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PP7 serine/threonine phosphatase 7 [ Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) ]

Gene ID: 836507, updated on 6-Jul-2026
Official Symbol
PP7
Official Full Name
serine/threonine phosphatase 7
Primary source
TAIR:AT5G63870
Locus tag
AT5G63870
See related
Araport:AT5G63870
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
ATPP7; MGI19.12; MGI19_12; serine/threonine phosphatase 7
Summary
Encodes a nuclear localized serine/threonine phosphatase that appears to be regulated by redox activity and is a positive regulator of cryptochrome mediated blue light signalling.
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Location:
chromosome: 5
Exon count:
6
Sequence:
Chromosome: 5; NC_003076.8 (25561070..25563316, complement)

Chromosome 5 - NC_003076.8Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene amino acid permease 4 Neighboring gene Regulator of chromosome condensation (RCC1) family protein Neighboring gene SNF7 family protein Neighboring gene histidinol dehydrogenase Neighboring gene Acyl-CoA N-acyltransferase with RING/FYVE/PHD-type zinc finger domain-containing protein

Genomic Sequence:
NC_003076.8

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. PP7 is a positive regulator of blue light signaling in Arabidopsis. Møller SG, et al. Plant Cell, 2003 May. PMID 12724537, Free PMC Article
  2. Expression and characterization of PP7, a novel plant protein Ser/Thr phosphatase distantly related to RdgC/PPEF and PP5. Kutuzov MA, et al. FEBS Lett, 1998 Nov 27. PMID 9862444
  3. An Arabidopsis mutant hypersensitive to red and far-red light signals. Genoud T, et al. Plant Cell, 1998 Jun. PMID 9634578, Free PMC Article
  4. Hypersensitive to red and blue 1 and its modification by protein phosphatase 7 are implicated in the control of Arabidopsis stomatal aperture. Sun X, et al. PLoS Genet, 2012. PMID 22589732, Free PMC Article
  5. The protein phosphatase 7 regulates phytochrome signaling in Arabidopsis. Genoud T, et al. PLoS One, 2008 Jul 16. PMID 18628957, Free PMC Article

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. We propose that a modification of HRB1 by PP7 under blue light is essential to acquire a proper conformation or to bring in new components for the assembly of a functional HRB1 protein complex
    Title: Hypersensitive to red and blue 1 and its modification by protein phosphatase 7 are implicated in the control of Arabidopsis stomatal aperture.
  2. NDPK2 plays a critical role in the AtPP7 regulation of the phytochrome pathway
    Title: The protein phosphatase 7 regulates phytochrome signaling in Arabidopsis.
  3. AtPP7 interacts with calmodulin and with a heat shock transcription factor.
    Title: Calmodulin-binding protein phosphatase PP7 is involved in thermotolerance in Arabidopsis.
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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Homology

NM_125782.3
NM_180927.4
NM_180928.2

Gene Ontology Provided by TAIR

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables hydrolase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables protein serine/threonine phosphatase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables protein serine/threonine phosphatase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables protein serine/threonine phosphatase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Process Evidence Code Pubs
acts_upstream_of_or_within blue light signaling pathway IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within red, far-red light phototransduction IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in response to heat IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
is_active_in cytosol IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
located_in nucleoplasm IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
is_active_in nucleus IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
located_in nucleus IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
located_in nucleus ISM
Inferred from Sequence Model
more info
  
Preferred Names
serine/threonine phosphatase 7
NP_568979.1
  • serine/threonine phosphatase 7 (PP7); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Metallophosphoesterase (InterPro:IPR004843), Serine/threonine-specific protein phosphatase/bis(5-nucleosyl)-tetraphosphatase (InterPro:IPR006186); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: hydrolases;protein serine/threonine phosphatases (TAIR:AT1G48120.1); Has 30201 Blast hits to 17322 proteins in 780 species: Archae - 12; Bacteria - 1396; Metazoa - 17338; Fungi - 3422; Plants - 5037; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 2996 (source: NCBI BLink).
NP_851258.2
  • serine/threonine phosphatase 7 (PP7); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Metallophosphoesterase (InterPro:IPR004843), Serine/threonine-specific protein phosphatase/bis(5-nucleosyl)-tetraphosphatase (InterPro:IPR006186); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: hydrolases;protein serine/threonine phosphatases (TAIR:AT1G48120.1); 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_851259.1
  • serine/threonine phosphatase 7 (PP7); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Metallophosphoesterase (InterPro:IPR004843), Serine/threonine-specific protein phosphatase/bis(5-nucleosyl)-tetraphosphatase (InterPro:IPR006186); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: hydrolases;protein serine/threonine phosphatases (TAIR:AT1G48120.1); Has 6565 Blast hits to 6502 proteins in 500 species: Archae - 78; Bacteria - 264; Metazoa - 2313; Fungi - 1308; Plants - 955; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 1647 (source: NCBI BLink).

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_003076.8 Reference assembly

    Range
    25561070..25563316 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_180928.2 → NP_851259.1  serine/threonine phosphatase 7 [Arabidopsis thaliana]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_851259.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    O49346, Q3E865, Q9FN02
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cd07418
    Location:11 → 388
    MPP_PP7; PP7, metallophosphatase domain

  2. NM_180927.4 → NP_851258.2  serine/threonine phosphatase 7 [Arabidopsis thaliana]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_851258.2

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    O49346, Q3E865, Q9FN02
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cd07418
    Location:11 → 388
    MPP_PP7; PP7, metallophosphatase domain

  3. NM_125782.3 → NP_568979.1  serine/threonine phosphatase 7 [Arabidopsis thaliana]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_568979.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q9FN02
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    pfam00149
    Location:79 → 298
    Metallophos; Calcineurin-like phosphoesterase
    cl13995
    Location:11 → 297
    MPP_superfamily; metallophosphatase superfamily, metallophosphatase domain
Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
Q9FN02.1

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