GO term: establishment of cell polarity Help


Ontology: Biological Process (GO:0030010)

Definition: The specification and formation of anisotropic intracellular organization or cell growth patterns.

Synonyms: cell polarization; bud site selection/establishment of cell polarity

Annotation Summary


This table lists the methods used to annotate genes either directly to the term establishment of cell polarity (49 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.

Annotation Method GO Term # Yeast Genes Annotated
Manually curated (download data) establishment of cell polarity 48
High-throughput none none
Computational (download data) establishment of cell polarity 1

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Annotation details for genes that have been directly annotated to the term establishment of cell polarity or its variants containing one or more qualifiers (NOT, contributes to, or colocalizes with).

establishment of cell polarity
     49 genes directly annotated to this term
Locus Evidence Annotation Method Reference Assigned By
ABP1/YCR088W IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2001-03-02
manually curated Drubin DG, et al.  (1990) Homology of a yeast actin-binding protein to signal transduction proteins and myosin-I. Nature 343(6255):288-90 SGD
ACT1/YFL039C TAS: Traceable Author Statement
Assigned on 2001-03-02
manually curated Botstein D, et al.  (1997) "The yeast cytoskeleton." Pp. 1-90 in The Molecular and Cellular Biology of the Yeast Saccharomyces: Cell Cycle and Cell Biology, edited by Pringle JR, Broach JR and Jones EW. Cold Spring Harbor, NY: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press SGD
BCK1/YJL095W IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2001-03-02
manually curated Costigan C, et al.  (1992) A synthetic lethal screen identifies SLK1, a novel protein kinase homolog implicated in yeast cell morphogenesis and cell growth. Mol Cell Biol 12(3):1162-78 SGD
BEM1/YBR200W TAS: Traceable Author Statement
Assigned on 2002-08-07
manually curated Bose I, et al.  (2001) Assembly of scaffold-mediated complexes containing Cdc42p, the exchange factor Cdc24p, and the effector Cla4p required for cell cycle-regulated phosphorylation of Cdc24p. J Biol Chem 276(10):7176-86 SGD
BEM2/YER155C TAS: Traceable Author Statement
Assigned on 2001-03-02
manually curated Madden K and Snyder M  (1998) Cell polarity and morphogenesis in budding yeast. Annu Rev Microbiol 52():687-744 SGD
BEM3/YPL115C TAS: Traceable Author Statement
Assigned on 2001-03-02
manually curated Madden K and Snyder M  (1998) Cell polarity and morphogenesis in budding yeast. Annu Rev Microbiol 52():687-744 SGD
BEM4/YPL161C IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2001-03-02
manually curated Mack D, et al.  (1996) Identification of the bud emergence gene BEM4 and its interactions with rho-type GTPases in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Cell Biol 16(8):4387-95 SGD
BNI1/YNL271C TAS: Traceable Author Statement
Assigned on 2001-03-02
manually curated Pruyne D and Bretscher A  (2000) Polarization of cell growth in yeast. I. Establishment and maintenance of polarity states. J Cell Sci 113 ( Pt 3):365-75 SGD
BOI1/YBL085W TAS: Traceable Author Statement
Assigned on 2001-03-02
manually curated Pruyne D and Bretscher A  (2000) Polarization of cell growth in yeast. I. Establishment and maintenance of polarity states. J Cell Sci 113 ( Pt 3):365-75 SGD
BOI2/YER114C TAS: Traceable Author Statement
Assigned on 2001-03-02
manually curated Pruyne D and Bretscher A  (2000) Polarization of cell growth in yeast. I. Establishment and maintenance of polarity states. J Cell Sci 113 ( Pt 3):365-75 SGD
BUD6/YLR319C TAS: Traceable Author Statement
Assigned on 2001-03-02
manually curated Pruyne D and Bretscher A  (2000) Polarization of cell growth in yeast. I. Establishment and maintenance of polarity states. J Cell Sci 113 ( Pt 3):365-75 SGD
CDC10/YCR002C TAS: Traceable Author Statement
Assigned on 2001-03-02
manually curated Longtine MS, et al.  (1996) The septins: roles in cytokinesis and other processes. Curr Opin Cell Biol 8(1):106-19 SGD
CDC11/YJR076C TAS: Traceable Author Statement
