NCBI Accession #
NP_566426.2
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_112085.4
NCBI Official Full Name
basic chitinase
NCBI Official Symbol
HCHIB
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ATHCHIB; B-CHI; basic chitinase; CHI-B; PATHOGENESIS-RELATED 3; PR-3; PR3
NCBI Protein Information
basic chitinase
NCBI Summary
encodes a basic chitinase involved in ethylene/jasmonic acid mediated signalling pathway during systemic acquired resistance based on expression analyses.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
PR3; AtChiB; PR-3
UniProt Protein Name
Basic endochitinase B
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Pathogenesis-related protein 3; AtChiB; PR-3
UniProt Primary Accession #
P19171
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q9S7J5; Q9S838; Q9SXJ2; Q9SXJ3; Q9SXJ4
UniProt Related Accession #
P19171
UniProt Comments
Defense against chitin-containing fungal pathogens. Seems particularly implicated in resistance to jasmonate-inducing pathogens such as A.brassicicola. In vitro antifungal activity against T.reesei, but not against A.solani, F.oxysporum, S.sclerotiorum, G.graminis and P.megasperma.