Protein
Threonine dehydratase 2 biosynthetic, chloroplastic
Organism
Solanum lycopersicum
Function
Processed threonine dehydratase 2: Involved in defense against lepidopteran, but not coleopteran herbivore insects (PubMed:21436043, PubMed:17416643). Acts in the insect gut to degrade threonine, which is an essential and limiting nutrient for the growth of lepidopteran larvae (Probable). Active against both L-threonine and L-serine (PubMed:17416643).
Similarity
Belongs to the serine/threonine dehydratase family.
Sequence
MEFLCLAPTRSFSTNPKLTKSIPSDHTSTTSRIFTYQNMRGSTMRPLALPLKMSPIVSVPDITAPVENVPAILPKVVPGELIVNKPTGGDSDELFQYLVDILASPVYDVAIESPLELAEKLSDRLGVNFYIKREDKQRVFSFKLRGAYNMMSNLSREELDKGVITASAGNHAQGVALAGQRLNCVAKIVMPTTTPQIKIDAVRALGGDVVLYGKTFDEAQTHALELSEKDGLKYIPPFDDPGVIKGQGTIGTEINRQLKDIHAVFIPVGGGGLIAGVATFFKQIAPNTKIIGVEPYGAASMTLSLHEGHRVKLSNVDTFADGVAVALVGEYTFAKCQELIDGMVLVANDGISAAIKDVYDEGRNILETSGAVAIAGAAAYCEFYKIKNENIVAIASGANMDFSKLHKVTELAGLGSGKEALLATFMVEQQGSFKTFVGLVGSLNFTELTYRFTSERKNALILYRVNVDKESDLEKMIEDMKSSNMTTLNLSHNELVVDHLKHLVGGSANISDEIFGEFIVPEKAETLKTFLDAFSPRWNITLCRYRNQGDINASLLMGFQVPQAEMDEFKNQADKLGYPYELDNYNEAFNLVVSE