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. 2001 May 15;29(10):2181–2190. doi: 10.1093/nar/29.10.2181

Table 3. Summary of the phenotypes and functions of zinc cluster genes.

Systematic name
Gene
Function
Phenotype
Ref.
YAL051W OAF1 (YAF1) Activator of peroxisome proliferation along with Oaf2p Impaired in growth of oleate as a carbon source, induction of β-oxidation enzymes is abolished 19
YBL005W PDR3 Activator related to Pdr1p Pleiotropic drug resistance 6,46
YBL066C SEF1 Suppressor of essential function Defective sporulation; high copy number suppressor of RPM2 47
YBR033W Unknown Unknown
YBR150C Unknown Unknown
YBR239C Unknown Unknown
YBR240C THI2 (PHO6) Activator of thiamin biosynthetic genes Thiamin auxotrophy, reduced expression of thiamin biosynthetic genes 41
YBR297W MAL3R (MAL33) Part of complex locus MAL3; MAL activator protein Defective maltose fermentation 48,49
YCR106W Unknown Unknown
YDL170W UGA3 Activator necessary for GABA-dependent function of GABA genes Exhibits defects in activation of UGA1 and UGA4 50,51
YDR034C LYS14 Transcriptional activator of lysine pathway genes Lysine requiring 52,53
YDR207C UME6 Regulator of both repression and induction of early meiotic genes Exhibits defects in IME1-dependent activation and repression 54
YDR213W UPC2 Involved in sterol uptake upc2-1 allele shows altered sterol uptake and increased sensitivity to NaCl and LiCl 55,56
YDR303C Unknown Null mutant is inviable This study, 32,33
YDR421W Unknown Moderately sensitive to SDS and benomyl 45
YDR520C Unknown Slight caffeine sensitivity This study
YER184C Unknown Unable to grow on non-fermentable carbon sources; sensitive to calcofluor white This study
YFL052W Unknown Unable to grow on non-fermentable carbon sources; sensitive to calcofluor white; heat sensitive on rich but not minimal medium This study
YGL013C PDR1 (CYH3) General positive regulator of permeability genes Pleiotropic drug resistance 6,57
YGR288W MAL13 Part of complex locus MAL1; MAL activator protein (non-functional in S228C and derivatives) Defective maltose fermentation 48,49
YHR178W STB5 Binds Sin3p in two-hybrid assay Cold and caffeine sensitive This study, 40
YIL130W Unknown Unable to grow on non-fermentable carbon sources; sensitive to calcofluor white, cyclheximide, benomyl, and MMS; slightly sensitive to hydoxyurea This study, 45
YIR023W DAL81 (UGA35) Positive regulator of multiple nitrogen catabolic genes such as allantoin and GABA catabolic genes Unable to degrade allantoin 51,58,59
YJL089W SIP4 Involved in Snf1p regulated transcriptional activation Required for maximal expression of carbon source responsive genes; moderate sensitivity to SDS 60,61,45
YJL103C Unknown Unknown
YJL206C Unknown Unknown
YKL015W PUT3 Positive regulator of PUT (proline utilization) genes Unable to use proline as sole nitrogen source 62,63
YKL038W RGT1 Transcriptional repressor and activator of genes involved in glucose metabolism Constitutive expression of glucose-induced HXT genes; sensitive to calcofluor white; sensitive to SDS, unable to grow on non–fermentable carbon source; slight sensitivity to MMS 11,45
YKL222C Unknown Moderately sensitive to caffeine This study
YKR064W Unknown Unknown
YLL054C Unknown Unable to grow on non–fermentable carbon sources; sensitive to calcofluor white This study
YLR014C PPR1 Activator of URA1 and URA3 Deficient in pyrimidine biosynthetic pathway 64,65
YLR098C CHA4 (SIL2) Activator of CHA1 Unable to grow with serine or threonine as sole nitrogen source 66
YLR228C ECM22 Unknown Moderately sensitive to caffeine This study, 42
YLR256W HAP1 (CYP1) Activator of respiration genes Essential for anaerobic or heme deficient growth; sensitive to SDS and EGTA; moderately sensitive to hygromycin 4,5,45
YLR266C Unknown Unable to grow on non-fermentable carbon sources; sensitive to calcofluor white This study
YLR278C Unknown Moderately sensitive to caffeine This study
YLR451W LEU3 Regulates expression of genes involved in branched chain amino acid biosynthesis and ammonia assimilation Leaky leucine auxotroph 67,68
YML076C Unknown Unknown
YML099C ARG81 (ARGR2) Positive and negative regulator of many arginine-responsive genes   69
YMR019W STB4 Binds Sin3p in two-hybrid assay Sensitive to caffeine This study, 40,45
YMR168C CEP3 Cbf3 kinetochore complex binds CDE III centromere element Essential gene 35,36
YMR280C CAT8 Involved in activation of gluconeogenic genes Unable to grow on non-fermentable carbon sources and ethanol 70
YNR063W Unknown Unknown
YOL089C HAL9 Involved in salt tolerance Exhibits decreased salt tolerance and ENA1 expression 71
YOR162C YRR1 Activator of multi-drug resistance genes Hypersensitive to 4-nitroquinoline oxide (4-NQO) and benomyl; unable to grow on non-fermentable carbon sources; sensitive to calcofluor white This study, 39,45
YOR172W Unknown Unknown
YOR337W TEA1 Activator of Ty1 elements Diminished Ty1 expression; sensitive to SDS and moderately sensitive to MMS 72,45
YOR363C OAF2 (PIP2) Activator of peroxisome proliferation along with Oaf1p Impaired in growth of oleate as a carbon source, induction of β-oxidation enzymes is abolished 19,73
YOR380W Unknown Unable to grow on non-fermentable carbon sources; sensitive to calcofluor white This study
YPL133C Unknown Unable to grow on non-fermentable carbon sources; sensitive to calcofluor white This study
YPL248C GAL4 Activator of GAL genes Cannot utilize galactose as sole carbon source 3
YPR094W Unknown Unknown
YPR196W MAL63 Activator of maltose genes Unable to ferment maltose 48,49

Data are derived from this study, the large scale transposon analysis of Ross-MacDonald and colleagues (44,45) as well as other sources as indicated.