Protein
Putative diacyglycerol O-acyltransferase MT0231
Organism
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (strain CDC 1551 / Oshkosh)
Function
Catalyzes the terminal and only committed step in triacylglycerol synthesis by using diacylglycerol and fatty acyl CoA as substrates. Required for storage lipid synthesis (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the long-chain O-acyltransferase family.
Sequence
MKRLSGWDAVLLYSETPNVHMHTLKVAVIELDSDRQEFGVDAFREVIAGRLHKLEPLGYQLVDVPLKFHHPMWREHCQVDLNYHIRPWRLRAPGGRRELDEAVGEIASTPLNRDHPLWEMYFVEGLANHRIAVVAKIHHALADGVASANMMARGMDLLPGPEVGRYVPDPAPTKRQLLSAAFIDHLRHLGRIPATIRYTTQGLGRVRRSSRKLSPALTMPFTPPPTFMNHRLTPERRFATATLALIDVKATAKLLGATINDMVLAMSTGALRTLLLRYDGKAEPLLASVPVSYDFSPERISGNRFTGMLVALPADSDDPLQRVRVCHENAVSAKESHQLLGPELISRWAAYWPPAGAEALFRWLSERDGQNKVLNLNISNVPGPRERGRVGAALVTEIYSVGPLTAGSGLNITVWSYVDQLNISVLTDGSTVQDPHEVTAGMIADFIEIRRAAGLSVELTVVESAMAQA