Protein
[Pyruvate dehydrogenase (acetyl-transferring)] kinase, mitochondrial
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Function
Serine protein kinase that inhibits the mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) complex (mtPDC) by phosphorylation of the E1 alpha subunit on Ser residues, thus contributing to the regulation of glucose metabolism.
Similarity
Belongs to the PDK/BCKDK protein kinase family.
Sequence
MAVKKACEMFPKSLIEDVHKWGCMKQTGVSLRYMMEFGSKPTERNLLISAQFLHKELPIRVARRAIELQTLPYGLSDKPAVLKVRDWYLESFRDMRAFPEIKDSGDEKDFTQMIKAVKVRHNNVVPMMALGVNQLKKGMNSGNLDEIHQFLDRFYLSRIGIRMLIGQHVELHNPNPPLHTVGYIHTKMSPMEVARNASEDARSICFREYGSAPEINIYGDPSFTFPYVPTHLHLMMYELVKNSLRAVQERFVDSDRVAPPIRIIVADGIEDVTIKVSDEGGGIARSGLPRIFTYLYSTARNPLEEDVDLGIADVPVTMAGYGYGLPISRLYARYFGGDLQIISMEGYGTDAYLHLSRLGDSQEPLP