Protein
Putative mevalonate kinase
Organism
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (strain 972 / ATCC 24843)
Function
Catalyzes the phosphorylation of mevalonate to mevalonate 5-phosphate, a key step in isoprenoid and cholesterol biosynthesis.
Similarity
Belongs to the GHMP kinase family. Mevalonate kinase subfamily.
Sequence
MSKSLIVSSPGKTILFGEHAVVYGATALAAAVSLRSYCKLQTTNNNEIVIVMSDIGTERRWNLQSLPWQHVTVENVQHPASSPNLDLLQGLGELLKNEENGLIHSAMLCTLYLFTSLSSPSQGCTLTISSQVPLGAGLGSSATISVVVATSLLLAFGNIEPPSSNSLQNNKALALIEAWSFLGECCIHGTPSGIDNAVATNGGLIAFRKATAHQSAMKEFLKPKDTLSVMITDTKQPKSTKKLVQGVFELKERLPTVIDSIIDAIDGISKSAVLALTSESDKNSSAKKLGEFIVLNQKLLECLGVSHYSIDRVLQATKSIGWTKLTGAGGGGCTITLLTPECKEEEFKLCKESLLAHKNSIYDVQLGGPGVSVVTDSDSFFPQYESDFDFKKLNLLSKFNKYYI