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VGD1 Plant invertase/pectin methylesterase inhibitor superfamily [ Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) ]

Gene ID: 819318, updated on 18-Sep-2024

Summary

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Official Symbol
VGD1
Official Full Name
Plant invertase/pectin methylesterase inhibitor superfamily
Primary source
TAIR:AT2G47040
Locus tag
AT2G47040
See related
Araport:AT2G47040
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
F14M4.13; VANGUARD1
Summary
Share high homologies with a group of pectin methylesterases (PME), pollen specific, and is required for enhancing the growth of pollen tube in style and transmitting tract tissues.
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Genomic context

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Location:
chromosome: 2
Exon count:
2
Sequence:
Chromosome: 2; NC_003071.7 (19327853..19330197, complement)

Chromosome 2 - NC_003071.7Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene Peptide chain release factor 1 Neighboring gene ncRNA Neighboring gene Plant invertase/pectin methylesterase inhibitor superfamily Neighboring gene Plant invertase/pectin methylesterase inhibitor superfamily protein Neighboring gene Protein kinase superfamily 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. VANGUARD1 encodes a pectin methylesterase that enhances pollen tube growth in the Arabidopsis style and transmitting tract. Jiang L, et al. Plant Cell, 2005 Feb. PMID 15659637, Free PMC Article
  2. The N-terminal pro region mediates retention of unprocessed type-I PME in the Golgi apparatus. Wolf S, et al. Plant J, 2009 May. PMID 19144003
  3. Identification of ubiquitinated proteins in Arabidopsis. Manzano C, et al. Plant Mol Biol, 2008 Sep. PMID 18535787
  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

Interactions

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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

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NM_130272.4

Gene Ontology Provided by TAIR

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables enzyme inhibitor activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables pectinesterase activity IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
 PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in cell wall modification IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in pectin catabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
acts_upstream_of_or_within pollen tube growth TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in Golgi membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
located_in extracellular region ISM
Inferred from Sequence Model
more info
  
located_in pollen tube IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 

General protein information

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Preferred Names
Plant invertase/pectin methylesterase inhibitor superfamily
NP_182227.1
  • VANGUARD1 (VGD1); FUNCTIONS IN: enzyme inhibitor activity, pectinesterase activity; INVOLVED IN: pollen tube growth; LOCATED IN: endomembrane system, cell wall, plant-type cell wall; EXPRESSED IN: male gametophyte, flower, pollen tube; EXPRESSED DURING: L mature pollen stage, M germinated pollen stage; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Pectinesterase, active site (InterPro:IPR018040), Pectin lyase fold/virulence factor (InterPro:IPR011050), Pectinesterase, catalytic (InterPro:IPR000070), Pectinesterase inhibitor (InterPro:IPR006501), Pectin lyase fold (InterPro:IPR012334); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: Plant invertase/pectin methylesterase inhibitor superfamily (TAIR:AT2G47030.1); Has 2977 Blast hits to 2908 proteins in 464 species: Archae - 6; Bacteria - 891; Metazoa - 1; Fungi - 197; Plants - 1856; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 26 (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
    19327853..19330197 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_130272.4 → NP_182227.1  Plant invertase/pectin methylesterase inhibitor superfamily [Arabidopsis thaliana]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_182227.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    O80721, Q5MFV8, Q9SMV9
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A178VSY9, A0A5S9X8G1
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    PLN02197
    Location:1 → 595
    PLN02197; pectinesterase
    cd15798
    Location:44 → 188
    PMEI-like_3; Uncharacterized subfamily of plant invertase/pectin methylesterase inhibitor domains
    cl01911
    Location:285 → 579
    Pectinesterase; Pectinesterase
Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
Q5MFV8.2

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