Encodes a protein with similarity to putative laccase, a member of laccase family (17 members in Arabidopsis). Might be involved in cell wall biosynthesis. Mutants have a mild irregular xylem phenotype.
Computational Description
IRREGULAR XYLEM 12 (IRX12); FUNCTIONS IN: laccase activity; INVOLVED IN: secondary cell wall biogenesis; LOCATED IN: endomembrane system, apoplast; EXPRESSED IN: 24 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 13 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Multicopper oxidase, type 3 (InterPro:IPR011707), Laccase (InterPro:IPR017761), Multicopper oxidase, type 2 (InterPro:IPR011706), Cupredoxin (InterPro:IPR008972), Multicopper oxidase, copper-binding site (InterPro:IPR002355), Multicopper oxidase, type 1 (InterPro:IPR001117); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: laccase 10 (TAIR:AT5G01190.1); Has 9472 Blast hits to 8326 proteins in 1422 species: Archae - 45; Bacteria - 3703; Metazoa - 467; Fungi - 3359; Plants - 1600; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 298 (source: NCBI BLink).