Protein
Urease subunit alpha
Organism
Helicobacter pylori (strain ATCC 700392 / 26695)
Function
Ammonia produced by ureolysis increases the gastric pH thereby providing an environment permissive for colonization of the stomach.
Similarity
In the C-terminal section; belongs to the urease beta subunit family.
Sequence
MKLTPKELDKLMLHYAGELAKKRKEKGIKLNYVEAVALISAHIMEEARAGKKTAAELMQEGRTLLKPDDVMDGVASMIHEVGIEAMFPDGTKLVTVHTPIEANGKLVPGELFLKNEDITINEGKKAVSVKVKNVGDRPVQIGSHFHFFEVNRCLDFDREKTFGKRLDIASGTAVRFEPGEEKSVELIDIGGNRRIFGFNALVDRQADNESKKIALHRAKERGFHGAKSDDNYVKTIKE