UniProt functional annotation for Q92871

UniProt code: Q92871.

Organism: Homo sapiens (Human).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
 
Function: Involved in the synthesis of the GDP-mannose and dolichol- phosphate-mannose required for a number of critical mannosyl transfer reactions. In addition, may be responsible for the degradation of glucose-1,6-bisphosphate in ischemic brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16540464}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=alpha-D-mannose 1-phosphate = D-mannose 6-phosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:11140, ChEBI:CHEBI:58409, ChEBI:CHEBI:58735; EC=5.4.2.8; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:16540464};
Cofactor: Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:16540464};
Activity regulation: IMP, a metabolite whose concentration is elevated in anoxia, inhibits phosphomannomutase and phosphoglucomutase activities and strongly enhances glucose-1,6-bisphosphatase activity. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:O35621}.
Biophysicochemical properties: Kinetic parameters: KM=54 uM for alpha-D-mannose 1-phosphate {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16540464}; KM=7.5 uM for alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16540464};
Pathway: Nucleotide-sugar biosynthesis; GDP-alpha-D-mannose biosynthesis; alpha-D-mannose 1-phosphate from D-fructose 6-phosphate: step 2/2.
Subunit: Homodimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16540464}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:O35621}.
Tissue specificity: Strong expression in liver, heart, brain, and pancreas; lower expression in skeletal muscle.
Similarity: Belongs to the eukaryotic PMM family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.