Sequence Description Alias PCC hrr YOR339C Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme; most similar in sequence to Xenopus ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2-C, but not a true functional homolog of this E2; unlike E2-C, not required for the degradation of mitotic cyclin Clb2 [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005866] 0.9395907971811805 10 YGL230C Putative protein of unknown function; non-essential gene [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003199] 0.9302692627426181 8 YOR190W Sporulation-specific exo-1,3-beta-glucanase; contributes to ascospore thermoresistance; SPR1 has a paralog, EXG1, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005716] 0.9300217643148136 18 YPR078C Putative protein of unknown function; possible role in DNA metabolism and/or in genome stability; expression is heat-inducible [Source:SGD;Acc:S000006282] 0.9235490046736673 21 YDR371W Putative chitinase; functionally complements A. gossypii cts2 mutant sporulation defect [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002779] 0.9217695644415527 12 YJL160C Putative protein of unknown function; member of the PIR (Proteins with Internal Repeats) family of cell wall proteins; SWAT-GFP fusion protein localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum and vacuole, and mCherry fusion localizes to the vacuole; non-essential gene that is required for sporulation; mRNA is weakly cell cycle regulated, peaking in mitosis; YJL160C has a paralog, PIR1, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003696] 0.9178396652091604 23 YOR255W Protein involved in sporulation; required for the construction of the outer spore wall layers; required for proper localization of Spo14p [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005781] 0.8989323780294646 33 YFL011W Putative hexose transporter; expressed at low levels and expression is repressed by glucose [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001883] 0.894507737507514 15 YLR013W Protein containing GATA family zinc finger motifs; involved in spore wall assembly; sequence similarity to GAT4, and the double mutant gat3 gat4 exhibits reduced dityrosine fluorescence relative to the single mutants [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004003] 0.8939462518367239 23 YER115C Protein of unknown function; expressed during sporulation; not required for sporulation, but gene exhibits genetic interactions with other genes required for sporulation [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000917] 0.8913003487830601 19 YPR077C Dubious open reading frame; unlikely to encode a functional protein, based on available experimental and comparative sequence data; expression increased by deletion of NAP1 [Source:SGD;Acc:S000006281] 0.8902846635247047 25 YLR049C Putative protein of unknown function [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004039] 0.8889418476152796 22 YNL318C Protein with similarity to hexose transporter family members; expression is induced in low glucose and repressed in high glucose; the authentic, non-tagged protein is detected in highly purified mitochondria in high-throughput studies [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005262] 0.8824123033720909 47 YDR042C Putative protein of unknown function; expression is increased in ssu72-ts69 mutant [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002449] 0.8641360220077503 49 YOR214C Putative spore wall protein; expression increases during sporulation; not an essential gene; YOR214C has a paralog, SPO19, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005740] 0.8547680234289199 55 YGR273C Putative protein of unknown function; expression downregulated by treatment with 8-methoxypsoralen plus UVA irradiation; not an essential gene; YGR273C has a paralog, YMR295C, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003505] 0.8485641202884351 49 YDR523C Putative protein serine/threonine kinase; localizes to the nucleus and cytoplasm; required for efficient spore packaging, prospore membrane development and closure and localization of enzymes involved in spore wall synthesis; interacts with and required for Ssp1p phosphorylation and turnover; member of the GCKIII subfamily of STE20 kinases; multiply phosphorylated on S/T residues; interacts with 14-3-3 proteins, Bmh1p and Bmh2p; expressed at the end of meiosis [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002931] 0.8468919108179448 55 YER084W-A Dubious open reading frame; unlikely to encode a functional protein, based on available experimental and comparative sequence data; almost completely overlaps uncharacterized ORF YER085C [Source:SGD;Acc:S000028752] 0.846754808918127 51 YGL015C Putative protein of unknown function; null mutants accumulate cargo in the Golgi [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002983] 0.846628642820621 47 YOR313C Protein whose expression is induced during sporulation; not required for sporulation; heterologous expression in E. coli induces the SOS response that senses DNA damage [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005840] 0.846137069832989 21 YDL114W Putative short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase; YDL114W is not an essential gene [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002272] 0.8456521334509537 60 YER085C Putative protein of unknown function [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000887] 0.8417296099683657 33 YOR242C Sporulation specific protein that localizes to the spore wall; required for sporulation at a point after meiosis II and