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UniProtKB - Q9ZNW2 (DES6_PHYPA)

Entry version 115 (25 May 2022)
Sequence version 1 (01 May 1999)
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Protein

Acyl-lipid (9-3)-desaturase

Gene

DES6

Organism
Physcomitrium patens (Spreading-leaved earth moss) (Physcomitrella patens)
Status
Reviewed-Annotation score:

Annotation score:4 out of 5

<p>The annotation score provides a heuristic measure of the annotation content of a UniProtKB entry or proteome. This score <strong>cannot</strong> be used as a measure of the accuracy of the annotation as we cannot define the 'correct annotation' for any given protein.<p><a href='/help/annotation_score' target='_top'>More...</a></p>-Experimental evidence at protein leveli <p>This indicates the type of evidence that supports the existence of the protein. Note that the 'protein existence' evidence does not give information on the accuracy or correctness of the sequence(s) displayed.<p><a href='/help/protein_existence' target='_top'>More...</a></p>

<p>This section provides any useful information about the protein, mostly biological knowledge.<p><a href='/help/function_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Functioni

Fatty acid desaturase able to introduce a delta6-double bond into delta9-unsaturated fatty-acid substrates. Can use both linoleic acid (18:2(9Z,12Z)) and alpha-linolenic acid (18:3(9Z,12Z,15Z)) as substrates. Required for the biosynthesis of arachidonic acid (20:4(5z,8Z,11Z,14Z)).

1 Publication

<p>This subsection of the <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/function%5Fsection">Function</a> section describes the catalytic activity of an enzyme, i.e. a chemical reaction that the enzyme catalyzes.<p><a href='/help/catalytic_activity' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Catalytic activityi

<p>This subsection of the <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/function%5Fsection">'Function'</a> section describes the metabolic pathway(s) associated with a protein.<p><a href='/help/pathway' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Pathwayi: polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis

This protein is involved in the pathway polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis, which is part of Lipid metabolism.1 Publication
View all proteins of this organism that are known to be involved in the pathway polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis and in Lipid metabolism.

Sites

Feature keyPosition(s)DescriptionActionsGraphical viewLength
<p>This subsection of the <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/function%5Fsection">Function</a> section indicates at which position the protein binds a given metal ion. The nature of the metal is indicated in the 'Description' field.<p><a href='/help/metal' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Metal bindingi137Iron (heme axial ligand)PROSITE-ProRule annotation1
Metal bindingi159Iron (heme axial ligand)PROSITE-ProRule annotation1

<p>The <a href="http://www.geneontology.org/">Gene Ontology (GO)</a> project provides a set of hierarchical controlled vocabulary split into 3 categories:<p><a href='/help/gene_ontology' target='_top'>More...</a></p>GO - Molecular functioni

Complete GO annotation on QuickGO ...

GO - Biological processi

Complete GO annotation on QuickGO ...

<p>UniProtKB Keywords constitute a <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/keywords">controlled vocabulary</a> with a hierarchical structure. Keywords summarise the content of a UniProtKB entry and facilitate the search for proteins of interest.<p><a href='/help/keywords' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Keywordsi

Molecular functionOxidoreductase
Biological processFatty acid biosynthesis, Fatty acid metabolism, Lipid biosynthesis, Lipid metabolism
LigandHeme, Iron, Metal-binding

Enzyme and pathway databases

UniPathway: a resource for the exploration and annotation of metabolic pathways

More...UniPathwayi		UPA00658

<p>This section provides information about the protein and gene name(s) and synonym(s) and about the organism that is the source of the protein sequence.<p><a href='/help/names_and_taxonomy_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Names & Taxonomyi

