NCBI Accession #
NP_001321589.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001331629.1
NCBI Official Full Name
FTSH protease 8
NCBI Official Symbol
FTSH8
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
FTSH protease 8
NCBI Protein Information
FTSH protease 8
NCBI Summary
encodes a FtsH protease that is localized to the chloroplast
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
AtFTSH8
UniProt Protein Name
ATP-dependent zinc metalloprotease FTSH 8, chloroplastic
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q8W585
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q94AL5; Q9SHI8
UniProt Related Accession #
Q8W585
UniProt Comments
Part of a complex that function as an ATP-dependent zinc metallopeptidase. Involved in the thylakoid formation and in the removal of damaged D1 in the photosystem II, preventing cell death under high-intensity light conditions.