NCBI Accession #
NP_177152.2
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_105663.5
NCBI Official Full Name
Pectin lyase-like superfamily protein
NCBI Official Symbol
PPME1
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ATPPME1; T17F3.3; T17F3_3
NCBI Protein Information
Pectin lyase-like superfamily protein
NCBI Summary
Encodes a protein with pectin methylesterase activity. The protein expression was shown to be highly restricted to the pollen grain (no detection in any other tissues or in the pollen grains' surrounding cells of the anthers.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
ARATH9; AtPPME1; PE PPME1; AtPME9
UniProt Protein Name
Pectinesterase PPME1
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Pectin methylesterase 9; AtPME9; Pectin methylesterase PPME1; Protein POLLEN SPECIFIC PME 1
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q84WM7
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q9CAS7
UniProt Related Accession #
Q84WM7
UniProt Comments
Acts in the modification of cell walls via demethylesterification of cell wall pectin. Involved in the pollen tube growth and determination of pollen tube morphology.