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TPD1

Gene
TPD1
Protein
Protein TAPETUM DETERMINANT 1
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Length
176 amino acids
Function
Involved in cell specification during anther and pollen development. Required for the differentiation, specialization and persistence of tapetal cells in the anthers (PubMed:14615601, PubMed:16055681). May serve as an extracellular ligand for the EMS1 receptor kinase to signal cell fate determination during plant sexual reproduction (PubMed:18250314).
Mass
19.457 kDa
Sequence
MNRRRLLVSATLLSYLLYGMALVSVEASGGEKLRDNLDLTKTTTSSPSISHRKMLLLSPGTGKTERSVEPERIGEKCKSTDIVVNQAVTEPMPNGIPGYMVEITNQCMSGCIISRIHINCGWFSSAKLINPRVFKRIHYDDCLVNNGKPLPFGSTLSFHYANTFPYHLSVAFVTCA