YMR220W

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Systematic name YMR220W
Gene name ERG8
Aliases
Feature type ORF, Verified
Coordinates Chr XIII:712316..713671
Primary SGDID S000004833


Description of YMR220W: Phosphomevalonate kinase, an essential cytosolic enzyme that acts in the biosynthesis of isoprenoids and sterols, including ergosterol, from mevalonate[1][2]




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References

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  1. Paltauf F, et al. (1992) Regulation and compartmentalization of lipid synthesis in yeast. Pp. 415-500 in The Molecular and Cellular Biology of the Yeast Saccharomyces: Gene Expression, edited by Jones EW, Pringle JR and Broach JR. Cold Spring Harbor, NY: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press SGD PMID
  2. Tsay YH and Robinson GW (1991) Cloning and characterization of ERG8, an essential gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that encodes phosphomevalonate kinase. Mol Cell Biol 11(2):620-31 SGD PMID 1846667

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