Table 3.
ORFs identified in the genomes of Z. bailii IST302, CLIB 213T and Z. rouxii CBS 732T encoding the homologs of S. cerevisiae genes involved in mating type.
| S. cerevisiae S288C | Biological function | Z. bailii IST302 | Z. bailii CLIB 213T | Z. rouxii CBS 732T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF(ALPHA)1/2 (YPL187W / YGL089C) | Mating pheromone alpha-factor | ZBIST_1222 | (Several gaps in the genome sequence at this location) | ZYRO0G08184g |
| MFA1/2 (YDR461W / YNL145W) | Mating pheromone a-factor | ZBIST_2952 | - | - |
| HMRA1/2 (YCR097W / YCR096C) | Silenced copy of a1/a2 at HMR | - | - | ZYRO0C18348g |
| HMLALPHA1/2 (YCL066W/ YCL067C) | Silenced copy of ALPHA1/2 at HML | - | - | ZYRO0F15818g |
| MATALPHA1 (YCR040W) | Transcriptional co-activator involved in regulation of mating type specific gene expression | ZBIST_5098 | BN860_00122g_l | ZYRO0F15840g |
| MATALPHA2 (YCR039C) | Transcriptional repressor of a-specific genes in haploids | - | - | - |
| MATA1 | Homeodomain protein involved in transcriptional regulation of mating type specific genes | - | - | - |
| MATA2 | Protein of unknown function; identical to the C-terminal of the MATalpha2 protein | - | - | - |
| HO (YDL227C) | Site-specific endonuclease | ZBIST_2381 | BN860_01090g_n | ZYRO0C10428g |