URE2 / YNL229C Overview


Standard Name
URE2 1
Systematic Name
YNL229C
SGD ID
SGD:S000005173
Aliases
[URE3] 4
Feature Type
ORF , Verified
Description
Nitrogen catabolite repression transcriptional regulator; inhibits GLN3 transcription in good nitrogen source; role in sequestering Gln3p and Gat1p to the cytoplasm; has glutathione peroxidase activity and can mutate to acquire GST activity; self-assembly under limited nitrogen conditions creates [URE3] prion and releases catabolite repression 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Name Description
UREidosuccinate transport 1
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.)
354
Mol. Weight (Da)
40265.2
Isoelectric Point
6.44
Median Abundance (molecules/cell)
4497 +/- 1064
Half-life (hr)
7.8

Alleles

Curated mutant alleles for the specified gene, listed alphabetically. Click on the allele name to open the allele page. Click "SGD search" to view all alleles in search results.


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Gene Ontology Details

Gene Ontology

GO Annotations consist of four mandatory components: a gene product, a term from one of the three Gene Ontology (GO) controlled vocabularies (Molecular Function, Biological Process, and Cellular Component), a reference, and an evidence code. SGD has manually curated and high-throughput GO Annotations, both derived from the literature, as well as computational, or predicted, annotations. Click "Gene Ontology Details" to view all GO information and evidence for this locus as well as biological processes it shares with other genes.


Summary
Cytosolic glutathione peroxidase involved in regulating cellular nitrogen utilization via cytoplasmic sequestering of Gln3p

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Molecular Function

Manually Curated

Cellular Component

Manually Curated
Phenotype Details

Phenotype

Phenotype annotations for a gene are curated single mutant phenotypes that require an observable (e.g., "cell shape"), a qualifier (e.g., "abnormal"), a mutant type (e.g., null), strain background, and a reference. In addition, annotations are classified as classical genetics or high-throughput (e.g., large scale survey, systematic mutation set). Whenever possible, allele information and additional details are provided. Click "Phenotype Details" to view all phenotype annotations and evidence for this locus as well as phenotypes it shares with other genes.


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.


554 total interactions for 372 unique genes

Physical Interactions

  • Affinity Capture-MS: 31
  • Affinity Capture-RNA: 6
  • Affinity Capture-Western: 9
  • Co-crystal Structure: 5
  • Co-localization: 2
  • Co-purification: 1
  • FRET: 1
  • PCA: 16
  • Reconstituted Complex: 28
  • Two-hybrid: 25

Genetic Interactions

  • Dosage Rescue: 7
  • Negative Genetic: 318
  • Phenotypic Enhancement: 15
  • Phenotypic Suppression: 27
  • Positive Genetic: 28
  • Synthetic Growth Defect: 22
  • Synthetic Lethality: 7
  • Synthetic Rescue: 6
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
URE2 encodes a protein involved in regulation of nitrogen catabolite repression (NCR). Constitutively produced, cytoplasmic Ure2p acts as a transcriptional repressor by controlling localization of the GATA transcription factor Gln3p, which is a key activator of NCR. During growth in the presence of easily assimilated nitrogen sources, such as ammonium or glutamine, Ure2p binds and sequesters Gln3p in the cytoplasm, thus preventing expression of genes involved in poor nitrogen catabolism. In the presence of only poor nitrogen sources, such as urea or proline, or under nitrogen starvation, Ure2p dissociates from Gln3p, which allows Gln3p to enter the nucleus and, along with Gat1p, activate transcription of multiple genes required for utilization of those alternative nitrogen sources. Seemingly unrelated to its role in NCR, Ure2p has the ability to form self-propagating aggregates known as [URE3] prion. Formation of [URE3] does have an effect on NCR: by sequestering free Ure2p from the cytoplasm, [URE3] derepresses nitrogen catabolism regardless of nitrogen source.
Regulators
5
Targets
19
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: 2005-09-26

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
180
Additional
185
Reviews
191

Resources