NCBI Accession #
NP_193291.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_117647.3
NCBI Official Full Name
Deoxyxylulose-5-phosphate synthase
NCBI Official Symbol
CLA1
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate (DXP) synthase 1; 1-DEOXY-D-XYLULOSE 5-PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; 1-DEOXY-D-XYLULOSE 5-PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE 2; AtCLA1; CLA; CLOROPLASTOS ALTERADOS 1; DEF; DL3821W; DXPS2; DXS; DXS1; FCAALL.24
NCBI Protein Information
Deoxyxylulose-5-phosphate synthase
NCBI Summary
Encodes a protein with 1-deoxyxylulose 5-phosphate synthase activity involved in the MEP pathway. It is essential for chloroplast development in Arabidopsis
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
CLA1; DEF; 1-deoxyxylulose-5-phosphate synthase; DXP synthase; DXPS
UniProt Protein Name
1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase, chloroplastic
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Protein CLOROPLASTOS ALTERADOS 1
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q38854
UniProt Secondary Accession #
O23407; O49738
UniProt Related Accession #
Q38854
UniProt Comments
Catalyzes the acyloin condensation reaction between C atoms 2 and 3 of pyruvate and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to yield 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate (DXP). Is a limiting enzyme for plastidic isoprenoid biosynthesis and essential for chloroplast development.