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    EMB2729 Alpha amylase family protein [ Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) ]

    Gene ID: 821589, updated on 18-Sep-2024

    Summary

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    Official Symbol
    EMB2729
    Official Full Name
    Alpha amylase family protein
    Primary source
    TAIR:AT3G20440
    Locus tag
    AT3G20440
    See related
    Araport:AT3G20440
    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
    BE1; BRANCHING ENZYME 1; EMBRYO DEFECTIVE 2729
    Summary
    Encodes BE1, a putative glycoside hydrolase. Involved in organogenesis and somatic embryogenesis by regulating carbohydrate metabolism. Mutation in BE1 has pleotrophic effect on the whole plant development.
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    Genomic context

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    See EMB2729 in Genome Data Viewer
    Location:
    chromosome: 3
    Exon count:
    21
    Sequence:
    Chromosome: 3; NC_003074.8 (7123182..7130477, complement)

    Chromosome 3 - NC_003074.8Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene calmodulin-domain protein kinase 9 Neighboring gene RNAse THREE-like protein 2 Neighboring gene phosphorylated adapter RNA export-like protein Neighboring gene B-cell receptor-associated protein 31-like protein Neighboring gene Major facilitator superfamily protein

    Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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    Genomic Sequence:
    NC_003074.8

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    Bibliography

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    Related articles in PubMed

    1. Arabidopsis thaliana branching enzyme 1 is essential for amylopectin biosynthesis and cesium tolerance. Zhang J, et al. J Plant Physiol, 2020 Sep. PMID 32688166
    2. The Arabidopsis BE1 gene, encoding a putative glycoside hydrolase localized in plastids, plays crucial roles during embryogenesis and carbohydrate metabolism. Wang X, et al. J Integr Plant Biol, 2010 Mar. PMID 20377688
    3. Sorting signals, N-terminal modifications and abundance of the chloroplast proteome. Zybailov B, et al. PLoS One, 2008 Apr 23. PMID 18431481, Free PMC Article
    4. Sequence and analysis of chromosome 3 of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Salanoubat M, et al. Nature, 2000 Dec 14. PMID 11130713

    GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

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    1. Arabidopsis thaliana branching enzyme 1 is essential for amylopectin biosynthesis and cesium tolerance.
      Title: Arabidopsis thaliana branching enzyme 1 is essential for amylopectin biosynthesis and cesium tolerance.
    2. The characterization of multiple alleles of the BRANCHING ENZYME1 (BE1) gene (also known as EMB2729), is reported.
      Title: The Arabidopsis BE1 gene, encoding a putative glycoside hydrolase localized in plastids, plays crucial roles during embryogenesis and carbohydrate metabolism.
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    General gene information

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    Markers

    NM_001161157.2
    NM_001203011.1
    NM_112935.2

    Gene Ontology Provided by TAIR

    Function Evidence Code Pubs
    enables 1,4-alpha-glucan branching enzyme activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
    		  
    enables cation binding IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
    		  
    Process Evidence Code Pubs
    acts_upstream_of_or_within carbohydrate metabolic process IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within embryo development ending in seed dormancy NAS
    Non-traceable Author Statement
    more info
    		  
    involved_in glycogen biosynthetic process IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
    		  
    acts_upstream_of_or_within post-embryonic development IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    involved_in starch biosynthetic process IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
    		  
    Component Evidence Code Pubs
    located_in chloroplast HDA PubMed 
    located_in chloroplast ISM
    Inferred from Sequence Model
    more info
    		  
    located_in plastid IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    		 PubMed 

