Protein
Nicotinamide riboside kinase
Organism
Ashbya gossypii (strain ATCC 10895 / CBS 109.51 / FGSC 9923 / NRRL Y-1056)
Function
Catalyzes the phosphorylation of nicotinamide riboside (NR) and nicotinic acid riboside (NaR) to form nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) and nicotinic acid mononucleotide (NaMN).
Similarity
Belongs to the uridine kinase family. NRK subfamily.
Sequence
MTSQLAGFKGTRGTLLVGIGGCSSSGKSTIAKLAVQVLEDAVLVHQDDFYRHDDEVPFDEEYQIGNWDVPEALDMAQFERELDHIRATGRPAAKLVHNGNIDDVGKFGISEEYLEELRRRYRGRISQPVVLVDGFMLYHDDKVAARFDCRLLVRAPYATMKARRASRGGYKTLDSFWQDPPFYFDKFVYKSYAATHARLFRNCDVEDRLVAPDVQEIYNGDEAQITCVLEQVLDAIAAAQC