Table 5

Functional properties of newly described RRG genes

Systematic name

Mitochondrial localization

Δmip1 mating

Cytoduction

Nucleoids after cytoduction

Translation activity after cytoduction

RRG1

YDR065w

[34]

-

-

Altered

Absent

RRG2

YGR150c

[34,35]

-

-

Altered

Absent

RRG3 (AIM22)

YJL046w

[69]

+

-

WT

WT

RRG4 (IRC19)

YLL033w

Unknown

-

-

WT

WT

RRG5 (GEP5)

YLR091w

[6,34,35]

-

-

Absent

Absent

RRG6 (HER2)

YMR293c

[6,34,35]

-

-

Altered

Absent

RRG7

YOR305w

[35]

+

+

ND

ND

RRG8

YPR116w

[35]

-

-

Altered

Absent

RRG9

YNL213c

[34]

-

-

Altered

WT

RRG10

YJL062w-a

[34,35]

+

-

WT

Altered

References refer to published evidence of mitochondrial localization of Rrg proteins; + indicates rescue by mating with Δmip1 or cytoduction, respectively. WT, wild type-like; ND, not determined. See text for details.

Merz and Westermann Genome Biology 2009 10:R95   doi:10.1186/gb-2009-10-9-r95