Ontology: Biological Process (GO:0000132)
Definition: A cell cycle process that sets the alignment of mitotic spindle relative to other cellular structures.
Synonyms: establishment of spindle orientation during mitosis; mitotic spindle orientation; orienting of mitotic spindle; establishment of spindle orientation involved in mitotic cell cycle
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Definition: A cell cycle process that sets the alignment of mitotic spindle relative to other cellular structures.
Synonyms: establishment of spindle orientation during mitosis; mitotic spindle orientation; orienting of mitotic spindle; establishment of spindle orientation involved in mitotic cell cycle
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This table lists the methods used to annotate genes either directly to the term
establishment of mitotic spindle orientation (12 genes)
or to its variants containing one or more
qualifiers (0 genes). Note that some genes may have been annotated by more than one method so the numbers in the table below may not add up to the totals given here.
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| Annotation Method | GO Term | # Yeast Genes Annotated |
|---|---|---|
| Manually curated (download data) | establishment of mitotic spindle orientation | 12 |
| High-throughput | none | none |
| Computational | none | none |
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Annotation details for genes that have been directly annotated to the term
establishment of mitotic spindle orientation or its variants containing one or more
qualifiers (NOT, contributes to, or colocalizes with).
| establishment of mitotic spindle orientation 12 genes directly annotated to this term |
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| Locus | Evidence | Annotation Method | Reference | Assigned By |
| ACT1/YFL039C | TAS: Traceable Author Statement Assigned on 2004-01-28 |
manually curated | Pruyne D and Bretscher A (2000) Polarization of cell growth in yeast. J Cell Sci 113 ( Pt 4):571-85 | SGD |
| ARP1/YHR129C | IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype Assigned on 2005-05-12 |
manually curated | Muhua L, et al. (1994) A yeast actin-related protein homologous to that in vertebrate dynactin complex is important for spindle orientation and nuclear migration. Cell 78(4):669-79 | SGD |
| BNI1/YNL271C | IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype Assigned on 2004-01-28 |
manually curated | Lee L, et al. (1999) Control of mitotic spindle position by the Saccharomyces cerevisiae formin Bni1p. J Cell Biol 144(5):947-61 | SGD |
| CIK1/YMR198W | TAS: Traceable Author Statement Assigned on 2004-01-28 |
manually curated | Cottingham FR, et al. (1999) Novel roles for saccharomyces cerevisiae mitotic spindle motors. J Cell Biol 147(2):335-50 | SGD |
| DMA1/YHR115C | IGI: Inferred from Genetic Interaction with SGD:DMA2 Assigned on 2004-09-21 |
manually curated | Fraschini R, et al. (2004) Functional characterization of Dma1 and Dma2, the budding yeast homologues of Schizosaccharomyces pombe Dma1 and human Chfr. Mol Biol Cell 15(8):3796-810 | SGD |
| IGI: Inferred from Genetic Interaction with SGD:DMA2 Assigned on 2012-12-12 |
manually curated | Merlini L, et al. (2012) Budding yeast dma proteins control septin dynamics and the spindle position checkpoint by promoting the recruitment of the elm1 kinase to the bud neck. PLoS Genet 8(4):e1002670 | SGD | |
| DMA2/YNL116W | IGI: Inferred from Genetic Interaction with SGD:DMA1 Assigned on 2004-09-21 |
manually curated | Fraschini R, et al. (2004) Functional characterization of Dma1 and Dma2, the budding yeast homologues of Schizosaccharomyces pombe Dma1 and human Chfr. Mol Biol Cell 15(8):3796-810 | SGD |
| IGI: Inferred from Genetic Interaction with SGD:DMA1 Assigned on 2012-12-12 |
manually curated | Merlini L, et al. (2012) Budding yeast dma proteins control septin dynamics and the spindle position checkpoint by promoting the recruitment of the elm1 kinase to the bud neck. PLoS Genet 8(4):e1002670 | SGD | |
| DYN1/YKR054C | IGI: Inferred from Genetic Interaction, IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype Assigned on 2004-01-28 |
manually curated | Cottingham FR and Hoyt MA (1997) Mitotic spindle positioning in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is accomplished by antagonistically acting microtubule motor proteins. J Cell Biol 138(5):1041-53 | SGD |
| JNM1/YMR294W | IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype Assigned on 2010-10-21 |
manually curated | McMillan JN and Tatchell K (1994) The JNM1 gene in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is required for nuclear migration and spindle orientation during the mitotic cell cycle. J Cell Biol 125(1):143-58 | SGD |
| KIP3/YGL216W | IGI: Inferred from Genetic Interaction, IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype Assigned on 2004-01-28 |
manually curated | Cottingham FR and Hoyt MA (1997) Mitotic spindle positioning in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is accomplished by antagonistically acting microtubule motor proteins. J Cell Biol 138(5):1041-53 | SGD |
| IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype Assigned on 2009-02-27 |
manually curated | Gupta ML Jr, et al. (2006) Plus end-specific depolymerase activity of Kip3, a kinesin-8 protein, explains its role in positioning the yeast mitotic spindle. Nat Cell Biol 8(9):913-23 | SGD | |
| LDB18/YLL049W | IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype Assigned on 2009-05-21 |
manually curated | Amaro IA, et al. (2008) The Saccharomyces cerevisiae Homolog of p24 Is Essential for Maintaining the Association of p150Glued With the Dynactin Complex. Genetics 178(2):703-9 | SGD |
| MYO2/YOR326W | IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype, IPI: Inferred from Physical Interaction with SGD:KAR9 Assigned on 2006-10-19 |
manually curated | Yin H, et al. (2000) Myosin V orientates the mitotic spindle in yeast. Nature 406(6799):1013-5 | SGD |
| NIP100/YPL174C | IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype Assigned on 2005-05-12 |
manually curated | Kahana JA, et al. (1998) The yeast dynactin complex is involved in partitioning the mitotic spindle between mother and daughter cells during anaphase B. Mol Biol Cell 9(7):1741-56 | SGD |




