Sequence Description Alias PCC hrr YIL078W Threonyl-tRNA synthetase; essential cytoplasmic protein; human homolog TARS can complement yeast null mutant [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001340] 0.847427795336541 5 YDR023W Cytosolic seryl-tRNA synthetase; class II aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase that aminoacylates tRNA(Ser), displays tRNA-dependent amino acid recognition which enhances discrimination of the serine substrate, interacts with peroxin Pex21p [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002430] 0.82459636825466 5 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] 0.8226284767940985 11 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] 0.8225920080344851 4 YGR094W Mitochondrial and cytoplasmic valyl-tRNA synthetase; human homolog VARS2 implicated in mitochondrial diseases, can partially complement yeast null mutant [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003326] 0.8045294933876547 15 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] 0.7987650186937805 9 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] 0.7943048406870149 7 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] 0.7938418159059621 8 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] 0.7910557123747943 14 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] 0.7804181900358155 10 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] 0.7704766083624762 11 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] 0.7623586853984808 12 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] 0.7610761768153791 13 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] 0.7568756125536762 17 YHR019C Cytosolic asparaginyl-tRNA synthetase; required for protein synthesis, catalyzes the specific attachment of asparagine to its cognate tRNA [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001061] 0.7564604458305456 15 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] 0.7547660702739537 24 YDL229W Cytoplasmic ATPase that is a ribosome-associated molecular chaperone; functions with J-protein partner Zuo1p; may be involved in folding of newly-made polypeptide chains; member of the HSP70 family; interacts with phosphatase subunit Reg1p; SSB1 has a paralog, SSB2, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002388] 0.7546649211346347 17 YER110C Karyopherin beta; mediates nuclear import of ribosomal proteins prior to assembly into ribosomes and import of histones H3 and H4; localizes to the nuclear pore, nucleus, and cytoplasm; exhibits genetic interactions with RAI1 [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000912] 0.7539326925779838 31 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] 0.7488604193507526 19 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] 0.7470759416329226 33 YBL076C Cytoplasmic isoleucine-tRNA synthetase; target of the G1-specific inhibitor reveromycin A [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000172] 0.7443542255425676 36 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] 0.7394306232761951 30 YER165W Poly(A) binding protein; part of the 3'-end RNA-processing complex, mediates interactions between the 5' cap structure and the 3' mRNA poly(A) tail, involved in control of poly(A) tail length, interacts with translation factor eIF-4G; stimulates, but is not required for the deadenylation activity of the Pan2p-Pan3p poly(A)-ribonuclease complex [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000967] 0.738950556666301 23 YMR217W GMP synthase; highly conserved enzyme that catalyzes the second step in the biosynthesis of GMP from inosine 5'-phosphate (IMP); transcription is not subject to regulation by guanine but is negatively regulated by nutrient starvation; reduction-of-function mutation gua1-G388D causes changes in cellular guanine nucleotide pools, defects in general protein synthesis, and impaired translation of GCN4 mRNA [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004830] 0.735739377408867 25 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] 0.7325288545625519 34 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] 0.7293322492808623 27 YBL039C Major CTP synthase isozyme (see also URA8); catalyzes the ATP-dependent transfer of the amide nitrogen from glutamine to UTP, forming CTP, the final step in de novo biosynthesis of pyrimidines; involved in phospholipid biosynthesis; capable of forming cytoplasmic filaments termed cytoophidium, especially during conditions of glucose depletion; URA7 has a paralog, URA8, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000135] 0.7272375103910221 97 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] 0.7239334143802958 40 YNL209W Cytoplasmic ATPase that is a ribosome-associated molecular chaperone; functions with J-protein partner Zuo1p; may be involved in the folding of newly-synthesized polypeptide chains; member of the HSP70 family; SSB2 has a paralog, SSB1, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005153] 0.7223656399151939 30 YHR063W-A Dubious open reading frame; unlikely to encode a functional protein, based on available experimental and comparative sequence data; almost completely overlaps ORF SSZ1/YHR064C [Source:SGD;Acc:S000028778] 0.7113861268480801 32 YLR083C Protein with a role in cellular adhesion and filamentous growth; also endosome-to-vacuole sorting; similar to Tmn3p; member of Transmembrane Nine family of proteins with 9 transmembrane segments; EMP70 has a paralog, TMN2, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004073] 0.7070219582653853 33 YDR385W Elongation factor 2 (EF-2), also encoded by EFT1; catalyzes ribosomal translocation during protein synthesis; contains diphthamide, the unique posttranslationally modified histidine residue specifically ADP-ribosylated by diphtheria toxin; EFT2 has a paralog, EFT1, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002793] 0.7070041396791035 34 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] 0.7033175881750229 92 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] 0.7003656077408839 38 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] 0.6988571361372625 80 YER036C ATPase of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) family; involved in 40S and 60S ribosome biogenesis, has similarity to Gcn20p; shuttles from nucleus to cytoplasm, physically interacts with Tif6p, Lsg1p; human homolog ABCF2 can complement yeast ARB1 mutant [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000838] 0.6982906125678925 63 YCR053W Threonine synthase; conserved protein that catalyzes formation of threonine from O-phosphohomoserine; expression is regulated by the GCN4-mediated general amino acid control pathway [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000649] 0.6975386066256207 43 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] 0.6919933051947056 47 YML106W Major orotate phosphoribosyltransferase (OPRTase) isozyme; catalyzes the fifth enzymatic step in de novo biosynthesis of pyrimidines, converting orotate into orotidine-5'-phosphate; URA5 has a paralog, URA10, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004574] 0.6917545675913922 48 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] 0.6904227812263563 50 YGR123C Protein serine/threonine phosphatase; regulates Hsp90 chaperone by affecting its ATPase and cochaperone binding activities; has similarity to human phosphatase PP5; present in both the nucleus and cytoplasm; expressed during logarithmic growth [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003355] 0.6902477904364136 72 YNL069C Ribosomal 60S subunit protein L16B; N-terminally acetylated, binds 5.8 S rRNA; transcriptionally regulated by Rap1p; homologous to mammalian ribosomal protein L13A and bacterial L13; RPL16B has a paralog, RPL16A, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005013] 0.6883754502910137 55 YML056C Inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase; catalyzes the rate-limiting step in the de novo synthesis of GTP; member of a four-gene family in S. cerevisiae, constitutively expressed; IMD4 has a paralog, IMD3, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004520] 0.6790312099167612 54 YLR432W Inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase; catalyzes the rate-limiting step in the de novo synthesis of GTP; member of a four-gene family in S. cerevisiae, constitutively expressed; IMD3 has a paralog, IMD4, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004424] 0.67590760152103 55 YHL011C 5-phospho-ribosyl-1(alpha)-pyrophosphate synthetase; synthesizes PRPP, which is required for nucleotide, histidine, and tryptophan biosynthesis; one of five related enzymes, which are active as heteromultimeric complexes [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001003] 0.67441234309687 58 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] 0.6741351839440751 58 YJR143C Protein O-mannosyltransferase; transfers mannose residues from dolichyl phosphate-D-mannose to protein serine/threonine residues; appears to form homodimers in vivo and does not complex with other Pmt proteins; target for new antifungals [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003904] 0.6716963839784129 60 YMR235C GTPase activating protein (GAP) for Gsp1p; involved in nuclear transport [Source:SGD;Acc:S000004848] 0.671627343496575 64 YBR263W Mitochondrial serine hydroxymethyltransferase; converts serine to glycine plus 5,10 methylenetetrahydrofolate; involved in generating precursors for purine, pyrimidine, amino acid, and lipid biosynthesis; reverse reaction generates serine [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000467] 0.6695803409593062 62 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] 0.6694823084525694 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] 0.6681705234829614 64 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] 0.6669280712047402 66 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] 0.66400949406328 67 YDR144C GPI-anchored aspartyl protease; member of the yapsin family of proteases involved in cell wall growth and maintenance; shares functions with Yap3p and Kex2p; MKC7 has a paralog, YPS1, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002551] 0.6603732508726657 69 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] 0.6581405873427503 71 YPR074C Transketolase; catalyzes conversion of xylulose-5-phosphate and ribose-5-phosphate to sedoheptulose-7-phosphate and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate in the pentose phosphate pathway; needed for synthesis of aromatic amino acids; TKL1 has a paralog, TKL2, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000006278] 0.6576519277261482 73 YHR203C Protein component of the small (40S) ribosomal subunit; homologous to mammalian ribosomal protein S4, no bacterial homolog; RPS4B has a paralog, RPS4A, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001246] 0.6572087276557022 74 YPL131W Ribosomal 60S subunit protein L5; nascent Rpl5p is bound by specific chaperone Syo1p during translation; homologous to mammalian ribosomal protein L5 and bacterial L18; binds 5S rRNA and is required for 60S subunit assembly [Source:SGD;Acc:S000006052] 0.6565038104001657 75 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] 0.6549998935702469 88 YNL178W Protein component of the small (40S) ribosomal subunit; has apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) endonuclease activity; essential for viability; nascent Rps3p is bound by specific chaperone Yar1p during translation; homologous to mammalian ribosomal protein S3 and bacterial S3 [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005122] 0.6506169645252207 90 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] 0.6484850874581836 82 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] 0.6476799965779406 83 YDR037W Lysyl-tRNA synthetase [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002444] 0.6476419285770646 84 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] 0.6445245248002469 85 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] 0.6427936629810451 100 YJR124C Putative protein of unknown function; expression induced under calcium shortage [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003885] 0.642555546592581 96 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] 0.6369680768378766 95 YBR118W Translational elongation factor EF-1 alpha; in the GTP-bound active form, binds to and delivers aminoacylated tRNA to the A-site of ribosomes for elongation of nascent polypeptides; associates with vacuolar Rho1p GTPase; TEF2-RFP levels increase during replicative aging; may also have a role in tRNA re-export from the nucleus; TEF2 has a paralog, TEF1, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000322] 0.6353368389714953 96 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] 0.6342867180586076 98