Protein
Serine palmitoyltransferase 1
Organism
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c)
Function
Component of serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT), which catalyzes the committed step in the synthesis of sphingolipids, the condensation of serine with palmitoyl CoA to form the long chain base 3-ketosphinganine.
Similarity
Belongs to the class-II pyridoxal-phosphate-dependent aminotransferase family.
Sequence
MAHIPEVLPKSIPIPAFIVTTSSYLWYYFNLVLTQIPGGQFIVSYIKKSHHDDPYRTTVEIGLILYGIIYYLSKPQQKKSLQAQKPNLSPQEIDALIEDWEPEPLVDPSATDEQSWRVAKTPVTMEMPIQNHITITRNNLQEKYTNVFNLASNNFLQLSATEPVKEVVKTTIKNYGVGACGPAGFYGNQDVHYTLEYDLAQFFGTQGSVLYGQDFCAAPSVLPAFTKRGDVIVADDQVSLPVQNALQLSRSTVYYFNHNDMNSLECLLNELTEQEKLEKLPAIPRKFIVTEGIFHNSGDLAPLPELTKLKNKYKFRLFVDETFSIGVLGATGRGLSEHFNMDRATAIDITVGSMATALGSTGGFVLGDSVMCLHQRIGSNAYCFSACLPAYTVTSVSKVLKLMDSNNDAVQTLQKLSKSLHDSFASDDSLRSYVIVTSSPVSAVLHLQLTPAYRSRKFGYTCEQLFETMSALQKKSQTNKFIEPYEEEEKFLQSIVDHALINYNVLITRNTIVLKQETLPIVPSLKICCNAAMSPEELKNACESVKQSILACCQESNK