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PARC6 plastid division protein [ Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) ]

Gene ID: 821452, updated on 13-May-2026
Official Symbol
PARC6
Official Full Name
plastid division protein
Primary source
TAIR:AT3G19180
Locus tag
AT3G19180
See related
Araport:AT3G19180
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
A. THALIANA CHLOROPLAST DIVISION SITE POSITIONING 1; ARC6H; ATCDP1; CDP1; CHLOROPLAST DIVISION SITE POSITIONING 1; paralog of ARC6
Summary
Encodes a chloroplast division factor located in the plastid inner envelope with its N-terminus exposed to the stroma. PARC6 influences FtsZ assembly and is required for recruitment of PDV1 during chloroplast division.
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Location:
chromosome: 3
Exon count:
12
Sequence:
Chromosome: 3; NC_003074.8 (6632637..6637292)

Chromosome 3 - NC_003074.8Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene ATP/ADP isopentenyltransferase Neighboring gene presequence protease 1 Neighboring gene AP2/B3-like transcriptional factor family protein Neighboring gene autophagy 2

Genomic Sequence:
NC_003074.8

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. CDP1, a novel component of chloroplast division site positioning system in Arabidopsis. Zhang M, et al. Cell Res, 2009 Jul. PMID 19564892
  2. ARC6 is a J-domain plastid division protein and an evolutionary descendant of the cyanobacterial cell division protein Ftn2. Vitha S, et al. Plant Cell, 2003 Aug. PMID 12897262, Free PMC Article
  3. Isolation and analysis of a stromule-overproducing Arabidopsis mutant suggest the role of PARC6 in plastid morphology maintenance in the leaf epidermis. Itoh RD, et al. Physiol Plant, 2018 Apr. PMID 28984364
  4. PARC6, a novel chloroplast division factor, influences FtsZ assembly and is required for recruitment of PDV1 during chloroplast division in Arabidopsis. Glynn JM, et al. Plant J, 2009 Sep. PMID 19453460
  5. Roles of Arabidopsis PARC6 in Coordination of the Chloroplast Division Complex and Negative Regulation of FtsZ Assembly. Zhang M, et al. Plant Physiol, 2016 Jan. PMID 26527658, Free PMC Article

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. PARC6 role in coordination of the chloroplast division complex and negative regulation of FtsZ assembly.
    Title: Roles of Arabidopsis PARC6 in Coordination of the Chloroplast Division Complex and Negative Regulation of FtsZ Assembly.
  2. Chloroplast division site positioning 1 (AtCDP1) is a novel chloroplast division protein involved in chloroplast division site placement in Arabidopsis. [CDP1]
    Title: CDP1, a novel component of chloroplast division site positioning system in Arabidopsis.
  3. PARC6 plays a role in coordinating the internal and external components of the chloroplast division complex and may function as an antagonistic regulator of Z-ring dynamics.
    Title: PARC6, a novel chloroplast division factor, influences FtsZ assembly and is required for recruitment of PDV1 during chloroplast division in Arabidopsis.
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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description
NM_001035648.1
NM_112805.5

Gene Ontology Provided by TAIR

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
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Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in chloroplast fission IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
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acts_upstream_of_or_within chloroplast fission IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
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involved_in chloroplast fission IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
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involved_in chloroplast organization IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
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acts_upstream_of_or_within plastid fission IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
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Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in chloroplast IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
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located_in chloroplast ISM
Inferred from Sequence Model
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located_in chloroplast inner membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
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located_in plastid inner membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
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Preferred Names
plastid division protein
NP_001030725.1
  • paralog of ARC6 (PARC6); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: Chaperone DnaJ-domain superfamily protein (TAIR:AT5G42480.1); Has 35333 Blast hits to 34131 proteins in 2444 species: Archae - 798; Bacteria - 22429; Metazoa - 974; Fungi - 991; Plants - 531; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 9610 (source: NCBI BLink).
NP_188549.2
  • paralog of ARC6 (PARC6); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: Chaperone DnaJ-domain superfamily protein (TAIR:AT5G42480.1); Has 266 Blast hits to 205 proteins in 69 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 132; Metazoa - 0; Fungi - 0; Plants - 100; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 34 (source: NCBI BLink).

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_003074.8 Reference assembly

    Range
    6632637..6637292
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_112805.5 → NP_188549.2  plastid division protein [Arabidopsis thaliana]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_188549.2

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q2V3U5, Q8VY16, Q9LJL2
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A178VBN5, A0A5S9XDK6
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    pfam13355
    Location:693 → 811
    DUF4101; Protein of unknown function (DUF4101)

  2. NM_001035648.1 → NP_001030725.1  plastid division protein [Arabidopsis thaliana]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001030725.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A5S9XDK6
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    pfam13355
    Location:693 → 730
    DUF4101; Protein of unknown function (DUF4101)
Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
Q8VY16.2

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