NCBI Accession #
NP_001078567.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001085098.2
NCBI Official Full Name
MSCS-like 2
NCBI Official Symbol
MSL2
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
F12B17.160; F12B17_160; MSCS-like 2
NCBI Protein Information
MSCS-like 2
NCBI Summary
A member of MscS-like gene family, structurally very similar to MSL3, comprising of an N-terminal chloroplast transit peptide, five trans-membrane helices and a C-terminal cytoplasmic domain. Mutant plants showed abnormalities in the size and shape of plastids. MSL2-GFP was localized to discrete foci on the plastid envelope and co-localize with the plastid division protein AtMinE.
UniProt Protein Name
Mechanosensitive ion channel protein 2, chloroplastic
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Mechanosensitive channel of small conductance-like 2; MscS-Like protein 2
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q56X46
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q9LXA1; B9DHF7; F4KGW2
UniProt Related Accession #
Q56X46
UniProt Comments
Mechanosensitive channel that opens in response to stretch forces in the membrane lipid bilayer . Controls plastid size, shape, and perhaps division during normal plant development by altering ion flux in response to changes in membrane tension. Acts as a component of the chloroplast division machinery.