Sequence Description Alias PCC hrr YIL078W Threonyl-tRNA synthetase; essential cytoplasmic protein; human homolog TARS can complement yeast null mutant [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001340] 0.8872174679148183 1 YBR121C Cytoplasmic and mitochondrial glycyl-tRNA synthase; ligates glycine to the cognate anticodon-bearing tRNA; transcription termination factor that may interact with the 3'-end of pre-mRNA to promote 3'-end formation; GRS1 has a paralog, GRS2, that arose from the whole genome duplication; human homolog GARS implicated in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, can complement yeast null mutant [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000325] 0.8614848329966546 2 YGR264C Methionyl-tRNA synthetase; forms a complex with glutamyl-tRNA synthetase (Gus1p) and Arc1p, which increases the catalytic efficiency of both tRNA synthetases; also has a role in nuclear export of tRNAs; mutations in human ortholog MARS are associated with pediatric pulmonary alveolar proteinosis [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003496] 0.8446866024206292 5 YDL084W Component of the TREX complex required for nuclear mRNA export; member of the DEAD-box RNA helicase superfamily and is involved in early and late steps of spliceosome assembly; homolog of the human splicing factor hUAP56; relocalizes from nucleus to cytoplasm upon DNA replication stress [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002242] 0.82806780152486 4 YHR064C Hsp70 protein that interacts with Zuo1p (a DnaJ homolog); interacts with Zuo1p to form a ribosome-associated complex that binds the ribosome via the Zuo1p subunit; also involved in pleiotropic drug resistance via sequential activation of PDR1 and PDR5; binds ATP [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001106] 0.82459636825466 5 YOR046C Cytoplasmic ATP-dependent RNA helicase of the DEAD-box family; involved in mRNA export from the nucleus, remodeling messenger ribonucleoprotein particles (mRNPs), with ATPase activity stimulated by Gle1p, IP6 and Nup159p; involved in translation termination along with Sup45p (eRF1); role in the cellular response to heat stress [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005572] 0.8114729547656592 6 YLR060W Beta subunit of cytoplasmic phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase; forms a tetramer with Frs2p to generate active enzyme; able to hydrolyze mis-aminoacylated tRNA-Phe, which could contribute to translational quality control [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004050] 0.8083720944978117 7 YLR197W Essential evolutionarily-conserved nucleolar protein; component of the box C/D snoRNP complexes that direct 2'-O-methylation of pre-rRNA during its maturation; overexpression causes spindle orientation defects [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004187] 0.8012292610860737 8 YML063W Ribosomal protein 10 (rp10) of the small (40S) subunit; homologous to mammalian ribosomal protein S3A, no bacterial homolog; RPS1B has a paralog, RPS1A, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004528] 0.8003887246242346 10 YGR094W Mitochondrial and cytoplasmic valyl-tRNA synthetase; human homolog VARS2 implicated in mitochondrial diseases, can partially complement yeast null mutant [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003326] 0.7973185323064128 18 YOR361C eIF3b subunit of the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 (eIF3); subunit of the core complex of eIF3; essential for translation; part of a subcomplex (Prt1p-Rpg1p-Nip1p) that stimulates binding of mRNA and tRNA(i)Met to ribosomes; eIF3 is also involved in programmed stop codon readthrough [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005888] 0.7685536406503951 59 YBR143C Polypeptide release factor (eRF1) in translation termination; mutant form acts as a recessive omnipotent suppressor; methylated by Mtq2p-Trm112p in ternary complex eRF1-eRF3-GTP; mutation of methylation site confers resistance to zymocin; has a role in cytokinesis through interaction with Mlc1p [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000347] 0.7678962717559727 12 YMR235C GTPase activating protein (GAP) for Gsp1p; involved in nuclear transport [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004848] 0.7652293982305333 13 YGL245W Glutamyl-tRNA synthetase (GluRS); forms a complex with methionyl-tRNA synthetase (Mes1p) and Arc1p; complex formation increases the catalytic efficiency of both tRNA synthetases and ensures their correct localization to the cytoplasm; protein abundance increases in response to DNA replication stress [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003214] 0.7593724606776033 14 YPR110C RNA polymerase subunit AC40; common to RNA polymerase I and III; predominant determinant targeting Ty1 integration upstream of Pol III-transcribed genes [Source:SGD;Acc:S000006314] 0.7563704505995245 80 YDR165W Catalytic subunit of a tRNA methyltransferase complex; Trm8p and Trm82p comprise an enzyme that catalyzes a methyl-transfer from S-adenosyl-l-methionine to the N(7) atom of guanine at position 46 in tRNA; Trm8 lacks catalytic activity if not bound to Trm82p; relocalizes to the cytosol in response to hypoxia; mutation in human ortholog WDR4 causes microcephalic primordial dwarfism [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002572] 0.7560905247501476 89 YNL247W Cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase; may