Protein
Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase [GTP]
Organism
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (strain ATCC 25177 / H37Ra)
Function
Involved in the gluconeogenesis, in growth on fatty acids and is important for initiation of infection in the macrophages. Catalyzes the GTP-dependent 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.
Similarity
Belongs to the phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase [GTP] family.
Sequence
MTSATIPGLDTAPTNHQGLLSWVEEVAELTQPDRVVFTDGSEEEFQRLCDQLVEAGTFIRLNPEKHKNSYLALSDPSDVARVESRTYICSAKEIDAGPTNNWMDPGEMRSIMKDLYRGCMRGRTMYVVPFCMGPLGAEDPKLGVEITDSEYVVVSMRTMTRMGKAALEKMGDDGFFVKALHSVGAPLEPGQKDVAWPCSETKYITHFPETREIWSYGSGYGGNALLGKKCYSLRIASAMAHDEGWLAEHMLILKLISPENKAYYFAAAFPSACGKTNLAMLQPTIPGWRAETLGDDIAWMRFGKDGRLYAVNPEFGFFGVAPGTNWKSNPNAMRTIAAGNTVFTNVALTDDGDVWWEGLEGDPQHLIDWKGNDWYFRETETNAAHPNSRYCTPMSQCPILAPEWDDPQGVPISGILFGGRRKTTVPLVTEARDWQHGVFIGATLGSEQTAAAEGKVGNVRRDPMAMLPFLGYNVGDYFQHWINLGKHADESKLPKVFFVNWFRRGDDGRFLWPGFGENSRVLKWIVDRIEHKAGGATTPIGTVPAVEDLDLDGLDVDAADVAAALAVDADEWRQELPLIEEWLQFVGEKLPTGVKDEFDALKERLG