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GAL2 galactose permease GAL2 [ Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C ]

Gene ID: 850770, updated on 14-Nov-2024

Summary

Official Symbol
GAL2
Official Full Name
galactose permease GAL2
Primary source
SGD:S000004071
Locus tag
YLR081W
See related
AllianceGenome:SGD:S000004071; FungiDB:YLR081W; VEuPathDB:YLR081W
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C (strain: S288C)
Lineage
Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Saccharomycotina; Saccharomycetes; Saccharomycetales; Saccharomycetaceae; Saccharomyces
Summary
Enables D-glucose transmembrane transporter activity and galactose transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in galactose metabolic process and galactose transmembrane transport. Located in plasma membrane. Orthologous to human SLC2A6 (solute carrier family 2 member 6) and SLC2A8 (solute carrier family 2 member 8). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Nov 2024]
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Genomic context

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Location:
chromosome: XII
Exon count:
1
Sequence:
Chromosome: XII; NC_001144.5 (290212..291936)

Chromosome XII - NC_001144.5Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene cyclin-dependent protein serine/threonine kinase inhibiting protein SIC1 Neighboring gene Emp46p Neighboring gene Srl2p Neighboring gene Emp70p

Bibliography

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

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Interactions

Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

Gene Ontology Provided by SGD

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables D-glucose transmembrane transporter activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables carbohydrate:proton symporter activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables galactose transmembrane transporter activity IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
enables transmembrane transporter activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in carbohydrate transport IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in galactose metabolic process IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in galactose transmembrane transport IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in proton transmembrane transport IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in transmembrane transport IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in cell periphery HDA PubMed 
located_in membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
is_active_in plasma membrane IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in plasma membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 

General protein information

Preferred Names
galactose permease GAL2
NP_013182.1
  • Galactose permease; required for utilization of galactose; also able to transport glucose

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_001144.5 Reference assembly

    Range
    290212..291936
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001181968.1NP_013182.1  TPA: galactose permease GAL2 [Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_013182.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    D6VY81, P13181, Q12521
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    B3LT49, B5VN13, C8ZD52, G2WIS2
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd06174
    Location:75518
    MFS; The Major Facilitator Superfamily (MFS) is a large and diverse group of secondary transporters that includes uniporters, symporters, and antiporters. MFS proteins facilitate the transport across cytoplasmic or internal membranes of a variety of ...
    pfam00083
    Location:74534
    Sugar_tr; Sugar (and other) transporter