NCBI Accession #
NP_001031797.4
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001036720.5
NCBI Official Full Name
BEL1-like homeodomain 2
NCBI Official Symbol
BLH2
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
AP22.90; AP22_90; BEL1-like homeodomain 2; SAW1; SAWTOOTH 1
NCBI Protein Information
BEL1-like homeodomain 2
NCBI Summary
Encodes a member of the BEL family of homeodomain proteins. Plants doubly mutant for saw1/saw2 (blh2/blh4) have serrated leaves. BP is expressed in the serrated leaves, therefore saw1/saw2 may act redundantly to repress BP in leaves.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
SAW1; BEL1-like protein 2
UniProt Protein Name
BEL1-like homeodomain protein 2
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Protein SAWTOOTH 1
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9SW80
UniProt Secondary Accession #
O23196; F4JQI6
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9SW80
UniProt Comments
Transcription factor that establishes leaf shape by repressing growth in specific subdomains of the leaf. Negatively regulates knox homeobox gene KNAT1/BP expression.