Table 3.
Representative metal homeostasis genes in cassava.
| Protein | No. of amino acids | Conserved features | Homology with other known proteins |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Similarity (%) | Identity (%) | |||
| MeFRO2 | 740 | FAD-binding motif (HPFT); NADPH binding motif (GPYG); NADPH oxido reductases (MISGGSGITPFISI) | AtFRO2 (53) | AtFRO2 (32) |
| MeIRT1 | 336 | Conserved motif (LGIIVHSVVIGLSL) | AtIRT1 (40) | AtIRT1 (38) |
| OsIRT1 (40) | OsIRT1 (22) | |||
| MeIRT2 | 346 | Conserved motif (LGIIVHSVVIGLSL) | AtIRT1 (44) | AtIRT1 (23) |
| OsIRT1 (40) | OsIRT1 (26) | |||
| MeIRT6 | 348 | Conserved motif (LGIIVHSVVIGLSL) | AtIRT1 (62) | AtIRT1 (47) |
| OsIRT1 (62) | OsIRT1 (46) | |||
| MeNRAMP2 | 508 | Consensus Transport motif (GQSSTITGTYAGQYVMQGFLD) | LeNRAMP1 (54) | LeNRAMP1 (36) |
| OsNRAMP1 (53) | OsNRAMP1 (35) | |||
| AtNRAMP1 (54) | AtNRAMP1 (54) | |||
| MeNRAMP3 | 515 | Consensus Transport motif (GQSSTITGTYAGQYVMQGFLD) | LeNRAMP1 (63) | LeNRAMP1 (43) |
| OsNRAMP1 (62) | OsNRAMP1 (42) | |||
| AtNRAMP1 (62) | AtNRAMP1 (42) | |||
| MeYSL1 | 699 | Substrate specificity (DEMAALDDLQRDEIFSDGSF) | AtYSL (68) | AtYSL (50) |
| ZmYS1 (66) | ZmYS1 (50) | |||
| MeYSL2 | 655 | Substrate specificity (DEMAALDDLQRDEIFSDGSF) | AtYSL (80) | AtYSL (66) |
| ZmYS1 (75) | ZmYS1 (61) | |||
| MeFER1 | 267 | Helixes (P, A, B, C, D, E) | AtFER1 (74) | AtFER1 (64) |
| ZmFER1 (72) | ZmFER1 (62) | |||
| MeFER3 | 262 | Helixes (P, A, B, C, D, E) | AtFER1 (72) | AtFER1 (62) |
| ZmFER1 (74) | ZmFER1 (62) | |||
| MeFER8 | 268 | Helixes (P, A, B, C, D, E) | AtFER1 (68) | AtFER1 (55) |
| ZmFER1 (65) | ZmFER1 (54) | |||