Protein
Acyl-CoA synthetase family member 3, mitochondrial
Function
Catalyzes the initial reaction in intramitochondrial fatty acid synthesis, by activating malonate and methylmalonate, but not acetate, into their respective CoA thioester. May have some preference toward very-long-chain substrates (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the ATP-dependent AMP-binding enzyme family.
Sequence
MPLPYVGMALRRLAWAVASCRLAPWTRGASGPLHSAPAARSDCSAPVFIRAPAFGDRLALIDQHGRHTYKDLYLRSLRLSREICQLRACADGDLREERVSLLCSNDVSFVVAQWAAWMSGGVAVPLYRKHPRAQLEYFIQDSRSSVVLAGPEHVELLSPVAQKLGVPLLPLPPTVYHGVAEDPEEGLVLERNWRDRGAMIIYTSGTTGRPKGVLSTHDNIRAVVTGLVHKWAWTKDDVILHVLPLHHVHGVVNKLLCPLWVGATCVMLPEFSAQLVWEKFLSSEAPQINVFMAVPTIYSKLMDYYDKHFTQPHVQDFVRAVCEEKIRLMVSGSAALPLPVLEKWKGITGHTLLERYGMTEIGMALSNPLTAARLPGSVGTPLPGVEVRIVSENPQKDSSPYLIHAEGSEENTKVTPGFEEKEGELLVRGPSVFREYWDKPEETKAAFTSDGWFKTGDTVVFKDGCYWIRGRTSVDIIKSGGYKVSALEVERLLLAHPSITDVAVIGVPDMTWGQRVTAVVTLQEGHSLSHRELKEWARGVLAPYAVPSELLLVEEIPRNQMGKVNKRDLVRQLYPHEKGAPEAGSQ