HMLALPHA1 / YCL066W Overview


Standard Name
HMLALPHA1
Systematic Name
YCL066W
SGD ID
SGD:S000000571
Aliases
ALPHA1 7
Feature Type
ORF , Verified
Description
Silenced copy of ALPHA1 at HML; ALPHA1 encodes a transcriptional coactivator involved in the regulation of mating-type alpha-specific gene expression 1 2 3 4 5 6
Name Description
HoMothallism Left 7
Comparative Info
Sequence Details

Sequence

The S. cerevisiae Reference Genome sequence is derived from laboratory strain S288C. Download DNA or protein sequence, view genomic context and coordinates. Click "Sequence Details" to view all sequence information for this locus, including that for other strains.


Protein Details

Protein

Basic sequence-derived (length, molecular weight, isoelectric point) and experimentally-determined (median abundance, median absolute deviation) protein information. Click "Protein Details" for further information about the protein such as half-life, abundance, domains, domains shared with other proteins, protein sequence retrieval for various strains, physico-chemical properties, protein modification sites, and external identifiers for the protein.


Length (a.a.)
175
Mol. Weight (Da)
20428.7
Isoelectric Point
10.59
Gene Ontology Details

Gene Ontology

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Summary
Transcription coactivator involved in regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II; localizes to nucleus

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Molecular Function

Manually Curated

Cellular Component

Manually Curated
Phenotype Details

Phenotype

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No phenotype data available.

Interaction Details

Interaction

Interaction annotations are curated by BioGRID and include physical or genetic interactions observed between at least two genes. An interaction annotation is composed of the interaction type, name of the interactor, assay type (e.g., Two-Hybrid), annotation type (e.g., manual or high-throughput), and a reference, as well as other experimental details. Click "Interaction Details" to view all interaction annotations and evidence for this locus, including an interaction visualization.


7 total interactions for 7 unique genes

Physical Interactions

  • Biochemical Activity: 1
  • Co-crystal Structure: 1
  • Co-localization: 1
  • Reconstituted Complex: 1
  • Two-hybrid: 3
Regulation Details

Regulation

The number of putative Regulators (genes that regulate it) and Targets (genes it regulates) for the given locus, based on experimental evidence. This evidence includes data generated through high-throughput techniques. Click "Regulation Details" to view all regulation annotations, shared GO enrichment among regulation Targets, and a regulator/target diagram for the locus.


Summary
HMLALPHA1 is a silenced copy of the ALPHA1 gene located in one of two cryptic copies (HMLalpha and HMRa) of the mating-type cassette, both of which serve as donors during the recombinational process that allows mating-type switching. Alpha1p is a transcriptional co-activator that acts as a heterodimer with Mcm1p and targets it to the promoters of a set of alpha mating-type specific genes, including alpha-factor mating pheromone and the Ste2p 'a' mating-type specific transmembrane receptor. The pheromone facilitates conjugation of opposite haploid types into 'a'/alpha diploids. Alpha1p is expressed in haploids of the alpha mating type, and is required for the expression of alpha-specific genes. In diploids, expression of ALPHA1 is turned of by the action of the very stable a1-alpha2 corepressor, which turns off haploid-specific genes and allows expression of diploid-specific genes. Alpha1p is rapidly degraded via ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis by the proteasome. Both HML and HMR are surrounded by distinct silencer sequences that interact with several factors including the four Sir proteins, silencer binding proteins, histones, Rap1p, and several chromatin modifiers, which create short regions of transcriptionally silent heterochromatin.
Regulators
7
Targets
0
Expression Details

Expression

Expression data are derived from records contained in the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), and are first log2 transformed and normalized. Referenced datasets may contain one or more condition(s), and as a result there may be a greater number of conditions than datasets represented in a single clickable histogram bar. The histogram division at 0.0 separates the down-regulated (green) conditions and datasets from those that are up-regulated (red). Click "Expression Details" to view all expression annotations and details for this locus, including a visualization of genes that share a similar expression pattern.


Summary Paragraph

A summary of the locus, written by SGD Biocurators following a thorough review of the literature. Links to gene names and curated GO terms are included within the Summary Paragraphs.


Last Updated: 2000-08-17

Literature Details

Literature

All manually curated literature for the specified gene, organized into topics according to their relevance to the gene (Primary Literature, Additional Literature, or Review). Click "Literature Details" to view all literature information for this locus, including shared literature between genes.


Primary
37
Additional
68
Reviews
5

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