interactome of the Intrinsically Disordered Protein Dss1.
Schenstrøm SM et al. Cell Rep 2018 Oct 23;25(4):862-870
PB_REF:0000006 - Disease associations from Monarch via human-pombe orthologs