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YALI0E09284g

Gene
YALI0E09284g
Protein
Mitochondrial glycine transporter
Organism
Yarrowia lipolytica (strain CLIB 122 / E 150)
Length
304 amino acids
Function
Mitochondrial glycine transporter that imports glycine into the mitochondrial matrix. Plays an important role in providing glycine for the first enzymatic step in heme biosynthesis, the condensation of glycine with succinyl-CoA to produce 5-aminolevulinate (ALA) in the mitochondrial matrix.
Similarity
Belongs to the mitochondrial carrier (TC 2.A.29) family. SLC25A38 subfamily.
Mass
33.461 kDa
Sequence
MAGKSKNHIYAGFTSGLVSAVVLQPFDLLKTRVQQSNGKSMVQVIKSLNTPLDLWRGTLPSALRMSVGSAMYFTCLNTVREAVAGGRRLTVGDRSTSSLPKLTNTENLISGGLVRGTVGLLVMPITVIKVRYESSTYHYKSIVDAATSIYKHNGMRGFFYGWAATFARDAPYAGLYMLFYEQLKVALPSILFSDITTSSHSEKYYSSWSSAMINSVAAATSAGIATTCTNPFDTVKTRMQLAPKEYPNFLTSVKTIIQHEGIQALFRGLALRICRKACQAGISWCIYEDLVKRFERMNLPGPQL