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ANK ankyrin [ Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) ]

Gene ID: 835550, updated on 13-May-2026
Official Symbol
ANK
Official Full Name
ankyrin
Primary source
TAIR:AT5G54610
Locus tag
AT5G54610
See related
Araport:AT5G54610
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
ankyrin; BDA1; bian da 2 (becoming big in Chinese); MRB17.11; MRB17_11
Summary
Induced in response to Salicylic acid. Belongs to the ankyrin repeat protein family.
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Location:
chromosome: 5
Exon count:
3
Sequence:
Chromosome: 5; NC_003076.8 (22184545..22186633, complement)

Chromosome 5 - NC_003076.8Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene uncharacterized protein Neighboring gene Protein kinase superfamily protein Neighboring gene Translation protein SH3-like family protein Neighboring gene ncRNA Neighboring gene Ankyrin repeat family protein

Genomic Sequence:
NC_003076.8

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. The clathrin adaptor ECA4 negatively regulates plant immunity through modulating BDA1 levels. Wang Y, et al. Plant J, 2025 May. PMID 40348387
  2. The ankyrin-repeat transmembrane protein BDA1 functions downstream of the receptor-like protein SNC2 to regulate plant immunity. Yang Y, et al. Plant Physiol, 2012 Aug. PMID 22740615, Free PMC Article
  3. Unique nucleotide polymorphism of ankyrin gene cluster in Arabidopsis. Du J, et al. J Genet, 2007 Apr. PMID 17656846
  4. Identification of NPR1-dependent and independent genes early induced by salicylic acid treatment in Arabidopsis. Blanco F, et al. Plant Mol Biol, 2005 Dec. PMID 16307367
  5. Sequence and analysis of chromosome 5 of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Tabata S, et al. Nature, 2000 Dec 14. PMID 11130714

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

Homology

NM_124842.4

Gene Ontology Provided by TAIR

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables molecular_function ND
No biological Data available
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Process Evidence Code Pubs
acts_upstream_of_or_within innate immune response IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
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acts_upstream_of_or_within response to salicylic acid IEP
Inferred from Expression Pattern
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Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in plasma membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
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located_in plasma membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
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Preferred Names
ankyrin
NP_200272.2
  • ankyrin (ANK); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Ankyrin repeat-containing domain (InterPro:IPR020683), Ankyrin repeat (InterPro:IPR002110); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: Ankyrin repeat family protein (TAIR:AT5G54620.1); Has 16763 Blast hits to 8871 proteins in 442 species: Archae - 14; Bacteria - 1401; Metazoa - 8955; Fungi - 670; Plants - 1865; Viruses - 65; Other Eukaryotes - 3793 (source: NCBI BLink).

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_003076.8 Reference assembly

    Range
    22184545..22186633 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_124842.4 → NP_200272.2  ankyrin [Arabidopsis thaliana]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_200272.2

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q8GYH5, Q9FIU3
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A178ULB9, A0A5S9YGB3, A0A654GB38
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    COG0666
    Location:40 → 222
    ANKYR; Ankyrin repeat [Signal transduction mechanisms]
    sd00045
    Location:70 → 102
    ANK; ANK repeat [structural motif]
    pfam13962
    Location:286 → 372
    PGG; Domain of unknown function
Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
Q8GYH5.1

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