Gene Review:
AGP2 - Agp2p
Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288c
Synonyms:
General amino acid permease AGP2, YBR1007, YBR132C
- AGP2 encodes the major permease for high affinity polyamine import in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Aouida, M., Leduc, A., Poulin, R., Ramotar, D. J. Biol. Chem. (2005)
- Molecular characterization of carnitine-dependent transport of acetyl-CoA from peroxisomes to mitochondria in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and identification of a plasma membrane carnitine transporter, Agp2p. van Roermund, C.W., Hettema, E.H., van den Berg, M., Tabak, H.F., Wanders, R.J. EMBO J. (1999)
- A genome-wide screen in Saccharomyces cerevisiae reveals altered transport as a mechanism of resistance to the anticancer drug bleomycin. Aouida, M., Pagé, N., Leduc, A., Peter, M., Ramotar, D. Cancer Res. (2004)
- An analysis of the sequence of part of the right arm of chromosome II of S. cerevisiae reveals new genes encoding an amino-acid permease and a carboxypeptidase. Nasr, F., Bécam, A.M., Grzybowska, E., Zagulski, M., Slonimski, P.P., Herbert, C.J. Curr. Genet. (1994)
- Carnitine uptake by AGP2 in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is dependent on Hog1 MAP kinase pathway. Lee, J., Lee, B., Shin, D., Kwak, S.S., Bahk, J.D., Lim, C.O., Yun, D.J. Mol. Cells (2002)
- Yeast Agp2p and Agp3p function as amino acid permeases in poor nutrient conditions. Schreve, J.L., Garrett, J.M. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. (2004)
- Mechanism of polyamine tolerance in yeast: novel regulators and insights. Porat, Z., Wender, N., Erez, O., Kahana, C. Cell. Mol. Life Sci. (2005)