UniprotKB/SwissProt ID: Q9Y5Z9 (Q9Y5Z9)
Gene Name:
UBIAD1
Organism: Homo sapiens (Human)
Function: Prenyltransferase that mediates the formation of menaquinone-4 (MK-4) and coenzyme Q10 (PubMed:20953171, PubMed:23374346). MK-4 is a vitamin K2 isoform present at high concentrations in the brain, kidney and pancreas, and is required for endothelial cell development (PubMed:20953171). Mediates the conversion of phylloquinone (PK) into MK-4, probably by cleaving the side chain of phylloquinone (PK) to release 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (menadione; K3) and then prenylating it with geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate (GGPP) to form MK-4 (PubMed:20953171). Also plays a role in cardiovascular development independently of MK-4 biosynthesis, by acting as a coenzyme Q10 biosynthetic enzyme: coenzyme Q10, also named ubiquinone, plays an important antioxidant role in the cardiovascular system (PubMed:23374346). Mediates biosynthesis of coenzyme Q10 in the Golgi membrane, leading to protect cardiovascular tissues from NOS3/eNOS-dependent oxidative stress (PubMed:23374346)
Other Modifications: View all modification sites in dbPTM
Protein Subcellular Localization: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane. Golgi apparatus membrane. Mitochondrion membrane. Cytoplasm. Nucleus
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