NCBI Accession #
NP_001105420.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001111950.1
NCBI Official Full Name
malate dehydrogenase
NCBI Official Symbol
mdh6
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
GRMZM2G129513
NCBI Protein Information
malate dehydrogenase [NADP], chloroplastic
UniProt Protein Name
Malate dehydrogenase [NADP], chloroplastic
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
NADP-MDH
UniProt Primary Accession #
P15719
UniProt Related Accession #
P15719
UniProt Comments
The chloroplastic, NADP-dependent form is essential for the photosynthesis C4 cycle, which allows plants to circumvent the problem of photorespiration. In C4 plants, NADP-MDH activity acts to convert oxaloacetate to malate in chloroplasts of mesophyll cells for transport to the bundle sheath cells.