Protein
Protein ECERIFERUM 26-like
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Function
Involved in biosynthesis of the epicuticular wax. Plays a role in very-long-chain fatty acid (VLCFA) biosynthesis and is required for VLCFA elongation in leaf. Despite its classification as a BAHD acyltransferase based on sequence homology, CER26L does not seem to share the catalytic mechanism of the members of the BAHD family (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the plant acyltransferase family.
Sequence
MGLVQEEGSGPVHGFRLSTVSASLPSETGTTHEPTGLDLAMKLHYLKAVYIYSAGTARDLTVMDVKAPLFSVFYQIPCIIGRFRRHESGRPYLKCNDCGTRFVESHCDLTVEEWLRVPDRSVDESLVYHQPVGPDLAFSPLLYIQMTRFSCGGLALGLSWAHIMGDPFSLSHFFNLWAQAFAGGKIYCPKTSVTERDFQNPTSTFKKPDSVKQVDLVGDLWVAPNNSKMTTFSFNLTVNDLKTHFPVNGDGEFEILTGIIWKCVATVRGESAPVTITVIRSDPKKLKPRAVRNGQMISSIHVDFSVAEASLEEIVKSIGEAKDERVVIDEIVDDVSDFIVYGANLTFVDMSEVDFYEAKVMGKSPESVYCNVQGIGDDGAVVVLPGVVEEERVVTVTLPVDEIEKVKWEMKKCGLITPLV