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SSL-2

Gene
SSL-2
Protein
Botryococcus squalene synthase
Organism
Botryococcus braunii
Length
465 amino acids
Function
Produces squalene when coexpressed with SSL-1 and bisfarnesyl ether and a very small amount of squalene when incubated alone in the presence of NADPH.
Similarity
Belongs to the phytoene/squalene synthase family.
Mass
52.149 kDa
Sequence
MVKLVEVLQHPDEIVPILQMLHKTYRAKRSYKDPGLAFCYGMLQRVSRSFSVVIQQLPDELRHPICVFYLILRALDTVEDDMNLPNEVKIPLLRTFHEHLFDRSWKLKCGYGPYVDLMENYPLVTDVFLTLSPGAQEVIRDSTRRMGNGMADFIGKDEVHSVAEYDLYCHYVAGLVGSAVAKIFVDSGLEKENLVAEVDLANNMGQFLQKTNVIRDYLEDINEEPAPRMFWPREIWGKYAQELADFKDPANEKAAVQCLNHMVTDALRHCEIGLNVIPLLQNIGILRSCLIPEVMGLRTLTLCYNNPQVFRGVVKMRRGETAKLFMSIYDKRSFYQTYLRLANELEAKCKGEASGDPMVATTLKHVHGIQKSCKAALSSKELLAKSGSALTDDPAIRLLLLVGVVAYFAYAFNLGDVRGEHGVRALGSILDLSQKGLAVASVALLLLVLLARSRLPLLTSASSKQ