Gene Analysis Results 1

We next narrowed our literature search in pursuit of gene function of our specific gene.  A search of Bradi1g25180 did not yield any results, so we switched our focus to homologous proteins.  Bradi1g25180 was searched on www.arabidopsis.org in order to find homologous proteins.  There were twenty homologs identified, but searches for all but one yielded no papers about specific function.  The arabidopsis thaliana gene AT4g21390 (gene B120), also known as T6K22.120 according to Uniprot, is homologous to Bradi1g25180 according to www.arabidopsis.org.  A search for “AT4g21390” yielded nothing, but a search for “T6K22.120” yielded a paper in which the gene was hypothesized to be the Arabidopsis thaliana counterpart to the S-locus receptor kinase (SRK) when compared to SRK in Arabidopsis lyrata (Kusaba et al. 2001).  However, the authors ultimately concluded that the homologous counterpart was actually the adjacent ARK3 gene, at position 110, and that gene B120 is related to the BRLK gene in Brassica oleracea.