Assigned on 2001-03-02
manually curated Longtine MS, et al.  (1996) The septins: roles in cytokinesis and other processes. Curr Opin Cell Biol 8(1):106-19 SGD
CDC12/YHR107C TAS: Traceable Author Statement
Assigned on 2001-03-02
manually curated Longtine MS, et al.  (1996) The septins: roles in cytokinesis and other processes. Curr Opin Cell Biol 8(1):106-19 SGD
CDC24/YAL041W TAS: Traceable Author Statement
Assigned on 2001-03-02
manually curated Madden K and Snyder M  (1998) Cell polarity and morphogenesis in budding yeast. Annu Rev Microbiol 52():687-744 SGD
CDC3/YLR314C TAS: Traceable Author Statement
Assigned on 2001-03-02
manually curated Longtine MS, et al.  (1996) The septins: roles in cytokinesis and other processes. Curr Opin Cell Biol 8(1):106-19 SGD
CDC42/YLR229C TAS: Traceable Author Statement
Assigned on 2001-03-02
manually curated Madden K and Snyder M  (1998) Cell polarity and morphogenesis in budding yeast. Annu Rev Microbiol 52():687-744 SGD
CDC43/YGL155W TAS: Traceable Author Statement
Assigned on 2001-03-02
manually curated Madden K and Snyder M  (1998) Cell polarity and morphogenesis in budding yeast. Annu Rev Microbiol 52():687-744 SGD
CKA1/YIL035C IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2001-03-02
manually curated Glover CV 3rd  (1998) On the physiological role of casein kinase II in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Prog Nucleic Acid Res Mol Biol 59():95-133 SGD
CKA2/YOR061W IPI: Inferred from Physical Interaction
Assigned on 2001-03-02
manually curated Glover CV 3rd  (1998) On the physiological role of casein kinase II in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Prog Nucleic Acid Res Mol Biol 59():95-133 SGD
CKB1/YGL019W IPI: Inferred from Physical Interaction
Assigned on 2001-03-02
manually curated Glover CV 3rd  (1998) On the physiological role of casein kinase II in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Prog Nucleic Acid Res Mol Biol 59():95-133 SGD
CKB2/YOR039W IPI: Inferred from Physical Interaction
Assigned on 2001-03-02
manually curated Glover CV 3rd  (1998) On the physiological role of casein kinase II in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Prog Nucleic Acid Res Mol Biol 59():95-133 SGD
CLA4/YNL298W TAS: Traceable Author Statement
Assigned on 2001-03-02
manually curated Pruyne D and Bretscher A  (2000) Polarization of cell growth in yeast. J Cell Sci 113 ( Pt 4):571-85 SGD
EXO84/YBR102C RCA: Reviewed Computational Analysis
Assigned on 2009-09-03
computational Tian W, et al.  (2008) Combining guilt-by-association and guilt-by-profiling to predict Saccharomyces cerevisiae gene function. Genome Biol 9 Suppl 1:S7 YeastFunc
GIC1/YHR061C IGI: Inferred from Genetic Interaction
with SGD:GIC2
Assigned on 2008-09-12
manually curated Brown JL, et al.  (1997) Novel Cdc42-binding proteins Gic1 and Gic2 control cell polarity in yeast. Genes Dev 11(22):2972-82 SGD
GIC2/YDR309C IGI: Inferred from Genetic Interaction
with SGD:GIC1
Assigned on 2008-09-12
manually curated Brown JL, et al.  (1997) Novel Cdc42-binding proteins Gic1 and Gic2 control cell polarity in yeast. Genes Dev 11(22):2972-82 SGD
LAS1/YKR063C IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2001-03-02
manually curated Doseff AI and Arndt KT  (1995) LAS1 is an essential nuclear protein involved in cell morphogenesis and cell surface growth. Genetics 141(3):857-71 SGD
MSB1/YOR188W IGI: Inferred from Genetic Interaction
Assigned on 2002-11-01
manually curated Bi E, et al.  (2000) Identification of novel, evolutionarily conserved Cdc42p-interacting proteins and of redundant pathways linking Cdc24p and Cdc42p to actin polarization in yeast. Mol Biol Cell 11(2):773-93 SGD
MSB2/YGR014W IGI: Inferred from Genetic Interaction
Assigned on 2001-03-02
manually curated Bender A and Pringle JR  (1992) A Ser/Thr-rich multicopy suppressor of a cdc24 bud emergence defect. Yeast 8(4):315-23 SGD
PEA2/YER149C TAS: Traceable Author Statement
Assigned on 2001-03-02
manually curated Pruyne D and Bretscher A  (2000) Polarization of cell growth in yeast. I. Establishment and maintenance of polarity states. J Cell Sci 113 ( Pt 3):365-75 SGD

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