The kic1 kinase of schizosaccharomyces pombe is a CLK/STY orthologue that regulates cell–cell separation

The LAMMER Kinase Homolog, Lkh1, Regulates Tup Transcriptional Repressors through Phosphorylation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

“…Although a cellular function for LAMMER kinase in fungi has not yet been described, the lkh1 deletion mutant of Schizosaccharomyces pombe reveals various phenotypes, including abnormality in cell division (3, 18); flocculation in liquid medium and filamentous and adhesive growth on agar (3); and sensitivity to oxidative stress (19, 20). Recently, we found that phosphorylation by Lkh1 is required for the activation of Csx1, which protects mRNAs encoding the transcription factor, Atf1, from exonuclease-mediated decay under oxidative conditions (20).…”

Molecular phylogenetics of ascomycotal adhesins—A novel family of putative cell-surface adhesive proteins in fission yeasts

“…A number of regulators of asexual flocculation have been identified (Kim et al, 2001;Samuelsen et al, 2003;Tanaka et al, 1999;Tang et al, 2003;Watson and Davey, 1998). So far only two proteins with adhesive properties have been identified-the mating type-specific agglutinins Mam3 and Map4 (Mata and Bahler, 2006;Sharifmoghadam et al, 2006).…”

HABP1/p32/gC1qR induces aberrant growth and morphology in through its N-terminal α helix

“…Though much is known about the mechanisms of actomyosin ring assembly; constriction and formation of the division septa, little is known about how the cleavage of the cell wall and septum is achieved. To understand this, the role of proteins active in the cell separation pathway like eng1p [49] and Kic1 [50] need to be examined for interactions with HABP1.…”