Protein
PTS system maltose-specific EIICB component
Organism
Escherichia coli (strain K12)
Function
The phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent sugar phosphotransferase system (sugar PTS), a major carbohydrate active transport system, catalyzes the phosphorylation of incoming sugar substrates concomitantly with their translocation across the cell membrane. This system is involved in maltose transport. MalX can also recognize and transport glucose even though this sugar may not represent the natural substrate of the system.
Sequence
MTAKTAPKVTLWEFFQQLGKTFMLPVALLSFCGIMLGIGSSLSSHDVITLIPVLGNPVLQAIFTWMSKIGSFAFSFLPVMFCIAIPLGLARENKGVAAFAGFIGYAVMNLAVNFWLTNKGILPTTDAAVLKANNIQSILGIQSIDTGILGAVIAGIIVWMLHERFHNIRLPDALAFFGGTRFVPIISSLVMGLVGLVIPLVWPIFAMGISGLGHMINSAGDFGPMLFGTGERLLLPFGLHHILVALIRFTDAGGTQEVCGQTVSGALTIFQAQLSCPTTHGFSESATRFLSQGKMPAFLGGLPGAALAMYHCARPENRHKIKGLLISGLIACVVGGTTEPLEFLFLFVAPVLYVIHALLTGLGFTVMSVLGVTIGNTDGNIIDFVVFGILHGLSTKWYMVPVVAAIWFVVYYVIFRFAITRFNLKTPGRDSEVASSIEKAVAGAPGKSGYNVPAILEALGGADNIVSLDNCITRLRLSVKDMSLVNVQALKDNRAIGVVQLNQHNLQVVIGPQVQSVKDEMAGLMHTVQA