Phospholipid phosphatase 6 (PLPP6) dephosphorylates presqualene diphosphate (PSQPP) to presqualene monophosphate (PSMP). It may be indirectly involved in innate immunity, as PSDP is a bioactive lipid that rapidly remodels to presqualene monophosphate PSMP upon cell activation. PLPP6 displays diphosphate phosphatase activity with a substrate preference PSDP > FDP > phosphatidic acid.
Arita, M, Morris, AJ, Levy, BD, Fukunaga, K, Pfeffer, M, Takahashi, M
hydrolase activity of PLPP6 [plasma membrane]
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