<p>This subsection of the <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/names%5Fand%5Ftaxonomy%5Fsection">Names and taxonomy</a> section provides an exhaustive list of all names of the protein, from commonly used to obsolete, to allow unambiguous identification of a protein.<p><a href='/help/protein_names' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Protein namesi
Recommended name:
Acyl-lipid (9-3)-desaturase1 Publication (EC:1.14.19.471 Publication)
<p>This subsection of the <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/names%5Fand%5Ftaxonomy%5Fsection">Names and taxonomy</a> section indicates the name(s) of the gene(s) that code for the protein sequence(s) described in the entry. Four distinct tokens exist: 'Name', 'Synonyms', 'Ordered locus names' and 'ORF names'.<p><a href='/help/gene_name' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Gene namesi
Name:DES61 Publication
ORF Names:PHYPADRAFT_164045Imported
<p>This subsection of the <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/names%5Fand%5Ftaxonomy%5Fsection">Names and taxonomy</a> section provides information on the name(s) of the organism that is the source of the protein sequence.<p><a href='/help/organism-name' target='_top'>More...</a></p>OrganismiPhyscomitrium patens (Spreading-leaved earth moss) (Physcomitrella patens)Imported
<p>This subsection of the <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/names%5Fand%5Ftaxonomy%5Fsection">Names and taxonomy</a> section shows the unique identifier assigned by the NCBI to the source organism of the protein. This is known as the 'taxonomic identifier' or 'taxid'.<p><a href='/help/taxonomic_identifier' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Taxonomic identifieri3218 [NCBI]
<p>This subsection of the <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/names%5Fand%5Ftaxonomy%5Fsection">Names and taxonomy</a> section contains the taxonomic hierarchical classification lineage of the source organism. It lists the nodes as they appear top-down in the taxonomic tree, with the more general grouping listed first.<p><a href='/help/taxonomic_lineage' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Taxonomic lineageiEukaryota › Viridiplantae › Streptophyta › Embryophyta › Bryophyta › Bryophytina › Bryopsida › Funariidae › Funariales › Funariaceae › Physcomitrium
<p>This subsection of the <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/names%5Fand%5Ftaxonomy%5Fsection">Names and taxonomy</a> section is present for entries that are part of a <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/proteomes">proteome</a>, i.e. of a set of proteins thought to be expressed by organisms whose genomes have been completely sequenced.<p><a href='/help/proteomes_manual' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Proteomesi
  • UP000006727 <p>A UniProt <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/manual/proteomes%5Fmanual">proteome</a> can consist of several components.<br></br>The component name refers to the genomic component encoding a set of proteins.<p><a href='/help/proteome_component' target='_top'>More...</a></p> Componenti: Chromosome 5

<p>This section provides information on the location and the topology of the mature protein in the cell.<p><a href='/help/subcellular_location_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Subcellular locationi

Topology

Feature keyPosition(s)DescriptionActionsGraphical viewLength
<p>This subsection of the <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/subcellular%5Flocation%5Fsection">'Subcellular location'</a> section describes the extent of a membrane-spanning region of the protein. It denotes the presence of both alpha-helical transmembrane regions and the membrane spanning regions of beta-barrel transmembrane proteins.<p><a href='/help/transmem' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Transmembranei216 – 236HelicalSequence analysisAdd BLAST21
Transmembranei266 – 286HelicalSequence analysisAdd BLAST21
Transmembranei340 – 360HelicalSequence analysisAdd BLAST21
Transmembranei378 – 398HelicalSequence analysisAdd BLAST21
Transmembranei401 – 421HelicalSequence analysisAdd BLAST21

Keywords - Cellular componenti

Membrane

<p>This section provides information on the disease(s) and phenotype(s) associated with a protein.<p><a href='/help/pathology_and_biotech_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Pathology & Biotechi

<p>This subsection of the 'Pathology and Biotech' section describes the in vivo effects caused by ablation of the gene (or one or more transcripts) coding for the protein described in the entry. This includes gene knockout and knockdown, provided experiments have been performed in the context of a whole organism or a specific tissue, and not at the single-cell level.<p><a href='/help/disruption_phenotype' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Disruption phenotypei

