Protein
Phosphatidylinositol:ceramide inositolphosphotransferase 3
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Function
Catalyzes the transfer of the phosphorylinositol group from phosphatidylinositol (PI) to phytoceramide, an essential step in sphingolipid biosynthesis.
Similarity
Belongs to the sphingomyelin synthase family.
Sequence
MPVYVDREAPKLWRRIYSEATLEASLLAEKWKLVLAGLVFQYIHGLAAHGVHYLHRPGPTLQDAGFFILPALGQDKAFFSETVFVTIFGSFILWTFHPFVSHSKKICTVLIWCRVFVYLAASQSLRIITFFATQLPGPNYHCREGSKLAKIPPPKNVLEVLLINFPDGVIYGCGDLIFSSHTIFTLVFVRTYQRYGTRRWIKHLAWLMAVIQSILIIASRKHYTVDIVVAWYTVNLVMFYVDSKLPEMAERSSGPSPTPLLPLSTKDSKNKSKEDHQRLLNENNVADDH