ycf15-A

UniProt ID: A4GYV5
Organism: Populus trichocarpa
Review Status: DRAFT
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Gene Description

Putative chloroplast ycf15 protein of unknown function; UniProt cautions that it could be the product of a pseudogene.

Existing Annotations Review

GO Term Evidence Action Reason
GO:0009507 chloroplast
IEA
GO_REF:0000044 		ACCEPT
Summary: Chloroplast localization is supported, but no molecular function is established.
Reason: UniProt places ycf15 in the chloroplast while cautioning that it may be a pseudogene product.
Supporting Evidence:
file:POPTR/ycf15-A/ycf15-A-uniprot.txt
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Plastid, chloroplast.
file:POPTR/ycf15-A/ycf15-A-uniprot.txt
CAUTION: Could be the product of a pseudogene.

Core Functions

Putative chloroplast-localized ycf15 protein with no established molecular function or biological process annotation.

Cellular Locations:
chloroplast
Supporting Evidence:
  • file:POPTR/ycf15-A/ycf15-A-uniprot.txt
    SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Plastid, chloroplast.
  • file:POPTR/ycf15-A/ycf15-A-uniprot.txt
    CAUTION: Could be the product of a pseudogene.

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Suggested Questions for Experts

Q: Is Populus ycf15 translated into a stable chloroplast protein, or is it a pseudogene product?

Suggested Experiments

Experiment: Use plastid proteomics or targeted immunodetection to test whether ycf15 protein accumulates in chloroplasts.

Type: targeted functional assay

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Notes

(ycf15-A-notes.md)

Curation notes

  • UniProt identifies ycf15-A/ycf15-B as putative chloroplast ycf15 proteins but cautions that the product could be pseudogenic [file:POPTR/ycf15-A/ycf15-A-uniprot.txt].
  • The review therefore accepts only the chloroplast localization and does not infer a molecular function or process [file:POPTR/ycf15-A/ycf15-A-uniprot.txt; file:POPTR/ycf15-A/ycf15-A-goa.tsv].

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