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WDR5A

Gene
WDR5A
Protein
COMPASS-like H3K4 histone methylase component WDR5A
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Length
317 amino acids
Function
Forms multiple COMPASS-like complexes involved in histone methylation by interacting with different histone H3 'Lys-4' methyltransferases such as ATX1, SDG14 or SDG16 (PubMed:21423667). Binds to target loci chromatin, increasing H3K4 trimethylation and causing activation of the gene (PubMed:19567704). Upregulates FLC and MAF4 expression to delay flowering (PubMed:19567704).
Mass
34.82 kDa
Sequence
MAEEIPATASFTPYVHSQTLTSHNRAVSSVKFSSDGRLLASASADKTIRTYTINTINDPIAEPVQEFTGHENGISDVAFSSDARFIVSASDDKTLKLWDVETGSLIKTLIGHTNYAFCVNFNPQSNMIVSGSFDETVRIWDVTTGKCLKVLPAHSDPVTAVDFNRDGSLIVSSSYDGLCRIWDSGTGHCVKTLIDDENPPVSFVRFSPNGKFILVGTLDNTLRLWNISSAKFLKTYTGHVNAQYCISSAFSVTNGKRIVSGSEDNCVHMWELNSKKLLQKLEGHTETVMNVACHPTENLIASGSLDKTVRIWTQKKE