UniProt functional annotation for P9WKG7

UniProt code: P9WKG7.

Organism: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (strain ATCC 25618 / H37Rv).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Actinobacteria; Corynebacteriales; Mycobacteriaceae; Mycobacterium; Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.
 
Function: Catalyzes the phosphorylation of the position 2 hydroxy group of 4-diphosphocytidyl-2C-methyl-D-erythritol. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00061}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=4-CDP-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol + ATP = 4-CDP-2-C-methyl-D- erythritol 2-phosphate + ADP + H(+); Xref=Rhea:RHEA:18437, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:30616, ChEBI:CHEBI:57823, ChEBI:CHEBI:57919, ChEBI:CHEBI:456216; EC=2.7.1.148; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00061};
Pathway: Isoprenoid biosynthesis; isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthesis via DXP pathway; isopentenyl diphosphate from 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5- phosphate: step 3/6. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00061}.
Miscellaneous: Was identified as a high-confidence drug target.
Similarity: Belongs to the GHMP kinase family. IspE subfamily. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00061}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.