UniProt functional annotation for P11927

UniProt code: P11927.

Organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c) (Baker's yeast).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Saccharomycotina; Saccharomycetes; Saccharomycetales; Saccharomycetaceae; Saccharomyces.
 
Function: KAR1 is required for function of both intranuclear and extranuclear microtubules. KAR1 helps localize CDC31 to the spindle pole body (SPB), CDC31 then initiates SPB duplication via interaction with a downstream effector. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10428957, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7876310, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8070654}.
 
Subunit: Interacts with SPC72. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10428957}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, spindle pole body.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.