Protein
Probable bifunctional methylthioribose-1-phosphate isomerase/methylthioribulose-1-phosphate dehydratase
Organism
Nocardia farcinica (strain IFM 10152)
Function
Bifunctional protein that catalyzes the interconversion of methylthioribose-1-phosphate (MTR-1-P) into methylthioribulose-1-phosphate (MTRu-1-P), and the dehydration of methylthioribulose-1-phosphate (MTRu-1-P) into 2,3-diketo-5-methylthiopentyl-1-phosphate (DK-MTP-1-P).
Similarity
In the C-terminal section; belongs to the aldolase class II family. MtnB subfamily.
Sequence
MRPIDDSSLTWDDGALVTVDQRGLPHEARPLRLRTADQIIDAIKTLAIRGAPAIGIAGAFAVVLATRAHTRDGIVDVAAVRAEADRIAAARPTAVNLAWAVDRVRPRIAEGADAVLAETLDMLAEDGRVNRAAATHAADLVQRLCGPRPLRVLTHCNTGRLATSAFGTAIGALRVLAERGAVEEVLVDETRPLLQGARLTTWELAEAGIPHRLTIDSAAAWAMATGLVDCVLVGADRVTARGDVANKIGTYAVALAAHRHGIPFVVVAPESTRDPATASWRDIVVEERAAEEVTAFAGSATAPVGTAAFNPAFDVTPADLVTAVVTEHGVVHGTVAAEPGARIAATARELYARGWMPGTAGNLSVRTGDTAVVTASGLAKGELSATDMVRVAIADSTPLPGQDRRPSAETTIHTAVYRATGAAAVVHVHSPFATALATRAGAADEVRVLRITDYELIKGLGGSDPTAIDLAIFPNWRDVPRIAADIERRLAEHPGAPPVLCIAGHGITTWGENLTQARDRAECLEAVCELVLRTGREHAFAPQTHVLEMGPT