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    WSD1 O-acyltransferase (WSD1-like) family protein [ Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) ]

    Gene ID: 833704, updated on 18-Sep-2024

    Summary

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    Official Symbol
    WSD1
    Official Full Name
    O-acyltransferase (WSD1-like) family protein
    Primary source
    TAIR:AT5G37300
    Locus tag
    AT5G37300
    See related
    Araport:AT5G37300
    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
    MNJ8.9; MNJ8_9
    Summary
    Encodes a bifunctional enzyme, wax ester synthase (WS) and diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT). In vitro assay indicated a ratio of 10.9 between its WS and DGAT activities. Both mutant and in vivo expression/analysis in yeast studies indicated a role in wax biosynthesis.
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    Genomic context

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    See WSD1 in Genome Data Viewer
    Location:
    chromosome: 5
    Exon count:
    6
    Sequence:
    Chromosome: 5; NC_003076.8 (14767426..14770396)

    Chromosome 5 - NC_003076.8Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene ARM repeat superfamily protein Neighboring gene ncRNA Neighboring gene Endomembrane protein 70 protein family Neighboring gene hypothetical protein (DUF674)

    Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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    Genomic Sequence:
    NC_003076.8

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    Bibliography

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    Related articles in PubMed

    1. Identification of the wax ester synthase/acyl-coenzyme A: diacylglycerol acyltransferase WSD1 required for stem wax ester biosynthesis in Arabidopsis. Li F, et al. Plant Physiol, 2008 Sep. PMID 18621978, Free PMC Article
    2. Surface wax esters contribute to drought tolerance in Arabidopsis. Patwari P, et al. Plant J, 2019 May. PMID 30729606
    3. 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

    What's a GeneRIF?
    1. plays a key role in wax ester synthesis in stems
      Title: Identification of the wax ester synthase/acyl-coenzyme A: diacylglycerol acyltransferase WSD1 required for stem wax ester biosynthesis in Arabidopsis.
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    Pathways from PubChem

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    General gene information

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    NM_123089.3

    Gene Ontology Provided by TAIR

    Function Evidence Code Pubs
    enables diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase activity IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    enables diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
    		  
    enables long-chain fatty acid-CoA ligase activity IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    enables long-chain-alcohol O-fatty-acyltransferase activity IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    Process Evidence Code Pubs
    involved_in response to abscisic acid IEP
    Inferred from Expression Pattern
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    involved_in response to salt stress IEP
    Inferred from Expression Pattern
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    involved_in response to water deprivation IEP
    Inferred from Expression Pattern
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    involved_in response to water deprivation IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    involved_in triglyceride biosynthetic process IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
    		  
    acts_upstream_of_or_within wax biosynthetic process IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    involved_in wax biosynthetic process IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    Component Evidence Code Pubs
    located_in endoplasmic reticulum IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    located_in mitochondrion ISM
    Inferred from Sequence Model
    more info
    		  
    located_in nucleus ISM
    Inferred from Sequence Model
    more info
    		  

    General protein information

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    Preferred Names
    O-acyltransferase (WSD1-like) family protein
    NP_568547.1
    • WSD1; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: O-acyltransferase, WSD1, C-terminal (InterPro:IPR009721), O-acyltransferase, WSD1, N-terminal (InterPro:IPR004255); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: O-acyltransferase (WSD1-like) family protein (TAIR:AT2G38995.2); 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).

    NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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    Genome Annotation

    The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

    Reference assembly

    Genomic

    1. NC_003076.8 Reference assembly

      Range
      14767426..14770396
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    mRNA and Protein(s)

    1. NM_001344179.1 → NP_001331810.1  O-acyltransferase (WSD1-like) family protein [Arabidopsis thaliana]

      Status: REVIEWED

      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A1P8BF14

    2. NM_001344178.1 → NP_001331811.1  O-acyltransferase (WSD1-like) family protein [Arabidopsis thaliana]

      Status: REVIEWED

      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A1P8BF11

    3. NM_001344180.1 → NP_001331809.1  O-acyltransferase (WSD1-like) family protein [Arabidopsis thaliana]

      Status: REVIEWED

      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A1P8BF05, A0A5S9Y8R4

    4. NM_123089.3 → NP_568547.1  O-acyltransferase (WSD1-like) family protein [Arabidopsis thaliana]

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_568547.1

      Status: REVIEWED

      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      Q93ZR6, Q9FHT5
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A5S9Y8R4, A0A654G5U4
      Conserved Domains (2) summary
      pfam06974
      Location:324 → 468
      DUF1298; Protein of unknown function (DUF1298)
      cl23853
      Location:47 → 170
      Condensation; Condensation domain
    Nucleotide Protein
    Heading Accession and Version
    Protein Accession Links
    GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
    Q93ZR6.1

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