Increased content in linoleic acid and disappearance of gamma-linolenic and arachidonic acid.1 Publication

<p>This section describes post-translational modifications (PTMs) and/or processing events.<p><a href='/help/ptm_processing_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>PTM / Processingi

Molecule processing

Feature keyPosition(s)DescriptionActionsGraphical viewLength
<p>This subsection of the 'PTM / Processing' section describes the extent of a polypeptide chain in the mature protein following processing or proteolytic cleavage.<p><a href='/help/chain' target='_top'>More...</a></p>ChainiPRO_00004354611 – 525Acyl-lipid (9-3)-desaturaseAdd BLAST525

<p>This section provides information on the quaternary structure of a protein and on interaction(s) with other proteins or protein complexes.<p><a href='/help/interaction_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Interactioni

Protein-protein interaction databases

STRING: functional protein association networks

More...STRINGi		3218.PP1S64_155V6.2

<p>This section provides information on the tertiary and secondary structure of a protein.<p><a href='/help/structure_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Structurei

3D structure databases

AlphaFold Protein Structure Database

More...AlphaFoldDBi		Q9ZNW2

SWISS-MODEL Repository - a database of annotated 3D protein structure models

More...SMRi		Q9ZNW2

Database of comparative protein structure models

More...ModBasei		Search...

<p>This section provides information on sequence similarities with other proteins and the domain(s) present in a protein.<p><a href='/help/family_and_domains_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Family & Domainsi

Domains and Repeats

Feature keyPosition(s)DescriptionActionsGraphical viewLength
<p>This subsection of the <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/family%5Fand%5Fdomains%5Fsection">Family and Domains</a> section describes the position and type of a domain, which is defined as a specific combination of secondary structures organized into a characteristic three-dimensional structure or fold.<p><a href='/help/domain' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Domaini102 – 176Cytochrome b5 heme-bindingPROSITE-ProRule annotationAdd BLAST75

Motif

Feature keyPosition(s)DescriptionActionsGraphical viewLength
<p>This subsection of the 'Family and Domains' section describes a short (usually not more than 20 amino acids) conserved sequence motif of biological significance.<p><a href='/help/motif' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Motifi254 – 258Histidine box-1Curated5
Motifi291 – 295Histidine box-2Curated5
Motifi462 – 466Histidine box-3Curated5

<p>This subsection of the 'Family and domains' section provides general information on the biological role of a domain. The term 'domain' is intended here in its wide acceptation, it may be a structural domain, a transmembrane region or a functional domain. Several domains are described in this subsection.<p><a href='/help/domain_cc' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Domaini

The histidine box domains may contain the active site and/or be involved in metal ion binding.Curated

<p>This subsection of the 'Family and domains' section provides information about the sequence similarity with other proteins.<p><a href='/help/sequence_similarities' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Sequence similaritiesi

Belongs to the fatty acid desaturase type 1 family.Curated

Keywords - Domaini

Transmembrane, Transmembrane helix

Phylogenomic databases

evolutionary genealogy of genes: Non-supervised Orthologous Groups

More...eggNOGi		KOG4232, Eukaryota

The HOGENOM Database of Homologous Genes from Fully Sequenced Organisms

More...HOGENOMi		CLU_016265_1_1_1

Identification of Orthologs from Complete Genome Data

More...OMAi		CWIVIND

Family and domain databases

Gene3D Structural and Functional Annotation of Protein Families

More...Gene3Di		3.10.120.10, 1 hit

Integrated resource of protein families, domains and functional sites

More...InterProi		View protein in InterPro
IPR001199, Cyt_B5-like_heme/steroid-bd
IPR036400, Cyt_B5-like_heme/steroid_sf
IPR005804, FA_desaturase_dom
IPR012171, Fatty_acid_desaturase

