NCBI Accession #
NP_001332453.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001344886.1
NCBI Official Full Name
Xanthine/uracil permease family protein
NCBI Official Symbol
AZG2
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA AZA-GUANINE RESISTANT2; ATAZG2; AZA-GUANINE RESISTANT2; K6A12.16; K6A12_16
NCBI Protein Information
Xanthine/uracil permease family protein
NCBI Summary
Encodes a homolog of the adenine-guanine-hypoxanthine transporter AzgA of Aspergillus nidulans. Function as a plant adenine-guanine transporter. Two closely related genes exist in Arabidopsis: AT3G10960 (Azg1) and AT5G50300 (Azg2).
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
AtAzg2
UniProt Protein Name
Adenine/guanine permease AZG2
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
AzgA-homolog protein; Protein AZAGUANINE RESISTANT 2; AtAzg2
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q84MA8
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q9FGR5
UniProt Related Accession #
Q84MA8
UniProt Comments
Transports natural purines (adenine and guanine) as well as purine analogs. Confers sensitivity to 8-azaadenine and 8-azaguanine (8-azg).