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- noun Any of a class of
enzymes that transferallylic prenyl groups toacceptor molecules .
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Predicted transmembrane (grey boxes) and prenyltransferase domains (horizontal line, bottom) are indicated.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Michael L. Nickerson et al. 2010
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Solid Black: SCD mutations, Orange: amino acids outside the prenyltransferase domain, Blue: acidic residues, Red: basic residues, HRM: heme regulatory motif (box), CxxC: oxidoreductase motif (CAAC, small circle), Green: S75F polymorphism. doi: 10.1371/journal. pone.0010760.g003
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Michael L. Nickerson et al. 2010
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Brandt W, Schulze D, Zakharova S, Wessjohann L (2008) A structural model of the membrane-bound aromatic prenyltransferase UbiA from
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Michael L. Nickerson et al. 2010
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A previous analysis, examined homology across 23 amino acids of a putative prenyltransferase active site
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Michael L. Nickerson et al. 2010
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UBIAD1 (italics is used to indicate the gene), is predicted to encode a membrane protein containing a prenyltransferase domain similar to a bacterial (
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Michael L. Nickerson et al. 2010
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