DB identifier | AT3G18660 | Secondary Identifier | locus:2094014 |
Name | plant glycogenin-like starch initiation protein 1 | Brief Description | plant glycogenin-like starch initiation protein 1 |
TAIR Computational Description | plant glycogenin-like starch initiation protein 1;(source:Araport11) |
TAIR Curator Summary | Plants expressing an RNAi construct specifically targeting PGSIP1 was shown to have a dramatically reduced amount of starch. Encodes a glucuronyltransferase responsible for the addition of GlcA residues onto xylan and for secondary wall deposition. |
TAIR Short Description | plant glycogenin-like starch initiation protein 1 |
TAIR Aliases | GUX1, PGSIP1 |