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Plant seed proteins

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Symbol
  
Seed_protein_pln

InterPro
  
IPR000389

Pfam
  
structures

Pfam
  
PF00477

PROSITE
  
PDOC00355

PDB
  
RCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBj

Plant seed proteins are small hydrophilic proteins some of which are structurally related. These proteins contain from 83 to 153 amino acid residues and may play a role in equipping the seed for survival, maintaining a minimal level of hydration in the dry organism and preventing the denaturation of cytoplasmic components. They may also play a role during imbibition by controlling water uptake.

References

Plant seed proteins Wikipedia