Encodes a pinoresinol reductase involved in lignan biosynthesis. Expressed strongly in roots and less strongly in stems. Shows specificity for pinoresinol and not lariciresinol.
Computational Description
pinoresinol reductase 1 (PRR1); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: NAD(P)-binding domain (InterPro:IPR016040), NmrA-like (InterPro:IPR008030); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: pinoresinol reductase 2 (TAIR:AT4G13660.1); Has 2085 Blast hits to 2085 proteins in 479 species: Archae - 27; Bacteria - 779; Metazoa - 2; Fungi - 496; Plants - 600; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 181 (source: NCBI BLink).