NCBI Accession #
XP_015621553.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
XM_015766067.1
NCBI Official Full Name
NADP-dependent malic enzyme, chloroplastic
NCBI Official Symbol
LOC4326769
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ME6; NADP-ME
NCBI Protein Information
NADP-dependent malic enzyme, chloroplastic
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
NADP-ME
UniProt Protein Name
NADP-dependent malic enzyme, chloroplastic
UniProt Primary Accession #
P43279
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q0JQ07; Q9LDH7
UniProt Related Accession #
P43279
UniProt Comments
The chloroplastic ME isoform decarboxylates malate shuttled from neighboring mesophyll cells. The CO2 released is then refixed by ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase. This pathway eliminates the photorespiratory loss of CO2 that occurs in most plants.