NCBI Accession #
NP_001078138.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001084669.2
NCBI Official Full Name
homogentisate prenyltransferase
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ATHST; homogentisate prenyltransferase; PDS2; PHYTOENE DESATURATION 2
NCBI Protein Information
homogentisate prenyltransferase
NCBI Summary
Encodes a protein involved in plastoquinone-9 biosynthesis. The enzyme possesses homogentisate prenyltransferase activity and was shown to use solanesyl diphosphate, farnesyl diphosphate and geranylgeranyldiphosphate as prenyl donors, but not phytyldiphosphate. This gene At3g11945 derives from a split of At3g11950, publications Tian et al (2007) and Sadre et al (2006) refer to this gene as At3g11950.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
HPT2; VTE2-2; AtHST; AtHPT2; AtVTE2-2
UniProt Protein Name
Homogentisate solanesyltransferase, chloroplastic
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Homogentisate phytyltransferase 2; AtHPT2; Vitamin E pathway gene 2-2 protein; AtVTE2-2
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q1ACB3
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q9LHM7
UniProt Related Accession #
Q1ACB3
UniProt Comments
Involved in the synthesis of plastoquinone-9. Can use both homogentisic acid and 2,5-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid gamma-lactone as prenyl acceptors, and solanesyl diphosphate > farnesyl diphosphate > geranylgeranyl diphosphate >> phytyl diphosphate as prenyl donors. Do not catalyze the decardoxylation of homogentisate uncoupled from prenylation.