Protein
Homogentisate solanesyltransferase, chloroplastic
Organism
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Function
Involved in the synthesis of plastoquinone-9. Can use both homogentisic acid and 2,5-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid gamma-lactone as prenyl acceptors, and solanesyl diphosphate > farnesyl diphosphate > geranylgeranyl diphosphate >> phytyl diphosphate as prenyl donors. Do not catalyze the decardoxylation of homogentisate uncoupled from prenylation.
Similarity
Belongs to the UbiA prenyltransferase family.
Sequence
MDLCSSTGRGACLSPASTSRPCPAPVHLRGRRLAFSPAQPAGRRHLPVLSSAAVPAPLPNGGNDESFAQKLANFPNAFWKFLRPHTIRGTILGTTAVTAKVLMENPGCIDWALLPKALLGLVALLCGNGYIVGINQIYDVDIDVVNKPFLPVASGELSPALAWGLCLSLAAAGAGIVAANFGNLITSLYTFGLFLGTVYSVPPLRLKQYAVPAFMIIATVRGFLLNFGVYSATRAALGLPFEWSPAVSFITVFVTLFATVIAITKDLPDVEGDQANNISTFATRMGVRNVALLAIGLLMANYLGAIALALTYSTAFNVPLMAGAHAILAATLALRTLKLHAASYSREAVASFYRWIWNLFYAEYALLPFL