TKL1 BASIC PROTEIN INFORMATION
| Standard Name | Tkl1p |
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| Systematic Name | Ypr074cp |
| ORF Classification | Verified |
| Description | Transketolase, similar to Tkl2p; catalyzes conversion of xylulose-5-phosphate and ribose-5-phosphate to sedoheptulose-7-phosphate and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate in the pentose phosphate pathway; needed for synthesis of aromatic amino acids ( 1, 2 )
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| Name Description | TransKetoLase |
| Experimental Data | |
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| Molecules/cell | 40300 3 |
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| Domains/motifs | See the graphical view and list of proteins that share domains/motifs in common with Tkl1p (InterPro) |
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| Physical Interactions | There are 17 total curated physical interactions (BioGRID) |
| Homologs | PDB Homologs | BLASTP | PSI-BLAST | BLASTP v. fungi | Fungal Alignment | Synteny Viewer |
| Secondary Structure Prediction | GCG:PepPlot | GCG:PepStruct | GCG:Helical Wheel |
| External Sequence Databases |
EBI: P23254 | UPI0000052E92 MIPS: YPR074C NCBI: NP_015399.1 | 6325331 GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ: M63302 |
| External Classifications | EC: 2.2.1.1 [Transketolase] |
| Homologs | Interaction Resources | Protein databases/Other | Localization Resources |
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| BLASTP (NCBI) | BioGRID | SCOP Superfamily | Organelle DB (UMich) |
| Ashbya (AGD) | BOND | GPMdb (Mass Spec.) | YGAC Triples |
| Candida (CGD) | BioPIXIE | MIPS | |
| Candida (CandidaDB) | CYC2008 (complexes) | Pfam domains | |
| YGOB | DIP | PhosphoPep Database | |
| YOGY | YeastRC Structure Prediction (Seattle) |
REFERENCES CITED ON THIS PAGE [View Complete Literature Guide for Tkl1p ]
| 1) | Sundstrom M, et al. (1993) Yeast TKL1 gene encodes a transketolase that is required for efficient glycolysis and biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids. J Biol Chem 268(32):24346-52 |
| 2) | Walfridsson M, et al. (1995) Xylose-metabolizing Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains overexpressing the TKL1 and TAL1 genes encoding the pentose phosphate pathway enzymes transketolase and transaldolase. Appl Environ Microbiol 61(12):4184-90 |
| 3) | Ghaemmaghami S, et al. (2003) Global analysis of protein expression in yeast. Nature 425(6959):737-41 |






