Homologue of Wee1, Swe1 is a checkpoint kinase found in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Swe1 imposes a delay between the G2 and M phases of the cell cycle, inhibiting entry into mitosis by inhibiting the activity of Cdc28 through phosphorylation at tyrosine residue 19. Swe-1 is negatively regulated by the proteins Hsl1 and Hsl7, and a complex of the three proteins is localized at the bud neck of the yeast. Swe1 is also thought to be SUMOylated, and ubiquitination of Swe1 controlled by Dma1 and Dma2 ubiquitin ligases. The kinase Swe1 controls mitotic spindle elongation and is thought to regulate the filamentous growth and differentiation of S. cerevisiae.