Microtubule associated protein (MAP65/ASE1) family protein
Curator Summary
Mutant has defective roots. Essential for giant cell ontogenesis. Role in organizing the mitotic microtubule array during both early and late mitosis in all plant organs.
Computational Description
PLEIADE (PLE); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Microtubule-associated protein, MAP65/ASE1-type (InterPro:IPR007145); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: microtubule-associated protein 65-4 (TAIR:AT3G60840.1); Has 4514 Blast hits to 3795 proteins in 427 species: Archae - 120; Bacteria - 292; Metazoa - 2464; Fungi - 290; Plants - 515; Viruses - 1; Other Eukaryotes - 832 (source: NCBI BLink).