UniProt functional annotation for P56839

UniProt code: P56839.

Organism: Mytilus edulis (Blue mussel).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Spiralia; Lophotrochozoa; Mollusca; Bivalvia; Autobranchia; Pteriomorphia; Mytiloida; Mytiloidea; Mytilidae; Mytilinae; Mytilus.
 
Function: Formation of a carbon-phosphorus bond by converting phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) to phosphonopyruvate (P-Pyr).
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=H(+) + phosphoenolpyruvate = 3-phosphonopyruvate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:17013, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:58702, ChEBI:CHEBI:71402; EC=5.4.2.9;
Cofactor: Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420;
Pathway: Phosphorus metabolism; phosphonate biosynthesis.
Subunit: Homotetramer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10378273, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12162742}.
Similarity: Belongs to the isocitrate lyase/PEP mutase superfamily. PEP mutase family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.