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YMC1

Gene
YMC1
Protein
Mitochondrial glycine transporter YMC1
Organism
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c)
Length
307 amino acids
Function
Secondary mitochondrial glycine transporter required for the biosynthesis of heme at high glycine concentrations. Imports the precursor glycine into the mitochondrial matrix, where it is condensed with succinyl-CoA to produce 5-aminolevulinate (ALA), the first step of heme biosynthesis.
Similarity
Belongs to the mitochondrial carrier (TC 2.A.29) family.
Mass
33.376 kDa
Sequence
MSEEFPSPQLIDDLEEHPQHDNARVVKDLLAGTAGGIAQVLVGQPFDTTKVRLQTSSTPTTAMEVVRKLLANEGPRGFYKGTLTPLIGVGACVSLQFGVNEAMKRFFHHRNADMSSTLSLPQYYACGVTGGIVNSFLASPIEHVRIRLQTQTGSGTNAEFKGPLECIKKLRHNKALLRGLTPTILREGHGCGTYFLVYEALIANQMNKRRGLERKDIPAWKLCIFGALSGTALWLMVYPLDVIKSVMQTDNLQKPKFGNSISSVAKTLYANGGIGAFFKGFGPTMLRAAPANGATFATFELAMRLLG