NCBI Accession #
NP_001118270.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001124798.2
NCBI Official Full Name
Nucleic acid-binding, OB-fold-like protein
NCBI Official Symbol
AtPOT1a
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ATPOT1; F5G3.11; F5G3_11; Protection of Telomeres 1a
NCBI Protein Information
Nucleic acid-binding, OB-fold-like protein
NCBI Summary
Encodes AtPOT1a, an accessory factor for telomerase required for positive telomere length regulation. Note on nomenclature: different names have been given to Arabidopsis POT-like genes (Kuchar and Fajkus, 2004; Shakirov et al, 2005; Tani and Murata, 2005). According to a unifying nomenclature (Surovtseva et al, 2007), At2g05210 (previously named AtPOT1) is designated AtPOT1a, while At5g06310 (previously named AtPOT2) is designated AtPOT1b.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
POT1; AtPOT1a
UniProt Protein Name
Protection of telomeres protein 1a
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Protection of telomeres protein 1
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q56Y52
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q4W6W9; Q4W6X0; Q52VR7; Q6Q835; Q9SJ37
UniProt Related Accession #
Q56Y52
UniProt Comments
Component of the telomerase ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex that is essential for positive telomere length regulation. Binds specifically the telomerase RNA template component TER1. Does not bind single-stranded telomeric DNA. Not required to recruit telomerase to telomeres, but stimulates TER1 RNP repeat addition processivity (PubMed:25329641).