NCBI Accession #
NP_187263.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_111487.3
NCBI Official Full Name
basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) DNA-binding superfamily protein
NCBI Official Symbol
MUTE
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
F28L1.6; F28L1_6
NCBI Protein Information
basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) DNA-binding superfamily protein
NCBI Summary
Encodes a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) protein that controls meristemoid differentiation during stomatal development. In the absence of MUTE, meristemoids abort after excessive asymmetric divisions and fail to differentiate stomata. MUTE expression in the meristemoid is required for SLGCs differentiation as pavement cells. Epidermal cells lose their competence to respond to MUTE overexpression during cotyledon development.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
BHLH45; EN20; AtbHLH45; bHLH 45
UniProt Protein Name
Transcription factor MUTE
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Basic helix-loop-helix protein 45; AtbHLH45; bHLH 45; Transcription factor EN 20; bHLH transcription factor bHLH045
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9M8K6
UniProt Secondary Accession #
A0MEU5
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9M8K6
UniProt Comments
Transcription factor. Together with FMA and SPCH, regulates the stomata formation. Required for the differentiation of stomatal guard cells, by promoting successive asymmetric cell divisions and the formation of guard mother cells. Promotes the conversion of the leaf epidermis into stomata.