FEATURES

FAMILY

DESCRIPTION

Also known as ACEA_MYCTU, icl. Involved in the persistence and virulence of M.tuberculosis. Catalyzes the reversible formation of succinate and glyoxylate from isocitrate, a key step of the glyoxylate cycle, which operates as an anaplerotic route for replenishing the tricarboxylic acid cycle during growth on fatty acid substrates (PubMed:10932251, PubMed:10963599, PubMed:18275086, PubMed:24354272). It could also catalyze the formation of pyruvate and succinate from 2-methylisocitrate, a key step in the methylcitrate cycle (propionate degradation route) (By similarity). Homotetramer.

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enzyme classification

icl

Isocitrate lyase

icl

Molecular Synopsis