Glutamate racemase
Details
- Name
- Glutamate racemase
- Synonyms
- 5.1.1.3
- Gene Name
- murI
- Organism
- Aquifex pyrophilus
- Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016440|Glutamate racemase MKIGIFDSGVGGLTVLKAIRNRYRKVDIVYLGDTARVPYGIRSKDTIIRYSLECAGFLKD KGVDIIVVACNTASAYALERLKKEINVPVFGVIEPGVKEALKKSRNKKIGVIGTPATVKS GAYQRKLEEGGADVFAKACPLFVPLAEEGLLEGEITRKVVEHYLKEFKGKIDTLILGCTH YPLLKKEIKKFLGDVEVVDSSEALSLSLHNFIKDDGSSSLELFFTDLSPNLQFLIKLILG RDYPVKLAEGVFTH
- Number of residues
- 254
- Molecular Weight
- 27992.485
- Theoretical pI
- 9.24
- GO Classification
- Functionsglutamate racemase activityProcessescell wall organization / peptidoglycan biosynthetic process / regulation of cell shape
- General Function
- Glutamate racemase activity
- Specific Function
- Provides the (R)-glutamate required for cell wall biosynthesis. Converts L- or D-glutamate to D- or L-glutamate, respectively, but not other amino acids such as alanine, aspartate, and glutamine.
- Pfam Domain Function
- Asp_Glu_race (PF01177)
- Transmembrane Regions
- Not Available
- Cellular Location
- Not Available
- Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0002899|765 bp ATGAAGATAGGTATCTTTGACAGTGGTGTGGGGGGACTTACTGTTCTAAAGGCTATAAGA AATAGATACAGAAAGGTTGATATAGTATACCTCGGTGATACCGCAAGGGTTCCCTACGGC ATAAGGTCTAAAGATACGATAATCAGATACTCCCTTGAGTGTGCGGGCTTTTTAAAGGAT AAGGGTGTTGATATAATCGTCGTTGCCTGCAATACCGCAAGTGCTTACGCTCTTGAACGT TTAAAGAAAGAGATAAACGTTCCCGTTTTCGGCGTTATTGAACCCGGGGTTAAAGAAGCC TTAAAAAAGTCAAGGAATAAAAAAATAGGAGTTATAGGAACTCCTGCAACCGTAAAAAGC GGAGCCTACCAGAGAAAGCTTGAAGAGGGGGGAGCTGATGTTTTTGCAAAGGCCTGTCCC CTATTCGTTCCCCTTGCGGAGGAAGGTCTCCTTGAGGGGGAGATAACAAGAAAGGTTGTA GAACACTACCTTAAGGAGTTTAAAGGTAAGATTGATACTCTGATTTTAGGATGTACCCAT TACCCCCTTCTTAAAAAGGAGATAAAGAAGTTTTTGGGAGACGTTGAAGTCGTTGACTCT TCCGAAGCCCTTTCCCTTTCCCTCCATAACTTTATAAAGGACGATGGGTCCTCATCCCTT GAGTTATTTTTTACGGACCTTTCCCCAAATCTCCAGTTTTTGATTAAATTAATACTCGGT AGGGATTACCCGGTAAAACTTGCGGAGGGGGTTTTTACACATTAA
- Chromosome Location
- Not Available
- Locus
- Not Available
- External Identifiers
Resource Link UniProtKB ID P56868 UniProtKB Entry Name MURI_AQUPY GenBank Protein ID 6707573 GenBank Gene ID AF212972 - General References
- Kim SS, Choi IG, Kim SH, Yu YG: Molecular cloning, expression, and characterization of a thermostable glutamate racemase from a hyperthermophilic bacterium, Aquifex pyrophilus. Extremophiles. 1999 Aug;3(3):175-83. [Article]
- Hwang KY, Cho CS, Kim SS, Sung HC, Yu YG, Cho Y: Structure and mechanism of glutamate racemase from Aquifex pyrophilus. Nat Struct Biol. 1999 May;6(5):422-6. [Article]