Protein
Decaprenyl-phosphate phosphoribosyltransferase
Organism
Corynebacterium glutamicum (strain ATCC 13032 / DSM 20300 / JCM 1318 / LMG 3730 / NCIMB 10025)
Function
Involved in the biosynthesis of decaprenylphosphoryl arabinose (DPA) a precursor for arabinan synthesis in mycobacterial cell wall biosynthesis. Catalyzes the transfer of a 5-phosphoribosyl residue from phosphoribose diphosphate (pRpp) to decaprenyl phosphate (DP) to form decaprenylphosphoryl-5-phosphoribose (DPPR).
Similarity
Belongs to the UbiA prenyltransferase family.
Sequence
MSEHAAEHHRDTQNFLTSEPHTTAIEDNKKRQPPKNLADGMIKALRPKQWVKNVLVLAAPLAAGADAIFNQRTIIDVAIAFVVFCFGASAIYLVNDARDVEADREHPTKRFRPIAAGVLPVGMAYGMAVALIALSIGLSFLATDGVALACVIGVYIALQLGYCFGWKHMPVIDIALVSSGFMLRAMAGGVAAGIELSQWFLLVAAFGSLFMASGKRYAEILLHERTGAKIRKSLESYTPTYLRFVWTMAATAVVMSYALWGFDLSQHSTDAGPWYQISMVPFTIAILRYAAGVDTGDGGAPDEVALSDKVLQVLALAWVFCIVMAVYIMPMF