UGE1 UDP-D-glucose/UDP-D-galactose 4-epimerase 1 [Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: UGE1
Official Full Name: UDP-D-glucose/UDP-D-galactose 4-epimerase 1
Primary source: TAIR:AT1G12780
Locus tag: AT1G12780
See related: Araport:AT1G12780
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 UDP-GLC 4-EPIMERASE 1; ATUGE1; F13K23.3; F13K23_3; UDP-D-glucose/UDP-D-galactose 4-epimerase 1
Summary: Encodes a UDP-glucose epimerase that catalyzes the interconversion of the sugar nucleotides UDP-glucose UDP-galactose via a UDP-4-keto-hexose intermediate. Responsive to stress.
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Chromosome 1 - NC_003070.9 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

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analysis of the UDP-D-glucose/UDP-D-galactose 4-epimerase isoforms of Arabidopsis thaliana
Title: Distinct properties of the five UDP-D-glucose/UDP-D-galactose 4-epimerase isoforms of Arabidopsis thaliana.

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

NM_101148.4

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables UDP-arabinose 4-epimerase activity	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables UDP-glucose 4-epimerase activity	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables UDP-glucose 4-epimerase activity	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
enables protein dimerization activity	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in UDP-L-arabinose biosynthetic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in capsule polysaccharide biosynthetic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within galactose biosynthetic process	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in galactose metabolic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in cytosol	HDA more info	PubMed
located_in cytosol	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in cytosol	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
located_in plasma membrane	HDA more info	PubMed

NP_172738.1

UDP-D-glucose/UDP-D-galactose 4-epimerase 1 (UGE1); FUNCTIONS IN: UDP-glucose 4-epimerase activity, protein dimerization activity; INVOLVED IN: response to stress, galactose biosynthetic process; LOCATED IN: cytosol, plasma membrane; EXPRESSED IN: 32 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 16 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: NAD-dependent epimerase/dehydratase (InterPro:IPR001509), NAD(P)-binding domain (InterPro:IPR016040), UDP-glucose 4-epimerase (InterPro:IPR005886), Nucleotide sugar epimerase (InterPro:IPR008089); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: UDP-D-glucose/UDP-D-galactose 4-epimerase 3 (TAIR:AT1G63180.1); Has 42430 Blast hits to 42420 proteins in 2995 species: Archae - 799; Bacteria - 25009; Metazoa - 650; Fungi - 500; Plants - 1081; Viruses - 38; Other Eukaryotes - 14353 (source: NCBI BLink).