MEF31 - Plant Editosome Database - CNCB-NGDC

Summary

Editing Factor: MEF31
Synonym: MITOCHONDRIAL EDITING FACTOR 31
Description: E-PPR protein involved in mitochondrial RNA editing.It is involved in editing of the mitochondrial tatC transcript at site 581
Protein Family: PPR
Subclass: E
Physical Interaction: NA
Construct Structure: PLS-E
Gene ID & Species: AT2G46050 (Arabidopsis thaliana)
Edited Gene(s): tatC    mttB
Editing Type(s): C-to-U (5)
Publication(s): [1] The Analysis of the Editing Defects in the Mutant Provides New Clues for the Prediction of RNA Targets of Arabidopsis E+-Class PPR Proteins., Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. [PMID=32098170]
[2] The Pentatricopeptide Repeat Protein MEF31 is Required for Editing at Site 581 of the Mitochondrial tatC Transcript and Indirectly Influences Editing at Site 586 of the Same Transcript., Plant & cell physiology, 2018. [PMID=29216369]

Editing Details

Species Gene ID Organelle Edited Gene Position Region Nuclear Genome Organelle Genome Other Position Region Other Position Editing Type Codon Amino Acid Molecular Effect Experiment Details
Arabidopsis thaliana AT2G46050 Mitochondrion mttB 581 CDS EnsemblGenomes (release 39) BK010421 NA NA C-to-U NA=>NA NA=>NA NA
Experiment Details
Genotype (Ecotype) Allele Treatment Treatment Detail Mutant Type Phenotype Tissue Development Stage Detection Method Editing Frequency Editing Extent Mutant Effect PMID
Col-0WTControlControlControlNANANARNA-seq74.08%HighNone32098170
Arabidopsis thaliana AT2G46050 Mitochondrion tatC 581 CDS NA NA NA NA C-to-U CCA=>CUA P=>L Recoding
Experiment Details
Genotype (Ecotype) Allele Treatment Treatment Detail Mutant Type Phenotype Tissue Development Stage Detection Method Editing Frequency Editing Extent Mutant Effect PMID
Col-0WTControlControlControlNormalLeaf4 weeksDirect sequence analysis of RT-PCR products100.00%CompleteNone29216369
SAIL_451_B04;CS820747mef31-1T-DNA insertionThe insertion in the mutant is located in the sixth PPR motifHomozygousNo phenotypic alterations were observed during growth of mef31 mutants when compared with wild-type plants, at least under standard growth conditionsLeaf4 weeksDirect sequence analysis of RT-PCR products0.00%UneditedAbsent29216369
SALK_146433mef31-2T-DNA insertionThe insertion in the mutant is located in the ninth PPR motifHomozygousNo phenotypic alterations were observed during growth of mef32 mutants when compared with wild-type plants, at least under standard growth conditionsLeaf4 weeksDirect sequence analysis of RT-PCR products0.00%UneditedAbsent29216369
SAIL_451_B04;CS820747mef31-1/35S::MEF31T-DNA insertion;Complemented The insertion in the mutant is located in the sixth PPR motif;mef31-1 plants transformed with the wild-type MEF31 geneHomozygousNo phenotypic alterations were observed during growth of mef33 mutants when compared with wild-type plants, at least under standard growth conditionsLeaf4 weeksDirect sequence analysis of RT-PCR products80.00%HighRestored29216369
Last update: Feb 2026 (version 2.0)