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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP13131
Secondary Accession Numbers None
Name 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase
Synonyms
  1. 1-deoxyxylulose-5-phosphate synthase
  2. DXP synthase
  3. DXPS
Gene Name DXS
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Not Available
Specific Function Catalyzes the acyloin condensation reaction between C atoms 2 and 3 of pyruvate and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to yield 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate (DXP).
Pathways
  • 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate biosynthesis
  • Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites
  • Terpenoid backbone biosynthesis
  • Thiamine metabolism
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Biological Process
thiamine biosynthetic process
1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate biosynthetic process
terpenoid biosynthetic process
Molecular Function
magnesium ion binding
1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase activity
thiamine pyrophosphate binding
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Not Available
Locus Not Available
SNPs Not Available
Gene Sequence Not Available
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 618
Molecular Weight 67781.195
Theoretical pI 6.595
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence Not Available
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q9ZM94
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name DXS_HELPJ
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID Not Available
GeneCard ID Not Available
GenAtlas ID Not Available
HGNC ID Not Available
References
General References
  1. Alm RA, Ling LS, Moir DT, King BL, Brown ED, Doig PC, Smith DR, Noonan B, Guild BC, deJonge BL, Carmel G, Tummino PJ, Caruso A, Uria-Nickelsen M, Mills DM, Ives C, Gibson R, Merberg D, Mills SD, Jiang Q, Taylor DE, Vovis GF, Trust TJ: Genomic-sequence comparison of two unrelated isolates of the human gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori. Nature. 1999 Jan 14;397(6715):176-80. doi: 10.1038/16495. [PubMed:9923682 ]