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mvaD diphosphomevalonate decarboxylase [ Saccharolobus solfataricus P2 ]

Gene ID: 1453013, updated on 13-Apr-2026
Gene symbol
mvaD
Gene description
diphosphomevalonate decarboxylase
Locus tag
SSO_RS14515
Gene type
protein coding
Organism
Saccharolobus solfataricus P2 (strain: P2)
Lineage
Archaea; Thermoproteota; Thermoprotei; Sulfolobales; Sulfolobaceae; Saccharolobus
Old locus tag
SSO2989
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Sequence:
NC_002754.1 (2731824..2732801, complement)

NC_002754.1Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene hypothetical protein Neighboring gene phosphomevalonate kinase Neighboring gene hypothetical protein Neighboring gene hypothetical protein

Genomic Sequence:
NC_002754.1

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. In Vivo Formation of the Protein Disulfide Bond That Enhances the Thermostability of Diphosphomevalonate Decarboxylase, an Intracellular Enzyme from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus. Hattori A, et al. J Bacteriol, 2015 Nov. PMID 26303832, Free PMC Article
  2. Biochemical evidence supporting the presence of the classical mevalonate pathway in the thermoacidophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus. Nishimura H, et al. J Biochem, 2013 May. PMID 23378249
  3. The complete genome of the crenarchaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus P2. She Q, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2001 Jul 3. PMID 11427726, Free PMC Article

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. The disulfide bond is required for the cytosolic diphosphomevalonate decarboxylase to acquire further thermostability.
    Title: In Vivo Formation of the Protein Disulfide Bond That Enhances the Thermostability of Diphosphomevalonate Decarboxylase, an Intracellular Enzyme from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus.
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Preferred Names
diphosphomevalonate decarboxylase
WP_009992640.1

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_002754.1 Reference assembly

    Range
    2731824..2732801 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. WP_009992640.1 diphosphomevalonate decarboxylase

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for WP_009992640.1

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q97UL5
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A0E3MI52, D0KQL8
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    COG3407
    Location:1 → 325
    MVD1; Mevalonate pyrophosphate decarboxylase [Lipid transport and metabolism]
Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
Q97UL5.1