Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Function
Causes loosening and extension of plant cell walls by disrupting non-covalent bonding between cellulose microfibrils and matrix glucans. No enzymatic activity has been found (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the expansin family. Expansin A subfamily.
Sequence
MNLLGKMIYVEGFMMIMATLLVSMSYGHRAMINDVAEAPVFDDVVSPNGLDSSWYDARATFYGDIHGGETQQGACGYGDLFKQGYGLETAALSTALFNEGYTCGACYQIMCVNDPQWCLPGSVKITATNFCPPDYSKTEGVWCNPPQKHFDLSLPMFLKIAQYKAGVVPVKYRRISCARTGGVKFETKGNPYFLMILPYNVGGAGDIKLMQVKGDKTGWITMQKNWGQNWTTGVNLTGQGISFRVTTSDGVTKDFNNVMPNNWGFGQTFDGKINF