UniProt functional annotation for Q5SJ28

UniProt code: Q5SJ28.

Organism: Thermus thermophilus (strain ATCC 27634 / DSM 579 / HB8).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Deinococcus-Thermus; Deinococci; Thermales; Thermaceae; Thermus.
 
Function: Catalyzes a reversible aldol reaction between acetaldehyde and D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to generate 2-deoxy-D-ribose 5- phosphate. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00114}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=2-deoxy-D-ribose 5-phosphate = acetaldehyde + D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:12821, ChEBI:CHEBI:15343, ChEBI:CHEBI:59776, ChEBI:CHEBI:62877; EC=4.1.2.4; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00114};
Pathway: Carbohydrate degradation; 2-deoxy-D-ribose 1-phosphate degradation; D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate and acetaldehyde from 2- deoxy-alpha-D-ribose 1-phosphate: step 2/2. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00114}.
Subunit: Homotetramer, in solution and in the crystal structure. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15388928}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00114}.
Similarity: Belongs to the DeoC/FbaB aldolase family. DeoC type 1 subfamily. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00114}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.