HO [YDL227C]
Homothallic switching endonuclease; Site-specific endonuclease; required for gene conversion at the MAT locus (homothallic switching) through the generation of a ds DNA break; expression restricted to mother cells in late G1 as controlled by Swi4p-Swi6p, Swi5p, and Ash1p
Synonyms: HO, A9JQQ7, C9ELN6, C9ELN7, C9ELN8 ...