Gene Details:

• Gene ID:
• Gene Symbol: NtSCP1
• Gene Name: serine carboxypeptidase III
• Genome:
• Species: Nicotiana tabacum

Functional Descriptions:

• We isolated cDNAs for two extracellular serine carboxypeptidase III genes from tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), NtSCP1 and NtSCP2, belonging to a phylogenetic clade not yet functionally characterized in plants.
• NtSCP1 and NtSCP2 are orthologs derived from the two ancestors of tobacco. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysis showed that NtSCP1 and NtSCP2 are expressed in root, stem, leaf, and flower tissues.
• Western blotting of NtSCP1 and expression of an NtSCP1-green fluorescent protein fusion protein showed that the protein is located in the extracellular space of tobacco leaves and culture cells. Purified His-tagged NtSCP1 had carboxypeptidase activity in vitro.
• NtSCP1 showed a reduced flower length due to a decrease in cell size. Etiolated seedlings of these transgenic plants had shorter hypocotyls. These data provide support for a role of an extracellular type III carboxypeptidase in the control of cell elongation.

Function-related keywords:

• leaf ,  seedlings ,  stem ,  root ,  flower ,  root-elongation ,  cell-elongation ,  root-length ,  leaf-size ,  protein

Literature:

• NtSCP1 from tobacco is an extracellular serine carboxypeptidase III that has an impact on cell elongation.   DOI:  10.1104/pp.111.192088 ;  PMID:  22214816

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: EF378608.1
• UniProt accessions:

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Sequences:

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