Encodes a plastid-localized arogenate dehydratase involved in phenylalanine biosynthesis. Not less than six genes encoding ADT were identified in the Arabidopsis genome: ADT1 [At1g11790]; ADT2 [At3g07630]; ADT3 [At2g27820]; ADT4 [At3g44720]; ADT5 [At5g22630]; and ADT6 [At1g08250].
Computational Description
arogenate dehydratase 5 (ADT5); FUNCTIONS IN: arogenate dehydratase activity, prephenate dehydratase activity; INVOLVED IN: L-phenylalanine biosynthetic process; LOCATED IN: chloroplast; EXPRESSED IN: 22 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 13 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Prephenate dehydratase (InterPro:IPR001086), Prephenate dehydratase, conserved site (InterPro:IPR018528); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: arogenate dehydratase 4 (TAIR:AT3G44720.1); Has 7113 Blast hits to 7110 proteins in 2246 species: Archae - 179; Bacteria - 4003; Metazoa - 2; Fungi - 120; Plants - 265; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 2544 (source: NCBI BLink).
MORN (Membrane Occupation and Recognition Nexus) repeat-containing protein
Curator Summary
EMB1211 is a MORN (multiple membrane occupation and recognition nexus) motif containing protein involved in embryo development and chloroplast biogenesis.