during spore wall formation; expression controlled by a tightly regulated middle-meiotic promoter that is activated by Ndt80p; translation of SSP2 mRNA is delayed, such that the mRNA is present as nuclear divisions are taking place but is not engaged by ribosomes until relatively late in meiotic development [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005768] 0.8362758918182631 64 YCR045C Probable subtilisin-family protease; role in formation of the dityrosine layer of spore walls; localizes to the spore wall and also the nuclear envelope and ER region in mature spores [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000641] 0.8346280684662527 58 YBR180W Putative dityrosine transporter of the major facilitator superfamily; member of the 12-spanner drug:H(+) antiporter DHA1 family; required for spore wall synthesis; sequence similarity to QDR1 and QDR3, and the triple mutant dtr1 qdr1 qdr3 exhibits reduced dityrosine fluorescence relative to the single mutants; expressed during sporulation [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000384] 0.8272027332930539 67 YGR225W Activator of meiotic anaphase promoting complex (APC/C); Cdc20p family member; required for initiation of spore wall assembly; required for Clb1p degradation during meiosis; prevents premature assembly of the meiosis I spindle, required for DSB induced prophase I arrest [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003457] 0.8249897379712573 27 YPL027W Protein of unknown function involved in prospore membrane assembly; involved in the assembly of the prospore membrane during sporulation; interacts with Spo14p [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005948] 0.8224168474499908 47 YPL021W Non-essential protein of unconfirmed function; affects pre-rRNA processing, may act as a negative regulator of the transcription of genes involved in pseudohyphal growth; homologous to Srd1p [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005942] 0.8223737025237156 54 YJL038C Protein involved in outer spore wall assembly; likely involved directly in dityrosine layer assembly; induced during sporulation; repressed during vegetative growth by Sum1p and Hst1p; sequence similar to adjacent ORF, IRC18/YJL037W, and the irc18 loh1 double mutant exhibits reduced dityrosine fluorescence relative to the single mutants; SWAT-GFP and mCherry fusion proteins localize to the cytosol; proposed role in maintenance of genome integrity [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003575] 0.8187944164292802 53 YGR059W Sporulation-specific homolog of the CDC3/10/11/12 family of genes; septin protein involved in sporulation; regulated by ABFI; the yeast CDC3/10/11/12 family is a family of bud neck microfilament genes [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003291] 0.8163450118636417 70 YDR273W Meiosis-specific component of the spindle pole body; subunit of the leading edge protein (LEP) complex (Ssp1-Ady3-Don1-Irc10) that forms a ring-like structure at the leading edge of the prospore membrane (PSM) during meiosis II; required for PSM growth and closure; DON1 has a paralog, CUE5, that arose from the whole genome [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002681] 0.8157182919234218 65 YBR148W Protein required for normal prospore membrane formation; interacts with Gip1p, which is the meiosis-specific regulatory subunit of the Glc7p protein phosphatase; expressed specifically in spores and localizes to the prospore membrane; YSW1 has a paralog, SPO21, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000352] 0.8136743838925468 72 YIL099W Intracellular sporulation-specific glucoamylase; involved in glycogen degradation; induced during starvation of a/a diploids late in sporulation, but dispensable for sporulation [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001361] 0.8010432852362461 33 YLR307W Chitin deacetylase; together with Cda2p involved in the biosynthesis ascospore wall component, chitosan; required for proper rigidity of the ascospore wall [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004298] 0.7979079993717932 75 YEL023C Putative protein of unknown function; expression is increased greatly during sporulation; YEL023C is not an essential gene [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000749] 0.796350558496414 35 YBL084C Subunit of the Anaphase-Promoting Complex/Cyclosome (APC/C); APC/C is a ubiquitin-protein ligase required for degradation of anaphase inhibitors, including mitotic cyclins, during the metaphase/anaphase transition [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000180] 0.7848897239853729 36 YOL024W Putative protein of unknown function; predicted to have thiol-disulfide oxidoreductase active site; YOL024W has a paralog, IGD1, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005384] 0.7761536479900406 74 YNL019C Putative protein of unknown function; expression induced during heat stress; YNL019C has a paralog, YNL033W, that arose from a segmental duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004964] 0.7743773308398428 82 YFR032C Putative protein of unknown function; non-essential gene identified in a screen for mutants with increased levels of rDNA transcription; expressed at high levels during sporulation [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001928] 0.7690019515279763 81 YCL048W Protein of unknown function; SPS22 has a paralog, SPS2, that arose from the whole genome duplication; redundant with Sps2p for the organization of the beta-glucan layer of the spore wall [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000553] 