Encodes an arginyl-tRNA:protein transferase (ATE1), a component of the N-end rule pathway that targets protein degradation through the identity of the amino-terminal residue of specific protein substrates. Arabidopsis contains two ATE genes: At5g05700/ATE1, At3g11240/ATE2. Another component of the N-end rule pathway is At5g02310/PROTEOLYSIS6 (PRT6). PRT6 and ATE were shown to regulate seed after-ripening, seedling sugar sensitivity, seedling lipid breakdown, and abscisic acid (ABA) sensitivity of germination. Mutants of ATE1 also display delayed leaf senescence.
Computational Description
arginine-tRNA protein transferase 1 (ATE1); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Arginine-tRNA-protein transferase, N-terminal (InterPro:IPR007471), Arginine-tRNA-protein transferase 1, eukaryotic (InterPro:IPR017137), Arginine-tRNA-protein transferase, C-terminal (InterPro:IPR007472); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: arginine-tRNA protein transferase 2 (TAIR:AT3G11240.1); Has 1807 Blast hits to 1807 proteins in 277 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 0; Metazoa - 736; Fungi - 347; Plants - 385; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 339 (source: NCBI BLink).