Protein
Mevalonate 3-kinase
Organism
Thermoplasma acidophilum (strain ATCC 25905 / DSM 1728 / JCM 9062 / NBRC 15155 / AMRC-C165)
Function
Catalyzes the phosphorylation of mevalonate (MVA) to yield mevalonate-3-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 GHMP kinase family.
Sequence
MTYRSIGSTAYPTIGVVLLGGIANPVTRTPLHTSAGIAYSDSCGSIRSETRIYADEATHIYFNGTESTDDNRSVRRVLDRYSSVFEEAFGTKTVSYSSQNFGILSGSSDAGAASIGAAILGLKPDLDPHDVENDLRAVSESAGRSLFGGLTITWSDGFHAYTEKILDPEAFSGYSIVAFAFDYQRNPSDVIHQNIVRSDLYPARKKHADEHAHMIKEYAKTNDIKGIFDLAQEDTEEYHSILRGVGVNVIRENMQKLISYLKLIRKDYWNAYIVTGGSNVYVAVESENADRLFSIENTFGSKKKMLRIVGGAWHRRPE