FAMILY INFORMATION


Family name Maternally Expressed Gene (MEG)
Class Cys-rich
Mode of Action Signal
Post-translational modifications (PTMs) 8 Cysteines; N-glycosylation
Receptor -
Evolutionary Range -
Function Necessary for proper development of endosperm nutrient transfer cells and regulates partitioning of nutrients between mother and embryo
References
  • maternally expressed gene1 Is a novel maize endosperm transfer cell-specific gene with a maternal parent-of-origin pattern of expression maternally expressed gene1 Is a novel maize endosperm transfer cell-specific gene with a maternal parent-of-origin pattern of expression Plant Cell . 2004 May;16(5):1288-301.
  • Maternal control of nutrient allocation in plant seeds by genomic imprinting Maternal control of nutrient allocation in plant seeds by genomic imprinting Curr Biol . 2012 Jan 24;22(2):160-5.

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GENE MEMBERS DETAILS


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Gene Assembly Chromossome Coordinates SSP Type SSP Family member SignalP D-value Protein Length Annotation
Medtr7g079830 Mt4.0v1 chr7 30319251-30320411 known SSP MEG1 0.551 118 Novel MEG related family conf_class=HC
MT4Noble_004794 Mt4.0v1 chr1 35043227-35043424 known SSP MEG2 0.472 65 Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 15