phosphatidylserine decarboxylase proenzyme [Contains: Phosphatidylserine decarboxylase alpha chain; Phosphatidylserine decarboxylase beta chain] (PISD)

Function

• decarboxylates phosphatidylserine to form phosphatidylethanolamine
• heterodimer (putative)

phosphatidyl-L-serine <--> phosphatidylethanolamine + CO2

Structure

• belongs to the phosphatidylserine decarboxylase family

Compartment

mitochondria (putative)

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=2

More general terms

• carboxy-lyase or decarboxylase
• mitochondrial protein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9UG56.html