Protein
Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol synthase 1, chloroplastic
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
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.
Sequence
MQNPSTVTQESAAPVFDFFPRLRGLTSRNRSPCSNSDGYALSSSNALYFNGFRTLPSRRMGKTLASLSFNTKSSAGSSLRRFISDFNSFIRFHCDKVVPESFASVGGVGLSSDENGIRENGTGGVLGEEGLPLNGVEADRPKKVLILMSDTGGGHRASAEAIRAAFNQEFGDEYQVFITDLWTDHTPWPFNQLPRSYNFLVKHGTLWKMTYYGTSPRIVHQSNFAATSTFIAREIAQGLMKYQPDIIISVHPLMQHVPLRVLRSKGLLKKIVFTTVITDLSTCHPTWFHKLVTRCYCPSTEVAKRAQKAGLETSQIKVYGLPVRPSFVKPVRPKVELRRELGMDENLPAVLLMGGGEGMGPIEATARALADALYDKNLGEAVGQVLIICGRNKKLQSKLSSLDWKIPVQVKGFITKMEECMGACDCIITKAGPGTIAEAMIRGLPIILNGYIAGQEAGNVPYVVENGCGKFSKSPKEISKIVADWFGPASKELEIMSQNALRLAKPEAVFKIVHDMHELVRKKNSLPQLSCTA