The PANTHER Classification System

More...PANTHERi		PTHR19353, PTHR19353, 1 hit

Pfam protein domain database

More...Pfami		View protein in Pfam
PF00173, Cyt-b5, 1 hit
PF00487, FA_desaturase, 1 hit

PIRSF; a whole-protein classification database

More...PIRSFi		PIRSF015921, FA_sphinglp_des, 1 hit

Simple Modular Architecture Research Tool; a protein domain database

More...SMARTi		View protein in SMART
SM01117, Cyt-b5, 1 hit

Superfamily database of structural and functional annotation

More...SUPFAMi		SSF55856, SSF55856, 1 hit

PROSITE; a protein domain and family database

More...PROSITEi		View protein in PROSITE
PS50255, CYTOCHROME_B5_2, 1 hit

<p>This section displays by default the canonical protein sequence and upon request all isoforms described in the entry. It also includes information pertinent to the sequence(s), including <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/sequence%5Flength">length</a> and <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/sequences">molecular weight</a>. The information is filed in different subsections. The current subsections and their content are listed below:<p><a href='/help/sequences_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Sequence (1+)i

<p>This subsection of the <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/sequences%5Fsection">Sequence</a> section indicates if the <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/canonical%5Fand%5Fisoforms">canonical sequence</a> displayed by default in the entry is complete or not.<p><a href='/help/sequence_status' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Sequence statusi: Complete.

This entry has 1 described isoform and 1 potential isoform that is computationally mapped.Show allAlign All

Q9ZNW2-1 [UniParc]FASTAAdd to basket
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        10         20         30         40         50
MVFAGGGLQQ GSLEENIDVE HIASMSLFSD FFSYVSSTVG SWSVHSIQPL 
        60         70         80         90        100
KRLTSKKRVS ESAAVQCISA EVQRNSSTQG TAEALAESVV KPTRRRSSQW 
       110        120        130        140        150
KKSTHPLSEV AVHNKPSDCW IVVKNKVYDV SNFADEHPGG SVISTYFGRD 
       160        170        180        190        200
GTDVFSSFHA ASTWKILQDF YIGDVERVEP TPELLKDFRE MRALFLREQL 
       210        220        230        240        250
FKSSKLYYVM KLLTNVAIFA ASIAIICWSK TISAVLASAC MMALCFQQCG 
       260        270        280        290        300
WLSHDFLHNQ VFETRWLNEV VGYVIGNAVL GFSTGWWKEK HNLHHAAPNE 
       310        320        330        340        350
CDQTYQPIDE DIDTLPLIAW SKDILATVEN KTFLRILQYQ HLFFMGLLFF 
       360        370        380        390        400
ARGSWLFWSW RYTSTAVLSP VDRLLEKGTV LFHYFWFVGT ACYLLPGWKP 
       410        420        430        440        450
LVWMAVTELM SGMLLGFVFV LSHNGMEVYN SSKEFVSAQI VSTRDIKGNI 
       460        470        480        490        500
FNDWFTGGLN RQIEHHLFPT MPRHNLNKIA PRVEVFCKKH GLVYEDVSIA 
       510        520 
TGTCKVLKAL KEVAEAAAEQ HATTS
Length:525
Mass (Da):59,369
Last modified:May 1, 1999 - v1
<p>The checksum is a form of redundancy check that is calculated from the sequence. It is useful for tracking sequence updates.</p> <p>It should be noted that while, in theory, two different sequences could have the same checksum value, the likelihood that this would happen is extremely low.</p> <p>However UniProtKB may contain entries with identical sequences in case of multiple genes (paralogs).</p> <p>The checksum is computed as the sequence 64-bit Cyclic Redundancy Check value (CRC64) using the generator polynomial: x<sup>64</sup> + x<sup>4</sup> + x<sup>3</sup> + x + 1. The algorithm is described in the ISO 3309 standard. </p> <p class="publication">Press W.H., Flannery B.P., Teukolsky S.A. and Vetterling W.T.<br /> <strong>Cyclic redundancy and other checksums</strong><br /> <a href="http://www.nrbook.com/b/bookcpdf.php">Numerical recipes in C 2nd ed., pp896-902, Cambridge University Press (1993)</a>)</p> Checksum:i530F158B0C97C83F
GO

