The malic enzyme (EC 1.1.1.40) encoded by AtNADP-ME4 is localized to chloroplasts. The gene is expressed throughout the whole plant and during embryogenesis and germination. A possible involvement in the fatty acid biosynthesis has been proposed.
Computational Description
NADP-malic enzyme 4 (NADP-ME4); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Malic enzyme, NAD-binding (InterPro:IPR012302), Malic oxidoreductase (InterPro:IPR001891), Malic enzyme, conserved site (InterPro:IPR015884), Malic enzyme, N-terminal (InterPro:IPR012301), NAD(P)-binding domain (InterPro:IPR016040); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: NADP-malic enzyme 3 (TAIR:AT5G25880.1); Has 9573 Blast hits to 9553 proteins in 2441 species: Archae - 143; Bacteria - 6332; Metazoa - 610; Fungi - 220; Plants - 473; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 1795 (source: NCBI BLink).