Protein
Protein MICRORCHIDIA 5
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Function
Exhibits ATPase activity. Binds DNA/RNA in a non-specific manner and exhibits endonuclease activity. Probably involved in DNA repair. Involved in RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) as a component of the RdDM machinery and required for gene silencing. May also be involved in the regulation of chromatin architecture to maintain gene silencing.
Similarity
Belongs to the MORC ATPase protein family.
Sequence
MAESGSTNPKSPSVVPDSTLGGLKRDLRNYHDGDDSNNLSIKKSKTTKMENNCREIVPLDVTPLSIVPPDTPKLSRQFWKAGDDDEAAPVPLYCSNDAAVRVHPQFLHANATSHKWALGALAELLDNSLDEVSNGATYVHVDSTINKRDGKSSILIVEDNGGGMNPSTFRECLSLGYSRKRNMANRVGQYGNGFKTSTMRLGADAIVFSRSRGINGNNPTQSIGMLSYTFLYETRKCEAIVPTVDYELVDNKWKEIVYNSTNEWLDNLETILRWSPYLSQQDLLDQFNHLEEQGTRIVIYNLWEDDEGKMELDFDTDPHDIQLRGVNRDEKNIDMAKTYPNSRHFLTYRHSLRSYASILYLKRPDNFRIILRGEDVEHHSVLDDMMKIEEKTYKPMRSPEWPDQEEMVASLKLGFVKDAHHHIDIQGFNVYHKNRLIKPFWRVWNAAGSDGRGVIGILEANFIQPAHNKQGFERTVVLAKLESRLVTHQKNYWSSRCHEIGYAPRRKQKNYESSVTETPRPFNNINVVKGSSSSTPVPVRVFRPNVEPSGRNQIPQVETRERSFDINPEIGAKNRSYYGLGISSFKETGSVNLEAELQKVKQESAKLVSELQRQKQLLELQLQESKAKIQNLEKAQREKEVLELQLKESKARIQNLENRQEGVSTIFQQERARRDVTEDGLRKKLREASDVIDGLRKQVDTFKGKRIL