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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP13189
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
isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process, methylerythritol 4-phosphate pathway
thiamine biosynthetic process
1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate biosynthetic process
terpenoid biosynthetic process
Cellular Component
cytosol
Molecular Function
magnesium ion binding
1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase activity
transferase activity, transferring aldehyde or ketonic groups
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 647
Molecular Weight 71644.49
Theoretical pI 7.084
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence Not Available
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q8A0C2
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name DXS_BACTN
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. Xu J, Bjursell MK, Himrod J, Deng S, Carmichael LK, Chiang HC, Hooper LV, Gordon JI: A genomic view of the human-Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron symbiosis. Science. 2003 Mar 28;299(5615):2074-6. doi: 10.1126/science.1080029. [PubMed:12663928 ]