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PcrB_like proteins. One member of this family, a protein from Archaeoglobus fulgidus, has been characterized as a (S)-3-O-geranylgeranylglyceryl phosphate synthase (AfGGGPS). AfGGGPS catalyzes the formation of an ether linkage between sn-glycerol-1-phosphate (G1P) and geranylgeranyl diphosphate (GGPP), the committed step in archaeal lipid biosynthesis. Therefore, it has been proposed that PcrB-like proteins are either prenyltransferases or are involved in lipoteichoic acid biosynthesis although the exact function is still unknown.
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