Encodes adenosine-5'-phosphosulfate kinase. Provides activated sulfate for sulfation of secondary metabolites, including the glucosinolates. Essential for pollen viability.
Computational Description
APS kinase (APK); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Adenylylsulphate kinase, C-terminal (InterPro:IPR002891); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: APS-kinase 2 (TAIR:AT4G39940.1); Has 5042 Blast hits to 5042 proteins in 1485 species: Archae - 54; Bacteria - 2991; Metazoa - 244; Fungi - 284; Plants - 130; Viruses - 2; Other Eukaryotes - 1337 (source: NCBI BLink).