0.7666827449976065 81 YJL037W Protein involved in outer spore wall assembly; possible role in assembly of the dityrosine layer; similar to adjacent ORF, LOH1; irc18 loh1 double mutant exhibits reduced dityrosine fluorescence relative to single mutants; SWAT-GFP fusion protein localizes to the ER and vacuole, while mCherry fusion localizes to the vacuole; expression induced in respiratory-deficient cells and carbon-limited chemostat culture; null mutant displays increased levels of spontaneous Rad52p foci [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003574] 0.7559526534166557 83 YNL319W Dubious open reading frame; unlikely to encode a functional protein, based on available experimental and comparative sequence data; partially overlaps the verified gene HXT14 [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005263] 0.7513513403894072 72 YBR285W Putative protein of unknown function; YBR285W is not an essential gene [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000489] 0.7467452567896083 43 YGL170C Component of the meiotic outer plaque of the spindle pole body; involved in modifying the meiotic outer plaque that is required prior to prospore membrane formation [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003138] 0.7454454336126872 86 YLR308W Chitin deacetylase; together with Cda1p involved in the biosynthesis ascospore wall component, chitosan; required for proper rigidity of the ascospore wall [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004299] 0.7445850006811685 85 YDR317W Protein of unknown function involved in DNA repair [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002725] 0.7428641909180599 90 YIR013C Protein containing GATA family zinc finger motifs; involved in spore wall assembly; sequence similarity to GAT3, and the double mutant gat3 gat4 exhibits reduced dityrosine fluorescence relative to the single mutants [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001452] 0.741214689810114 47 YDR522C Protein expressed during sporulation; SPS2 has a paralog, SPS22, that arose from the whole genome duplication; redundant with Sps22p for organization of the beta-glucan layer of the spore wall; S. pombe ortholog is a spore wall component [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002930] 0.7408309864225461 84 YKL189W Component of the RAM signaling network; is involved in regulation of Ace2p activity and cellular morphogenesis, interacts with Kic1p and Sog2p, localizes to sites of polarized growth during budding and during the mating response [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001672] 0.732040364654129 78 YOL132W 1,3-beta-glucanosyltransferase; involved with Gas2p in spore wall assembly; has similarity to Gas1p; localizes to the cell wall [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005492] 0.7316902831424769 88 YNL204C Protein of unknown function, contains a putative zinc-binding domain; expressed during sporulation; SPS18 has a paralog, GCS1, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005148] 0.7309088130637559 88 YNR034W Protein with a possible role in tRNA export; shows similarity to 6-phosphogluconolactonase non-catalytic domains but does not exhibit this enzymatic activity; homologous to Sol3p and Sol4p; SOL1 has a paralog, SOL2, that arose from the whole genome duplication; protein abundance increases in response to DNA replication stress [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005317] 0.7299607081112757 52 YHR015W Putative RNA-binding protein; interacts with Mex67p, which is a component of the nuclear pore involved in nuclear mRNA export; MIP6 has a paralog, PES4, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001057] 0.7258865707728219 87 YLR213C Putative glycoside hydrolase of the spore wall envelope; required for normal spore wall assembly, possibly for cross-linking between the glucan and chitosan layers; expressed during sporulation [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004203] 0.7242686997876713 91 YML066C Meiosis-specific prospore membrane protein; required to produce bending force necessary for proper assembly of the prospore membrane during sporulation [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004531] 0.7224331679387552 61 YDR133C Dubious open reading frame; unlikely to encode a functional protein, based on available experimental and comparative sequence data; partially overlaps YDR134C [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002540] 0.7213931394439561 56 YDR218C Sporulation-specific homolog of the CDC3/10/11/12 family of genes; meiotic septin expressed at high levels during meiotic divisions and ascospore formation; the yeast CDC3/10/11/12 family is a family of bud neck microfilament genes [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002626] 0.7211430804256478 90 YHR185C Sporulation protein required for prospore membrane formation; required for prospore membrane formation at selected spindle poles; ensures functionality of all four spindle pole bodies during meiosis II; not required for meiotic recombination or meiotic chromosome segregation [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001228] 0.7123681339658826 88 YMR017W Meiosis-specific subunit of the t-SNARE complex; required for prospore membrane formation during sporulation; similar to but not functionally redundant with Sec9p; binds to phosphatidic acid; SNAP-25 homolog [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004619] 0.7121954851803214 92 YLR343W 1,3-beta-glucanosyltransferase; involved with Gas4p in spore wall assembly; has similarity to