UniProt functional annotation for Q5SLI8

UniProt code: Q5SLI8.

Organism: Thermus thermophilus (strain ATCC 27634 / DSM 579 / HB8).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Deinococcus-Thermus; Deinococci; Thermales; Thermaceae; Thermus.
 
Function: Converts 2C-methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate (ME- 2,4cPP) into 1-hydroxy-2-methyl-2-(E)-butenyl 4-diphosphate. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00159}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=(2E)-4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl diphosphate + 2 H(+) + H2O + oxidized [flavodoxin] = 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclic diphosphate + reduced [flavodoxin]; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:43604, Rhea:RHEA- COMP:10622, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:10623, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:57618, ChEBI:CHEBI:58210, ChEBI:CHEBI:58483, ChEBI:CHEBI:128753; EC=1.17.7.3; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00159};
Cofactor: Name=[4Fe-4S] cluster; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:49883; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00159}; Note=Binds 1 [4Fe-4S] cluster. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00159};
Pathway: Isoprenoid biosynthesis; isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthesis via DXP pathway; isopentenyl diphosphate from 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5- phosphate: step 5/6. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00159}.
Similarity: Belongs to the IspG family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00159}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.