Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Solyc09g015080
• Gene Symbol: SlTBP
• Gene Name: tocopherol-binding protein
• Genome: Tomato Genome version SL4.0
• Species: Solanum lycopersicum

Functional Descriptions:

• SlTBP encodes a chloroplast-targeted protein of the patellin family and is highly expressed in green tissues.
• SlTBP plays a role in maintaining chloroplast structural integrity and affects lipid composition.
• Having demonstrated that SlTBP silencing affected the tocopherol levels and, consequently, impacted on photosynthetic function, lipid peroxidation and plastidial membrane ultrastructure, we next evaluated how tocopherol deficiency affects lipid metabolism.
• The collection of evidence as a whole, rather than any single individual piece, allow us to propose that SlTBP plays a novel function in plants, mediating the role of tocopherol in inter-/intraorganellar communication.

Function-related keywords:

• chloroplast ,  lipid-metabolism ,  protein

Literature:

• A Tomato Tocopherol-Binding Protein Sheds Light on Intracellular α-Tocopherol Metabolism in Plants.   DOI:  10.1093/pcp/pcy191 ;  PMID:  30239816

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: 101267152
• UniProt accessions: Solyc09g015080

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