Sequence Description Alias PCC hrr 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] 0.80444008009876 1 YMR220W Phosphomevalonate kinase; an essential cytosolic enzyme that acts in the biosynthesis of isoprenoids and sterols, including ergosterol, from mevalonate [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004833] 0.7151554480527667 2 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] 0.6909345213868746 4 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] 0.6739346839238686 9 YGL160W NADPH oxidase localized to the perinuclear ER; produces superoxide from NADPH; overexpression causes MCA1 dependent apoptosis; likely involved in superoxide-mediated regulation of the actin cytoskeleton; member of a conserved superfamily of NADPH oxidases (NOX enzymes); has similarity to iron/copper reductases (FRE1-8), particularly Fre8p [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003128] 0.6426162350317627 51 YPL117C Isopentenyl diphosphate:dimethylallyl diphosphate isomerase; catalyzes an essential activation step in the isoprenoid biosynthetic pathway; required for viability; isopentenyl diphosphate:dimethylallyl diphosphate isomerase is also known as IPP isomerase [Source:SGD;Acc:S000006038] 0.6234938029828028 6 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] 0.6181894773229677 13 YNL004W Poly(A+) RNA-binding protein; key surveillance factor for the selective export of spliced mRNAs from the nucleus to the cytoplasm; preference for intron-containing genes; similar to Npl3p; HRB1 has a paralog, GBP2, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004949] 0.6128327617113623 75 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] 0.6084426551598627 9 YDL178W D-2-hydroxyglutarate dehydrogenase, and minor D-lactate dehydrogenase; mitochondrial matrix protein that oxidizes D-2-hydroxyglutarate (D-2HG), an oncometabolite, to alpha-ketoglutarate with a minor role in lactate catabolism; located in the mitochondrial matrix [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002337] 0.6018826566992709 47 YMR134W Protein of unknown function involved in ergosterol biosynthesis; conditional mutants produce less ergosterol, display impaired oxygen consumption, respiratory growth, mitochondrial iron utilization, and are more sensitive to oxidative stress; mutant bm-8 has a growth defect on iron-limited medium that is complemented by overexpression of Yfh1p; protein localizes to the cytoplasm, ER and nuclear envelope; highly conserved in ascomycetes [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004741] 0.5989671429437702 11 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] 0.5917617832919233 36 YML005W S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferase; required for wybutosine formation in phenylalanine-accepting tRNA; member of the seven beta-strand family [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004464] 0.5870839939098538 65 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] 0.5856401890903169 15 YNR043W Mevalonate pyrophosphate decarboxylase; essential enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of isoprenoids and sterols, including ergosterol; acts as a homodimer [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005326] 0.581800224729045 16 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] 0.5814450931347358 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] 0.5584671080177896 28 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] 0.5536006159964442 30 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] 0.5516464143153541 32 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] 0.5508989521677536 34 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] 0.5507570176221758 35 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] 0.5487117515144166 36 YDR531W Pantothenate kinase, ATP:D-pantothenate 4'-phosphotransferase; catalyzes the first committed step in the universal biosynthetic pathway for synthesis of coenzyme A (CoA); transcriptionally regulated by Upc2p via a sterol response element [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002939] 0.5472657039047236 90 YBR104W Putative mitochondrial inner membrane transporter; proposed role in oleate metabolism and glutamate biosynthesis; member of the mitochondrial carrier (MCF) family; YMC2 has a paralog, YMC1, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000308] 0.538334409183759 52 YLL012W Steryl ester hydrolase; one of three gene products (Yeh1p, Yeh2p, Tgl1p) responsible for steryl ester hydrolase activity and involved in sterol homeostasis; localized to lipid particle membranes; YEH1 has a paralog, YEH2, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003935] 0.5374321964660203 48 YHR190W Farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyl transferase (squalene synthase); joins two farnesyl pyrophosphate moieties to form squalene in the sterol biosynthesis pathway [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001233] 0.5352597482538672 52 YDR234W Homoaconitase; catalyzes the conversion of homocitrate to homoisocitrate, which is a step in the lysine biosynthesis pathway [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002642] 0.5330533586152669 55 YHR032W Member of the multi-drug and toxin extrusion (MATE) family; the MATE family is part of the multidrug/oligosaccharidyl-lipid/polysaccharide (MOP) exporter superfamily; overproduction confers ethionine resistance and accumulation of S-adenosylmethionine [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001074] 0.5207029641841997 71 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] 0.5153313812659859 81