Encodes a protein that is predicted to act as a 1-phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate (PtdIns3P) 5-kinase based on its homology to Fab1 from yeast. It contains an FYVE domain required for binding to PtdIns3P-containing membranes in yeast, as well as a Cpn60_TCP1 homology domain plus a kinase domain. fab1a/fab1b pollen grains not viable and have defective vacuolar organization. FAB1A and FAB1B complement the enlarged vacuolar phenotype of the fission yeast ste12delta mutant.
TAIR Short Description:
1-phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 5-kinases;zinc ion binding;1-phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate 5-kinases