Organism
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c)
Function
Involved in lipid metabolism and lipid droplet (LD) morphology, number, and size (PubMed:18093937, PubMed:18250201). Facilitates initiation of LD formation, and ensures that vectorial budding of LDs from the ER is directed towards the cytoplasm (PubMed:25540432).
Similarity
Belongs to the seipin family.
Sequence
MKINVSRPLQFLQWSSYIVVAFLIQLLIILPLSILIYHDFYLRLLPADSSNVVPLNTFNILNGVQFGTKFFQSIKSIPVGTDLPQTIDNGLSQLIPMRDNMEYKLDLNLQLYCQSKTDHLNLDNLLIDVYRGPGPLLGAPGGSNSKDEKIFHTSRPIVCLALTDSMSPQEIEQLGPSRLDVYDEEWLNTIRIEDKISLESSYETISVFLKTEIAQRNLIIHPESGIKFRMNFEQGLRNLMLRKRFLSYIIGISIFHCIICVLFFITGCTAFIFVRKGQEKSKKHS