Protein
Sterigmatocystin biosynthesis fatty acid synthase subunit alpha
Organism
Emericella nidulans (strain FGSC A4 / ATCC 38163 / CBS 112.46 / NRRL 194 / M139)
Function
Required for the synthesis of sterigmatocystin, a polyketide, but not for primary fatty acid metabolism. Involved in the synthesis of a six-carbon fatty acid that serves to initiate the polyketide synthesis.
Similarity
Belongs to the thiolase-like superfamily. Fungal fatty acid synthetase subunit alpha family.
Sequence
MTQKTIQQVPRQGLELLASTQDLAQLCYIYGEPAEGEDSTADESIINTPQCSTIPEVAVEPEVQPIPDTPLTAIFIIRALVARKLRRSETEIDPSRSIKELCGGKSTLQNELIGELGNEFQTSLPDRAEDVSLADLDAALGEVSLGPTSVSLLQRVFTAKMPARMTVSNVRERLAEIWGLGFHRQTAVLVAALAAEPHSRLTSLEAAYQYWDGLTEAYGQSLGLFLRKAISQQAARSDDQGAQAIAPADSLGSKDLARKQYEALREYLGIRTPTTKQDGLDLADLQQKLDCWTAEFSDDFLSQISRRFDARKTRWYRDWWNSARQELLTICQNSNVQWTDKMREHFVQRAEEGLVEIARAHSLAKPLVPDLIQAISLPPVVRLGRLATMMPRTVVTLKGEIQCEEHEREPSCFVEFFSSWIQANNIRCTIQSNGEDLTSVFINSLVHASQQGVSFANHTYLITGAGPGSIGQHIVRRLLTGGARVIVTTSREPLPAAAFFKELYSKCGNRGSQLHLVPFNQASVVDCERLIGYIYDDLGLDLDAILPFAATSQVGAEIDGLDASNEAAFRLMLVNVLRLVGFVVSQKRRRGISCRPTQVVLPLSPNHGILGGDGLYAESKRGLETLIQRFHSESWKEELSICGVSIGWTRSTGLMAANDLVAETAEKQGRVLTFSVDEMGDLISLLLTPQLATRCEDAPVMADFSGNLSCWRDASAQLAAARASLRERADTARALAQEDEREYRCRRAGSTQEPVDQRVSLHLGFPSLPEYDPLLHPDLVPADAVVVVGFAELGPWGSARIRWEMESRGCLSPAGYVETAWLMNLIRHVDNVNYVGWVDGEDGKPVADADIPKRYGERILSNAGIRSLPSDNREVFQEIVLEQDLPSFETTRENAEALQQRHGDMVQVSTLKNGLCLVQLQHGATIRVPKSIMSPPGVAGQLPTGWSPERYGIPAEIVQQVDPVALVLLCCVAEAFYSAGISDPMEIFEHIHLSELGNFVGSSMGGVVNTRALYHDVCLDKDVQSDALQETYLNTAPAWVNMLYLGAAGPIKTPVGACATALESVDSAVESIKAGQTKICLVGGYDDLQPEESAGFARMKATVSVRDEQARGREPGEMSRPTAASRSGFVESQGCGVQLLCRGDVALAMGLPIYGIIAGTGMASDGIGRSVPAPGQGILTFAQEDAQNPAPIRTALARWGLGIDDITVASLHATSTPANDTNEPLVIQREMTHLGRTSGRPLWAICQKFVTGHPKAPAAAWMLNGCLQVLDTGLVPGNRNADDVDPALRSFSHLCFPIRSIQTDGIKAFLLNSCGFGQKEAQLVGVHPRYFLGLLSEPEFEEYRTRRQLRIAGAERAYISAMMTNSIVCVQSHPPFGPAEMHSILLDPSARICLDSSTNSYRVTKASTPVYTGFQRPHDKREDPRPSTIGVDTVTLSSFNAHENAIFLQRNYTERERQSLQLQSHRSFRSAVASGWCAKEAVFKCLQTVSKGAGAAMSEIEIVRVQGAPSVLHGDALAAAQKAGLDNIQLSLSYGDDCVVAVALGVRKWCLWPLASIIR