DB identifier | AT1G08490 | Secondary Identifier | locus:2201856 |
Name | chloroplastic NIFS-like cysteine desulfurase | Brief Description | chloroplastic NIFS-like cysteine desulfurase |
TAIR Computational Description | chloroplastic NIFS-like cysteine desulfurase;(source:Araport11) |
TAIR Curator Summary | Chloroplastic NifS-like protein that can catalyze the conversion of cysteine into alanine and elemental sulfur (S(0)) and of selenocysteine into alanine and elemental Se (Se(0)). Overexpression enhances selenium tolerance and accumulation. |
TAIR Short Description | chloroplastic NIFS-like cysteine desulfurase |
TAIR Aliases | ATCPNIFS, ATNFS2, ATSUFS, CPNIFS, SUFS |