SMK4 - Plant Editosome Database - CNCB-NGDC

Summary

Editing Factor: SMK4
Synonym: SMALL KERNEL4
Description: Null mutation of Smk4 slows plant growth and development, causing small plants, delayed flowering time, and small kernels; Loss of Smk4 function abolishes C-to-U editing at position 1489 of the cytochrome c oxidase1 (cox1) transcript, causing an amino acid change from serine to proline at 497 in Cox1; Cox1 is a core component of mitochondrial complex IV. Indeed, complex IV activity is reduced in the smk4, along with drastically elevated expression of alternative oxidases (AOX)
Protein Family: PPR
Subclass: E
Physical Interaction: NA
Construct Structure: PLS-E1-E2
Gene ID & Species: GRMZM2G459532 (Zea mays)
Edited Gene(s): cox1
Editing Type(s): C-to-U (16)
Publication(s): [1] SMALL KERNEL4 is required for mitochondrial cox1 transcript editing and seed development in maize., Journal of integrative plant biology, 2020. [PMID=31332949]

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
Zea mays GRMZM2G459532 Mitochondrion cox1 1489 CDS Maizegdb database (www.maizegdb.org) NA NA NA C-to-U CCA=>UCA P=>S Recoding
Experiment Details
Genotype (Ecotype) Allele Treatment Treatment Detail Mutant Type Phenotype Tissue Development Stage Detection Method Editing Frequency Editing Extent Mutant Effect PMID
W22WTControlControlNoneGrow wellSeed12 DAPDirect Sequencing of RT-PCR ProductsNAHighNone31332949
W22smk4-1MutationA Mu insertion linked to the smk4-1 mutation was identified at 45 bp downstream from the ATG in the GRMZM2G459532 geneNull alleleSlow plant growth and development,Seed12 DAPDirect Sequencing of RT-PCR ProductsNAUneditedNA31332949
W22smk4-2MutationA Mu insertion linked to the smk4-1 mutation was identified at 45 bp downstream from the ATG in the GRMZM2G459533 geneNull alleleSlow plant growth and development,Seed12 DAPDirect Sequencing of RT-PCR ProductsNALowNA31332949
W22smk4-3MutationA Mu insertion linked to the smk4-1 mutation was identified at 45 bp downstream from the ATG in the GRMZM2G459534 geneNull alleleSlow plant growth and development,Seed12 DAPDirect Sequencing of RT-PCR ProductsNAUneditedNA31332949
W22WTControlControlNoneGrow wellLeaf12 DAPDirect Sequencing of RT-PCR ProductsNAMediumNone31332949
W22smk4-1MutationA Mu insertion linked to the smk4-1 mutation was identified at 45 bp downstream from the ATG in the GRMZM2G459532 geneNull alleleSlow plant growth and development,Leaf12 DAPDirect Sequencing of RT-PCR ProductsNAUneditedNA31332949
W22smk4-2MutationA Mu insertion linked to the smk4-1 mutation was identified at 45 bp downstream from the ATG in the GRMZM2G459533 geneNull alleleSlow plant growth and development,Leaf12 DAPDirect Sequencing of RT-PCR ProductsNAUneditedNA31332949
W22smk4-3MutationA Mu insertion linked to the smk4-1 mutation was identified at 45 bp downstream from the ATG in the GRMZM2G459534 geneNull alleleSlow plant growth and development,Leaf12 DAPDirect Sequencing of RT-PCR ProductsNAUneditedNA31332949
W22WTControlControlNoneGrow wellSeed12 DAPDirect Sequencing of RT-PCR ProductsNAHighNone31332949
W22smk4-1MutationA Mu insertion linked to the smk4-1 mutation was identified at 45 bp downstream from the ATG in the GRMZM2G459532 geneNull alleleSlow plant growth and development,Seed12 DAPDirect Sequencing of RT-PCR ProductsNAUneditedNA31332949
W22smk4-2MutationA Mu insertion linked to the smk4-1 mutation was identified at 45 bp downstream from the ATG in the GRMZM2G459533 geneNull alleleSlow plant growth and development,Seed12 DAPDirect Sequencing of RT-PCR ProductsNALowNA31332949
W22smk4-3MutationA Mu insertion linked to the smk4-1 mutation was identified at 45 bp downstream from the ATG in the GRMZM2G459534 geneNull alleleSlow plant growth and development,Seed12 DAPDirect Sequencing of RT-PCR ProductsNAUneditedNA31332949
W22WTControlControlNoneGrow wellLeaf12 DAPDirect Sequencing of RT-PCR ProductsNAMediumNone31332949
W22smk4-1MutationA Mu insertion linked to the smk4-1 mutation was identified at 45 bp downstream from the ATG in the GRMZM2G459532 geneNull alleleSlow plant growth and development,Leaf12 DAPDirect Sequencing of RT-PCR ProductsNAUneditedNA31332949
W22smk4-2MutationA Mu insertion linked to the smk4-1 mutation was identified at 45 bp downstream from the ATG in the GRMZM2G459533 geneNull alleleSlow plant growth and development,Leaf12 DAPDirect Sequencing of RT-PCR ProductsNAUneditedNA31332949
W22smk4-3MutationA Mu insertion linked to the smk4-1 mutation was identified at 45 bp downstream from the ATG in the GRMZM2G459534 geneNull alleleSlow plant growth and development,Leaf12 DAPDirect Sequencing of RT-PCR ProductsNAUneditedNA31332949
Last update: Feb 2026 (version 2.0)