<p>In eukaryotic reference proteomes, unreviewed entries that are likely to belong to the same gene are computationally mapped, based on gene identifiers from Ensembl, EnsemblGenomes and model organism databases.<p><a href='/help/gene_centric_isoform_mapping' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Computationally mapped potential isoform sequencesi

There is 1 potential isoform mapped to this entry.BLASTAlignShow allAdd to basket
EntryEntry nameProtein names
Gene namesLengthAnnotation
A0A2K1KJ15A0A2K1KJ15_PHYPA
Cytochrome b5 heme-binding domain-c...
PHYPA_007451
516Annotation score:

Annotation score:1 out of 5

<p>The annotation score provides a heuristic measure of the annotation content of a UniProtKB entry or proteome. This score <strong>cannot</strong> be used as a measure of the accuracy of the annotation as we cannot define the 'correct annotation' for any given protein.<p><a href='/help/annotation_score' target='_top'>More...</a></p>

Sequence databases

Select the link destinations:

EMBL nucleotide sequence database

More...EMBLi

GenBank nucleotide sequence database

More...GenBanki

DNA Data Bank of Japan; a nucleotide sequence database

More...DDBJi
Links Updated
AJ222980 mRNA Translation: CAA11032.1
AJ222981 Genomic DNA Translation: CAA11033.1
DS544953 Genomic DNA Translation: EDQ71334.1

NCBI Reference Sequences

More...RefSeqi		XP_001763930.1, XM_001763878.1

Genome annotation databases

Ensembl plant genome annotation project

More...EnsemblPlantsi		Pp3c5_9590V3.2; Pp3c5_9590V3.2; Pp3c5_9590
Pp3c5_9590V3.3; Pp3c5_9590V3.3; Pp3c5_9590
Pp3c5_9590V3.4; Pp3c5_9590V3.4; Pp3c5_9590
Pp3c5_9590V3.5; Pp3c5_9590V3.5; Pp3c5_9590

Gramene; a comparative resource for plants

More...Gramenei		Pp3c5_9590V3.2; Pp3c5_9590V3.2; Pp3c5_9590
Pp3c5_9590V3.3; Pp3c5_9590V3.3; Pp3c5_9590
Pp3c5_9590V3.4; Pp3c5_9590V3.4; Pp3c5_9590
Pp3c5_9590V3.5; Pp3c5_9590V3.5; Pp3c5_9590

<p>This section provides links to proteins that are similar to the protein sequence(s) described in this entry at different levels of sequence identity thresholds (100%, 90% and 50%) based on their membership in UniProt Reference Clusters (<a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/uniref">UniRef</a>).<p><a href='/help/similar_proteins_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Similar proteinsi

<p>This section is used to point to information related to entries and found in data collections other than UniProtKB.<p><a href='/help/cross_references_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Cross-referencesi

Sequence databases

Select the link destinations:
EMBLi
GenBanki
DDBJi
Links Updated
AJ222980 mRNA Translation: CAA11032.1
AJ222981 Genomic DNA Translation: CAA11033.1
DS544953 Genomic DNA Translation: EDQ71334.1
RefSeqiXP_001763930.1, XM_001763878.1

3D structure databases

AlphaFoldDBiQ9ZNW2
SMRiQ9ZNW2
ModBaseiSearch...

