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MGD1

Gene
MGD1
Protein
Probable monogalactosyldiacylglycerol synthase 1, chloroplastic
Organism
Oryza sativa subsp. japonica
Length
535 amino acids
Function
Involved in the synthesis of the major structural component of photosynthetic membranes.
Similarity
Belongs to the glycosyltransferase 28 family.
Mass
56.925 kDa
Sequence
MPAPTASSLAAAADPALPAAFLSLPSPLLPASPPLPAAPAPSSNAFCVPRGPARAVAVSVSVSAYGAGSTAAASRLHRMWAEFSRFVRLHGNQIAPLGFASLGLGVGGGGGGSGEGAGGGGGGGGGEVDGLVEEEGVARAEAPKKVLILMSDTGGGHRASAEAIKAAFIQEFGDDYQVFVTDLWTDHTPWPFNQLPRSYSFLVKHGPLWKMTYYGTAPRVVHQPHFAATSTFIAREVAKGLMKYQPDVIISVHPLMQHVPLRILRSKGLLDKIPFTTVVTDLSTCHPTWFHKLVTRCYCPSAEVSKRALKAGLQPSQIKVYGLPVRPSFVKPIRPEDELRRELGMDEYLPAVLLMGGGEGMGPIEATARALGDALYDEVLGEPTGQILVICGRNKKLTSRLQSINWKVPVQVKGFVTKMEECMGACDCIITKAGPGTIAEAMIRGLPIILNGYIAGQEAGNVPYVVDNGCGKFSKSPEQIAKIVADWFGPRSDELKMMSQNALKLARPDAVFKIVHDLHELVRQKCFVPQYACAS

Gene
MGD1
Protein
Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol synthase 1, chloroplastic
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Length
533 amino acids
Function
Involved in the synthesis of the major structural component of photosynthetic membranes. Required for proper thylakoid membrane biogenesis. Does not discriminate between prokaryotic (18:1/16:0) or eukaryotic (18:2/18:2) 1,2-diacylglycerol species, but operates with some preference for the prokaryotic one.
Similarity
Belongs to the glycosyltransferase 28 family.
Mass
58.538 kDa
Sequence
MQNPSTVTQESAAPVFDFFPRLRGLTSRNRSPCSNSDGYALSSSNALYFNGFRTLPSRRMGKTLASLSFNTKSSAGSSLRRFISDFNSFIRFHCDKVVPESFASVGGVGLSSDENGIRENGTGGVLGEEGLPLNGVEADRPKKVLILMSDTGGGHRASAEAIRAAFNQEFGDEYQVFITDLWTDHTPWPFNQLPRSYNFLVKHGTLWKMTYYGTSPRIVHQSNFAATSTFIAREIAQGLMKYQPDIIISVHPLMQHVPLRVLRSKGLLKKIVFTTVITDLSTCHPTWFHKLVTRCYCPSTEVAKRAQKAGLETSQIKVYGLPVRPSFVKPVRPKVELRRELGMDENLPAVLLMGGGEGMGPIEATARALADALYDKNLGEAVGQVLIICGRNKKLQSKLSSLDWKIPVQVKGFITKMEECMGACDCIITKAGPGTIAEAMIRGLPIILNGYIAGQEAGNVPYVVENGCGKFSKSPKEISKIVADWFGPASKELEIMSQNALRLAKPEAVFKIVHDMHELVRKKNSLPQLSCTA