ositpk6 mutant, the line with the P522L amino acid substitution has agronomic performance (seed weight, germination, and seedling growth) similar to that of its wild-type parent
generation of itpk1-1 mutants, phenotype, overview. Genetic interaction analysis of bifunctional ITPK1 (EC 2.7.1.159/EC 2.7.1.134) and IPK1 (EC 2.7.1.158) with a genetic cross between ipk1-1 and itpk1 mutants. The ipk1-1 itpk1 double mutants exhibit more severe growth defects than single mutants and those that proceeded to the reproductive stage bore aborted seeds. Common elevation of D/L-Ins(3,4,5,6)P4 in itpk1 and ipk1-1 mutants
enzyme overexpression in HEK-293 cells inhibits TNFalpha-induced activation of caspases-8, -3, and -9, siRNA gene silencing of the enzyme in HeLa cells results in higher susceptibility of the cells to TNFalpha-induced apoptosis
enzyme silencing in HeLa cells decreases the levels of inositol pentakisphosphate and inositol hexakisphosphate, while overexpression in HEK-293 cells increases the levels of InsP4, InsP5, and InsP6, overview
OsITPK6 mutants are generated by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis, generation of 23 hygromycin phosphotransferase (HPT)-positive T0 plants transformed with the CRISPR/Cas9 vector pH-itpk6. Genotyping of gene ITPK6, the ositpk6_1 (a 6-nt in-frame deletion) mutation results in the loss of two amino acids at positions 91 to 92. In contrast, all the other three mutations, i.e. ositpk6_2 (a 1-nt insertion), ositpk6_3 (a 5-nt deletion), and ositpk6_4 (a 2-nt deletion), generate a premature stop codon almost right after the mutation site and, hence, significantly shorten the encoded proteins. Consequently, the ositpk6_2, _3 and _4 mutant alleles are predicted to produce proteins of only 105, 103, and 104 amino acids, respectively. The two amino acids missing in the ositpk6_1 mutant are located in a highly conserved segment, suggesting the mutation of ositpk6_1 might have a potential functional consequence. Plant growth of mutants ositpk6_2, _3, and _4 is significantly impaired. Their panicles are significantly shorter (30.1%, 28.8%, and 29.1%, respectively) compared to wild-type parental cultivar Xidao 1, phenotypes, overview. Numbers and lengths of root from mutant plants are reduced under salt stress compared to wild-type