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PDS3 phytoene desaturase 3 [ Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) ]

Gene ID: 827061, updated on 18-Sep-2024

Summary

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Official Symbol
PDS3
Official Full Name
phytoene desaturase 3
Primary source
TAIR:AT4G14210
Locus tag
AT4G14210
See related
Araport:AT4G14210
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype: Columbia)
Lineage
Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; malvids; Brassicales; Brassicaceae; Camelineae; Arabidopsis
Also known as
DL3145C; FCAALL.28; PDE226; PDS; PHYTOENE DESATURASE; phytoene desaturase 3; PIGMENT DEFECTIVE 226
Summary
Encodes phytoene desaturase (phytoene dehydrogenase), an enzyme that catalyzes the desaturation of phytoene to zeta-carotene during carotenoid biosynthesis. Processed protein is localized to the plastid.
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Genomic context

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Location:
chromosome: 4
Exon count:
15
Sequence:
Chromosome: 4; NC_003075.7 (8190190..8195320, complement)

Chromosome 4 - NC_003075.7Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene putative recombination initiation defect 1 Neighboring gene Pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) superfamily protein Neighboring gene Pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) superfamily protein Neighboring gene RING-H2 group F1A Neighboring gene A20/AN1-like zinc finger family protein

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:
NC_003075.7

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Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Disruption of phytoene desaturase gene results in albino and dwarf phenotypes in Arabidopsis by impairing chlorophyll, carotenoid, and gibberellin biosynthesis. Qin G, et al. Cell Res, 2007 May. PMID 17486124
  2. Assessment of penetrance and expressivity of RNAi-mediated silencing of the Arabidopsis phytoene desaturase gene. Wang T, et al. New Phytol, 2005 Sep. PMID 16101912
  3. Regulation of phytoene desaturase expression is independent of leaf pigment content in Arabidopsis thaliana. Wetzel CM, et al. Plant Mol Biol, 1998 Aug. PMID 9700076
  4. Two Arabidopsis thaliana carotene desaturases, phytoene desaturase and zeta-carotene desaturase, expressed in Escherichia coli, catalyze a poly-cis pathway to yield pro-lycopene. Bartley GE, et al. Eur J Biochem, 1999 Jan. PMID 9914519
  5. Proteomic study of the Arabidopsis thaliana chloroplastic envelope membrane utilizing alternatives to traditional two-dimensional electrophoresis. Froehlich JE, et al. J Proteome Res, 2003 Jul-Aug. PMID 12938931

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

General gene information

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NM_001340907.1
NM_001340908.1
NM_117498.4

Gene Ontology Provided by TAIR

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables phytoene dehydrogenase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
acts_upstream_of_or_within carotene biosynthetic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within carotenoid biosynthetic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in chloroplast HDA PubMed 
located_in chloroplast ISM
Inferred from Sequence Model
more info
  
located_in chloroplast TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 PubMed 
located_in chloroplast envelope HDA PubMed 
located_in chloroplast thylakoid HDA PubMed 
located_in chromoplast ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
  
located_in cytosol HDA PubMed 

General protein information

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Preferred Names
phytoene desaturase 3
NP_001319934.1
  • phytoene desaturase 3 (PDS3); FUNCTIONS IN: phytoene dehydrogenase activity; INVOLVED IN: carotenoid biosynthetic process, carotene biosynthetic process; LOCATED IN: chloroplast; EXPRESSED IN: 22 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 13 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Amine oxidase (InterPro:IPR002937), Phytoene desaturase (InterPro:IPR014102); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: zeta-carotene desaturase (TAIR:AT3G04870.2); Has 35333 Blast hits to 34131 proteins in 2444 species: Archae - 798; Bacteria - 22429; Metazoa - 974; Fungi - 991; Plants - 531; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 9610 (source: NCBI BLink).
NP_193157.1
  • phytoene desaturase 3 (PDS3); FUNCTIONS IN: phytoene dehydrogenase activity; INVOLVED IN: carotenoid biosynthetic process, carotene biosynthetic process; LOCATED IN: chloroplast, chloroplast envelope; EXPRESSED IN: 22 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 13 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Amine oxidase (InterPro:IPR002937), Phytoene desaturase (InterPro:IPR014102); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: zeta-carotene desaturase (TAIR:AT3G04870.2); Has 4307 Blast hits to 4306 proteins in 952 species: Archae - 70; Bacteria - 2299; Metazoa - 368; Fungi - 90; Plants - 493; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 987 (source: NCBI BLink).

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_003075.7 Reference assembly

    Range
    8190190..8195320 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_117498.4 → NP_193157.1  phytoene desaturase 3 [Arabidopsis thaliana]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_193157.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    F4JUN0, Q07356
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A178UUG9, Q93ZB4
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PLN02612
    Location:4 → 566
    PLN02612; phytoene desaturase

  2. NM_001340907.1 → NP_001319934.1  phytoene desaturase 3 [Arabidopsis thaliana]

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    F4JUN0, Q07356
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A178UUG9, Q93ZB4
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PLN02612
    Location:4 → 566
    PLN02612; phytoene desaturase

  3. NM_001340908.1 → NP_001329033.1  phytoene desaturase 3 [Arabidopsis thaliana]

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    F4JUN0, Q07356
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A178UUG9, Q93ZB4
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PLN02612
    Location:4 → 566
    PLN02612; phytoene desaturase
Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
Q07356.1

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