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hgsA

Gene
hgsA
Protein
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase A
Organism
Dictyostelium discoideum
Length
482 amino acids
Function
Condenses acetyl-CoA with acetoacetyl-CoA to form HMG-CoA, which is the substrate for HMG-CoA reductase.
Similarity
Belongs to the thiolase-like superfamily. HMG-CoA synthase family.
Mass
53.741 kDa
Sequence
MTKPENIGIHGIEVYFPSTYVAQEDLEKFDGVSQGKYTLGLGQTNMAFCGDREDIYSLSLNAVNNLMDKFNVDPNSIGRLEVGTETVIDKSKSVKTVLMDLFAKHGNTSIDGIDTINACYGGTSALHNALQWMESSYWDGRNAIVVAGDIAVYEKGPARPTGGAGVVAMLIGPNAPITFESGLRGVHMENVYDFYKPDMDSEYPRVDGKLSISCYFRAIDNCYNRYAKAFEKKYGKSFSLDQVDFALFHSPYNKLVQKSFGRMLYNDFLNNPNDSRYASLEAYKNVKPEDTYFDSVLEKALSAITKNDYATKVAPTTLLAKQLGNTYCGSTYSGLLSLLDEKSNDLVGKRVLTFSYGSGLAASAFSFKVEKPINHIVEKVDLKNRLAKRVRVEPEIFTEKLSLRETRHNLKNYVPSDETTNMFPGSFYLSSVDNAGIRKYDRTYSTSAVLGAFQRRQQISQSTIKSLNLFRATKSVLSILKK