NCBI Accession #
NP_001190464.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001203535.1
NCBI Official Full Name
Stabilizer of iron transporter SufD / Polynucleotidyl transferase
NCBI Official Symbol
AGO10
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ARGONAUTE 10; ARGONAUTE PROTEIN 10; MQD19.17; MQD19_17; PINHEAD; PNH; ZLL; ZWILLE
NCBI Protein Information
Stabilizer of iron transporter SufD / Polynucleotidyl transferase
NCBI Summary
Encodes Argonaute10, a member of the EIF2C (elongation initiation factor 2c)/ Argonaute class of proteins. Required to establish the central-peripheral organization of the embryo apex. Along with WUS and CLV genes, controls the relative organization of central zone and peripheral zone cells in meristems. Acts in embryonic provascular tissue potentiating WUSCHEL function during meristem development in the embryo. AGO10 specifically sequesters miR166/165 to regulate shoot apical meristem development.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
PNH; ZLL
UniProt Protein Name
Protein argonaute 10
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Protein PINHEAD; Protein ZWILLE
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9XGW1
UniProt Secondary Accession #
O49256
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9XGW1
UniProt Comments
Involved in RNA-mediated post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS). Main component of the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) that binds to a short guide RNA such as a microRNA (miRNA) or small interfering RNA (siRNA). RISC uses the mature miRNA or siRNA as a guide for slicer-directed cleavage of homologous mRNAs to repress gene expression. Required for reliable formation of primary and axillary shoot apical meristems. Specifies leaf adaxial identity by repressing the miR165 and miR166 microRNAs in the embryonic shoot apex, in the shoot apical meristem (SAM) and leaf. Represses the microRNA miR398 which targets CCS1 chaperone mRNAs for translational inhibition. Acts as a negative regulator of AGO1 protein level. Like AGO1, is required for stem cell function and organ polarity. Unlike AGO1, is not subjected to small RNA-mediated repression itself. Essential for multiple processes in development.