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  • Kato, S.; Takaichi, S.; Ishikawa, T.; Asahina, M.; Takahashi, S.; Shinomura, T.
    Identification and functional analysis of the geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase gene (crtE) and phytoene synthase gene (crtB) for carotenoid biosynthesis in Euglena gracilis (2016), BMC Plant Biol., 16, 4-4.
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Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
gene crtE, DNA and amino acid sequence determination and analysis, sequence comparison and phylogenetic analysis, quantitative real-time PCR enzyme expression analysis Euglena gracilis

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
cytosol
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Euglena gracilis 5829
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Euglena gracilis A0A0U5ALI9 gene crtE
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Euglena gracilis Z A0A0U5ALI9 gene crtE
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Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
EgcrtE
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Euglena gracilis
geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase
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Euglena gracilis
GGPP synthase
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Euglena gracilis

Expression

Organism Comment Expression
Euglena gracilis the expression of crtE mRNA is not significantly affected by the various light intensities examined when cells are cultured at 25°C under continuous illumination additional information

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
evolution Euglena gracilis CrtE belongs to a clade that is distinct from groups of algae and higher plants Euglena gracilis
metabolism the enzyme catalyzes an early step of carotenoid biosynthesis Euglena gracilis