NCBI Accession #
NP_180446.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_128439.2
NCBI Official Full Name
inner membrane protein ALBINO3
NCBI Official Symbol
ALB3
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ABL3; ALB3; ALBINO 3; CHLOROPLAST MEMBRANE PROTEIN ALB3; F8N16.9; F8N16_9
NCBI Protein Information
inner membrane protein ALBINO3
NCBI Summary
member of Chloroplast membrane protein ALBINO3 family. Similar to pea PPF1 and may play a role in plant senescence.
UniProt Protein Name
Inner membrane protein ALBINO3, chloroplastic
UniProt Entry Name
ALB3_ARATH
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q8LBP4
UniProt Secondary Accession #
O04665
UniProt Related Accession #
Q8LBP4
UniProt Comments
Required for the insertion of some light harvesting chlorophyll-binding proteins (LHCP) into the chloroplast thylakoid membrane. Required for the insertion of LHCB1, LHCB4.1 and LHCB5 proteins into thylakoid membrane, while it is not required for insertion of proteins PsbX, PsbW and PsbY.