Encodes CHLOROPLAST RNA BINDING (CRB), a putative RNA-binding protein. CRB is important for the proper functioning of the chloroplast. Mutations in CRB also affects the circadian system, altering the expression of both oscillator and output genes.
Computational Description
chloroplast RNA binding (CRB); FUNCTIONS IN: coenzyme binding, binding, catalytic activity; INVOLVED IN: in 6 processes; LOCATED IN: in 10 components; EXPRESSED IN: 24 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 14 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: NAD-dependent epimerase/dehydratase (InterPro:IPR001509), NAD(P)-binding domain (InterPro:IPR016040); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: chloroplast stem-loop binding protein of 41 kDa (TAIR:AT3G63140.1); Has 5936 Blast hits to 5936 proteins in 1402 species: Archae - 366; Bacteria - 3891; Metazoa - 108; Fungi - 58; Plants - 234; Viruses - 3; Other Eukaryotes - 1276 (source: NCBI BLink).