Protein
Glucosamine inositolphosphorylceramide transferase 1
Organism
Oryza sativa subsp. japonica
Function
Essential protein. Glycosyltransferase that mediates the glycosylation of glycosylinositol phosphorylceramides (GIPCs), the major sphingolipids in the plasma membrane; acts as a HexN(Ac)-specific GIPC sugar transferase. Responsible for the glycosylation of a subgroup of GIPCs found in seeds and pollen that contain GlcNAc and GlcN (GlcN(Ac)). Maybe involved in the maintenance of cell-cell adhesion.
Similarity
Belongs to the glycosyltransferase 64 family.
Sequence
MAGRRAMRPSGSSMRGVVARLAAARSPAVSFLVAAAAGAALVGGVYFWLVVSSFRLPDSRAVGCLPDGEGSWAIGMYYGKSPLELRPIELEGRSNGNSSAWPVANPVLTCATPTEGGYPSNFVADPFLYVQGDTLFLFFETKTVSTMQGDIGVARSLDQGATWEFLGIALDEAWHLSYPFVFKYENEIYMMPEGNKKKELRLYRATKFPLEWTLEKVLIDKPLIDSSLVQYDGLWWLFASDFTRHGIEKNAELEIWYSNSPLGPWSEHKQNPIYRSDKSLGARNGGRLFIFEGSLYRPGQDCSGTYGRKVKLYKIEKLTKEEYKEVPVNLGIEEAKKGRNAWNGMRYHHIDAQQLASGGWVAVMDGDRVPSGDSTRRSLFGYMGFLVAVALVTFVGFVKGAISCYIPPSFWVPLTRRSELSRILPVHRFNLKIRRYSTSIGRNISATKARLSEKTWSNTLFFCVIALIGIVNVCIAVHFLLGGNGAEEAYTHQGQHSQFTMVTMTYEARLWNLKLFVEHYSRCESVREIVVVWNKGNHPTSDAFDSTVPVRIRVEEINSLNNRFRGDPLIKTRAVLELDDDIMMTCSDVEKGFKVWREHPERMVGFYPRMIDGDPLQYRNERYARGKKGYNLILTGAAFMDSEFAFSKYWSQEAKEGRDYVHKNFNCEDLLMNFLYANASSSRTVEYVHPAWAIDTSKLSSVAISRDTQKHYDIRTKCLAKFASIYGPLPQKWLFGMREDGWDK