NCBI Accession #
NP_177112.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_105622.2
NCBI Official Full Name
expansin A1
NCBI Official Symbol
EXPA1
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
AT-EXP1; ATEXP1; ATEXPA1; ATHEXP ALPHA 1.2; EXP1; EXPANSIN 1; expansin A1; F10D13.18; F10D13_18
NCBI Protein Information
expansin A1
NCBI Summary
Member of Alpha-Expansin Gene Family. Naming convention from the Expansin Working Group (Kende et al, Plant Mol Bio). Involved in the formation of nematode-induced syncytia in roots of Arabidopsis thaliana.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
EXP1; AtEXPA1; At-EXP1; AtEx1
UniProt Protein Name
Expansin-A1
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Alpha-expansin-1; At-EXP1; AtEx1; Ath-ExpAlpha-1.2
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9C554
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q38863
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9C554
UniProt Comments
Causes loosening and extension of plant cell walls by disrupting non-covalent bonding between cellulose microfibrils and matrix glucans. No enzymatic activity has been found .