    General protein information

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    Preferred Names
    Alpha amylase family protein
    NP_001154629.1
    • EMBRYO DEFECTIVE 2729 (EMB2729); FUNCTIONS IN: cation binding, catalytic activity, alpha-amylase activity; INVOLVED IN: post-embryonic development, carbohydrate metabolic process, embryo development ending in seed dormancy; LOCATED IN: plastid; EXPRESSED IN: 16 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 8 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Glycosyl hydrolase, family 13, all-beta (InterPro:IPR013780), Immunoglobulin E-set (InterPro:IPR014756), Glycoside hydrolase, catalytic core (InterPro:IPR017853), Alpha-amylase, C-terminal all beta (InterPro:IPR006048), Glycoside hydrolase, subgroup, catalytic core (InterPro:IPR013781), Glycosyl hydrolase, family 13, catalytic domain (InterPro:IPR006047); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: starch branching enzyme 2.1 (TAIR:AT2G36390.1); Has 10844 Blast hits to 10504 proteins in 2056 species: Archae - 101; Bacteria - 8205; Metazoa - 231; Fungi - 225; Plants - 1250; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 832 (source: NCBI BLink).
    NP_001189940.1
    • EMBRYO DEFECTIVE 2729 (EMB2729); FUNCTIONS IN: cation binding, catalytic activity, alpha-amylase activity; INVOLVED IN: post-embryonic development, carbohydrate metabolic process, embryo development ending in seed dormancy; LOCATED IN: plastid; EXPRESSED IN: 10 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 8 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Immunoglobulin E-set (InterPro:IPR014756), Alpha-amylase, C-terminal all beta (InterPro:IPR006048), Glycoside hydrolase, catalytic core (InterPro:IPR017853), Glycosyl hydrolase, family 13, subfamily, catalytic domain (InterPro:IPR006589), Glycosyl hydrolase, family 13, all-beta (InterPro:IPR013780), Glycoside hydrolase, subgroup, catalytic core (InterPro:IPR013781), Glycosyl hydrolase, family 13, catalytic domain (InterPro:IPR006047); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: starch branching enzyme 2.1 (TAIR:AT2G36390.1).
    NP_188679.2
    • EMBRYO DEFECTIVE 2729 (EMB2729); FUNCTIONS IN: cation binding, catalytic activity, alpha-amylase activity; INVOLVED IN: post-embryonic development, carbohydrate metabolic process, embryo development ending in seed dormancy; LOCATED IN: chloroplast, plastid; EXPRESSED IN: 10 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 8 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Glycosyl hydrolase, family 13, all-beta (InterPro:IPR013780), Immunoglobulin E-set (InterPro:IPR014756), Glycoside hydrolase, catalytic core (InterPro:IPR017853), Alpha-amylase, C-terminal all beta (InterPro:IPR006048), Glycoside hydrolase, subgroup, catalytic core (InterPro:IPR013781), Glycosyl hydrolase, family 13, catalytic domain (InterPro:IPR006047); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: starch branching enzyme 2.1 (TAIR:AT2G36390.1); Has 7798 Blast hits to 7473 proteins in 1903 species: Archae - 76; Bacteria - 5544; Metazoa - 204; Fungi - 180; Plants - 1205; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 589 (source: NCBI BLink).

    NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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    Genome Annotation

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    Reference assembly

    Genomic

    1. NC_003074.8 Reference assembly

      Range
      7123182..7130477 complement
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    mRNA and Protein(s)

    1. NM_001161157.2 → NP_001154629.1  Alpha amylase family protein [Arabidopsis thaliana]

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001154629.1

      Status: REVIEWED

      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      D2WL32, F4JEP1, Q8GWK4, Q9LTP8
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A5S9XEI7
      Conserved Domains (4) summary
      PLN03244
      Location:1 → 899
      PLN03244; alpha-amylase; Provisional
      pfam02806
      Location:799 → 894
      Alpha-amylase_C; Alpha amylase, C-terminal all-beta domain
      cl07893
      Location:381 → 780
      AmyAc_family; Alpha amylase catalytic domain family
      cl09101
      Location:334 → 377
      E_set; Early set domain associated with the catalytic domain of sugar utilizing enzymes at either the N or C terminus

    2. NM_112935.2 → NP_188679.2  Alpha amylase family protein [Arabidopsis thaliana]

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_188679.2

      Status: REVIEWED

      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A5S9XEI7
      Conserved Domains (4) summary
      PLN03244
      Location:1 → 869
      PLN03244; alpha-amylase; Provisional
      pfam02806
      Location:769 → 864
      Alpha-amylase_C; Alpha amylase, C-terminal all-beta domain
      cl07893
      Location:381 → 750
      AmyAc_family; Alpha amylase catalytic domain family
      cl09101
      Location:334 → 377
      E_set; Early set domain associated with the catalytic domain of sugar utilizing enzymes at either the N or C terminus

    3. NM_001203011.1 → NP_001189940.1  Alpha amylase family protein [Arabidopsis thaliana]

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001189940.1

      Status: REVIEWED

      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A5S9XEI7
      Conserved Domains (4) summary
      PLN03244
      Location:1 → 897
      PLN03244; alpha-amylase; Provisional
      pfam02806
      Location:806 → 889
      Alpha-amylase_C; Alpha amylase, C-terminal all-beta domain
      cl07893
      Location:386 → 785
      AmyAc_family; Alpha amylase catalytic domain family
      cl09101
      Location:334 → 382
      E_set; Early set domain associated with the catalytic domain of sugar utilizing enzymes at either the N or C terminus
    Nucleotide Protein
    Heading Accession and Version
    Protein Accession Links
    GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
    D2WL32.1

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