interact with ribosomes, based on co-purification experiments; human gene CARS allows growth of the yeast haploid null mutant after sporulation of a heterozygous diploid [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005191] 0.7542771670371282 39 YPR033C Cytoplasmic and mitochondrial histidine tRNA synthetase; efficient mitochondrial localization requires both a presequence and an amino-terminal sequence; mutations in human ortholog HARS2 are associated with Perrault syndrome [Source:SGD;Acc:S000006237] 0.7538756080751108 18 YFR009W Positive regulator of the Gcn2p kinase activity; forms a complex with Gcn1p; proposed to stimulate Gcn2p activation by an uncharged tRNA [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001905] 0.7462379537021974 24 YER025W Gamma subunit of the translation initiation factor eIF2; involved in the identification of the start codon; binds GTP when forming the ternary complex with GTP and tRNAi-Met; mutations in human ortholog cause X-linked intellectual disability (XLID) [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000827] 0.7458737308866931 56 YLR441C Ribosomal protein 10 (rp10) of the small (40S) subunit; homologous to mammalian ribosomal protein S3A, no bacterial homolog; RPS1A has a paralog, RPS1B, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004433] 0.7441811765750089 26 YGL031C Ribosomal 60S subunit protein L24A; not essential for translation but may be required for normal translation rate; homologous to mammalian ribosomal protein L24, no bacterial homolog; RPL24A has a paralog, RPL24B, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002999] 0.7435179224937823 38 YBR084W Mitochondrial C1-tetrahydrofolate synthase; involved in interconversion between different oxidation states of tetrahydrofolate (THF); provides activities of formyl-THF synthetase, methenyl-THF cyclohydrolase, and methylene-THF dehydrogenase [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000288] 0.7377812613220183 48 YDR300C Gamma-glutamyl kinase; catalyzes the first step in proline biosynthesis; required for nitrogen starvation-induced ribophagy but not for nonselective autophagy; PRO1 has a paralog, YHR033W, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002708] 0.7354255719802135 24 YGR185C Cytoplasmic tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase; required for cytoplasmic protein synthesis; interacts with positions 34 and 35 of the tRNATyr anticodon; mutations in human ortholog YARS are associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) neuropathies; human ortholog YARS functionally complements the heat sensitivity of a ts allele; protein abundance increases in response to DNA replication stress [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003417] 0.732361829438561 26 YOR312C Ribosomal 60S subunit protein L20B; homologous to mammalian ribosomal protein L18A, no bacterial homolog; RPL20B has a paralog, RPL20A, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005839] 0.7314051988426795 51 YNR021W Putative protein of unknown function; green fluorescent protein (GFP)-fusion protein localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum; YNR021W is not an essential gene [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005304] 0.7249470368108587 31 YOR335C Cytoplasmic and mitochondrial alanyl-tRNA synthetase; required for protein synthesis; point mutation (cdc64-1 allele) causes cell cycle arrest at G1; lethality of null mutation is functionally complemented by human homolog AARS; mutations in human homolog AARS are associated with autoimmune disease polymyositis/dermatomyositis [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005862] 0.7218913868624768 32 YPL160W Cytosolic leucyl tRNA synthetase; ligates leucine to the appropriate tRNA; human homolog LARS can complement yeast temperature-sensitive mutant at restrictive temperature [Source:SGD;Acc:S000006081] 0.7173363972765082 81 YHR068W Deoxyhypusine synthase; catalyzes formation of deoxyhypusine, the first step in hypusine biosynthesis; triggers posttranslational hypusination of translation elongation factor eIF-5A and regulates its intracellular levels; tetrameric; human homolog DHPS allows growth of yeast haploid dys1 null mutant after sporulation of heterozygous diploid [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001110] 0.7168087133779559 34 YDR091C Essential Fe-S protein; required for ribosome biogenesis, translation initiation/termination; facilitates binding of multifactor complex (MFC) of initiation factors to small ribosomal subunit; Dom34-Hbs1 complex and Rli1p work in dissociating inactive ribosomes, thereby facilitating translation restart; forms complex with Lto1p and Yae1p; dependency on ROS-labile FeS clusters, activity in nuclear ribosomal-subunit export impaired by mild oxidative stress [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002498] 0.713567814352937 67 YHR019C Cytosolic asparaginyl-tRNA synthetase; required for protein synthesis, catalyzes the specific attachment of asparagine to its cognate tRNA [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001061] 0.7107375648187735 37 YBL076C Cytoplasmic isoleucine-tRNA synthetase; target of the G1-specific inhibitor reveromycin A [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000172] 0.7061663827239751 72 YGL105W Protein that binds tRNA and methionyl- and glutamyl-tRNA synthetases; involved in tRNA delivery, stimulating catalysis, and ensuring