The pale cress (pac) mutant affects chloroplast and leaf development; mutants are ABA-deficient and accumulate lower levels of carotenoids and chlorophyll compared to wild type. PAC is probably involved in chloroplast mRNA maturation. Three alternative transcripts of this gene exist.
Computational Description
PALE CRESS (PAC); Has 504 Blast hits to 478 proteins in 108 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 11; Metazoa - 283; Fungi - 39; Plants - 50; Viruses - 8; Other Eukaryotes - 113 (source: NCBI BLink).
The pale cress (pac) mutant affects chloroplast and leaf development; mutants are ABA-deficient and accumulate lower levels of carotenoids and chlorophyll compared to wild type. PAC is probably involved in chloroplast mRNA maturation. Three alternative transcripts of this gene exist.
Computational Description
PALE CRESS (PAC); Has 299 Blast hits to 297 proteins in 71 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 13; Metazoa - 176; Fungi - 25; Plants - 43; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 42 (source: NCBI BLink).