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PTO0478

Gene
PTO0478
Protein
Mevalonate 3,5-bisphosphate decarboxylase
Organism
Picrophilus torridus (strain ATCC 700027 / DSM 9790 / JCM 10055 / NBRC 100828)
Length
349 amino acids
Function
Catalyzes the ATP-independent decarboxylation of (R)-mevalonate 3,5-bisphosphate to isopentenyl phosphate. Functions in an alternative mevalonate pathway, only present in extreme acidophiles of the Thermoplasmatales order, which passes through mevalonate 3-phosphate rather than mevalonate 5-phosphate. Shows no detectable decarboxylase activity on mevalonate, mevalonate 3-phosphate, mevalonate 5-phosphate or mevalonate 5-pyrophosphate.
Similarity
Belongs to the mevalonate 3,5-bisphosphate decarboxylase family.
Mass
40.022 kDa
Sequence
MNDLNVYGEKIRNMLLELGIYNKSDDYSPDIKYNKTFHANGYPITGLYKFLGYYDRDNNIANFPSISFTTNFSSCDVTCRVLRSGNDRIIFNGKNNEKYYKRAEKALSFLRKKYRIDAAFEFNIRINRRYRDAKGLGESAAVASATARAVAAAVFGMDAAKDRGFVSYLARHVSGSGTRSAAGNLSMWLSYPGIDDLSSIGFEIRKDDLFHFYAIPMRSRIETLNAHDYASSSIFYNAWVKSKFFDIIDIIENKFNTRMMLEYSMKDMYRLQALLISSGYIIYEKHYLDIIRKLRSSLNNYKNVYFTSDTGTSIVVMSTSMNELSRFVNDLDLDGISGNFPEKIIIEEL