GO term: mitochondrion organization Help


Ontology: Biological Process (GO:0007005)

Definition: A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of a mitochondrion; includes mitochondrial morphogenesis and distribution, and replication of the mitochondrial genome as well as synthesis of new mitochondrial components.

Synonyms: mitochondrion organization and biogenesis; mitochondria organization; mitochondrion organisation

Annotation Summary


This table lists the methods used to annotate genes either directly to the term mitochondrion organization (39 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) mitochondrion organization 39
High-throughput none none
Computational (download data) mitochondrion organization 2

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Genes Annotated with this Term


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

mitochondrion organization
     39 genes directly annotated to this term
Locus Evidence Annotation Method Reference Assigned By
ATP11/YNL315C IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2007-09-26
manually curated Ackerman SH and Tzagoloff A  (1990) Identification of two nuclear genes (ATP11, ATP12) required for assembly of the yeast F1-ATPase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 87(13):4986-90 SGD
BCS1/YDR375C IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2007-09-26
manually curated Cruciat CM, et al.  (1999) Bcs1p, an AAA-family member, is a chaperone for the assembly of the cytochrome bc(1) complex. EMBO J 18(19):5226-33 SGD
CLU1/YMR012W IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2003-04-23
manually curated Fields SD, et al.  (1998) The S. cerevisiae CLU1 and D. discoideum cluA genes are functional homologues that influence mitochondrial morphology and distribution. J Cell Sci 111 ( Pt 12):1717-27 SGD
DNM1/YLL001W IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2005-04-26
manually curated Otsuga D, et al.  (1998) The dynamin-related GTPase, Dnm1p, controls mitochondrial morphology in yeast. J Cell Biol 143(2):333-49 SGD
ERG29/YMR134W IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2005-11-11
manually curated Altmann K and Westermann B  (2005) Role of essential genes in mitochondrial morphogenesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Biol Cell 16(11):5410-7 SGD
FZO1/YBR179C TAS: Traceable Author Statement
Assigned on 2001-01-18
manually curated Hermann GJ and Shaw JM  (1998) Mitochondrial dynamics in yeast. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 14:265-303 SGD
GET1/YGL020C IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2002-11-14
manually curated Dimmer KS, et al.  (2002) Genetic basis of mitochondrial function and morphology in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Biol Cell 13(3):847-53 SGD
MAM3/YOL060C IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2002-09-30
manually curated Entian KD, et al.  (1999) Functional analysis of 150 deletion mutants in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by a systematic approach. Mol Gen Genet 262(4-5):683-702 SGD
MDM1/YML104C TAS: Traceable Author Statement
Assigned on 2001-01-18
manually curated Hermann GJ and Shaw JM  (1998) Mitochondrial dynamics in yeast. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 14:265-303 SGD
MDM10/YAL010C TAS: Traceable Author Statement
Assigned on 2001-01-18
manually curated Hermann GJ and Shaw JM  (1998) Mitochondrial dynamics in yeast. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 14:265-303 SGD
MDM12/YOL009C TAS: Traceable Author Statement
Assigned on 2001-01-18
manually curated Hermann GJ and Shaw JM  (1998) Mitochondrial dynamics in yeast. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 14:265-303 SGD
MDM30/YLR368W IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2002-11-14
manually curated Dimmer KS, et al.  (2002) Genetic basis of mitochondrial function and morphology in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Biol Cell 13(3):847-53 SGD
MDM31/YHR194W IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2002-11-14
manually curated Dimmer KS, et al.  (2002) Genetic basis of mitochondrial function and morphology in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Biol Cell 13(3):847-53 SGD
IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2005-12-21
manually curated Kucejova B, et al.  (2005) A screen for nigericin-resistant yeast mutants revealed genes controlling mitochondrial volume and mitochondrial cation homeostasis. Genetics 171(2):517-26 SGD
IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:IPR012571
Last Updated 2009-11-20
computational DDB, et al.  (2001) Gene Ontology annotation through association of InterPro records with GO terms. UniProtKB
MDM32/YOR147W IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2002-11-14
manually curated Dimmer KS, et al.  (2002) Genetic basis of mitochondrial function and morphology in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Biol Cell 13(3):847-53 SGD
IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2005-12-21
manually curated Kucejova B, et al.  (2005) A screen for nigericin-resistant yeast mutants revealed genes controlling mitochondrial volume and mitochondrial cation homeostasis. Genetics 171(2):517-26 SGD
IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:IPR012571
Last Updated 2009-11-20
computational DDB, et al.  (2001) Gene Ontology annotation through association of InterPro records with GO terms. UniProtKB
MDM34/YGL219C IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2002-11-14
manually curated Dimmer KS, et al.  (2002) Genetic basis of mitochondrial function and morphology in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Biol Cell 13(3):847-53 SGD
MDM35/YKL053C-A IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2002-11-14
manually curated Dimmer KS, et al.  (2002) Genetic basis of mitochondrial function and morphology in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Biol Cell 13(3):847-53 SGD
MDM36/YPR083W IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2002-11-14
manually curated Dimmer KS, et al.  (2002) Genetic basis of mitochondrial function and morphology in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Biol Cell 13(3):847-53 SGD
MDM38/YOL027C IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2002-11-14
manually curated Dimmer KS, et al.  (2002) Genetic basis of mitochondrial function and morphology in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Biol Cell 13(3):847-53 SGD
MFB1/YDR219C IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2006-06-27
manually curated Kondo-Okamoto N, et al.  (2006) The novel F-box protein Mfb1p regulates mitochondrial connectivity and exhibits asymmetric localization in yeast. Mol Biol Cell 17(9):3756-67 SGD
MGM1/YOR211C TAS: Traceable Author Statement
Assigned on 2001-01-18
manually curated Hermann GJ and Shaw JM  (1998) Mitochondrial dynamics in yeast. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 14:265-303 SGD
IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2004-12-15
manually curated Amutha B, et al.  (2004) A novel role of Mgm1p, a dynamin-related GTPase, in ATP synthase assembly and cristae formation/maintenance. Biochem J 381(Pt 1):19-23 SGD
MMM1/YLL006W IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2002-11-21
manually curated Burgess SM, et al.  (1994) MMM1 encodes a mitochondrial outer membrane protein essential for establishing and maintaining the structure of yeast mitochondria. J Cell Biol 126(6):1375-91 SGD
MSH1/YHR120W IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2006-08-16
manually curated Reenan RA and Kolodner RD  (1992) Characterization of insertion mutations in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae MSH1 and MSH2 genes: evidence for separate mitochondrial and nuclear functions. Genetics 132(4):975-85 SGD
IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2006-08-16
manually curated Mookerjee SA, et al.  (2005) Analysis of the functional domains of the mismatch repair homologue Msh1p and its role in mitochondrial genome maintenance. Curr Genet 47(2):84-99 SGD
NCA3/YJL116C IGI: Inferred from Genetic Interaction
Assigned on 2002-08-21
manually curated Pelissier P, et al.  (1995) NCA3, a nuclear gene involved in the mitochondrial expression of subunits 6 and 8 of the Fo-F1 ATP synthase of S. cerevisiae. Curr Genet 27(5):409-16 SGD
NGR1/YBR212W IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2004-09-15
manually curated Buu LM, et al.  (2004) The yeast RNA-binding protein Rbp1p modifies the stability of mitochondrial porin mRNA. J Biol Chem 279(1):453-62 SGD
PCP1/YGR101W IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2002-11-14
manually curated Dimmer KS, et al.  (2002) Genetic basis of mitochondrial function and morphology in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Biol Cell 13(3):847-53 SGD
POR1/YNL055C IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2002-09-19
manually curated Sanchez NS, et al.  (2001) Requirements of Cyc2p and the porin, Por1p, for ionic stability and mitochondrial integrity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Arch Biochem Biophys 392(2):326-32 SGD
PUF3/YLL013C IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2007-02-16
manually curated Garcia-Rodriguez LJ, et al.  (2007) Puf3p, a Pumilio family RNA binding protein, localizes to mitochondria and regulates mitochondrial biogenesis and motility in budding yeast. J Cell Biol 176(2):197-207 SGD
RPM2/YML091C IGI: Inferred from Genetic Interaction
Assigned on 2002-02-07
manually curated Stribinskis V, et al.  (2001) Rpm2, the protein subunit of mitochondrial RNase P in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, also has a role in the translation of mitochondrially encoded subunits of cytochrome c oxidase. Genetics 158(2):573-85 SGD
RRG9/YNL213C IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2003-01-20
manually curated Wysocki R, et al.  (1999) Disruption and basic phenotypic analysis of 18 novel genes from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast 15(2):165-71 SGD
RSP5/YER125W IGI: Inferred from Genetic Interaction
with SGD:MDM1,
IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2008-10-13
manually curated Fisk HA and Yaffe MP  (1999) A role for ubiquitination in mitochondrial inheritance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Cell Biol 145(6):1199-208 SGD

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