Biomaterial Database

The yeast [PSI+] prion: making sense of nonsense. 1999

S W Liebman, and I L Derkatch

Laboratory for Molecular Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA. SUEL@uic.edu

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010454	Peptide Termination Factors	Proteins that are involved in the peptide chain termination reaction (PEPTIDE CHAIN TERMINATION, TRANSLATIONAL) on RIBOSOMES. They include codon-specific class-I release factors, which recognize stop signals (TERMINATOR CODON) in the MESSENGER RNA; and codon-nonspecific class-II release factors.	Termination Release Factor,Factor, Termination Release,Factors, Peptide Termination,Release Factor, Termination,Termination Factors, Peptide
D011328	Prions	Small proteinaceous infectious particles which resist inactivation by procedures that modify NUCLEIC ACIDS and contain an abnormal isoform of a cellular protein which is a major and necessary component. The abnormal (scrapie) isoform is PrPSc (PRPSC PROTEINS) and the cellular isoform PrPC (PRPC PROTEINS). The primary amino acid sequence of the two isoforms is identical. Human diseases caused by prions include CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME; GERSTMANN-STRAUSSLER SYNDROME; and INSOMNIA, FATAL FAMILIAL.	Mink Encephalopathy Virus,Prion,Encephalopathy Virus, Mink
D005656	Fungal Proteins	Proteins found in any species of fungus.	Fungal Gene Products,Fungal Gene Proteins,Fungal Peptides,Gene Products, Fungal,Yeast Proteins,Gene Proteins, Fungal,Peptides, Fungal,Proteins, Fungal
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D015003	Yeasts	A general term for single-celled rounded fungi that reproduce by budding. Brewers' and bakers' yeasts are SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; therapeutic dried yeast is YEAST, DRIED.	Yeast
D015825	Chromosomes, Fungal	Structures within the nucleus of fungal cells consisting of or containing DNA, which carry genetic information essential to the cell.	Chromosome, Fungal,Fungal Chromosome,Fungal Chromosomes
D018389	Codon, Nonsense	An amino acid-specifying codon that has been converted to a stop codon (CODON, TERMINATOR) by mutation. Its occurance is abnormal causing premature termination of protein translation and results in production of truncated and non-functional proteins. A nonsense mutation is one that converts an amino acid-specific codon to a stop codon.	Codon, Termination, Premature,Codon, Unassigned,Mutation, Nonsense,Nonsense Codon,Nonsense Mutation,Premature Stop Codon,Unassigned Codon,Amber Nonsense Codon,Amber Nonsense Mutation,Nonsense Codon, Amber,Ochre Nonsense Codon,Ochre Nonsense Mutation,Opal Nonsense Codon,Opal Nonsense Mutation,Premature Termination Codon,Amber Nonsense Codons,Amber Nonsense Mutations,Codon, Amber Nonsense,Codon, Ochre Nonsense,Codon, Opal Nonsense,Codon, Premature Stop,Codon, Premature Termination,Codons, Amber Nonsense,Codons, Nonsense,Codons, Ochre Nonsense,Codons, Opal Nonsense,Codons, Premature Stop,Codons, Premature Termination,Codons, Unassigned,Mutation, Amber Nonsense,Mutation, Ochre Nonsense,Mutation, Opal Nonsense,Mutations, Amber Nonsense,Mutations, Nonsense,Mutations, Ochre Nonsense,Mutations, Opal Nonsense,Nonsense Codon, Ochre,Nonsense Codon, Opal,Nonsense Codons,Nonsense Codons, Amber,Nonsense Codons, Ochre,Nonsense Codons, Opal,Nonsense Mutation, Amber,Nonsense Mutation, Ochre,Nonsense Mutation, Opal,Nonsense Mutations,Nonsense Mutations, Amber,Nonsense Mutations, Ochre,Nonsense Mutations, Opal,Ochre Nonsense Codons,Ochre Nonsense Mutations,Opal Nonsense Codons,Opal Nonsense Mutations,Premature Stop Codons,Premature Termination Codons,Stop Codon, Premature,Stop Codons, Premature,Termination Codon, Premature,Termination Codons, Premature,Unassigned Codons
D018628	Gene Dosage	The number of copies of a given gene present in the cell of an organism. An increase in gene dosage (by GENE DUPLICATION for example) can result in higher levels of gene product formation. GENE DOSAGE COMPENSATION mechanisms result in adjustments to the level GENE EXPRESSION when there are changes or differences in gene dosage.	Gene Copy Number,Copy Number, Gene,Copy Numbers, Gene,Dosage, Gene,Dosages, Gene,Gene Copy Numbers,Gene Dosages,Number, Gene Copy,Numbers, Gene Copy
D029701	Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins	Proteins obtained from the species SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE. The function of specific proteins from this organism are the subject of intense scientific interest and have been used to derive basic understanding of the functioning similar proteins in higher eukaryotes.	Baker's Yeast Proteins,S cerevisiae Proteins