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Ta0893

Gene
Ta0893
Protein
Mevalonate 3,5-bisphosphate decarboxylase
Organism
Thermoplasma acidophilum (strain ATCC 25905 / DSM 1728 / JCM 9062 / NBRC 15155 / AMRC-C165)
Length
405 amino acids
Function
Catalyzes the ATP-independent decarboxylation of (R)-mevalonate 3,5-bisphosphate to isopentenyl phosphate. Functions in an alternative mevalonate pathway, only present in extreme acidophiles of the Thermoplasmatales order, which passes through mevalonate 3-phosphate rather than mevalonate 5-phosphate.
Similarity
Belongs to the mevalonate 3,5-bisphosphate decarboxylase family.
Mass
46.288 kDa
Sequence
MDTAGMEHSVSWISSNSDELILRSWISSRMDIAELHRAGDDIKEMMKSEGYYSEPSKYEAELSDGNITFAYSYPIKAFEKFLGYYDRENRIAFNPSISMRTDFSFCLAACRYRKNGKTDTVVLDGYADNKYYKKAKFALDKFRSEYSINGSFDFYIKRYRRYQKAKGLSESSAVAAAVSRALISNVFGDDAAKDDIFVSRYARLVSGSGTRAAHDGISMWLSYPGMDSRDCVAFKVGKSNENLNYGVFPKYSDVATDNAHSIAVNSVFYGTWVSEKFSNVKRLISDHFDINDLLKIGENDMLRLNSILMSGGLIIQTPDSLRILKEILKFKSKNEGFYFTADTGPSIAIFSFDRSLIDEFRENVNDEYIEGSYDFKGYNNRMRDFIREAQEYFTQTPGEDEEDRL