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EXPA4 expansin A4 [ Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) ]

Gene ID: 818553, updated on 18-Sep-2024

Summary

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Official Symbol
EXPA4
Official Full Name
expansin A4
Primary source
TAIR:AT2G39700
Locus tag
AT2G39700
See related
Araport:AT2G39700
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
ATEXP4; ATEXPA4; ATHEXP ALPHA 1.6; expansin A4; F17A14.7; F17A14_7
Summary
putative expansin. Naming convention from the Expansin Working Group (Kende et al, 2004. Plant Mol Bio). Involved in the formation of nematode-induced syncytia in roots of Arabidopsis thaliana.
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Genomic context

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See EXPA4 in Genome Data Viewer
Location:
chromosome: 2
Exon count:
3
Sequence:
Chromosome: 2; NC_003071.7 (16543832..16545746, complement)

Chromosome 2 - NC_003071.7Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene ncRNA Neighboring gene ternary complex factor MIP1 leucine-zipper protein (Protein of unknown function, DUF547) Neighboring gene ncRNA Neighboring gene ncRNA Neighboring gene ncRNA Neighboring gene ncRNA

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. Growth modulation effects of CBM2a under the control of AtEXP4 and CaMV35S promoters in Arabidopsis thaliana, Nicotiana tabacum and Eucalyptus camaldulensis. Keadtidumrongkul P, et al. Transgenic Res, 2017 Aug. PMID 28349287
  2. Two Expansin Genes, AtEXPA4 and AtEXPB5, Are Redundantly Required for Pollen Tube Growth and AtEXPA4 Is Involved in Primary Root Elongation in Arabidopsis thaliana. Liu W, et al. Genes (Basel), 2021 Feb 10. PMID 33578704, Free PMC Article
  3. Expansins are involved in the formation of nematode-induced syncytia in roots of Arabidopsis thaliana. Wieczorek K, et al. Plant J, 2006 Oct. PMID 16942607
  4. Expansins: ever-expanding numbers and functions. Lee Y, et al. Curr Opin Plant Biol, 2001 Dec. PMID 11641069
  5. Arabidopsis cell wall proteome defined using multidimensional protein identification technology. Bayer EM, et al. Proteomics, 2006 Jan. PMID 16287169

See all (7) citations in PubMed

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. Two Expansin Genes, AtEXPA4 and AtEXPB5, Are Redundantly Required for Pollen Tube Growth and AtEXPA4 Is Involved in Primary Root Elongation in Arabidopsis thaliana.
    Title: Two Expansin Genes, AtEXPA4 and AtEXPB5, Are Redundantly Required for Pollen Tube Growth and AtEXPA4 Is Involved in Primary Root Elongation in Arabidopsis thaliana.
  2. use of tissue-specific promoters, especially those involved in meristematic tissues, such as AtEXP4 could be beneficial for enhancement of growth and productivity in biomass and bioenergy crops such as Eucalyptus. [AtEXP4]
    Title: Growth modulation effects of CBM2a under the control of AtEXP4 and CaMV35S promoters in Arabidopsis thaliana, Nicotiana tabacum and Eucalyptus camaldulensis.
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General gene information

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Homology

NM_129526.3

Gene Ontology Provided by TAIR

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables molecular_function ND
No biological Data available
more info
  
Process Evidence Code Pubs
acts_upstream_of_or_within plant-type cell wall loosening NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
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involved_in plant-type cell wall organization IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
acts_upstream_of_or_within syncytium formation IEP
Inferred from Expression Pattern
more info
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acts_upstream_of_or_within unidimensional cell growth NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
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Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in extracellular region ISM
Inferred from Sequence Model
more info
  
located_in plant-type cell wall HDA PubMed 
located_in plasmodesma HDA PubMed 

General protein information

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Preferred Names
expansin A4
NP_181500.1
  • expansin A4 (EXPA4); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Barwin-related endoglucanase (InterPro:IPR009009), Pollen allergen, N-terminal (InterPro:IPR014734), Expansin (InterPro:IPR002963), Rare lipoprotein A (InterPro:IPR005132), Expansin/Lol pI (InterPro:IPR007118), Expansin 45, endoglucanase-like (InterPro:IPR007112), Pollen allergen/expansin, C-terminal (InterPro:IPR007117); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: expansin A16 (TAIR:AT3G55500.1); Has 2158 Blast hits to 2155 proteins in 155 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 2; Metazoa - 0; Fungi - 41; Plants - 2085; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 30 (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
    16543832..16545746 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_129526.3 → NP_181500.1  expansin A4 [Arabidopsis thaliana]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_181500.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    O48818, P80837, Q8LDZ1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A178VRH0, A0A5S9X5H7
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PLN00050
    Location:28 → 255
    PLN00050; expansin A; Provisional
Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
O48818.1

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