NCBI Accession #
NP_194906.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_119327.3
NCBI Official Full Name
monogalactosyl diacylglycerol synthase 1
NCBI Official Symbol
MGD1
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
EMB2797; EMBRYO DEFECTIVE 2797; F11C18.2; MGDA; monogalactosyl diacylglycerol synthase 1; MONOGALACTOSYLDIACYLGLYCEROL SYNTHASE; MONOGALACTOSYLDIACYLGLYCEROL SYNTHASE A; UDP-glycosyl transferase 81A1; UGT81A1
NCBI Protein Information
monogalactosyl diacylglycerol synthase 1
NCBI Summary
Encodes an A-type monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG) synthase. It represents the isoform responsible for the bulk of MGDG synthesis in Arabidopsis.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
MGDA; AtMGD1
UniProt Protein Name
Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol synthase 1, chloroplastic
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
MGDG synthase type A
UniProt Primary Accession #
O81770
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q3E9T1; Q9MU68; W8Q2X7
UniProt Related Accession #
O81770
UniProt Comments
Involved in the synthesis of the major structural component of photosynthetic membranes. Required for proper thylakoid membrane biogenesis. Does not discriminate between prokaryotic (18:1/16:0) or eukaryotic (18:2/18:2) 1,2-diacylglycerol species, but operates with some preference for the prokaryotic one.