NCBI Accession #
NP_001118301.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001124829.2
NCBI Official Full Name
monogalactosyldiacylglycerol synthase type C
NCBI Official Symbol
MGDC
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ATMGD3; F7E22.4; F7E22_4; MGD3; MONOGALACTOSYL DIACYLGLYCEROL SYNTHASE 3; MONOGALACTOSYL DIACYLGLYCEROL SYNTHASE 3; MONOGALACTOSYLDIACYLGLYCEROL SYNTHASE; monogalactosyldiacylglycerol synthase type C
NCBI Protein Information
monogalactosyldiacylglycerol synthase type C
NCBI Summary
MGD3 is the major enzyme for galactolipid metabolism during phosphate starvation. Does not contribute to galactolipid synthesis under P1-sufficient conditions.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
MGDC; AtMGD3
UniProt Protein Name
Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol synthase 3, chloroplastic
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
MGDG synthase type C
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9SI93
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q9FZL5; B3H4P3; W8PV29
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9SI93
UniProt Comments
Involved in the synthesis of the major structural component of photosynthetic membranes and in the chloroplast envelope biogenesis. Can use both prokaryotic (18:1/16:0) or eukaryotic (18:2/18:2) 1,2-diacylglycerol species, but operates with some preference for the eukaryotic one.