YBR038W

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Systematic name YBR038W
Gene name CHS2
Aliases
Feature type ORF, Verified
Coordinates Chr II:311897..314788
Primary SGDID S000000242


Description of YBR038W: Chitin synthase II, requires activation from zymogenic form in order to catalyze the transfer of N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) to chitin; required for the synthesis of chitin in the primary septum during cytokinesis[1][2][3]




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Protein Details

Protein Modification

Modification(s): Phosphorylation

Identified as an efficient substrate of Clb2-Cdk1-as1 in a screen of a proteomic GST-fusion library. [4] [5]





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References

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  1. Shaw JA, et al. (1991) The function of chitin synthases 2 and 3 in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell cycle. J Cell Biol 114(1):111-23 SGD PMID 2050738
  2. Cid VJ, et al. (1995) Molecular basis of cell integrity and morphogenesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Microbiol Rev 59(3):345-86 SGD PMID 7565410
  3. Schmidt M, et al. (2002) In budding yeast, contraction of the actomyosin ring and formation of the primary septum at cytokinesis depend on each other. J Cell Sci 115(Pt 2):293-302 SGD PMID 11839781
  4. Ubersax JA, et al. (2003) Targets of the cyclin-dependent kinase Cdk1. Nature 425(6960):859-64 SGD PMID 14574415
  5. submitted by Jeff Ubersax on 2004-01-21

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