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Other names published for SPE3: spermidine synthase, YPR069C

SPE3 - Function/Process (10)

ReferenceOther Genes Addressed
Chattopadhyay MK, et al.  (2008) Hypusine modification for growth is the major function of spermidine in Saccharomyces cerevisiae polyamine auxotrophs grown in limiting spermidine. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105(18):6554-9
Chattopadhyay MK, et al.  (2003) Spermidine but not spermine is essential for hypusine biosynthesis and growth in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: spermine is converted to spermidine in vivo by the FMS1-amine oxidase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 100(24):13869-74
White WH, et al.  (2003) Specialization of function among aldehyde dehydrogenases: the ALD2 and ALD3 genes are required for beta-alanine biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 163(1):69-77
White WH, et al.  (2001) Saccharomyces cerevisiae is capable of de Novo pantothenic acid biosynthesis involving a novel pathway of beta-alanine production from spermine. J Biol Chem 276(14):10794-800
Friesen H, et al.  (1998) Spe3, which encodes spermidine synthase, is required for full repression through NRE(DIT) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 150(1):59-73
Hamasaki-Katagiri N, et al.  (1998) Spermine is not essential for growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae: identification of the SPE4 gene (spermine synthase) and characterization of a spe4 deletion mutant. Gene 210(2):195-201
Lussier M, et al.  (1997) Large scale identification of genes involved in cell surface biosynthesis and architecture in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 147(2):435-50
Walters DR and Cowley T  (1996) Formation of cadaverine derivatives in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEMS Microbiol Lett 145(2):255-9
Whitney PA and Morris DR  (1978) Polyamine auxotrophs of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Bacteriol 134(1):214-20
Poso H, et al.  (1975) S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase from baker's yeast. Biochem J 151(1):67-73