UniProt functional annotation for Q8L7L8

UniProt code: Q8L7L8.

Organism: Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; malvids; Brassicales; Brassicaceae; Camelineae; Arabidopsis.
 
Function: Binds specifically to the plant telomeric double-stranded DNA sequences 5'-GGTTTAG-3'. At least 4 repeats of telomeric sequences are required for binding. Induces DNA bending.
 
Subunit: Homodimer and heterodimer with TRP2 and TRP3. Interacts with KU70. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15364931, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15589838}.
Subcellular location: Nucleus {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00625}.
Tissue specificity: Expressed ubiquitously. Highest expression in flowers and leaves. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15364931, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15688221}.
Domain: A N-terminal domain (80-269) is responsible for the interaction with KU70.
Domain: The C-terminal domain (464-578) is sufficient for telomere binding.
Disruption phenotype: No visible phenotype, probably due to redundancy. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15364931}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.