Gene Review:
DEK1 - calpain-type cysteine protease DEK1
Arabidopsis thaliana
Synonyms:
ATDEK1, DEFECTIVE KERNEL 1, EMB1275, EMB80, EMBRYO DEFECTIVE 80, ...
- The defective kernel 1 (dek1) gene required for aleurone cell development in the endosperm of maize grains encodes a membrane protein of the calpain gene superfamily. Lid, S.E., Gruis, D., Jung, R., Lorentzen, J.A., Ananiev, E., Chamberlin, M., Niu, X., Meeley, R., Nichols, S., Olsen, O.A. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2002)
- AtDEK1 is essential for specification of embryonic epidermal cell fate. Johnson, K.L., Degnan, K.A., Ross Walker, J., Ingram, G.C. Plant J. (2005)
- Mutation in the Arabidopisis thaliana DEK1 calpain gene perturbs endosperm and embryo development while over-expression affects organ development globally. Lid, S.E., Olsen, L., Nestestog, R., Aukerman, M., Brown, R.C., Lemmon, B., Mucha, M., Opsahl-Sorteberg, H.G., Olsen, O.A. Planta (2005)