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. 2009 Sep 11;8(11):1770–1779. doi: 10.1128/EC.00207-09

TABLE 3.

Summary of mutant phenotypes compared to wild type

Mutated gene Putative role in SREBP pathway Defective processing Defective turnover Sensitivity to low O2 Ergosterol abnormality Azole sensitivity CoCl2 sensitivity NaNO2 sensitivity ROS sensitivityf Virulence
sreI Transcriptional factor NDa NDa Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
scpI Cleavage activating protein Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Reduced
sfb2 ER-to-Golgi complex transport Yes Yes Nob Yes Yes No ?e Yes Not tested
stpI Proteolytic cleavage Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
kap123 Nuclear transport Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes
gsk3 Phosphorylation, turnover No Yes Yes No Yesd Yes Yes Yes No
dam1 Turnover? No Yes Noc No No Yes No Yes Not tested
a

ND, not detectable due to deletion.

b

Temperature sensitive at 37°C.

c

Mutation can only be partially complemented.

d

Slightly increased susceptibility.

e

Could not be determined due to sensitivity at pH 4.

f

Sensitive to at least one of the ROS reagents tested.