NCBI Accession #
NP_001331798.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001342626.1
NCBI Official Full Name
Protein kinase superfamily protein
NCBI Official Symbol
STN8
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
State transition 8; STATE TRANSITION 8; T20L15.190; T20L15_190
NCBI Protein Information
Protein kinase superfamily protein
NCBI Summary
Chloroplast thylakoid protein kinase STN8 is specific in phosphorylation of N-terminal threonine residues in D1, D2 and CP43 proteins, and Thr-4 in PsbH protein of photosystem II. Phosphorylation of Thr-4 in the wild type required both light and prior phosphorylation at Thr-2.
UniProt Protein Name
Serine/threonine-protein kinase STN8, chloroplastic
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Protein STATE TRANSITION 8
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9LZV4
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q8GZ98
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9LZV4
UniProt Comments
Light-dependent serine/threonine protein kinase that specifically phosphorylates N-terminal threonine residues in psbA/D1, psbD/D2, psbC/CP43 and psbH, which are components of the core antenna complex of photosystem II. Phosphorylation of PSII core components facilitates the exchange of chlorophyll proteins between the grana and the stroma lamellae. Also involved in the phosphorylation of the calcium-sensing receptor (CaS).