UniProt functional annotation for Q9LL45

UniProt code: Q9LL45.

Organism: Oryza sativa subsp. japonica (Rice).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; Liliopsida; Poales; Poaceae; BOP clade; Oryzoideae; Oryzeae; Oryzinae; Oryza; Oryza sativa.
 
Function: Binds the telomeric double-stranded 5'TTTAGGG-3' repeat and regulates telomere length and structure. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10811811, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17586654}.
 
Subunit: Homodimer.
Subcellular location: Chromosome, telomere {ECO:0000305}.
Tissue specificity: Ubiquitous. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10811811}.
Disruption phenotype: Severe developmental abnormalities of vegetative organs and impaired reproductive organ formation. Chromosomal fusion in mother pollen cells. Increased telomere length and frequency of anaphase bridges containing telomeric repeat DNA. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17586654}.
Sequence caution: Sequence=BAD21526.1; Type=Erroneous gene model prediction; Evidence={ECO:0000305}; Sequence=BAD21527.1; Type=Erroneous gene model prediction; Evidence={ECO:0000305}; Sequence=BAD22954.1; Type=Erroneous gene model prediction; Evidence={ECO:0000305}; Sequence=BAD22955.1; Type=Erroneous gene model prediction; Evidence={ECO:0000305}; Sequence=BAF10438.1; Type=Erroneous gene model prediction; Evidence={ECO:0000305};

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.