1m6u

Structural highlights

Function

NDT80_YEAST Transcription factor required for successful completion of meiosis and spore formation. Gets activated after completion of meiotic recombination at the end of prophase I. Recognizes and binds to the middle sporulation element (MSE) 5'-C[AG]CAAA[AT]-3' in the promoter region of stage-specific genes that are required for progression through meiosis and sporulation. Competes for binding to MSE with the transcriptional repressor SUM1, which represses middle sporulation-specific genes during mitosis and early sporulation.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Evolutionary Conservation

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References

1. ↑ Xu L, Ajimura M, Padmore R, Klein C, Kleckner N. NDT80, a meiosis-specific gene required for exit from pachytene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Cell Biol. 1995 Dec;15(12):6572-81. PMID:8524222
2. ↑ Chu S, Herskowitz I. Gametogenesis in yeast is regulated by a transcriptional cascade dependent on Ndt80. Mol Cell. 1998 Apr;1(5):685-96. PMID:9660952
3. ↑ Hepworth SR, Friesen H, Segall J. NDT80 and the meiotic recombination checkpoint regulate expression of middle sporulation-specific genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Cell Biol. 1998 Oct;18(10):5750-61. PMID:9742092
4. ↑ Pierce M, Benjamin KR, Montano SP, Georgiadis MM, Winter E, Vershon AK. Sum1 and Ndt80 proteins compete for binding to middle sporulation element sequences that control meiotic gene expression. Mol Cell Biol. 2003 Jul;23(14):4814-25. PMID:12832469