Encodes an SBP-box gene, a member of the SPL gene family. Mutants are affected in micro- and megasporogenesis, trichome formation on sepals, and stamen filament elongation.
Computational Description
squamosa promoter binding protein-like 8 (SPL8); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Transcription factor, SBP-box (InterPro:IPR004333); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: squamosa promoter binding protein-like 2 (TAIR:AT5G43270.1); Has 35333 Blast hits to 34131 proteins in 2444 species: Archae - 798; Bacteria - 22429; Metazoa - 974; Fungi - 991; Plants - 531; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 9610 (source: NCBI BLink).