LMPD Database

LMP010038

UniProt Annotations

Entry Information
Gene Namephosphorylcholine cytidylyltransferase
Protein EntryCCT1_ARATH
UniProt IDQ9ZV56
SpeciesArabidopsis
Comments
Comment typeDescription
Biophysicochemical PropertiesTemperature dependence: Optimum temperature is 30 degrees Celsius. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12461134};
Catalytic ActivityCTP + phosphocholine = diphosphate + CDP- choline.
Disruption PhenotypeNo visible phenotype under normal growth conditions. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19667100}.
FunctionPlays an important role in the biosynthesis of the phospholipid phosphatidylcholine. Catalyzes the formation of CDP- choline. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19667100}.
PathwayPhospholipid metabolism; phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis; phosphatidylcholine from phosphocholine: step 1/2.
SimilarityBelongs to the cytidylyltransferase family. {ECO:0000305}.