localization; also binds quadruplex nucleic acids; protein abundance increases in response to DNA replication stress; methionyl-tRNA synthetase is Mes1p; glutamyl-tRNA synthetase is Gus1p [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003073] 0.7050054018714389 39 YKL081W Gamma subunit of translational elongation factor eEF1B; stimulates the binding of aminoacyl-tRNA (AA-tRNA) to ribosomes by releasing eEF1A (Tef1p/Tef2p) from the ribosomal complex [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001564] 0.7041256249747679 40 YGR214W Ribosomal 40S subunit protein S0A; required for maturation of 18S rRNA along with Rps0Bp; deletion of either RPS0 gene reduces growth rate, deletion of both genes is lethal; homologous to human ribosomal protein SA and bacterial S2; RPS0A has a paralog, RPS0B, that arose from the whole genome duplication; [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003446] 0.7011957345110131 51 YOR168W Glutamine tRNA synthetase; monomeric class I tRNA synthetase that catalyzes the specific glutaminylation of tRNA(Gln); N-terminal domain proposed to be involved in enzyme-tRNA interactions [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005694] 0.6950391619968925 43 YHR020W Prolyl-tRNA synthetase; N-terminal domain shows weak homology to prokaryotic posttransfer editing domain, but does not possess posttransfer editing activity; may interact with ribosomes, based on co-purification experiments [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001062] 0.6939123283172429 46 YBR025C P-loop ATPase with similarity to human OLA1 and bacterial YchF; identified as specifically interacting with the proteasome; null mutant displays increased translation rate and increased readthrough of premature stop codons; protein abundance increases in response to hydrogen peroxide and to DNA replication stress [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000229] 0.6923364476422954 49 YGR285C Ribosome-associated chaperone; zuotin functions in ribosome biogenesis and as a chaperone for nascent polypeptide chains in partnership with Ssz1p and SSb1/2; contains a DnaJ domain and functions as a J-protein partner for Ssb1p and Ssb2p; human gene DNAJC2 can partially complement yeast zuo1 null mutant [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003517] 0.6906142663532167 51 YKR059W Translation initiation factor eIF4A; DEA(D/H)-box RNA helicase that couples ATPase activity to RNA binding and unwinding; forms a dumbbell structure of two compact domains connected by a linker; interacts with eIF4G; protein abundance increases in response to DNA replication stress; TIF1 has a paralog, TIF2, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001767] 0.6894502117061513 52 YDL082W Ribosomal 60S subunit protein L13A; not essential for viability; homologous to mammalian ribosomal protein L13, no bacterial homolog; RPL13A has a paralog, RPL13B, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002240] 0.689007483821612 67 YMR260C Translation initiation factor eIF1A; essential protein that forms a complex with Sui1p (eIF1) and the 40S ribosomal subunit and scans for the start codon; C-terminus associates with Fun12p (eIF5B); N terminus interacts with eIF2 and eIF3 [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004873] 0.6879140709460447 54 YJR064W Subunit of the cytosolic chaperonin Cct ring complex; related to Tcp1p, required for the assembly of actin and tubulins in vivo [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003825] 0.6867021714123717 56 YOR254C Essential subunit of Sec63 complex; with Sec61 complex, Kar2p/BiP and Lhs1p forms a channel competent for SRP-dependent and post-translational SRP-independent protein targeting and import into the ER; other members are Sec62p, Sec66p, and Sec72p [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005780] 0.6836842348636488 95 YDR212W Alpha subunit of chaperonin-containing T-complex; complex mediates protein folding in the cytosol; involved in actin cytoskeleton maintenance; overexpression in neurons suppresses formation of pathogenic conformations of huntingtin protein [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002620] 0.6835845493149336 58 YIL110W AdoMet-dependent methyltransferase; involved in a novel 3-methylhistidine modification of ribosomal protein Rpl3p; seven beta-strand MTase family member; null mutant exhibits a weak vacuolar protein sorting defect and caspofungin resistance [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001372] 0.6817400758794151 87 YJL080C Essential RNA-binding G protein effector of mating response pathway; ligand-activated RNA-binding protein that delivers RNAs involved in polarization and perpetualizing mating signal to shmoo tip during pheromone signaling; Scp160p-mediated RNA trafficking essential for chemotropism and successful mating; mainly associated with nuclear envelope and ER, interacts in mRNA-dependent manner with translating ribosomes via multiple KH domains, similar to vertebrate vigilins [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003616] 0.6809813309608965 82 YDR321W Cytosolic L-asparaginase, involved in asparagine catabolism; catalyzes hydrolysis of L-asparagine to aspartic acid and ammonia; important enzyme for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia; has low glutaminase activity and dependence; synthesized constitutively [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002729] 0.680277834372563 62 YLR291C