| Standard Name | Hfm1p |
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| Systematic Name | Ygl251cp |
| Alias | Mer3p 1 |
| ORF Classification | Verified |
| Description | Meiosis specific DNA helicase involved in the conversion of double-stranded breaks to later recombination intermediates and in crossover control; catalyzes the unwinding of Holliday junctions; has ssDNA and dsDNA stimulated ATPase activity (2, 3, 4, 5) |
| Name Description | Helicase Family Member |
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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 Hfm1p (InterPro) |
| Physical Interactions | There are 7 total physical interactions (BioGRID) |
| Homologs | PDB Homologs | BLASTP | BLASTP v. fungi | Fungal Alignment | Synteny Viewer |
| External Sequence Databases |
EBI: UPI0000052EDF | P51979 MIPS: YGL251C NCBI: 114152816 | 1150588 | 1322927 | 17377416 | 780546 | 9755332 | NP_011263.2 | NM_001181117.1 GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ: DAA07868.1 | U22156 | X94357 | Z72773 |
| External Classifications | EC: 3.6.1.- [Hydrolases acting on acid anhydrides in phosphorous-containing anhydrides] EC: 3.6.4.12 [DNA helicase] |
external links for Hfm1p
| Homologs | Interaction Resources | Protein databases/Other | Localization Resources |
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| BLASTP (NCBI) | BioGRID | SCOP Superfamily | YPL+ |
| Ashbya (AGD) | BOND | GPMdb (Mass Spec.) | YeastGFP |
| Aspergillus (AspGD) | BioPIXIE | MIPS | |
| Candida (CGD) | CYC2008 (complexes) | Pfam domains | |
| Candida (CandidaDB) | Complexome | YeastRC Structure Prediction (Seattle) | |
| YGOB | DIP | ||
| YOGY | GeneMANIA |
References cited on this page View Complete Literature Guide for Hfm1p
| 1) | Nakagawa T and Ogawa H (1999) The Saccharomyces cerevisiae MER3 gene, encoding a novel helicase-like protein, is required for crossover control in meiosis. EMBO J 18(20):5714-23 |
| 2) | Coissac E, et al. (1996) Sequence of a 39,411 bp DNA fragment covering the left end of chromosome VII of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast 12(15):1555-62 |
| 3) | Nakagawa T, et al. (2001) The MER3 helicase involved in meiotic crossing over is stimulated by single-stranded DNA-binding proteins and unwinds DNA in the 3' to 5' direction. J Biol Chem 276(34):31487-93 |
| 4) | Nakagawa T and Kolodner RD (2002) Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mer3 is a DNA helicase involved in meiotic crossing over. Mol Cell Biol 22(10):3281-91 |
| 5) | Nakagawa T and Kolodner RD (2002) The MER3 DNA helicase catalyzes the unwinding of holliday junctions. J Biol Chem 277(31):28019-24 |



