ARABIDILLO-2 and its homolog, ARABIDILLO -1, are unique among Arabidopsis Arm-repeat proteins in having an F-box motif and fall into a phylogenetically distinct subgroup from other plant Arm-repeat proteins Similar to arm repeat protein in rice and armadillo/beta-catenin repeat family protein / F-box family protein in Dictyostelium. ARABIDILLO-2 promote lateral root development. Mutant plants form fewer lateral roots, while ARABIDILLO-2-overexpressing lines produce more lateral roots than wild-type seedlings.
Computational Description
ARABIDILLO-2 (ARABIDILLO-2); FUNCTIONS IN: ubiquitin-protein ligase activity, binding; INVOLVED IN: ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process; LOCATED IN: nucleus; EXPRESSED IN: 22 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 11 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: F-box domain, cyclin-like (InterPro:IPR001810), Armadillo-like helical (InterPro:IPR011989), Armadillo (InterPro:IPR000225), Armadillo-type fold (InterPro:IPR016024); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: ARABIDILLO-1 (TAIR:AT2G44900.1); Has 10264 Blast hits to 5575 proteins in 291 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 64; Metazoa - 4302; Fungi - 778; Plants - 4057; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 1063 (source: NCBI BLink).