LMPD Database

LMP010460

Record overview

LMPD IDLMP010460
Gene ID817642
SpeciesArabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis)
Gene NameHexaprenyldihydroxybenzoate methyltransferase
Gene SymbolCOQ3
SynonymsATCOQ3; coenzyme Q 3; COQ3; EMB3002; embryo defective 3002; F7F1.13; F7F1_13
Alternate namesHexaprenyldihydroxybenzoate methyltransferase
Chromosome2
EC Number2.1.1.114
SummaryThe enzyme encoded by this gene has been shown to complement the Saccharomyces cerevisiae coq3 mutation and, therefore, to have hexaprenyldihydroxybenzoate methyltransferase activity. It is however likely that, in Arabidopsis, the enzyme catalyzes the methylation of nonaprenyldihydroxybenzoate as it is the prevalent polyprenoid in this plant species. The enzyme is a mitochondrial-localized methyltransferase involved in ubiquinone biosynthesis.
OrthologsView orthologs and multiple alignments for COQ3

Proteins

Hexaprenyldihydroxybenzoate methyltransferase
Refseq ID:NP_180649
Protein GI:15224587
UniProt ID:O49354
mRNA ID:NM_128644
Length:322
RefSeq Status:REVIEWED
MLASVRVNQLQRLLLSARRLSSSPIIPPSRLLHQRLFSTSDTDASAASFSSSHPKIQTLEGKASNKSRSTSSTTSLNEDELAKFSAIADTWWHSEGPFKP
LHQMNPTRLAFIRSTLCRHFSKDPSSAKPFEGLKFIDIGCGGGLLSEPLARMGATVTGVDAVDKNVKIARLHADMDPVTSTIEYLCTTAEKLADEGRKFD
AVLSLEVIEHVANPAEFCKSLSALTIPNGATVLSTINRTMRAYASTIVGAEYILRWLPKGTHQWSSFVTPEEMSMILQRASVDVKEIAGFVYNPITGRWL
LSDDISVNYIAYGTKRKDLGDI