UniProt functional annotation for P28305

UniProt code: P28305.

Organism: Escherichia coli (strain K12).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia.
 
Function: Involved in the biosynthesis of p-aminobenzoate (PABA), a precursor of tetrahydrofolate. Converts 4-amino-4-deoxychorismate into 4-aminobenzoate (PABA) and pyruvate. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1644759, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2251281}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=4-amino-4-deoxychorismate = 4-aminobenzoate + H(+) + pyruvate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:16201, ChEBI:CHEBI:15361, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:17836, ChEBI:CHEBI:58406; EC=4.1.3.38; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:2251281};
Cofactor: Name=pyridoxal 5'-phosphate; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:597326; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:10876155, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11841211, ECO:0000269|PubMed:1644759};
Pathway: Cofactor biosynthesis; tetrahydrofolate biosynthesis; 4- aminobenzoate from chorismate: step 2/2.
Subunit: Homodimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10876155, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11841211, ECO:0000269|PubMed:1644759, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2251281}.
Disruption phenotype: Cells lacking this gene are unable to produce PABA. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1644759}.
Similarity: Belongs to the class-IV pyridoxal-phosphate-dependent aminotransferase family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.