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Table 1 List of genes involved in the mevalonate and ergosterol biosynthesis pathways

From: Dynamic control of ERG9 expression for improved amorpha-4,11-diene production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Gene

Discription

The mevalonate biosynthesis pathway

ERG10

Acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase (EC:2.3.1.9)

ERG13

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase (EC:2.3.3.10)

HMG1/2

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase (EC:1.1.1.34)

ERG12

Mevalonate kinase (EC:2.7.1.36)

ERG8

Phosphomevalonate kinase (EC:2.7.4.2)

ERG19

Diphosphomevalonate decarboxylase (EC:4.1.1.33)

IDI1

Isopentenyl-diphosphate delta-isomerase (EC:5.3.3.2)

ERG20

Bifunctional (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate synthase/dimethylallyltranstransferase (EC:2.5.1.10)

The ergosterol biosynthesis pathway

ERG9

Squalene synthase (EC:2.5.1.21)

ERG1

Squalene monooxygenase (EC:1.14.13.132)

ERG7

Lanosterol synthase (EC:5.4.99.7)

ERG11

Lanosterol demethylase (EC:1.14.13.70)

ERG24

C-14 sterol reductase (EC:1.3.1.70)

ERG25

Methylsterol monooxygenase (EC:1.14.13.72)

ERG26

Sterol-4-alpha-carboxylate 3-dehydrogenase, decarboxylating (EC:1.1.1.170)

ERG27

3-keto-steroid reductase (EC:1.1.1.270)

ERG6

Sterol 24-C-methyltransferase (EC:2.1.1.41)

ERG2

C-8 sterol isomerase (EC:5.3.3.5)

ERG3

C-5 sterol desaturase (EC:1.3.3.-)

ERG5

C-22 sterol desaturase (EC:1.14.-.-)

ERG4

C24(28) sterol reductase (EC:1.3.1.71)