Protein
Delta(7)-sterol 5(6)-desaturase erg31
Organism
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (strain 972 / ATCC 24843)
Function
Catalyzes the introduction of a C-5 double bond in the B ring of ergosterol. Involved in the biosynthesis or ergosterol which is important for plasma membrane structure and function and for localization of plasma membrane proteins.
Similarity
Belongs to the sterol desaturase family.
Sequence
MDYLLNYADQYALDSIYNAVYPLARDNIVRQSISLFFLTWFGGMFLYLTFASLSYQFVFDKSLMDHPKFLKNQVFMEVLTALQNLPGMALLTVPWFLAELHGYSYLYDNISDYGLKYFLCSLPLFVMFSDFGIYWAHRFLHHRYVYPRLHKLHHKWIICTPYASHAFKSADGFLQSLPYHLFPFFFPLHKLTYLALFTFVNFWSIMIHDGKYISNNPIINGAAHHNGHHIYFNYNYGQFTTLFDRLGNSFRAPDEAWFDKDLRQNEDVLRVELMEYEAIRNEVEGDDDREYIANSAKKNH