NCBI Accession #
NP_177043.2
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_105548.5
NCBI Official Full Name
phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase 4
NCBI Official Symbol
PPC4
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ATPPC4; F14K14.14; F14K14_14; phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase 4
NCBI Protein Information
phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase 4
NCBI Summary
Encodes one of four Arabidopsis phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) carboxylase proteins. But, it is more similar to bacterial PEP carboxylase than plant PEP carboxylase. Efforts to express this enzyme and to demonstrate its enzymatic activity in E.coli failed.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
AtPPC4; PEPC 4; PEPCase 4
UniProt Protein Name
Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase 4
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q8GVE8
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q9CA39; Q9SX35
UniProt Related Accession #
Q8GVE8
UniProt Comments
Through the carboxylation of phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) it forms oxaloacetate, a four-carbon dicarboxylic acid source for the tricarboxylic acid cycle.