mto2 — Schizosaccharomyces pombe 972h-

Summary

SPBC902.06, symbol mto2, on chromosome 2 of Schizosaccharomyces pombe 972h-, encodes a protein of the phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein (PEP) family. The gene is associated with interphase microtubule organizing center assembly, microtubule nucleation, bundling, and cytoplasmic microtubule organization, as well as mitotic spindle assembly, cytokinesis, and the RAM/MOR signaling pathway. It has been linked to nuclear movement, morphogenesis, and chromatin modeling. The encoded product localizes to the interphase and equatorial microtubule organizing centers, static microtubule bundles, the microtubule cytoskeleton, the mitotic spindle pole body, and the cell division site.