UniProt functional annotation for Q07841

UniProt code: Q07841.

Organism: Haloarcula marismortui (strain ATCC 43049 / DSM 3752 / JCM 8966 / VKM B-1809) (Halobacterium marismortui).
Taxonomy: Archaea; Euryarchaeota; Stenosarchaea group; Halobacteria; Halobacteriales; Haloarculaceae; Haloarcula.
 
Function: Catalyzes the reversible oxidation of malate to oxaloacetate. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8476859}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=(S)-malate + NAD(+) = H(+) + NADH + oxaloacetate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:21432, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:15589, ChEBI:CHEBI:16452, ChEBI:CHEBI:57540, ChEBI:CHEBI:57945; EC=1.1.1.37; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:8476859};
Biophysicochemical properties: Kinetic parameters: KM=0.9 mM for oxaloacetate (in the presence of 2 M NaCl) {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8476859}; KM=0.7 mM for oxaloacetate (in the presence of 4 M NaCl) {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8476859}; Note=kcat is 197 sec(-1) with oxaloacetate as substrate (in the presence of 2 M NaCl). kcat is 69 sec(-1) with oxaloacetate as substrate (in the presence of 4 M NaCl).;
Subunit: Homotetramer; arranged as a dimer of dimers. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10653643, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10653644, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12581646}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8476859}.
Miscellaneous: The quaternary structure is stabilized by chloride ions bound between the subunits. This may be an adaptation to the halophilic environment.
Similarity: Belongs to the LDH/MDH superfamily. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.