Encodes ARGONAUTE7, a member of the ARGONAUTE family, characterised by the presence of PAZ and PIWI domains. Involved in the regulation of developmental timing. Required for the accumulation of TAS3 ta-siRNAs but not for accumulation of miR171, miR173, miR390 or mi391. Localized in mature rosette leaves and floral buds.
Computational Description
ARGONAUTE7 (AGO7); FUNCTIONS IN: nucleic acid binding; INVOLVED IN: production of ta-siRNAs involved in RNA interference, vegetative phase change, production of lsiRNA involved in RNA interference, regulation of development, heterochronic, gene silencing by miRNA; LOCATED IN: cellular_component unknown; EXPRESSED IN: 18 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 11 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Domain of unknown function DUF1785 (InterPro:IPR014811), Stem cell self-renewal protein Piwi (InterPro:IPR003165), Argonaute/Dicer protein, PAZ (InterPro:IPR003100), Polynucleotidyl transferase, ribonuclease H fold (InterPro:IPR012337); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: Stabilizer of iron transporter SufD / Polynucleotidyl transferase (TAIR:AT1G48410.1); Has 2067 Blast hits to 2008 proteins in 214 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 0; Metazoa - 1082; Fungi - 299; Plants - 502; Viruses - 5; Other Eukaryotes - 179 (source: NCBI BLink).