Protein
Serine palmitoyltransferase 2
Organism
Dictyostelium discoideum
Function
Catalytic subunit of serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT), which catalyzes the committed step in the synthesis of sphingolipids, the condensation of serine with palmitoyl CoA to form the long chain base 3-ketosphinganine.
Similarity
Belongs to the class-II pyridoxal-phosphate-dependent aminotransferase family.
Sequence
MEDKEDVENVDDVGYLPILFLYIAYAFIIFNGKLAEFIGKLKGERYLHTPEGYAPLFVEFEYFYQRRMYGRIKDAWDRPINSIAGAWIDVMPRASKHYSQRLELTGGKTIKCLNLGSYNYLGFAQNEGPVADKVIDSIYKYGVYTGSTSAEVGLSEPQRDLENLTARFVGKEDAIVFEMGFATNSGTLPALIGKGGLIISDSLNHASLATGCKNTGCKVKVFRHNDSKHLEEVIRESIIQGQPRTHRPWTMILIIIEGIYSMEGEVANLPEILAIKKKYKCYLYIDEAHSIGALGKTGRGIVDYYGIDPKEIDILMGTYTKSFGAIGGYVASDKSLIDHLRQSSFSQVYANSMSPVCAVQALEALRVIMGEDGTDTGAKKLKQLHDNSNYFREKIREMGFVILGNKDSPVIPLMLFNPAKLSAFSRLCLEKHIAVVVVGYPATPLTEPRTRFCISASHTIEDLDWALRQIDEIGDLITLKFHKGKYLKSK