InterPro domain: IPR044849
General Information
- Identifier IPR044849
- Description Ion channel CASTOR/POLLUX/SYM8-like
- Number of genes 420
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- Associated GO terms GO:0006811
Abstract
This entry includes proteins that belong to the CASTOR/POLLUX/SYM8 family of ion channels, which are found in plants [ 1 ]. They have been implicated in modulating the nuclear membrane envelope potential [ 2 , 3 ]. It has been shown that Os-CASTOR and Os-POLLUX are indispensable for mycorrhizal symbiosis in rice [ 4 ]. This entry also includes uncharacterised bacterial proteins.
1. Structural implications of mutations in the pea SYM8 symbiosis gene, the DMI1 ortholog, encoding a predicted ion channel. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 20, 1183-91
2. The Medicago truncatula DMI1 protein modulates cytosolic calcium signaling. Plant Physiol 145, 192-203
3. Lotus japonicus CASTOR and POLLUX are ion channels essential for perinuclear calcium spiking in legume root endosymbiosis. Plant Cell 20, 3467-79
4. Antiquity and function of CASTOR and POLLUX, the twin ion channel-encoding genes key to the evolution of root symbioses in plants. Plant Physiol 149, 306-17