SeedGenes Profile: MEA

Gene Information Gene Symbol MEA Chromosome Locus At1g02580   Alleles in Database 1 Identity Confidence Confirmed Alias Symbol FIS 1 (A. Chaudhury) Sequence Identity EMB 173 (D. Meinke) Sequence Identity Gene Class 50% Defective Seeds Predicted Function SET Domain Polycomb Protein Function Details Transcription regulation through chromatin structure modulation Gene Evidence Sequenced Mutant Allele R. Fischer (1 allele) Database Release March, 2002 Predicted Sequences Gene: 4420 nucleotides mRNA: 2291 nucleotides Protein:   689 amino acids cDNA Status FLcDNA Available: AF060485 Top BLAST Hits Arabidopsis: AT4G02020.1 (52%) Plant ESTs: Maize (Zea mays) (51%) Model Genomes:   Drosophila melanogaster (33%) Subcellular Localization TargetP Not Targeted to Cell Compartment SUBA mRNA Expression Data NASCArray Spot History for 260908_at

Mutant Information Allele Symbol emb 173 Mutant Class 50% Defective Seeds Source of Mutant Meinke / Feldmann Mutant Line Number 6656 Ecotype Wassilewskija Genetic Background   ABRC Stock CS84688 Mutagen Treatment T-DNA Insertion Mutant No Flanking Sequence   Location of Mutation Exon 3 Terminal Phenotype Transition  Details Nomarski Phenotype   Images Allelism Evidence Reference Allele Database Release March, 2002 Seed Color White to Pale Yellow Embryo Color White to Pale Yellow Percent Mutant Seeds 51.0 % Chi - Square 0.4 Seeds Counted 1055 Percent Top Half 50.0 % Chi - Square 0.0 Average Seed Length 510 ± 40 µm Average Embryo Length 70 ± 40 µm