UniProt functional annotation for Q5SLL5

UniProt code: Q5SLL5.

Organism: Thermus thermophilus (strain ATCC 27634 / DSM 579 / HB8).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Deinococcus-Thermus; Deinococci; Thermales; Thermaceae; Thermus.
 
Function: Involved in gluconeogenesis. Catalyzes the conversion of oxaloacetate (OAA) to phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) through direct phosphoryl transfer between the nucleoside triphosphate and OAA (By similarity). {ECO:0000250, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16239727}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=ATP + oxaloacetate = ADP + CO2 + phosphoenolpyruvate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:18617, ChEBI:CHEBI:16452, ChEBI:CHEBI:16526, ChEBI:CHEBI:30616, ChEBI:CHEBI:58702, ChEBI:CHEBI:456216; EC=4.1.1.49; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00453};
Cofactor: Name=Mn(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29035; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00453}; Note=Binds 1 Mn(2+) ion per subunit. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00453};
Activity regulation: Allosterically activated by calcium. {ECO:0000250}.
Pathway: Carbohydrate biosynthesis; gluconeogenesis. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00453}.
Subunit: Dimer of dimers. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:16239727, ECO:0000305|Ref.3}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00453}.
Similarity: Belongs to the phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (ATP) family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00453}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.