SMK1 - Plant Editosome Database - CNCB-NGDC

Summary

Editing Factor: SMK1
Synonym: Small Kernel 1
Description: Loss of SMK1 function abolishes the C-to-U editing at the nad7-836 site, leading to the retention of a proline codon that is edited to encode leucine in the wild type; The smk1 mutant showed dramatically reduced complex-I assembly and NADH dehydrogenase activity, and abnormal biogenesis of the mitochondria; Analysis of the ortholog in Oryza sativa (rice) reveals that rice SMK1 has a conserved function in C-to-U editing of the mitochondrial nad7-836 site; The leucine at NAD7-279 is highly conserved from bacteria to flowering plants, and analysis of genome sequences from many plants revealed a molecular coevolution between the requirement for C-to-U editing at this site and the existence of an SMK1 homolog
Protein Family: Pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) protein
Subclass: E
Physical Interaction: NA
Construct Structure: PLS-E
Gene ID & Species: LOC_OS11G10740 (Oryza sativa)
GRMZM2G03148 (Zea mays)
Edited Gene(s): nad7
Editing Type(s): C-to-U (7)
Publication(s): [1] Small kernel 1 encodes a pentatricopeptide repeat protein required for mitochondrial nad7 transcript editing and seed development in maize (Zea mays) and rice (Oryza sativa), The Plant Journal, 2014. [doi:10.1111/tpj.12584]

Editing Details

Species Gene ID Organelle Edited Gene Position Region Nuclear Genome Organelle Genome Other Region Other Position Editing Type Codon Amino Acid Molecular Effect Experiment Details
Oryza sativa LOC_OS11G10740 Mitochondrion nad7 836 CDS NA NA NA NA C-to-U CCU=>CUU 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
RMD_04Z11IX21Os_smk1-1T-DNA InsertionT-DNA is inserted at +724 bp downstream of the start codon; The insertion is located in the eighth PPR repeatNAChalky and shrunken seedsLeafNADirect Sequencing of PCR Products0.00%UneditedAbsent24923534
NAWTControlControlNo mutantNormalLeafNADirect Sequencing of PCR Products100.00%CompleteNone24923534
Zea mays GRMZM2G03148 Mitochondrion nad7 836 CDS B73 NB mitochondrial genome NA NA C-to-U CCU=>CUU 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
NAsmk1-1Mu insertionMu is inserted in the 10th PPR repeatKnockoutAbnormal embryo and endosperm development, resulting in embryo or seedling lethalityKernel9 DAPDirect Sequencing of PCR Products0.00%UneditedAbsent24923534
NAsmk1-1Mu insertionMu is inserted in the 10th PPR repeatKnockoutAbnormal embryo and endosperm development, resulting in embryo or seedling lethalityKernel11 DAPDirect Sequencing of PCR Products0.00%UneditedAbsent24923534
NAsmk1-1Mu insertionMu is inserted in the 10th PPR repeatKnockoutAbnormal embryo and endosperm development, resulting in embryo or seedling lethalityKernel13 DAPDirect Sequencing of PCR Products0.00%UneditedAbsent24923534
NAsmk1-1Mu insertionMu is inserted in the 10th PPR repeatKnockoutAbnormal embryo and endosperm development, resulting in embryo or seedling lethalityKernel21 DAPDirect Sequencing of PCR Products0.00%UneditedAbsent24923534
NAWTControlControlNo mutantNormalKernel13 DAPDirect Sequencing of PCR Products100.00%CompleteNone24923534
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