Protein
Cholesterol oxidase
Organism
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (strain CDC 1551 / Oshkosh)
Function
Catalyzes the oxidation and isomerization of cholesterol to cholestenone (4-cholesten-3-one), which is an initial step in the cholesterol degradation process. Required for virulence (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the GMC oxidoreductase family. Highly divergent.
Sequence
MKPDYDVLIIGSGFGGSVTALRLTEKGYRVGVLEAGRRFSDEEFAKTSWDLRKFLWAPRLGCYGIQRIHPLRNVMILAGAGVGGGSLNYANTLYVPPEPFFADQQWSHITDWRGELMPHYQQAQRMLGVVQNPTFTDADRIVKEVADEMGFGDTWVPTPVGVFFGPDGTKTPGKTVPDPYFGGAGPARTGCLECGCCMTGCRHGAKNTLVKNYLGLAESAGAQVIPMTTVKGFERRSDGLWEVRTVRTGSWLRRDRRTFTATQLVLAAGTWGTQHLLFKMRDRGRLPGLSKRLGVLTRTNSESIVGAATLKVNPDLDLTHGVAITSSIHPTADTHIEPVRYGKGSNAMGLLQTLMTDGSGPQGTDVPRWRQLLQTASQDPRGTIRMLNPRQWSERTVIALVMQHLDNSITTFTKRGKLGIRWYSSKQGHGEPNPTWIPIGNQVTRRIAAKIDGVAGGTWGELFNIPLTAHFLGGAVIGDDPEHGVIDPYHRVYGYPTLYVVDGAAISANLGVNPSLSIAAQAERAASLWPNKGETDRRPPQGEPYRRLAPIQPAHPVVPADAPGALRWLPIDPVSNAG