Protein
Acetyltransferase Pat
Organism
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (strain ATCC 25618 / H37Rv)
Function
Catalyzes specifically the acetylation of the epsilon-amino group of a highly conserved lysine residue in acetyl-CoA synthetase (ACS). This acetylation results in the inactivation of ACS activity and could be important for mycobacteria to adjust to environmental changes.
Sequence
MDGIAELTGARVEDLAGMDVFQGCPAEGLVSLAASVQPLRAAAGQVLLRQGEPAVSFLLISSGSAEVSHVGDDGVAIIARALPGMIVGEIALLRDSPRSATVTTIEPLTGWTGGRGAFATMVHIPGVGERLLRTARQRLAAFVSPIPVRLADGTQLMLRPVLPGDRERTVHGHIQFSGETLYRRFMSARVPSPALMHYLSEVDYVDHFVWVVTDGSDPVADARFVRDETDPTVAEIAFTVADAYQGRGIGSFLIGALSVAARVDGVERFAARMLSDNVPMRTIMDRYGAVWQREDVGVITTMIDVPGPGELSLGREMVDQINRVARQVIEAVG