Organism
Kluyveromyces lactis (strain ATCC 8585 / CBS 2359 / DSM 70799 / NBRC 1267 / NRRL Y-1140 / WM37)
Function
Required for proper folding and/or the stability of a subset of proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum. Component of glycosylphosphatidylinositol-mannosyltransferase 1 which transfers the first of the 4 mannoses in the GPI-anchor precursors during GPI-anchor biosynthesis. Probably acts by stabilizing the mannosyltransferase GPI14 (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the PIGX family.
Sequence
MSVQTIQSESFIEEKRRITVLLDRDGRSVEEKVVNRDGVITIPNQSGHVQDRAVLFVPQLASRPDFIHISWKRNAEADITPIKSYIPYGFNIFTNSSGSIAKFIDTPVGKVYYSDTFEDNALSKWFPPEFVDQLLRYSEDNDLDITVTRGRVEVNRYYELTDDNLFPLNGTESVKTEAGIFQVDTEDDTDTSLSGLRCTWHTGSGALNKCQRTLFFYNQIYADKSSLSEVSLTLSEPVNLHPVVQIDLTSKRPIHNCEYYAYFNLPKYFFIDQFQSIPTLLFGEHDLELPEYKLSGFGSISLFTLQPGSINEVTLHSRYIKPTNDGSAFFEAAFTPQVFYACDTSIELTKRSPFYTGKIGYEHFFTDNTKFYYLNSTKMTINLPKLDSSDNLCIQLFTLGLVLFSVLYLIRKLF