Protein
UDP-glucose 6-dehydrogenase
Organism
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Function
Catalyzes the formation of UDP-glucuronic acid which is required for capsular hyaluronic acid synthesis. Directly responsible for the transformation of some unencapsulated serotype-3 SP mutants to the encapsulated phenotype.
Similarity
Belongs to the UDP-glucose/GDP-mannose dehydrogenase family.
Sequence
MKIAIAGSGYVGLSLAVLLAQHHEVKVIDVIKDKVESINNRKSPIKDEAIEKYLVEKELNLEASLDPAHVYKDVEYAIIATPTNYDVDLNQFDTSSVEAAIKTCMEYNDTCTIVIKSTIPEGYTKEVREKFNTDRIIFSPEFLRESKALYDNLYPSRIVVGTDLDDSELTKRAWQFADLLKGGAIKEEVPILVVAFNEAEVAKLFSNTYLATRVRYFNEIDTYSEVKGLNPKTIIDIVCYDPRIGSYYNNPSFGYGGYCLPKDTKQLKASFRDVPENLITAVVQSNKTRKDYIAGAILAKQPSVVGIYRLIMKSDSDNFRSSAVKGVMERLDNYGKEIVIYEPTIECDTFMGYRVIKSLDEFKNISDIVVANRMNDDLRDIQEKLYTRDLFGRE