Encodes a protein that functions in microtubule assembly. Plants with reduced levels of both PLP3a (At3g50960) and PLP3b show defects in cytokinesis, cortical microtubule array formation, oriented cell growth, and maintenance of proper ploidy.
Computational Description
phosducin-like protein 3 homolog (PLP3b); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Thioredoxin fold (InterPro:IPR012335), Thioredoxin domain (InterPro:IPR013766), Thioredoxin-like fold (InterPro:IPR012336); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: phosducin-like protein 3 homolog (TAIR:AT3G50960.1); Has 30201 Blast hits to 17322 proteins in 780 species: Archae - 12; Bacteria - 1396; Metazoa - 17338; Fungi - 3422; Plants - 5037; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 2996 (source: NCBI BLink).