DB identifier | AT1G02170 | Secondary Identifier | locus:2204798 |
Name | metacaspase 1 | Brief Description | metacaspase 1 |
TAIR Computational Description | metacaspase 1;(source:Araport11) |
TAIR Curator Summary | Encodes a type I metacaspase. Two Arabidopsis metacaspases, AT1G02170 (MC1) and AT4G25110 (MC2) antagonistically control programmed cell death in Arabidopsis. MC1 is a positive regulator of cell death and requires conserved caspase-like putative catalytic residues for its function. MC2 negatively regulates cell death. This function is independent of the putative catalytic residues. A third type I Arabidopsis metacaspase is MC3 (AT5g64240). |
TAIR Short Description | metacaspase 1 |
TAIR Aliases | ATMC1, AtMCP1b, ATMCPB1, LOL3, MC1, MCP1b |