Protein-protein interaction databases

STRINGi3218.PP1S64_155V6.2

Genome annotation databases

EnsemblPlantsiPp3c5_9590V3.2; Pp3c5_9590V3.2; Pp3c5_9590
Pp3c5_9590V3.3; Pp3c5_9590V3.3; Pp3c5_9590
Pp3c5_9590V3.4; Pp3c5_9590V3.4; Pp3c5_9590
Pp3c5_9590V3.5; Pp3c5_9590V3.5; Pp3c5_9590
GrameneiPp3c5_9590V3.2; Pp3c5_9590V3.2; Pp3c5_9590
Pp3c5_9590V3.3; Pp3c5_9590V3.3; Pp3c5_9590
Pp3c5_9590V3.4; Pp3c5_9590V3.4; Pp3c5_9590
Pp3c5_9590V3.5; Pp3c5_9590V3.5; Pp3c5_9590

Phylogenomic databases

eggNOGiKOG4232, Eukaryota
HOGENOMiCLU_016265_1_1_1
OMAiCWIVIND

Enzyme and pathway databases

UniPathwayiUPA00658

Family and domain databases

Gene3Di3.10.120.10, 1 hit
InterProiView protein in InterPro
IPR001199, Cyt_B5-like_heme/steroid-bd
IPR036400, Cyt_B5-like_heme/steroid_sf
IPR005804, FA_desaturase_dom
IPR012171, Fatty_acid_desaturase
PANTHERiPTHR19353, PTHR19353, 1 hit
PfamiView protein in Pfam
PF00173, Cyt-b5, 1 hit
PF00487, FA_desaturase, 1 hit
PIRSFiPIRSF015921, FA_sphinglp_des, 1 hit
SMARTiView protein in SMART
SM01117, Cyt-b5, 1 hit
SUPFAMiSSF55856, SSF55856, 1 hit
PROSITEiView protein in PROSITE
PS50255, CYTOCHROME_B5_2, 1 hit

MobiDB: a database of protein disorder and mobility annotations

More...MobiDBi		Search...

<p>This section provides general information on the entry.<p><a href='/help/entry_information_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Entry informationi

<p>This subsection of the 'Entry information' section provides a mnemonic identifier for a UniProtKB entry, but it is not a stable identifier. Each reviewed entry is assigned a unique entry name upon integration into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.<p><a href='/help/entry_name' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Entry nameiDES6_PHYPA
<p>This subsection of the 'Entry information' section provides one or more accession number(s). These are stable identifiers and should be used to cite UniProtKB entries. Upon integration into UniProtKB, each entry is assigned a unique accession number, which is called 'Primary (citable) accession number'.<p><a href='/help/accession_numbers' target='_top'>More...</a></p>AccessioniPrimary (citable) accession number: Q9ZNW2
Secondary accession number(s): A9SC29, E1C9Y0
<p>This subsection of the 'Entry information' section shows the date of integration of the entry into UniProtKB, the date of the last sequence update and the date of the last annotation modification ('Last modified'). The version number for both the entry and the <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/canonical%5Fand%5Fisoforms">canonical sequence</a> are also displayed.<p><a href='/help/entry_history' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Entry historyiIntegrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: February 17, 2016
Last sequence update: May 1, 1999
Last modified: May 25, 2022
This is version 115 of the entry and version 1 of the sequence. See complete history.
<p>This subsection of the 'Entry information' section indicates whether the entry has been manually annotated and reviewed by UniProtKB curators or not, in other words, if the entry belongs to the Swiss-Prot section of UniProtKB (<strong>reviewed</strong>) or to the computer-annotated TrEMBL section (<strong>unreviewed</strong>).<p><a href='/help/entry_status' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Entry statusiReviewed (UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot)
Annotation programPlant Protein Annotation Program

<p>This section contains any relevant information that doesn't fit in any other defined sections<p><a href='/help/miscellaneous_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Miscellaneousi

Keywords - Technical termi

Reference proteome

Documents

  1. PATHWAY comments
    Index of metabolic and biosynthesis pathways
  2. SIMILARITY comments
    Index of protein domains and families
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