UniProt functional annotation for Q5SLX2

UniProt code: Q5SLX2.

Organism: Thermus thermophilus (strain ATCC 27634 / DSM 579 / HB8).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Deinococcus-Thermus; Deinococci; Thermales; Thermaceae; Thermus.
 
Function: Catalyzes the formation of 4-diphosphocytidyl-2-C-methyl-D- erythritol from CTP and 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP). {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00108}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate + CTP + H(+) = 4-CDP-2-C- methyl-D-erythritol + diphosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:13429, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:33019, ChEBI:CHEBI:37563, ChEBI:CHEBI:57823, ChEBI:CHEBI:58262; EC=2.7.7.60; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00108};
Pathway: Isoprenoid biosynthesis; isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthesis via DXP pathway; isopentenyl diphosphate from 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5- phosphate: step 2/6. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00108}.
Similarity: Belongs to the IspD/TarI cytidylyltransferase family. IspD subfamily. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00108}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.