RGTB1 cDNA ORF clone, Arabidopsis thaliana(thale cress)

Sequence and analysis of chromosome 5 of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana.
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Data suggest that the Rab geranylgeranyltransferase heterodimer RGTA1/RGTB1 catalyzes prenylation of C-terminal cysteine residues in Rab GTPases in the presence of Rab escort protein (REP).
Title: Arabidopsis Rab Geranylgeranyltransferases Demonstrate Redundancy and Broad Substrate Specificity in Vitro.

Mutations in each of the RGTB genes cause a tip growth defect, visible as root hair and pollen tube deformations. The double mutant, with both AtRGTB genes disrupted, is non-viable due to absolute male sterility.
Title: Rab geranylgeranyl transferase ? subunit is essential for male fertility and tip growth in Arabidopsis.

Disruption of Arabidopsis RAB geranylgeranyl transferase beta subunit RGTB1 results in pleiotropic growth and gravitropic defects in the shoot. [RGTB1]
Title: Arabidopsis RAB geranylgeranyl transferase beta-subunit mutant is constitutively photomorphogenic, and has shoot growth and gravitropic defects.