AMP-dependent synthetase and ligase family protein
Curator Summary
Encodes a peroxisomal protein involved in the activation of fatty acids through esterification with CoA. At5g63380 preferentially activates fatty acids with increased chain length (C9:0 to C8:0) and thus shares characteristics with long-chain fatty acyl-CoA synthases. Also able to catalyze the conversion of OPDA to its CoA ester and is therefore thought to be involved in the peroxisomal β-oxidation steps of jasmonic acid biosynthesis.
Computational Description
AMP-dependent synthetase and ligase family protein; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: AMP-binding, conserved site (InterPro:IPR020845), AMP-dependent synthetase/ligase (InterPro:IPR000873); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: OPC-8:0 CoA ligase1 (TAIR:AT1G20510.1); Has 81844 Blast hits to 74712 proteins in 3773 species: Archae - 1219; Bacteria - 53606; Metazoa - 3425; Fungi - 4605; Plants - 2698; Viruses - 1; Other Eukaryotes - 16290 (source: NCBI BLink).