UniProt functional annotation for P23254

UniProt code: P23254.

Organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c) (Baker's yeast).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Saccharomycotina; Saccharomycetes; Saccharomycetales; Saccharomycetaceae; Saccharomyces.
 
Function: Catalyzes the transfer of a two-carbon ketol group from a ketose donor to an aldose acceptor, via a covalent intermediate with the cofactor thiamine pyrophosphate. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8521838}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate + D-sedoheptulose 7-phosphate = aldehydo-D-ribose 5-phosphate + D-xylulose 5-phosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:10508, ChEBI:CHEBI:57483, ChEBI:CHEBI:57737, ChEBI:CHEBI:58273, ChEBI:CHEBI:59776; EC=2.2.1.1; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:8144674, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8521838, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8999873};
Cofactor: Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:18186462}; Name=Ca(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29108; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:18186462}; Name=Mn(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29035; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:18186462}; Name=Co(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:48828; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:18186462}; Note=Binds 1 Mg(2+) ion per subunit. Can also utilize other divalent metal cations, such as Ca(2+), Mn(2+) and Co(2+). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18186462};
Cofactor: Name=thiamine diphosphate; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:58937; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:18186462}; Note=Binds 1 thiamine pyrophosphate per subunit. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18186462};
Subunit: Homodimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11773632, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8144674, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8176731, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8999873, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9398292}.
Miscellaneous: Present with 40300 molecules/cell in log phase SD medium. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14562106}.
Similarity: Belongs to the transketolase family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.