Synthetic Lethality

A genetic interaction is inferred when mutations or deletions in separate genes, each of which alone causes a minimal phenotype, result in lethality when combined in the same cell under a given condition.

Publication

A pcl-like cyclin activates the Res2p-Cdc10p cell cycle "start" transcriptional factor complex in fission yeast.

Tanaka K, Okayama H

In the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, the "start" of the cell cycle is controlled by the two functionally redundant transcriptional regulator complexes, Res1p-Cdc10p and Res2p-Cdc10p, that activate genes essential for the onset and progression of S phase. The activity of the Res2p-Cdc10p complex is regulated at least by the availability of the Rep2 trans-activator subunit in the mitotic cell cycle. ... [more]

Mol. Biol. Cell Sep. 01, 2000; 11(9);2845-62 [Pubmed: 10982385]

Throughput

  • Low Throughput

Ontology Terms

  • phenotype: mating efficiency (APO:0000034)
  • phenotype: inviable (APO:0000112)

Additional Notes

  • CIG1/CIG2/PUC1/PAS1 quadruple mutants are synthetic lethal

Curated By

  • BioGRID