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Ta0762

Gene
Ta0762
Protein
Mevalonate-3-phosphate 5-kinase
Organism
Thermoplasma acidophilum (strain ATCC 25905 / DSM 1728 / JCM 9062 / NBRC 15155 / AMRC-C165)
Length
202 amino acids
Function
Phosphorylates mevalonate 3-phosphate to form mevalonate 3,5-bisphosphate. 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.
Mass
23.298 kDa
Sequence
MNSRIMFIGGVPGVGKTSISGYIARNTDIDIVLSSDYLREFLRPFAPQESHLETSVYDAWKFYGDMSDDNIIRGYLDQARPIMGGINRVIARALANGEDLIIESLYFVPDMMDEMVLKNAFLAYVYIDDPDLHRSRLEDRINYTHRNSPGSRLAAHLKEYRTIMDYSMDMARGRGIGLYSTDDYALARQRLLDDFRKFVDRR