NCBI Accession #
NP_001154629.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001161157.2
NCBI Official Full Name
Alpha amylase family protein
NCBI Official Symbol
EMB2729
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
BE1; BRANCHING ENZYME 1; EMBRYO DEFECTIVE 2729
NCBI Protein Information
Alpha amylase family protein
NCBI Summary
Encodes BE1, a putative glycoside hydrolase. Involved in organogenesis and somatic embryogenesis by regulating carbohydrate metabolism. Mutation in BE1 has pleotrophic effect on the whole plant development.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
BE1; EMB2729; AtSBE III; AtBE1
UniProt Protein Name
1,4-alpha-glucan-branching enzyme 3, chloroplastic/amyloplastic
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Branching enzyme 1; AtBE1; Protein EMBRYO DEFECTIVE 2729; Starch-branching enzyme 3
UniProt Primary Accession #
D2WL32
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q8GWK4; Q9LTP8; F4JEP1
UniProt Related Accession #
D2WL32
UniProt Comments
Catalyzes the formation of the alpha-1,6-glucosidic linkages in starch by scission of a 1,4-alpha-linked oligosaccharide from growing alpha-1,4-glucan chains and the subsequent attachment of the oligosaccharide to the alpha-1,6 position. Essential during embryogenesis.