Protein
4-hydroxybenzoate geranyltransferase 1
Organism
Lithospermum erythrorhizon
Function
Prenyltransferase involved in the biosynthesis of shikonin, a naphthoquinone secondary metabolite. Could accept only geranyl diphosphate and not dimethylallyl diphosphate, farnesyl diphosphate, or geranylgeranyl diphosphate as substrate.
Similarity
Belongs to the UbiA prenyltransferase family.
Sequence
MVSSKQTQLKKGKQPSWIEMYLPKEVRPYAHLARLDKPIGSWLLAWPAFWSVALAADLESLPKMLAIFGWWAVWIRGAGCTINDYFDRNFDKKVERTKSRPLASGAVSPAQGLWWLAFQLFIGLGVLYQFNVLTLALAIVHVPFVFAYPLMKRITYWPQAFLGVMISWGALLGSSALKGSVVPSIAYPLYISSFFWTLVYDTIYAHQDKVDDAKAGIKSTALRFGDATKMWISWFGVGCIAALVIGGLILNIGLPYYVFVAIATGQLVWQIFTVDLLSPLDCGKKFVSNQWFGAIIFTGILLGRLFP