Ontology: Biological Process (GO:0000747)

Definition: A conjugation process that results in the union of cellular and genetic information from compatible mating types. An example of this process is found in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Synonyms: cell fusion; mating

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This table lists the methods used to annotate genes either directly to the term conjugation with cellular fusion (16 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)	conjugation with cellular fusion	16
High-throughput	none	none
Computational	none	none

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

conjugation with cellular fusion      16 genes directly annotated to this term
Locus	Evidence	Annotation Method	Reference	Assigned By
ASG7/YJL170C	IEP: Inferred from Expression Pattern Assigned on 2001-01-18	manually curated	Zhong H, et al.  (1999) Identification of target sites of the alpha2-Mcm1 repressor complex in the yeast genome. Genome Res 9(11):1040-7	SGD
CCW12/YLR110C	IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype Assigned on 2011-02-25	manually curated	Ragni E, et al.  (2011) The genetic interaction network of CCW12, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae gene required for cell wall integrity during budding and formation of mating projections. BMC Genomics 12():107	SGD
	IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype Assigned on 2002-12-10	manually curated	Mrsa V, et al.  (1999) Deletion of new covalently linked cell wall glycoproteins alters the electrophoretic mobility of phosphorylated wall components of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Bacteriol 181(10):3076-86	SGD
CHS5/YLR330W	IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype Assigned on 2002-06-14	manually curated	Santos B, et al.  (1997) CHS5, a gene involved in chitin synthesis and mating in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Cell Biol 17(5):2485-96	SGD
FPS1/YLL043W	IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype Assigned on 2002-06-14	manually curated	Philips J and Herskowitz I  (1997) Osmotic balance regulates cell fusion during mating in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Cell Biol 138(5):961-74	SGD
KEL2/YGR238C	IGI: Inferred from Genetic Interaction Assigned on 2002-09-24	manually curated	Philips J and Herskowitz I  (1998) Identification of Kel1p, a kelch domain-containing protein involved in cell fusion and morphology in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Cell Biol 143(2):375-89	SGD
LSG1/YGL099W	IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype Assigned on 2002-10-11	manually curated	Lillo JA, et al.  (2000) Disruption and phenotypic analysis of six open reading frames from the left arm of Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosome VII. Yeast 16(4):365-75	SGD
PRM7/YDL039C	IEP: Inferred from Expression Pattern Assigned on 2001-01-18	manually curated	Heiman MG and Walter P  (2000) Prm1p, a pheromone-regulated multispanning membrane protein, facilitates plasma membrane fusion during yeast mating. J Cell Biol 151(3):719-30	SGD
RVS161/YCR009C	IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype Assigned on 2009-03-13	manually curated	Lombardi R and Riezman H  (2001) Rvs161p and Rvs167p, the two yeast amphiphysin homologs, function together in vivo. J Biol Chem 276(8):6016-22	SGD
RXT2/YBR095C	IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype Assigned on 2002-10-29	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
SCW10/YMR305C	IGI: Inferred from Genetic Interaction Assigned on 2001-08-01	manually curated	Cappellaro C, et al.  (1998) New potential cell wall glucanases of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and their involvement in mating. J Bacteriol 180(19):5030-7	SGD
SCW4/YGR279C	IGI: Inferred from Genetic Interaction Assigned on 2001-08-01	manually curated	Cappellaro C, et al.  (1998) New potential cell wall glucanases of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and their involvement in mating. J Bacteriol 180(19):5030-7	SGD
SPT3/YDR392W	TAS: Traceable Author Statement Assigned on 2002-12-06	manually curated	Laprade L, et al.  (2002) Spt3 plays opposite roles in filamentous growth in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida albicans and is required for C. albicans virulence. Genetics 161(2):509-19	SGD
SPT7/YBR081C	IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype Assigned on 2003-04-04	manually curated	Gansheroff LJ, et al.  (1995) The Saccharomyces cerevisiae SPT7 gene encodes a very acidic protein important for transcription in vivo. Genetics 139(2):523-36	SGD
SSF1/YHR066W	IGI: Inferred from Genetic Interaction Assigned on 2002-08-26	manually curated	Yu Y and Hirsch JP  (1995) An essential gene pair in Saccharomyces cerevisiae with a potential role in mating. DNA Cell Biol 14(5):411-8	SGD
SSF2/YDR312W	IGI: Inferred from Genetic Interaction Assigned on 2002-08-26	manually curated	Yu Y and Hirsch JP  (1995) An essential gene pair in Saccharomyces cerevisiae with a potential role in mating. DNA Cell Biol 14(5):411-8	SGD
STE12/YHR084W	TAS: Traceable Author Statement Assigned on 2002-09-18	manually curated	Chang YC, et al.  (2000) Cryptococcus neoformans STE12alpha regulates virulence but is not essential for mating. J Exp Med 191(5):871-82	SGD

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