Encodes a cellulose synthase involved in secondary cell wall biosynthesis. Confers resistance towards bacterial and fungal pathogens, independent of salicylic acid, ethylene and jasmonate signaling.
Computational Description
cellulose synthase A4 (CESA4); FUNCTIONS IN: cellulose synthase activity, transferase activity, transferring glycosyl groups; INVOLVED IN: cellulose biosynthetic process, plant-type cell wall biogenesis, defense response to bacterium, defense response to fungus, secondary cell wall biogenesis; LOCATED IN: membrane; EXPRESSED IN: 24 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 11 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Cellulose synthase (InterPro:IPR005150); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: Cellulose synthase family protein (TAIR:AT5G05170.1); Has 3263 Blast hits to 2832 proteins in 640 species: Archae - 9; Bacteria - 1071; Metazoa - 1; Fungi - 31; Plants - 2051; Viruses - 7; Other Eukaryotes - 93 (source: NCBI BLink).