Table 1.

A Sample of Some Proteins Encoded by smORFS

YPD name[i] CAI[ii] Length[iii] Encoded[iv] Function[v]
AGA20.08888NA-agglutinin binding subunit
ATP150.16763MF1–ATP synthase epsilon subunit
ATP80.22648MF0–ATP synthase subunit 8
COX70.20461Mcytochrome c oxidase subunit VII
COX80.22479Mcytochrome c oxidase subunit VIII
COX90.26460Mcytochrome c oxidase chain VIIA
CRS50.23370Nmetallothionein-like protein
CUP1A0.22662Nmetallothionein, copper chelatin
CUP1B0.22662Nmetallothionein, copper chelatin
CWP20.74793NCell wall mannoprotein
DDR20.29762Nstress protein
HOR70.36560Nhyperosmolarity responsive
INH10.13086Mmitochondrial ATPase inhibitor
MFA10.55637NMating pheromone a-factor
MFA20.27139NMating pheromone a-factor
OST40.46137Noligosaccharyltransferase subunit
PMP10.67241Nplasma membrane proteolipid
PMP2N.D.44Nplasma membrane proteolipid
RPL47A0.41726Nribosomal protein
RPL47B0.43826Nribosomal protein
SAE30.10751Nmeiotic recombination pathway
SCH10.18855Nsimilar to protein kinase A inhibitor
STF10.17186MATPase stabilizing factor
TOM60.30062Mmitochondrial integral outer membrane
TOM70.22261Msubunit of mitochondrial protein translocase
YAR020C0.48256Nsimilar to PAU3
YS29A0.65257Nribosomal protein
YS29B0.76057Nribosomal protein
YSY60.16066Nsecretory pathway
ACB10.36088Nacyl-coenzyme A-binding protein
ATP9N.D.76MF0–ATP synthase subunit 9
ATX10.16974Nmetal homeostasis and antioxidant

[i] (YPD) Yeast Protein Database (http://www.proteome.com/search1/html), searched using category 10 of molecular mass ⩽7.5 kD.

[ii] (CAI) Codon adaptation index, as indicated in YPD. (N.D.) Not determined.

[iii] Length of the primary translation product from S. cerevisiae Genome Database (http://genome-www.stanford.edu/Saccharomyces/).

[iv] (M) Mitochondrially encoded; (N) nuclear encoded.

[v] Function of the protein according to YPD and SGD.