GO term: methionine biosynthetic process Help



Ontology: Biological Process (GO:0009086)

Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of methionine (2-amino-4-(methylthio)butanoic acid), a sulfur-containing, essential amino acid found in peptide linkage in proteins.

Synonyms: methionine anabolism; methionine biosynthesis; methionine formation; methionine synthesis

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Annotation Summary


This table lists the methods used to annotate genes either directly to the term methionine biosynthetic process (31 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) methionine biosynthetic process 9
High-throughput none none
Computational (download data) methionine biosynthetic process 28

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

methionine biosynthetic process
     31 genes directly annotated to this term
Locus Evidence Annotation Method Reference Assigned By
ADE3/YGR204W IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB
ADI1/YMR009W IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB
HOM2/YDR158W IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2012-05-10
manually curated Robichon-Szulmajster H, et al.  (1966) Genetic and biochemical studies of genes controlling the synthesis of threonine and methionine in Saccharomyces. Genetics 53(3):609-19 SGD
IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:IPR012080, EBI:IPR005676
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational DDB, et al.  (2001) Gene Ontology annotation through association of InterPro records with GO terms. InterPro
IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB
HOM3/YER052C IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2012-05-14
manually curated Robichon-Szulmajster H, et al.  (1966) Genetic and biochemical studies of genes controlling the synthesis of threonine and methionine in Saccharomyces. Genetics 53(3):609-19 SGD
HOM6/YJR139C IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2012-05-14
manually curated Robichon-Szulmajster H, et al.  (1966) Genetic and biochemical studies of genes controlling the synthesis of threonine and methionine in Saccharomyces. Genetics 53(3):609-19 SGD
IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB
IRC7/YFR055W IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB
MDE1/YJR024C IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB
MET1/YKR069W IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2006-07-24
manually curated Masselot M and De Robichon-Szulmajster H  (1975) Methionine biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. I. Genetical analysis of auxotrophic mutants. Mol Gen Genet 139(2):121-32 SGD
IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB
MET10/YFR030W IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB
MET13/YGL125W IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype,
ISS: Inferred from Sequence or structural Similarity
with EBI:P0AEZ1, EBI:P42898
Assigned on 2008-08-05
manually curated Raymond RK, et al.  (1999) Saccharomyces cerevisiae expresses two genes encoding isozymes of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase. Arch Biochem Biophys 372(2):300-8 SGD
IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype,
ISS: Inferred from Sequence or structural Similarity
with EBI:P0AEZ1, EBI:P42898
Assigned on 2008-08-04
manually curated Tizon B, et al.  (1999) Disruption of six novel Saccharomyces cerevisiae genes reveals that YGL129c is necessary for growth in non-fermentable carbon sources, YGL128c for growth at low or high temperatures and YGL125w is implicated in the biosynthesis of methionine. Yeast 15(2):145-54 SGD
MET14/YKL001C IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB
MET16/YPR167C IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:IPR011800
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational DDB, et al.  (2001) Gene Ontology annotation through association of InterPro records with GO terms. InterPro
IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB
MET17/YLR303W IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB
MET2/YNL277W IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2012-08-14
manually curated Robichon-Szulmajster H and Cherest H  (1967) Regulation of homoserine O-transacetylase, first step in methionine biosyntheis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 28(2):256-62 SGD
IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:IPR008220
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational DDB, et al.  (2001) Gene Ontology annotation through association of InterPro records with GO terms. InterPro
IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB
MET22/YOL064C IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2010-06-11
manually curated Glaser HU, et al.  (1993) Salt tolerance and methionine biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae involve a putative phosphatase gene. EMBO J 12(8):3105-10 SGD
MET28/YIR017C IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB
MET3/YJR010W IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB
MET30/YIL046W IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB
MET4/YNL103W IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB
MET5/YJR137C IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB
MET6/YER091C IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2003-05-28
manually curated Masselot M and De Robichon-Szulmajster H  (1975) Methionine biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. I. Genetical analysis of auxotrophic mutants. Mol Gen Genet 139(2):121-32 SGD
IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:IPR002629, EBI:IPR006276
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational DDB, et al.  (2001) Gene Ontology annotation through association of InterPro records with GO terms. InterPro
IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB
MET8/YBR213W IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB
MHT1/YLL062C IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB
MIS1/YBR084W IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB
MRI1/YPR118W IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB
SAM4/YPL273W IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB
STR2/YJR130C IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB
STR3/YGL184C IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2002-11-04
manually curated Hansen J and Johannesen PF  (2000) Cysteine is essential for transcriptional regulation of the sulfur assimilation genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Gen Genet 263(3):535-42 SGD
IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB
UTR4/YEL038W IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB
YLL058W IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-0486
Last Updated 2013-03-02
computational UniProt-GOA  (2011) Gene Ontology annotation based on manual assignment of UniProtKB keywords in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot entries. UniProtKB