Protein
Probable cardiolipin synthase YwiE
Organism
Bacillus subtilis (strain 168)
Function
Catalyzes the reversible phosphatidyl group transfer from one phosphatidylglycerol molecule to another to form cardiolipin (CL) (diphosphatidylglycerol) and glycerol (By similarity). May have a role in the heat shock response since the level of the transcript of ywiE increases after a heat shock.
Similarity
Belongs to the phospholipase D family. Cardiolipin synthase subfamily.
Sequence
MLKRRLEFFFLYMMLIGAYVIWFFPVSRLEFYGGLLCYISIILFSIYSLILENRTSQHTLLWIHILVFFPIVGYVFYLFSGQLYVKGKLFKTKRMYNREKLRKLFDKEETPEVTGLKDNQERFFTYSIRAAHMNINTKSNIKVLKNGEETFPDIFKAMRKAESYIHIEYYMFKSDMLGRGMMDIMMEKARQGVEVRFLYDAAGSMKLARRDIMRMKQAGVDIVPFSPLKYGFFNQKLNFRNHRKIVIIDGKTGFVGGLNVGKEYISRDPYIGFWRDTHLRLEGEIVQTLHAIFMLDWEYVSNEVLIDQEEYNTPVPVEGGGIYQIVATGPDMKESMSDLYYEMISSAQKSIWIATPYFVPNESIRTALKAAATKGVEVRVMVPEKNDSFLTQYASRSYFPELLLEGIEVYSYQKGFMHQKVMIIDGDLASVGTANMDMRSFQLNFEVNVFFTDAEAIRTLEAHFEEDMQESEKLSPVGFYKRGVADRTKESFARLFSGVL