| Standard Name | Mus81p 1 |
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| Systematic Name | Ydr386wp |
| Alias | Slx3p |
| ORF Classification | Verified |
| Description | Subunit of the structure-specific Mms4p-Mus81p endonuclease that cleaves branched DNA; involved in DNA repair, replication fork stability, and joint molecule formation/resolution during meiotic recombination; helix-hairpin-helix protein; phosphorylation of the non-catalytic subunit Mms4p by Cdc28p and Cdcp during mitotic cell cycle activates the function of Mms4p-Mus81p (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) |
| Name Description | MMS and UV Sensitive 1 |
| Experimental Data | |
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| Molecules/cell | 300 7 |
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| Post-translational Modifications | PhosphoGRID | PhosphoPep Database |
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| Domains/motifs | See the graphical view and list of proteins that share domains/motifs in common with Mus81p (InterPro) |
| Physical Interactions | There are 50 total physical interactions (BioGRID) |
| Homologs | PDB Homologs | BLASTP | BLASTP v. fungi | Fungal Alignment | Synteny Viewer |
| External Sequence Databases |
EBI: UPI000006A8D4 | Q04149 MIPS: YDR386W NCBI: 398366551 | 46396280 | 927319 | NP_010674.3 GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ: DAA12230.1 | U32274 |
| External Classifications | EC: 3.1.22.- [Endodeoxyribonucleases Producing 3'-Phosphomonoesters] |
external links for Mus81p
| Homologs | Interaction Resources | Protein databases/Other | Localization Resources |
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| BLASTP (NCBI) | BioGRID | SCOP Superfamily | Organelle DB |
| Ashbya (AGD) | BOND | GPMdb (Mass Spec.) | YPL+ |
| Candida (CGD) | BioPIXIE | MIPS | YeastGFP |
| Candida (CandidaDB) | CYC2008 (complexes) | Pfam domains | |
| YGOB | Complexome | YeastRC Structure Prediction (Seattle) | |
| YOGY | DIP | ||
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| YeastRC Two-Hybrid (Seattle) |
References cited on this page View Complete Literature Guide for Mus81p
| 1) | Interthal H and Heyer WD (2000) MUS81 encodes a novel helix-hairpin-helix protein involved in the response to UV- and methylation-induced DNA damage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Gen Genet 263(5):812-27 |
| 2) | Bastin-Shanower SA, et al. (2003) The mechanism of Mus81-Mms4 cleavage site selection distinguishes it from the homologous endonuclease Rad1-Rad10. Mol Cell Biol 23(10):3487-96 |
| 3) | Fu Y and Xiao W (2003) Functional domains required for the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mus81-Mms4 endonuclease complex formation and nuclear localization. DNA Repair (Amst) 2(12):1435-47 |
| 4) | Oh SD, et al. (2008) RecQ helicase, Sgs1, and XPF family endonuclease, Mus81-Mms4, resolve aberrant joint molecules during meiotic recombination. Mol Cell 31(3):324-36 |
| 5) | Jessop L and Lichten M (2008) Mus81/Mms4 endonuclease and Sgs1 helicase collaborate to ensure proper recombination intermediate metabolism during meiosis. Mol Cell 31(3):313-23 |
| 6) | Gallo-Fernandez M, et al. (2012) Cell cycle-dependent regulation of the nuclease activity of Mus81-Eme1/Mms4. Nucleic Acids Res 40(17):8325-35 |
| 7) | Ghaemmaghami S, et al. (2003) Global analysis of protein expression in yeast. Nature 425(6959):737-41 |





