Sequence Description Alias PCC hrr YML126C 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA (HMG-CoA) synthase; catalyzes the formation of HMG-CoA from acetyl-CoA and acetoacetyl-CoA; involved in the second step in mevalonate biosynthesis [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004595] 0.7807240420313828 2 YPL028W Acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase (acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase); cytosolic enzyme that transfers an acetyl group from one acetyl-CoA molecule to another, forming acetoacetyl-CoA; involved in the first step in mevalonate biosynthesis; human ACAT1 functionally complements the growth defect caused by repression of ERG10 expression [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005949] 0.6840277818001316 2 YGR175C Squalene epoxidase; catalyzes the epoxidation of squalene to 2,3-oxidosqualene; plays an essential role in the ergosterol-biosynthesis pathway and is the specific target of the antifungal drug terbinafine; human SQLE functionally complements the lethality of the erg1 null mutation [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003407] 0.6775982088150294 7 YLR153C Acetyl-coA synthetase isoform; along with Acs1p, acetyl-coA synthetase isoform is the nuclear source of acetyl-coA for histone acetylation; mutants affect global transcription; required for growth on glucose; expressed under anaerobic conditions [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004143] 0.6699470516908832 5 YMR208W Mevalonate kinase; acts in the biosynthesis of isoprenoids and sterols, including ergosterol, from mevalonate; human MVK functionally complements the lethality of the erg12 null mutation [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004821] 0.6639182849403283 11 YMR220W Phosphomevalonate kinase; an essential cytosolic enzyme that acts in the biosynthesis of isoprenoids and sterols, including ergosterol, from mevalonate [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004833] 0.6618233626875092 6 YGL001C C-3 sterol dehydrogenase; catalyzes the second of three steps required to remove two C-4 methyl groups from an intermediate in ergosterol biosynthesis; human homolog NSDHL implicated in CK syndrome, and can complement yeast null mutant; molecular target of natural product and antifungal compound FR171456 [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002969] 0.6469639710457012 11 YHR039C Protein of unknown function; green fluorescent protein (GFP)-fusion protein localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum; msc7 mutants are defective in directing meiotic recombination events to homologous chromatids [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001081] 0.6393193205250436 10 YMR202W C-8 sterol isomerase; catalyzes isomerization of delta-8 double bond to delta-7 position at an intermediate step in ergosterol biosynthesis; transcriptionally down-regulated when ergosterol is in excess; mutation is functionally complemented by human EBP [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004815] 0.6300271601093151 9 YJL167W Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthetase; has both dimethylallyltranstransferase and geranyltranstransferase activities; catalyzes the formation of C15 farnesyl pyrophosphate units for isoprenoid and sterol biosynthesis [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003703] 0.629012256851281 10 YLR100W 3-keto sterol reductase; catalyzes the last of three steps required to remove two C-4 methyl groups from an intermediate in ergosterol biosynthesis; mutants are sterol auxotrophs; mutation is functionally complemented by human HSD17B7 [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004090] 0.6246274267340397 11 YHR190W Farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyl transferase (squalene synthase); joins two farnesyl pyrophosphate moieties to form squalene in the sterol biosynthesis pathway [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001233] 0.6136881565723162 12 YHR007C Lanosterol 14-alpha-demethylase; catalyzes C-14 demethylation of lanosterol to form 4,4''-dimethyl cholesta-8,14,24-triene-3-beta-ol in ergosterol biosynthesis pathway; transcriptionally down-regulated when ergosterol is in excess; member of cytochrome P450 family; associated and coordinately regulated with the P450 reductase Ncp1p; human CYP51A1 functionally complements the lethality of the erg11 null mutation [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001049] 0.6034005765886562 13 YHR072W Lanosterol synthase; an essential enzyme that catalyzes the cyclization of squalene 2,3-epoxide, a step in ergosterol biosynthesis; human LSS functionally complements the lethality of the erg7 null mutation [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001114] 0.581800224729045 16 YML075C HMG-CoA reductase; catalyzes conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, which is a rate-limiting step in sterol biosynthesis; one of two isozymes; localizes to nuclear envelope; overproduction induces formation of karmellae; forms foci at nuclear periphery upon DNA replication stress; HMG1 has a paralog, HMG2, that arose from the whole genome duplication; human homolog HMGCR can complement yeast hmg1 mutant [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004540] 0.5624818384997418 16 YNL280C C-14 sterol reductase; acts in ergosterol biosynthesis; mutants accumulate the abnormal sterol ignosterol (ergosta-8,14 dienol), and are viable under anaerobic growth conditions but