Beta subunit of the translation initiation factor eIF2B; the guanine-nucleotide exchange factor for eIF2; activity subsequently regulated by phosphorylated eIF2; first identified as a negative regulator of GCN4 expression; human homolog EIF2B2 can complement yeast mutant, allows growth down-regulation of yeast gene [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004282] 0.679059397692141 69 YPR163C Translation initiation factor eIF-4B; contains an RNA recognition motif and binds to single-stranded RNA; has RNA annealing activity; interacts with Rps20p at the head of the 40S ribosomal subunit and alters the structure of the mRNA entry channel [Source:SGD;Acc:S000006367] 0.6784364408678357 74 YOR063W Ribosomal 60S subunit protein L3; homologous to mammalian ribosomal protein L3 and bacterial L3; plays an important role in function of eIF5B in stimulating 3' end processing of 18S rRNA in context of 80S ribosomes that have not yet engaged in translation; involved in replication and maintenance of killer double stranded RNA virus [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005589] 0.6722354742811232 69 YLR249W Translation elongation factor 3; contains two ABC cassettes; binds and hydrolyzes ATP; YEF3 has a paralog, HEF3, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004239] 0.672105155336595 70 YLR244C Methionine aminopeptidase; catalyzes the cotranslational removal of N-terminal methionine from nascent polypeptides; function is partially redundant with that of Map2p [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004234] 0.6714056888125796 71 YJR007W Alpha subunit of the translation initiation factor eIF2; eIF2 is involved in identification of the start codon; phosphorylation of Ser51 is required for regulation of translation by inhibiting the exchange of GDP for GTP; protein abundance increases in response to DNA replication stress [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003767] 0.6710574777767021 72 YGR124W Asparagine synthetase; catalyzes the synthesis of L-asparagine from L-aspartate in the asparagine biosynthetic pathway; ASN2 has a paralog, ASN1, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003356] 0.6699022972653919 74 YDR037W Lysyl-tRNA synthetase [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002444] 0.6694209249203297 75 YDR341C Arginyl-tRNA synthetase; the authentic, non-tagged protein is detected in highly purified mitochondria in high-throughput studies; YDR341C has a paralog, MSR1, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002749] 0.6683429917106779 77 YFL022C Alpha subunit of cytoplasmic phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase; forms a tetramer with Frs1p to form active enzyme; evolutionarily distant from mitochondrial phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase based on protein sequence, but substrate binding is similar [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001872] 0.6669355308431717 80 YLR150W Protein required for optimal translation under nutrient stress; perturbs association of Yef3p with ribosomes; involved in TOR signaling; binds G4 quadruplex and purine motif triplex nucleic acid; helps maintain telomere structure; protein abundance increases in response to DNA replication stress; serves as a ribosome preservation factor both during quiescence and recovery [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004140] 0.6659602484025818 82 YGL232W Putative tRNA acetyltransferase; RNA-binding protein required for the formation of the modified nucleoside N(4)-acetylcytidine in serine and leucine tRNAs but not required for the same modification in 18S rRNA; protein abundance increases in response to DNA replication stress [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003201] 0.664386052309542 85 YMR142C Ribosomal 60S subunit protein L13B; not essential for viability; homologous to mammalian ribosomal protein L13, no bacterial homolog; RPL13B has a paralog, RPL13A, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004750] 0.6643714539939838 86 YPR118W 5'-methylthioribose-1-phosphate isomerase; catalyzes the isomerization of 5-methylthioribose-1-phosphate to 5-methylthioribulose-1-phosphate in the methionine salvage pathway [Source:SGD;Acc:S000006322] 0.6635939605283948 87 YPL090C Protein component of the small (40S) ribosomal subunit; homologous to mammalian ribosomal protein S6, no bacterial homolog; phosphorylated on S233 by Ypk3p in a TORC1-dependent manner, and on S232 in a TORC1/2-dependent manner by Ypk1/2/3p; RPS6A has a paralog, RPS6B, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000006011] 0.6596662212879383 93 YBR288C Mu3-like subunit of the clathrin associated protein complex (AP-3); functions in transport of alkaline phosphatase to the vacuole via the alternate pathway [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000492] 0.6583405128078613 97 YDR418W Ribosomal 60S subunit protein L12B; rpl12a rpl12b double mutant exhibits slow growth and slow translation; homologous to mammalian ribosomal protein L12 and bacterial L11; RPL12B has a paralog, RPL12A, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002826] 0.6576828419197491 98 YGR148C Ribosomal 60S subunit protein L24B; not essential for translation but may be required for normal translation rate; homologous to mammalian ribosomal protein L24, no bacterial homolog; RPL24B has a paralog, RPL24A, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003380] 0.6562347508912288 99