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SQE4

Gene
SQE4
Protein
Squalene epoxidase 4
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Length
516 amino acids
Function
Catalyzes the stereospecific oxidation of squalene to (S)-2,3-epoxysqualene, and is considered to be a rate-limiting enzyme in steroid biosynthesis.
Similarity
Belongs to the squalene monooxygenase family.
Mass
57.027 kDa
Sequence
MTYAWLWTLLAFVLTWMVFHLIKMKKAATGDLEAEAEARRDGATDVIIVGAGVAGASLAYALAKDGRRVHVIERDLKEPQRFMGELMQAGGRFMLAQLGLEDCLEDIDAQEAKSLAIYKDGKHATLPFPDDKSFPHEPVGRLLRNGRLVQRLRQKAASLSNVQLEEGTVKSLIEEEGVVKGVTYKNSAGEEITAFAPLTVVCDGCYSNLRRSLVDNTEEVLSYMVGYVTKNSRLEDPHSLHLIFSKPLVCVIYQITSDEVRCVAEVPADSIPSISNGEMSTFLKKSMAPQIPETGNLREIFLKGIEEGLPEIKSTATKSMSSRLCDKRGVIVLGDAFNMRHPIIASGMMVALSDICILRNLLKPLPNLSNTKKVSDLVKSFYIIRKPMSATVNTLASIFSQVLVATTDEAREGMRQGCFNYLARGDFKTRGLMTILGGMNPHPLTLVLHLVAITLTSMGHLLSPFPSPRRFWHSLRILAWALQMLGAHLVDEGFKEMLIPTNAAAYRRNYIATTTV

Gene
SQE4
Protein
Squalene epoxidase 4
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Length
516 amino acids
Function
Catalyzes the stereospecific oxidation of squalene to (S)-2,3-epoxysqualene, and is considered to be a rate-limiting enzyme in steroid biosynthesis.
Similarity
Belongs to the squalene monooxygenase family.
Mass
57.027 kDa
Sequence
MTYAWLWTLLAFVLTWMVFHLIKMKKAATGDLEAEAEARRDGATDVIIVGAGVAGASLAYALAKDGRRVHVIERDLKEPQRFMGELMQAGGRFMLAQLGLEDCLEDIDAQEAKSLAIYKDGKHATLPFPDDKSFPHEPVGRLLRNGRLVQRLRQKAASLSNVQLEEGTVKSLIEEEGVVKGVTYKNSAGEEITAFAPLTVVCDGCYSNLRRSLVDNTEEVLSYMVGYVTKNSRLEDPHSLHLIFSKPLVCVIYQITSDEVRCVAEVPADSIPSISNGEMSTFLKKSMAPQIPETGNLREIFLKGIEEGLPEIKSTATKSMSSRLCDKRGVIVLGDAFNMRHPIIASGMMVALSDICILRNLLKPLPNLSNTKKVSDLVKSFYIIRKPMSATVNTLASIFSQVLVATTDEAREGMRQGCFNYLARGDFKTRGLMTILGGMNPHPLTLVLHLVAITLTSMGHLLSPFPSPRRFWHSLRILAWALQMLGAHLVDEGFKEMLIPTNAAAYRRNYIATTTV