Encodes a zinc finger protein that is similar to a subgroup of DnaJ and is involved in cotyledon chloroplast biogenesis. Cyo1 is localized to the thylakoid membrane and has protein disulfide isomerase activity in vivo.Cyo1 is more highly expressed in light grown seedlings. Loss of function mutants have albino cotyledons and abnormal plastids.
Computational Description
SNOWY COTYLEDON 2 (SCO2); Has 34 Blast hits to 34 proteins in 14 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 0; Metazoa - 0; Fungi - 0; Plants - 34; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 0 (source: NCBI BLink).