DB identifier | AT1G17220 | Secondary Identifier | locus:2020427 |
Name | fu-gaeri1 | Brief Description | Translation initiation factor 2, small GTP-binding protein |
TAIR Computational Description | Translation initiation factor 2, small GTP-binding protein;(source:Araport11) |
TAIR Curator Summary | Encodes a chloroplast localized protein with similarity to translation initiation factor 2. Can complement loss of INFB in E.coli suggesting FUG1 does function as a translation initiation factor in vivo. Identified as a suppressor of the leaf variegation mutant var2-6. Suppression is only seen in hypomorphs as complete loss of function alleles are embryo lethal. The mRNA is cell-to-cell mobile. |
TAIR Short Description | Translation initiation factor 2, small GTP-binding protein |
TAIR Aliases | FUG1 |