NCBI Accession #
NP_001319906.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001340735.1
NCBI Official Full Name
hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase / HMG-CoA synthase / 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A synthase
NCBI Official Symbol
HMGS
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
EMB2778; EMBRYO DEFECTIVE 2778; FKP1; FLAKY POLLEN 1; HMG-COA SYNTHASE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA SYNTHASE; MVA1; T26M18.30; T26M18_30
NCBI Protein Information
hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase / HMG-CoA synthase / 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A synthase
NCBI Summary
Encodes a protein with hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase activity which was characterized by phenotypical complementation of the S. cerevisiae mutant.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
EMB2778; FKP1; MVA1; HMG-CoA synthase
UniProt Protein Name
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A synthase; Protein EMBRYO DEFECTIVE 2778; Protein FLAKY POLLEN 1
UniProt Primary Accession #
P54873
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q8L721; Q9S707
UniProt Related Accession #
P54873
UniProt Comments
This enzyme condenses acetyl-CoA with acetoacetyl-CoA to form HMG-CoA, which is the substrate for HMG-CoA reductase. Devoided of acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase (AACT) activity. Required for the development of both tapetosomes and elaioplasts in tapetal cells and for pollen viability during pollen tube elongation.