NCBI Accession #
NP_195534.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_119982.2
NCBI Official Full Name
expansin A20
NCBI Official Symbol
EXPA20
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ATEXP20; ATEXPA20; ATHEXP ALPHA 1.23; EXP20; EXPANSIN 20; expansin A20; F20D10.330; F20D10_330
NCBI Protein Information
expansin A20
NCBI Summary
expansin -like protein. Naming convention from the Expansin Working Group (Kende et al, 2004. Plant Mol Bio). Involved in the formation of nematode-induced syncytia in roots of Arabidopsis thaliana.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
EXP20; AtEXPA20; At-EXP20; AtEx20
UniProt Protein Name
Expansin-A20
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Alpha-expansin-20; At-EXP20; AtEx20; Ath-ExpAlpha-1.23
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9SZM1
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9SZM1
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 .