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EXPA7 expansin A7 [ Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) ]

Gene ID: 837813, updated on 18-Sep-2024

Summary

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Official Symbol
EXPA7
Official Full Name
expansin A7
Primary source
TAIR:AT1G12560
Locus tag
AT1G12560
See related
Araport:AT1G12560
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype: Columbia)
Lineage
Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; malvids; Brassicales; Brassicaceae; Camelineae; Arabidopsis
Also known as
ATEXP7; ATEXPA7; ATHEXP ALPHA 1.26; EXP7; expansin A7; F5O11.30; F5O11_30
Summary
Member of Alpha-Expansin Gene Family. Naming convention from the Expansin Working Group (Kende et al, 2004. Plant Mol Bio). Containing a conserved root hair-specific cis-element RHE. Expressed specifically in root hair cell and involved in root hair elongation.
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Genomic context

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Location:
chromosome: 1
Exon count:
3
Sequence:
Chromosome: 1; NC_003070.9 (4276505..4277969)

Chromosome 1 - NC_003070.9Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) DNA-binding superfamily protein Neighboring gene D-isomer specific 2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase family protein Neighboring gene Glucose-methanol-choline (GMC) oxidoreductase family protein Neighboring gene phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase-related kinase 1 Neighboring gene tRNA-Gly

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:
NC_003070.9

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Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Mapping gene activity of Arabidopsis root hairs. Lan P, et al. Genome Biol, 2013 Jun 25. PMID 23800126, Free PMC Article
  2. Root hair-specific EXPANSIN A7 is required for root hair elongation in Arabidopsis. Lin C, et al. Mol Cells, 2011 Apr. PMID 21359675, Free PMC Article
  3. Downstream divergence of the ethylene signaling pathway for harpin-stimulated Arabidopsis growth and insect defense. Dong HP, et al. Plant Physiol, 2004 Nov. PMID 15516507, Free PMC Article
  4. Expansins: ever-expanding numbers and functions. Lee Y, et al. Curr Opin Plant Biol, 2001 Dec. PMID 11641069
  5. Sequence and analysis of chromosome 1 of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Theologis A, et al. Nature, 2000 Dec 14. PMID 11130712

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

General gene information

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Homology

NM_101127.4

Gene Ontology Provided by TAIR

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables molecular_function ND
No biological Data available
more info
  
Process Evidence Code Pubs
acts_upstream_of_or_within plant-type cell wall loosening NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
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involved_in plant-type cell wall organization IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
acts_upstream_of_or_within root hair elongation IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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acts_upstream_of_or_within unidimensional cell growth NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
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Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in extracellular region ISM
Inferred from Sequence Model
more info
  

General protein information

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Preferred Names
expansin A7
NP_172717.1
  • expansin A7 (EXPA7); INVOLVED IN: plant-type cell wall modification involved in multidimensional cell growth, unidimensional cell growth, plant-type cell wall loosening; LOCATED IN: endomembrane system, extracellular region; EXPRESSED IN: sperm cell, root hair, root; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Barwin-related endoglucanase (InterPro:IPR009009), Pollen allergen, N-terminal (InterPro:IPR014734), Expansin (InterPro:IPR002963), Rare lipoprotein A (InterPro:IPR005132), Expansin/Lol pI (InterPro:IPR007118), Expansin 45, endoglucanase-like (InterPro:IPR007112), Pollen allergen/expansin, C-terminal (InterPro:IPR007117); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: expansin A18 (TAIR:AT1G62980.1); Has 2192 Blast hits to 2189 proteins in 166 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 20; Metazoa - 0; Fungi - 53; Plants - 2083; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 36 (source: NCBI BLink).

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_003070.9 Reference assembly

    Range
    4276505..4277969
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_101127.4 → NP_172717.1  expansin A7 [Arabidopsis thaliana]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_172717.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q9LN88, Q9LN94
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A178W749, A0A5S9U398
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PLN00193
    Location:32 → 261
    PLN00193; expansin-A; Provisional
Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
Q9LN94.1

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