Protein
Lactate utilization protein C
Organism
Bacillus subtilis (strain 168)
Function
Is essential for L-lactate degradation and allows cells to grow with lactate as the sole carbon source. May also allow cells to utilize an alternative carbon source during biofilm formation, since it contributes to the formation of architecturally complex communities when lactate is present.
Similarity
Belongs to the LutC/YkgG family.
Sequence
MTKGTIQNQESFLNRIASSLGRERRTGGVAVPEWAHQPQYKTLEGYSADDLVTVLKNHCVKIHTELIETDSTGLYDALREQVSRFSGGPVIIPKDPRFEEYGLKSLLTKDWPSEGTPVWEWDADKGEENIKKAEQANVGITFSEITLAESGTVVLFSSKDIGRSVSLLPTTYIAIVPKSSIVPRMTQASDIIRQNIANGVTVPSCINYITGPSNSADIEMDLVVGVHGPVKAAYILVSDR