Pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) superfamily protein
Curator Summary
Encodes LPA66, a chloroplast protein of the pentatricopeptide repeat family. In lpa66 mutants, editing of psbF that converts serine to phenylalanine is specifically impaired. lpa66 mutants also display a high chlorophyll fluorescence phenotype.
Computational Description
LOW PSII ACCUMULATION 66 (LPA66); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Pentatricopeptide repeat (InterPro:IPR002885); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: Tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR)-like superfamily protein (TAIR:AT5G66520.1); Has 1807 Blast hits to 1807 proteins in 277 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 0; Metazoa - 736; Fungi - 347; Plants - 385; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 339 (source: NCBI BLink).