A BLAST search of the Arabidopsis genome shows that the genomic DNA sequence of an Arabidopsis MDC12 clone (Accession No AB008265) contains a partial sequence of the ndpk2 gene and indicates that the ndpk2 gene is locat- ed on chromosome 5. Reports suggest that gene might encode a phytochrome-interacting protein and its further characterization will shed light on the role of this multi- functional protein in plant development