DB identifier | AT1G51660 | Secondary Identifier | locus:2017662 |
Name | mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4 | Brief Description | mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4 |
TAIR Computational Description | mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4;(source:Araport11) |
TAIR Curator Summary | Encodes a mitogen-activated map kinase kinase (there are nine in Arabidopsis) involved in innate immunity. This protein activates MPK3/MPK6 and early-defense genes redundantly with MKK5. In plants with both MKK5 and MKK4 levels reduced by RNAi plants, floral organs do not abscise suggestion a role for both proteins in mediating floral organ abscission. The mRNA is cell-to-cell mobile. |
TAIR Short Description | mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4 |
TAIR Aliases | ATMEK4, ATMKK4, MKK4 |