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protein coding gene - gal1 (SPBPB2B2.13) - galactokinase Gal1

Gene summary

Standard name
gal1
Systematic ID
SPBPB2B2.13
Product
galactokinase Gal1
Organism
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (fission yeast)
UniProt ID
Q9HDU2
ORFeome ID
50/50H02
Characterisation status
biological role published
Feature type
mRNA gene
Genomic location
chromosome II: 4488298..4490271 forward strand

Annotation

PBO:0004972 - 2.7.1.6

Disease association

MONDO:0009255 - galactokinase deficiency

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GO biological process

GO:0033499 - D-galactose catabolic process, Leloir pathway

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GO cellular component

GO:0005737 - cytoplasm

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GO:0005829 - cytosol

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GO molecular function

GO:0005524 - ATP binding

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GO:0004335 - galactokinase activity

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Genome organisation

PBO:0091283 - divergently oriented to functionally related gene

Modification

MOD:00046 - O-phospho-L-serine

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Qualitative gene expression

PomGeneEx:0000018 - protein level increased

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PomGeneEx:0000012 - RNA level decreased

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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:0000121 - abnormal sporulation

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Genotypes:

FYPO:0003730 - abolished cell population growth on galactose carbon source

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FYPO:0010092 - abolished cell population growth on galactose/ethanol carbon source

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FYPO:0000251 - decreased cell population growth on galactose carbon source

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FYPO:0009100 - decreased cell population growth on glycerol and galactose carbon source

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FYPO:0000636 - increased cell population growth rate

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FYPO:0001309 - increased viability in stationary phase

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FYPO:0001409 - normal growth on glycerol carbon source

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FYPO:0003898 - normal growth on glycerol/ethanol carbon source

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FYPO:0000096 - sensitive to cadmium

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FYPO:0000104 - sensitive to cycloheximide

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FYPO:0000799 - sensitive to diamide

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FYPO:0007931 - sensitive to egtazic acid

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FYPO:0001719 - sensitive to lithium

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FYPO:0009088 - sensitive to magnesium 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:0011067 - conserved in bacteria

PBO:0011065 - conserved in eukaryotes

PBO:0011064 - conserved in fungi

PBO:0011069 - conserved in metazoa

PBO:0011070 - conserved in vertebrates

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

Warnings

PBO:0116909 - this gene is usually silenced in S. pombe

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Protein features

IDNameInterPro nameDB name
PF00288GHMP_kinases_NGHMP_kinase_N_domPfam
PF08544GHMP_kinases_CGHMP_kinase_C_domPfam
PF10509GalKase_gal_bdgGalKase_NPfam
PS00106GALACTOKINASEGalactokinase_CSPROSITE patterns
PS00627GHMP_KINASES_ATPGHMP_knse_ATP-bd_CSPROSITE patterns
PR00473GALCTOKINASEGalactokinasePRINTS
PR00959MEVGALKINASEPRINTS
G3DSA:1.20.1440.340:FF:000003CATH-FunFam
G3DSA:3.30.230.10:FF:000056CATH-FunFam
G3DSA:1.20.1440.340CATH-Gene3D
G3DSA:3.30.230.10Ribsml_uS5_D2-typ_fold_subgrCATH-Gene3D
G3DSA:3.30.70.3170CATH-Gene3D
SSF54211Ribosomal_Su5_D2-typ_SFSUPERFAMILY
SSF55060GHMP_kinase_C_sfSUPERFAMILY
PTHR10457PANTHER
PIRSF000530GalactokinaseMevalonate/galactokinasePIRSF
TIGR00131gal_kinGalactokinaseNCBIFAM

Orthologs

References / Literature

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Tarhan Ç et al. Genet Mol Biol 2021;44(3):e20200245
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Blyth J et al. Genetics 2018 Feb;208(2):589-603
PMID:18818364 - Conservation and rewiring of functional modules revealed by an epistasis map in fission yeast.
Roguev A et al. Science 2008 Oct 17;322(5900):405-10
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: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:27887640 - Functional and regulatory profiling of energy metabolism in fission yeast.
Malecki M et al. Genome Biol 2016 Nov 25;17(1):240
GO_REF:0000033 - Annotation inferences using phylogenetic trees
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:12161753 - The transcriptional program of meiosis and sporulation in fission yeast.
Mata J et al. Nat Genet 2002 Sep;32(1):143-7
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: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: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:26804021 - Shugoshin forms a specialized chromatin domain at subtelomeres that regulates transcription and replication timing.
Tashiro S et al. Nat Commun 2016 Jan 25;7:10393
PMID:36478272 - Translation-complex profiling of fission yeast cells reveals dynamic rearrangements of scanning ribosomal subunits upon nutritional stress.
Duncan CDS et al. Nucleic Acids Res 2022 Dec 09;50(22):13011-13025
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
PB_REF:0000003 - Disease Association Curation
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: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: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: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: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:21511999 - Comparative functional genomics of the fission yeasts.
Rhind N et al. Science 2011 May 20;332(6032):930-6
PMID:39833200 - Centromere positioning orchestrates telomere bouquet formation and the initiation of meiotic differentiation.
Jiménez-Martín A et al. Nat Commun 2025 Jan 20;16(1):837
GO_REF:0000002 - Comments
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:25375137 - Systematic analysis of the role of RNA-binding proteins in the regulation of RNA stability.
Hasan A et al. PLoS Genet 2014 Nov;10(11):e1004684
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:25452419 - Parallel profiling of fission yeast deletion mutants for proliferation and for lifespan during long-term quiescence.
Sideri T et al. G3 (Bethesda) 2014 Dec 01;5(1):145-55
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:40520116 - Histone deacetylation as a landmark for Sgo2 relocation from centromeres to subtelomeres during interphase.
Osaki M et al. iScience 2025 Jun 20;28(6):112717
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: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:21075050 - New insights into galactose metabolism by Schizosaccharomyces pombe: isolation and characterization of a galactose-assimilating mutant.
Matsuzawa T et al. J Biosci Bioeng 2011 Feb;111(2):158-66
PMID:42030144 - Gene loss, repression, amplification, and horizontal acquisition shape galactose/melibiose metabolism in fission yeast.
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