DB identifier | AT5G04560 | Secondary Identifier | locus:2184432 |
Name | DEMETER | Brief Description | HhH-GPD base excision DNA repair family protein |
TAIR Computational Description | HhH-GPD base excision DNA repair family protein;(source:Araport11) |
TAIR Curator Summary | Encodes a DNA glycosylase DEMETER (DME). Responsible for endosperm maternal-allele-specific hypomethylation at the MEDEA (MEA) gene. DME can excise 5-methylcytosine in vitro and when expressed in E. coli. DME establishes MEA imprinting by removing 5-methylcytosine to activate the maternal allele. |
TAIR Short Description | HhH-GPD base excision DNA repair family protein |
TAIR Aliases | DME, EMB1649 |