Protein
Cell fusion protein cfr1
Organism
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (strain 972 / ATCC 24843)
Function
Required for cell fusion, independently of fus1. Appears to have a role in transporting proteins that are involved in mating. May act as a scaffold to retain cell fusion proteins in the cisternae of the Golgi. Degraded at the onset of mating and this leads to release of cell fusion proteins.
Similarity
Belongs to the CHS5 family.
Sequence
MDDTNQFMVSVAKIDAGMAILLTPSFHIIEFPSVLLPNDATAGSIIDISVHHNKEEEIARETAFDDVQKEIFETYGQKLPSPPVLKLKNATQTSIVLEWDPLQLSTARLKSLCLYRNNVRVLNISNPMTTHNAKLSGLSLDTEYDFSLVLDTTAGTFPSKHITIKTLRMIDLTGIQVCVGNMVPNEMEALQKCIERIHARPIQTSVRIDTTHFICSSTGGPEYEKAKAANIPILGLDYLLKCESEGRLVNVSGFYIENRASYNANASINSVEAAQNAAPNLNATTEQPKNTAEVAQGAASAKAPQQTTQQGTQNSANAEPSSSASVPAEAPETEAEQSIDVSSDIGLRSDSSKPNEAPTSSENIKADQPENSTKQENPEEDMQIKDAEEHSNLESTPAAQQTSEVEANNHQEKPSSLPAVEQINVNEENNTPETEGLEDEKEENNTAAESLINQEETTSGEAVTKSTVESSANEEEAEPNEIIEENAVKSLLNQEGPATNEEVEKNNANSENANGLTDEKIIEAPLDTKENSDDDKPSPAAAEDIGTNGAIEEIPQVSEVLEPEKAHTTNLQLNALDKEEDLNITTVKQSSEPTADDNLIPNKEAEIIQSSDEFESVNID