inviable on rich medium under aerobic conditions [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005224] 0.5204183888426843 16 YPL231W Alpha subunit of fatty acid synthetase; complex catalyzes the synthesis of long-chain saturated fatty acids; contains the acyl-carrier protein domain and beta-ketoacyl reductase, beta-ketoacyl synthase and self-pantetheinylation activities [Source:SGD;Acc:S000006152] 0.5021333078452118 65 YGR060W C-4 methyl sterol oxidase; catalyzes the first of three steps required to remove two C-4 methyl groups from an intermediate in ergosterol biosynthesis; mutants accumulate the sterol intermediate 4,4-dimethylzymosterol; human MSMO1 functionally complements the growth defect caused by repression of ERG25 expression [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003292] 0.4947829712000689 18 YMR015C C-22 sterol desaturase; a cytochrome P450 enzyme that catalyzes the formation of the C-22(23) double bond in the sterol side chain in ergosterol biosynthesis; may be a target of azole antifungal drugs [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004617] 0.49399030634752567 23 YNL111C Cytochrome b5; involved in the sterol and lipid biosynthesis pathways; acts as an electron donor to support sterol C5-6 desaturation [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005055] 0.4759588307502066 20 YML008C Delta(24)-sterol C-methyltransferase; converts zymosterol to fecosterol in the ergosterol biosynthetic pathway by methylating position C-24; localized to lipid particles, the plasma membrane-associated endoplasmic reticulum, and the mitochondrial outer membrane [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004467] 0.4723262434202468 22 YNR041C Para hydroxybenzoate polyprenyl transferase; catalyzes the second step in ubiquinone (coenzyme Q) biosynthesis; human COQ2, mutations in which are implicated in an increased risk of mutiple-system atrophy, can complement a yeast coq2 null mutant [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005324] 0.466233548377943 27 YLR056W C-5 sterol desaturase; glycoprotein that catalyzes the introduction of a C-5(6) double bond into episterol, a precursor in ergosterol biosynthesis; transcriptionally down-regulated when ergosterol is in excess; mutants are viable, but cannot grow on non-fermentable carbon sources; substrate of HRD ubiquitin ligase; mutation is functionally complemented by human SC5D [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004046] 0.45527524614008025 26 YEL034C-A Dubious open reading frame; unlikely to encode a functional protein, based on available experimental and comparative sequence data; completely overlaps HYP2/YEL034W, a verified gene that encodes eiF-5A [Source:SGD;Acc:S000028743] 0.44898716217152446 27 YER043C S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine hydrolase; catabolizes S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine which is formed after donation of the activated methyl group of S-adenosyl-L-methionine (AdoMet) to an acceptor; regulates cellular lipid homoeostasis by regulating phosphatidylcholine(PC)synthesis and triacylglycerol (TG) levels [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000845] 0.4425451460159486 44 YBR242W Putative protein of unknown function; green fluorescent protein (GFP)-fusion protein localizes to the cytoplasm and nucleus; YBR242W is not an essential gene; YBR242W has a paralog, YGL101W, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000446] 0.4407405439385647 34 YDR502C S-adenosylmethionine synthetase; catalyzes transfer of the adenosyl group of ATP to the sulfur atom of methionine; comparative analysis suggests that a mitochondrially targeted form may result from translation starting at a non-canonical codon upstream of the annotated start codon [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002910] 0.43885568708528166 35 YER044C Endoplasmic reticulum membrane protein; may facilitate protein-protein interactions between the Erg26p dehydrogenase and the Erg27p 3-ketoreductase and/or tether these enzymes to the ER, also interacts with Erg6p [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000846] 0.4324860555545687 39 YNR019W Acyl-CoA:sterol acyltransferase; endoplasmic reticulum enzyme that contributes the major sterol esterification activity in the presence of oxygen; ARE2 has a paralog, ARE1, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005302] 0.4268818886272323 99 YDR400W Uridine nucleosidase (uridine-cytidine N-ribohydrolase); cleaves N-glycosidic bonds in nucleosides; involved in the pyrimidine salvage and nicotinamide riboside salvage pathways [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002808] 0.42298591069762187 50 YDR233C Reticulon protein; involved in nuclear pore assembly and maintenance of tubular ER morphology; promotes membrane curvature; regulates the ER asymmetry-induced inheritance block during ER stress; role in ER-derived peroxisomal biogenesis; increases tubular ER when overexpressed; mutants have reduced phosphatidylserine transfer between the ER and mitochondria; interacts with exocyst subunit Sec6p, Yip3p, and Sbh1p; member of the RTNLA subfamily [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002641] 0.4185781904532049 56 YLR101C Dubious open reading frame; unlikely to encode a functional protein, based on available experimental and comparative sequence data; partially overlaps the verified, essential ORF ERG27/YLR100W [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004091] 0.38926416593259433 88