Protein
LL-diaminopimelate aminotransferase, chloroplastic
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Function
Required for lysine biosynthesis. Catalyzes the direct conversion of tetrahydrodipicolinate to LL-diaminopimelate, a reaction that requires three enzymes in E.coli. Not active with meso-diaminopimelate, lysine or ornithine as substrates.
Similarity
Belongs to the class-I pyridoxal-phosphate-dependent aminotransferase family. LL-diaminopimelate aminotransferase subfamily.
Sequence
MSSTHQLVSSMISSSSSTFLAPSNFNLRTRNACLPMAKRVNTCKCVATPQEKIEYKTKVSRNSNMSKLQAGYLFPEIARRRSAHLLKYPDAQVISLGIGDTTEPIPEVITSAMAKKAHELSTIEGYSGYGAEQGAKPLRAAIAKTFYGGLGIGDDDVFVSDGAKCDISRLQVMFGSNVTIAVQDPSYPAYVDSSVIMGQTGQFNTDVQKYGNIEYMRCTPENGFFPDLSTVGRTDIIFFCSPNNPTGAAATREQLTQLVEFAKKNGSIIVYDSAYAMYMSDDNPRSIFEIPGAEEVAMETASFSKYAGFTGVRLGWTVIPKKLLYSDGFPVAKDFNRIICTCFNGASNISQAGALACLTPEGLEAMHKVIGFYKENTNIIIDTFTSLGYDVYGGKNAPYVWVHFPNQSSWDVFAEILEKTHVVTTPGSGFGPGGEGFVRVSAFGHRENILEACRRFKQLYK