title: Functional assignment of an enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of an archaea-type ether lipid in bacteria.
abstract: An archaea-type ether lipid in bacteria: PcrB, the bacterial homologue of the archaea-specific geranylgeranylglyceryl phosphate synthase, produces heptaprenylglyceryl phosphate in bacillales. The product becomes dephosphorylated and acetylated in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Biophysik und physikalische Biochemie, Universität Regensburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guldan
authors.forename: Frank-Michael
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Matysik
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bocola
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sterner
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Babinger
mesh_terms: D019883:Alkyl and Aryl Transferases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D001105:Archaea / Q000201:enzymology; D019843:Archaeal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D056449:Bacillales / Q000201:enzymology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D055162:Biocatalysis; D004986:Ether / Q000737:chemistry*; D005994:Glycerophosphates / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008055:Lipids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary
chemical_list: D019843:Archaeal Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D005994:Glycerophosphates; D008055:Lipids; D004986:Ether; D019883:Alkyl and Aryl Transferases; C083737:phosphoglycerol geranylgeranyltransferase