encodes a member of HECT ubiquitin protein ligase family that is involved in trichome cell morphogenesis. Mutants in this gene exhibit supernumerary trichome branches and increased DNA content.
Computational Description
KAKTUS (KAK); FUNCTIONS IN: ubiquitin-protein ligase activity; INVOLVED IN: trichome branching, DNA endoreduplication; LOCATED IN: plasma membrane; EXPRESSED IN: 25 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 15 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Armadillo-like helical (InterPro:IPR011989), Armadillo (InterPro:IPR000225), Armadillo-type fold (InterPro:IPR016024), HECT (InterPro:IPR000569); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: ubiquitin-protein ligase 4 (TAIR:AT5G02880.1); 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).
encodes a member of HECT ubiquitin protein ligase family that is involved in trichome cell morphogenesis. Mutants in this gene exhibit supernumerary trichome branches and increased DNA content.
Computational Description
KAKTUS (KAK); FUNCTIONS IN: ubiquitin-protein ligase activity; INVOLVED IN: trichome branching, DNA endoreduplication; LOCATED IN: plasma membrane; EXPRESSED IN: 25 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 15 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Armadillo-like helical (InterPro:IPR011989), Armadillo (InterPro:IPR000225), Armadillo-type fold (InterPro:IPR016024), HECT (InterPro:IPR000569); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: ubiquitin-protein ligase 4 (TAIR:AT5G02880.1); Has 6273 Blast hits to 5534 proteins in 324 species: Archae - 2; Bacteria - 240; Metazoa - 3391; Fungi - 909; Plants - 600; Viruses - 3; Other Eukaryotes - 1128 (source: NCBI BLink).