NCBI Accession #
NP_177768.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_106292.3
NCBI Official Full Name
NAC (No Apical Meristem) domain transcriptional regulator superfamily protein
NCBI Official Symbol
CUC3
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ANAC031; Arabidopsis NAC domain containing protein 31; CUP SHAPED COTYLEDON3; F15M4.8; NAC368
NCBI Protein Information
NAC (No Apical Meristem) domain transcriptional regulator superfamily protein
NCBI Summary
Identified in an enhancer trap line; member of the NAC family of proteins. Expressed at the boundary between the shoot meristem and lateral organs and the polar nuclei in the embryo sac.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
CUC3; NAC368; ANAC031
UniProt Protein Name
Protein CUP-SHAPED COTYLEDON 3
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
NAC domain-containing protein 31; ANAC031; NAC domain-containing protein CUC3
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9S851
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9S851
UniProt Comments
Transcription activator. Involved in molecular mechanisms regulating shoot apical meristem (SAM) formation during embryogenesis and organ separation. Required for axillary meristem initiation and separation of the meristem from the main stem. May act as an inhibitor of cell division.