Cyclebase 3.0

Cell-cycle regulation database

AKR1 [YDR264C]

Ankyrin repeat-containing protein AKR1; Palmitoyl transferase involved in protein palmitoylation; acts as a negative regulator of pheromone response pathway; required for endocytosis of pheromone receptors; involved in cell shape control; contains ankyrin repeats; AKR1 has a paralog, AKR2, that arose from the whole genome duplication; any of several human homologs encoding DHHC-type zinc fingers (ZDHHC) can complement temperature sensitivity of yeast akr1 null mutant; Belongs to the DHHC palmitoyltransferase family. AKR/ZDHHC17 subfamily.

Synonyms:  AKR1,  AKR1p,  P39010,  D9954.9,  P39010p ...

Linkouts:  STRING  UniProt