Gene Review:
SAS2 - Sas2p
Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288c
Synonyms:
ESO1, Histone acetyltransferase SAS2, Something about silencing protein 2, YM9553.03C, YMR127C
- Identification of SAS4 and SAS5, two genes that regulate silencing in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Xu, E.Y., Kim, S., Replogle, K., Rine, J., Rivier, D.H. Genetics (1999)
- Sir2p and Sas2p opposingly regulate acetylation of yeast histone H4 lysine16 and spreading of heterochromatin. Suka, N., Luo, K., Grunstein, M. Nat. Genet. (2002)
- The silencing complex SAS-I links histone acetylation to the assembly of repressed chromatin by CAF-I and Asf1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Meijsing, S.H., Ehrenhofer-Murray, A.E. Genes Dev. (2001)
- The yeast SAS (something about silencing) protein complex contains a MYST-type putative acetyltransferase and functions with chromatin assembly factor ASF1. Osada, S., Sutton, A., Muster, N., Brown, C.E., Yates, J.R., Sternglanz, R., Workman, J.L. Genes Dev. (2001)
- Characterization of the yeast trimeric-SAS acetyltransferase complex. Shia, W.J., Osada, S., Florens, L., Swanson, S.K., Washburn, M.P., Workman, J.L. J. Biol. Chem. (2005)
- The role of Sas2, an acetyltransferase homologue of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, in silencing and ORC function. Ehrenhofer-Murray, A.E., Rivier, D.H., Rine, J. Genetics (1997)
- SAS1 and SAS2, GTP-binding protein genes in Dictyostelium discoideum with sequence similarities to essential genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Saxe, S.A., Kimmel, A.R. Mol. Cell. Biol. (1990)
- Chromatin assembly factor Asf1p-dependent occupancy of the SAS histone acetyltransferase complex at the silent mating-type locus HMLalpha. Osada, S., Kurita, M., Nishikawa, J., Nishihara, T. Nucleic Acids Res. (2005)
- Sas4 and Sas5 are required for the histone acetyltransferase activity of Sas2 in the SAS complex. Sutton, A., Shia, W.J., Band, D., Kaufman, P.D., Osada, S., Workman, J.L., Sternglanz, R. J. Biol. Chem. (2003)
- Chromosomal gradient of histone acetylation established by Sas2p and Sir2p functions as a shield against gene silencing. Kimura, A., Umehara, T., Horikoshi, M. Nat. Genet. (2002)
- Sequence and analysis of a 26.9 kb fragment from chromosome XV of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Boyer, J., Michaux, G., Fairhead, C., Gaillon, L., Dujon, B. Yeast (1996)