NCBI Accession #
NP_850271.5
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_179940.6
NCBI Official Full Name
glucan synthase-like 8
NCBI Official Symbol
GSL8
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ATGSL08; ATGSL8; CHOR; CHORUS; ENLARGED TETRAD 2; ET2; glucan synthase-like 8; GLUCAN SYNTHASE-LIKE 8; GSL08; MAS; MASSUE; T1J8.3; T1J8_3
NCBI Protein Information
glucan synthase-like 8
NCBI Summary
Encodes GSL8, a member of the Glucan Synthase-Like (GSL) family believed to be involved in the synthesis of the cell wall component callose. GSL8 is required for male gametophyte development and plant growth. Has a role in entry of microspores into mitosis. Also refer to GSL10 (At3g07160).
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
GSL8
UniProt Protein Name
Callose synthase 10
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
1,3-beta-glucan synthase; Protein CHORUS; Protein GLUCAN SYNTHASE-LIKE 8
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9SJM0
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q0WN58; C8C9X2
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9SJM0
UniProt Comments
Involved in sporophytic and gametophytic development. Required for normal plant development and for the proper accumulation of callose at cell plates, cll walls and plasmodesmata. During pollen formation, required for the entry of microspores into mitosis. During plant growth and development, callose is found as a transitory component of the cell plate in dividing cells, is a major component of pollen mother cell walls and pollen tubes, and is found as a structural component of plasmodesmatal canals. Required for proper cell division and tissue patterning throughout plant organs, including stomatal patterning.