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EXPA6 expansin A6 [ Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) ]

Gene ID: 817444, updated on 15-Oct-2023

Summary

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Gene symbol
EXPA6
Gene description
expansin A6
Primary source
Araport:AT2G28950
Locus tag
AT2G28950
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype: Columbia)
Lineage
Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; malvids; Brassicales; Brassicaceae; Camelineae; Arabidopsis
Also known as
ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA TEXPANSIN 6; ATEXP6; ATEXPA6; ATHEXP ALPHA 1.8; expansin A6; T9I4.3; T9I4_3
Summary
Encodes an expansin. Naming convention from the Expansin Working Group (Kende et al, 2004. Plant Mol Bio). Involved in the formation of nematode-induced syncytia in roots of Arabidopsis thaliana.
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Genomic context

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Location:
chromosome: 2
Exon count:
3
Sequence:
Chromosome: 2; NC_003071.7 (12431338..12433796, complement)

Chromosome 2 - NC_003071.7Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene Protein kinase superfamily protein Neighboring gene ncRNA Neighboring gene Leucine-rich repeat protein kinase family protein Neighboring gene Leucine-rich repeat protein kinase family protein

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:
NC_003071.7

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Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Expansins are involved in the formation of nematode-induced syncytia in roots of Arabidopsis thaliana. Wieczorek K, et al. Plant J, 2006 Oct. PMID 16942607
  2. Expansins: ever-expanding numbers and functions. Lee Y, et al. Curr Opin Plant Biol, 2001 Dec. PMID 11641069
  3. Arabidopsis cell wall proteome defined using multidimensional protein identification technology. Bayer EM, et al. Proteomics, 2006 Jan. PMID 16287169
  4. Sequence and analysis of chromosome 2 of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Lin X, et al. Nature, 1999 Dec 16. PMID 10617197

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

General gene information

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Homology

NM_128454.3

Gene Ontology Provided by TAIR

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables molecular_function ND
No biological Data available
more info
  
Process Evidence Code Pubs
acts_upstream_of_or_within plant-type cell wall loosening NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
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involved_in plant-type cell wall organization IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
acts_upstream_of_or_within syncytium formation IEP
Inferred from Expression Pattern
more info
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acts_upstream_of_or_within unidimensional cell growth NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
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Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in extracellular region ISM
Inferred from Sequence Model
more info
  
located_in plant-type cell wall HDA PubMed 

General protein information

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Preferred Names
expansin A6
NP_180461.1
  • expansin A6 (EXPA6); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Barwin-related endoglucanase (InterPro:IPR009009), Pollen allergen, N-terminal (InterPro:IPR014734), Expansin (InterPro:IPR002963), Rare lipoprotein A (InterPro:IPR005132), Expansin/Lol pI (InterPro:IPR007118), Expansin 45, endoglucanase-like (InterPro:IPR007112), Pollen allergen/expansin, C-terminal (InterPro:IPR007117); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: expansin A4 (TAIR:AT2G39700.1); Has 2139 Blast hits to 2136 proteins in 145 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 2; Metazoa - 0; Fungi - 24; Plants - 2081; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 32 (source: NCBI BLink).

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_003071.7 Reference assembly

    Range
    12431338..12433796 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_128454.3 → NP_180461.1  expansin A6 [Arabidopsis thaliana]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_180461.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    O81065, Q38865, Q8LDV8
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A178VZL6, A0A5S9X2B4, A0A7G2EEP3
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PLN00050
    Location:1 → 255
    PLN00050; expansin A; Provisional
Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
Q38865.2

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