protein coding gene - rik1 (SPCC11E10.08) - CLRC ubiquitin ligase complex WD repeat subunit Rik1

Gene summary

Standard name

rik1

Systematic ID

SPCC11E10.08

Product

CLRC ubiquitin ligase complex WD repeat subunit Rik1

Organism

Schizosaccharomyces pombe (fission yeast)

UniProt ID

Q10426

ORFeome ID

47/47H06

Characterisation status

biological role published

Feature type

mRNA gene

Genomic location

chromosome III: 1467882..1471912 forward strand

Annotation

Protein features

Orthologs

• rik1 (SJAG_03680) Schizosaccharomyces japonicus

References / Literature

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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:16040243 - Two novel proteins, dos1 and dos2, interact with rik1 to regulate heterochromatic RNA interference and histone modification.

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