Protein
Cellulose synthase catalytic subunit A [UDP-forming]
Organism
Dictyostelium discoideum
Function
Catalytic subunit of cellulose synthase. It polymerizes uridine 5'-diphosphate glucose to cellulose, which is produced as an extracellular component for mechanical and chemical protection at the onset of the stalk formation, when the cells exhibit multicellular behavior during culmination.
Similarity
Belongs to the glycosyltransferase 2 family.
Sequence
MDRNEGGDFPINTPNNINSSGGSYNNSMNNSSNNIGRDIGNNQSSRNLKPKPSQSNLKWIARDLKKKSVRKDSERKLKSSGVLKKKNTVMDFGEDDGGSGDDGNITEGLPISEGMDDLPSSSNSRGGSGNDEQKKQFPKEMNSPSSEYGTTSGGQRFDTLVDPDISLAEMEEKMRQHKVYQEQQQQQQQQQQQQKQKDKELSSQKKKPSSMQLSKKKHVAKEDSETLETIIGEEKKEVVFEVKPYFSHAILQATMAVFLIWNIFYFAYRAGWTMNRTDYITFSYSILFIIVEFISFLGSALHLNNFTNPCTFVLVVTLEQILAKRRKKHPTVMMYVCTYKEPPSIVSRTFRTAISMDYPSENLWIGLLDDSVNYRESRGWAHLQSVEKNFLYVLLQKAVYSVHNIRPPVTSQHEDPHGILNETSSKIESSTKEVIEAEVQWFIEYFLLNSWFGVGQEIPRDADDAERALIAKLRDDNFSPYRTFTKSESEKISNFTIDSLQSLWHGSAFFRPLIRSILLKKDYVRNFVSELNNQHRLRFLNTEALAMAQYQVLMMGRQELPWDEISSGNVRIDFDTCDGPIVSPKCTYLRRRKPPIPHNKAGNINNALFNESTKADYEFLGLLDADQQPHPDFLKRVLPYFYSDEGQDLAFVQTPQFFSNIYPVDDPLGHRNMEFYGPVMEGRSANNACPFVGTNAIFRRQPLYDIGGIMYNSVTEDMYTGMKLQVSGYKSWYHNEVLVVGTAPVDLKETLEQRKRWAQGAVEIFSLTPWGYIRGKLGWRKMLYNLDSCIYPFLSPTAFFYGASPLIMSIWTVPIVVKDPIIFILVGMIPVMVLPRVIQYMILRAKRPYEAGKSGPSLWVEATDLWRAEQTFFGFAGTYISSWREGSASIVKLLKARKISRHKLAMWNWKRDFVKKPVVCEVFRQTKLVNENDNAQESSGKHKAEQSFRTSNKESDTIKNSRLFLPNIILFVVNILAMMSAVLRFNCFQNDMWLLVVVAGFSFSTLWHLWSFIPMALRQSEKQWPYASSYHAHNIVLFLVLGFLVLLFVDVKVCIPRVG