NCBI Accession #
NP_193143.2
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_117482.4
NCBI Official Full Name
acyl-activating enzyme 15
NCBI Official Symbol
AAE15
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
acyl-activating enzyme 15; DL3075C; FCAALL.81
NCBI Protein Information
acyl-activating enzyme 15
NCBI Summary
Plastidic acyl activating enzyme involved in the elongation of exogenous medium-chain fatty acids to 16- and 18-carbon fatty acids.
UniProt Protein Name
Long-chain-fatty-acid--[acyl-carrier-protein] ligase AEE15, chloroplastic
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Acyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthetase; Acyl-activating enzyme 15
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q8W471
UniProt Secondary Accession #
O23268; Q56X36; Q8LRT2
UniProt Related Accession #
Q8W471
UniProt Comments
Probably involved in the activation of fatty acids to acyl-carrier-protein prior to fatty acid elongation in plastids. Acts on medium- to long-chain fatty acids.