Encodes a protein with geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase activity involved in isoprenoid biosynthesis. The enzyme appears to be targeted to the chloroplast in epidermal cells and guard cells of leaves, and in etioplasts in roots.
Computational Description
geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase 3 (GGPS3); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Polyprenyl synthetase-related (InterPro:IPR017446), Terpenoid synthase (InterPro:IPR008949), Polyprenyl synthetase (InterPro:IPR000092); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: Terpenoid synthases superfamily protein (TAIR:AT3G14530.1); Has 30201 Blast hits to 17322 proteins in 780 species: Archae - 12; Bacteria - 1396; Metazoa - 17338; Fungi - 3422; Plants - 5037; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 2996 (source: NCBI BLink).