Gas1p [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004335] 0.7120220199727375 95 YFL040W Putative transporter; member of the sugar porter family; YFL040W is not an essential gene; may have a role in intracellular sterol transport [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001854] 0.7064779232167345 90 YFR023W Poly(A) binding protein, suppressor of DNA polymerase epsilon mutation; PES4 has a paralog, MIP6, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001919] 0.7036562277410973 94 YHR124W Meiosis-specific transcription factor; required for exit from pachytene and for full meiotic recombination; activates middle sporulation genes; competes with Sum1p for binding to promoters containing middle sporulation elements (MSE) [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001166] 0.6995605642123114 63 YFR012W Protein of unknown function; deletion mutant shows strong genetic interaction with cdc28-as1 mutant in the presence of 1-NM-PP1; DCV1 has a paralog, YOL019W, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001908] 0.6817995203745222 77 YPL130W Meiosis-specific prospore protein; required to produce bending force necessary for proper assembly of the prospore membrane during sporulation; identified as a weak high-copy suppressor of the spo1-1 ts mutation; SPO19 has a paralog, YOR214C, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000006051] 0.6813685200766334 98 YAL018C Protein Involved in spore wall assembly; localizes to lipid droplets found on or outside of the prospore membrane; shares similarity with Lds2p and Rrt8p, and a strain mutant for all 3 genes exhibits reduced dityrosine fluorescence relative to the single mutants [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000016] 0.6739184314134216 80 YER106W Monopolin; meiosis-specific kinetochore-associated protein involved in monopolar attachment of sister kinetochores to the meiotic spindle; subunit of monopolin, a complex that prevents biorientation of sister kinetochores to ensure homolog biorientation during meiosis I; regulates the conformation, enzyme kinetics and substrate specificity of the Dsn1p kinase, Hrr1p; expressed only during the first meiotic division [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000908] 0.6710281879893951 88 YBR076C-A Dubious open reading frame; unlikely to encode a functional protein, based on available experimental and comparative sequence data; partially overlaps verified gene ECM8; identified by fungal homology and RT-PCR [Source:SGD;Acc:S000028533] 0.657753226180736 74 YOL047C Protein Involved in spore wall assembly; localizes to lipid droplets found on or outside of the prospore membrane; shares similarity with Lds1p and Rrt8p, and a strain mutant for all 3 genes exhibits reduced dityrosine fluorescence relative to the single mutants; green fluorescent protein (GFP)-fusion protein localizes to the cytoplasm in a punctate pattern [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005407] 0.6300580072672818 79 YPR140W Lyso-phosphatidylcholine acyltransferase; required for normal phospholipid content of mitochondrial membranes; major determinant of the final acyl chain composition of the mitochondrial-specific phospholipid cardiolipin; mutations in human ortholog tafazzin (TAZ) cause Barth syndrome, a rare X-linked disease characterized by skeletal and cardiomyopathy and bouts of cyclic neutropenia; a specific splice variant of human TAZ can complement yeast null mutant [Source:SGD;Acc:S000006344] 0.6207995733728251 83 YER180C Protein required for sporulation; transcript is induced 7.5 hours after induction of meiosis, expected to play significant role in the formation of reproductive cells [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000982] 0.6191800082900514 94 YBR168W Peroxisomal integral membrane protein; involved in negative regulation of peroxisome size; partially functionally redundant with Pex31p; genetic interactions suggest action at a step downstream of steps mediated by Pex28p and Pex29p [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000372] 0.6107145707264259 88 YHL012W Putative UTP glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase; YHL012W has a paralog, UGP1, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001004] 0.5976134935539485 91 YLR102C Subunit of the Anaphase-Promoting Complex/Cyclosome (APC/C); APC/C is a ubiquitin-protein ligase required for degradation of anaphase inhibitors, including mitotic cyclins, during the metaphase/anaphase transition [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004092] 0.5941334051617618 92 YFL017C Glucosamine-6-phosphate acetyltransferase; evolutionarily conserved; required for multiple cell cycle events including passage through START, DNA synthesis, and mitosis; involved in UDP-N-acetylglucosamine synthesis, forms GlcNAc6P from AcCoA [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001877] 0.5871749569412464 94 YDR438W Mitochondrial transporter repressible by thiamine; THI74 has a paralog, YML018C, that arose from the whole genome duplication; shows sequence homology to human gene SLC35F3, a thiamine transporter implicated in hypertension [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002846] 0.5777389624895788 95 YKL104C Glutamine-fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase; catalyzes the formation of glucosamine-6-P and glutamate from fructose-6-P and glutamine in the first step of chitin biosynthesis; GFA1 has a paralogous region, comprising ORFs YMR084W-YMR085W, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001587] 0.5677870588302182 99