YKR026C

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Systematic name YKR026C
Gene name GCN3
Aliases AAS2
Feature type ORF, Verified
Coordinates Chr XI:489655..488738
Primary SGDID S000001734


Description of YKR026C: Alpha subunit of the translation initiation factor eIF2B, the guanine-nucleotide exchange factor for eIF2; activity subsequently regulated by phosphorylated eIF2; first identified as a positive regulator of GCN4 expression[1][2]




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References

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  1. Hinnebusch A (1992) General and Pathway-specific Regulatory Mechanisms Controlling the Synthesis of Amino Acid Biosynthetic Enzymes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Pp. 319-414 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. Pavitt GD, et al. (1998) eIF2 independently binds two distinct eIF2B subcomplexes that catalyze and regulate guanine-nucleotide exchange. Genes Dev 12(4):514-26 SGD PMID 9472020

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