Protein
Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase [GTP], mitochondrial
Function
Catalyzes the conversion of oxaloacetate (OAA) to phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP), the rate-limiting step in the metabolic pathway that produces glucose from lactate and other precursors derived from the citric acid cycle. Facilitates the recycling of lactate carbon in the liver.
Similarity
Belongs to the phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase [GTP] family.
Sequence
MFWLRGGAQSCRGGETEDRMQRGMWGVGLARRRLSTSLSALPAAARDFVEEAVRLCRPREVLLCDGSEEEGKELLRGLQDDGVLHPLPKYDNCWLARTDPRDVARVESKTVLVTPEQSDAVPPPPPSGGPPQLGNWMSPNAFQAAVQERFPGCMAGRPLYVIPFSMGPPTSPLAKLGVQVTDSPYVVLSMRIMTRVGPAVLQRLDDDFVRCLHSVGRPLPLTEPLVSSWPCDRSPVLVAHIPSERRIVSFGSGYGGNSLLGKKCFALRIASRMAQQQGWLAEHMLILGVTSPSGEKRYMAAAFPSACGKTNLAMMTPSLPGWRIHCVGDDIAWMKFDDEGRLRAINPERGFFGVAPGTSSRTNPNAMATIARNTIFTNVGLRSDGGVYWDGLDEPTEPGVTYTSWLGKPWKHGDPEPCAHPNSRFCAPADQCPIMDPRWDDPEGVPIDAIIFGGRRPRGVPLVVEAFGWRHGVFMGSAMRSEATAAAEHKGGRLMHDPFAMRPFFGYNAGRYLEHWLSTGLRSNARLPRLFHVNWFLRDNEGRFVWPGFGHNARVLAWIFGRIQGRDTARPTPIGWVPKEGDLDLGGLPGVDYSQLFPMEKGFWEEECRQLREYYGENFGADLPRDVMAELEGLEERVRKM