Protein
(R)-citramalyl-CoA lyase
Organism
Chloroflexus aurantiacus (strain ATCC 29366 / DSM 635 / J-10-fl)
Function
Involved in the glyoxylate assimilation cycle used to regenerate acetyl-CoA and produce pyruvate as universal precursor for biosynthesis. Catalyzes the cleavage of (R)-citramalyl-CoA to yield acetyl-CoA and pyruvate.
Similarity
Belongs to the HMG-CoA lyase family.
Sequence
MEAVTIVDVAPRDGLQNEPDVLEPATRVELIERLLAAGVPRIEIGSFVNPRQVPQMAGIDQIARMLIERGHNLAARTTNDLFRFTALVPNQRGYELAAAAGLRHVRLVLAASDGLNRANFKRTTAESLIEFSRFALNIRRDGLTFGVAIGAAFGCPFDGYVSPERVRAIAEHAVDIGAGEIILADTTGMAVPTQVAALCRTILDRIPDVTVTLHLHNTRNTGYANAFAAWQVGIRSFDAALGGIGGCPFAPRAVGNIASEDLVHLFNGLGVPTGIDLSALIAASDWLSATLGRPLPALVGKAGPVYPQVVSMAPYLS