Encodes homogentisate phytyltransferase involved in tocopherol biosynthesis. Has impact on seed longevity and plays a role in the adaptation to low temperature stress, notably phloem loading.
Computational Description
homogentisate phytyltransferase 1 (HPT1); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: UbiA prenyltransferase (InterPro:IPR000537); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: homogentisate prenyltransferase (TAIR:AT3G11945.1); Has 1047 Blast hits to 1044 proteins in 315 species: Archae - 194; Bacteria - 477; Metazoa - 7; Fungi - 6; Plants - 190; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 173 (source: NCBI BLink).