NCBI Accession #
NP_180261.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_128250.4
NCBI Official Full Name
4-(cytidine 5'-phospho)-2-C-methyl-D-erithritol kinase
NCBI Official Symbol
CDPMEK
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
4-(cytidine 5'-diphospho)-2-C-methyl-d-erythritol kinase; 4-(cytidine 5'-phospho)-2-C-methyl-D-erithritol kinase; 4-(CYTIDINE 5'-PHOSPHO)-2-C-METHYL-D-ERITHRITOL KINASE; 4-DIPHOSPHOCYTIDYL-2C-METHYL-D-ERYTHRITOL KINASE; ATCDPMEK; CMEK; CMK; F12C20.3; F12C
NCBI Protein Information
4-(cytidine 5'-phospho)-2-C-methyl-D-erithritol kinase
NCBI Summary
Encodes a 4-(cytidine 5'-phospho)-2-C-methyl-D-erithritol kinase.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
CMK; PDE227; CDPMEK; CMEK
UniProt Protein Name
4-diphosphocytidyl-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol kinase, chloroplastic
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
4-(cytidine-5'-diphospho)-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol kinase; CDPMEK; CMEK; Protein PIGMENT DEFECTIVE 277
UniProt Primary Accession #
O81014
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q9GI18
UniProt Related Accession #
O81014
UniProt Comments
Enzyme of the plastid non-mevalonate pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis that catalyzes the phosphorylation of the position 2 hydroxy group of 4-diphosphocytidyl-2C-methyl-D-erythritol. Is essential for chloroplast development.