Protein
Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase [NAD(+)] 2, mitochondrial
Organism
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c)
Function
Catalyzes the production of glycerol under anaerobic growth conditions. Glycerol production serves as a redox sink by consuming the excess cytosolic NADH during anaerobic metabolism.
Similarity
Belongs to the NAD-dependent glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase family.
Sequence
MLAVRRLTRYTFLKRTHPVLYTRRAYKILPSRSTFLRRSLLQTQLHSKMTAHTNIKQHKHCHEDHPIRRSDSAVSIVHLKRAPFKVTVIGSGNWGTTIAKVIAENTELHSHIFEPEVRMWVFDEKIGDENLTDIINTRHQNVKYLPNIDLPHNLVADPDLLHSIKGADILVFNIPHQFLPNIVKQLQGHVAPHVRAISCLKGFELGSKGVQLLSSYVTDELGIQCGALSGANLAPEVAKEHWSETTVAYQLPKDYQGDGKDVDHKILKLLFHRPYFHVNVIDDVAGISIAGALKNVVALACGFVEGMGWGNNASAAIQRLGLGEIIKFGRMFFPESKVETYYQESAGVADLITTCSGGRNVKVATYMAKTGKSALEAEKELLNGQSAQGIITCREVHEWLQTCELTQEFPLFEAVYQIVYNNVRMEDLPEMIEELDIDDE