NCBI Accession #
NP_196832.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_121331.3
NCBI Official Full Name
aspartate kinase 1
NCBI Official Symbol
AK-LYS1
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
AK; AK1; ASPARTATE KINASE; aspartate kinase 1; ASPARTATE KINASE 1; T31B5.100; T31B5_100
NCBI Protein Information
aspartate kinase 1
NCBI Summary
Asp kinase inhibited by Lys and S-adenosylmethionine. Contains regulatory domains that belong to the ACT domain family, which allow binding to a extreme variety of ligands. Can function as a monomer or as a dimer with acetohydroxyacid synthase (HSDH).
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
AK; AK-LYS1
UniProt Protein Name
Aspartokinase 1, chloroplastic
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Aspartate kinase 1
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9LYU8
UniProt Secondary Accession #
O23152
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9LYU8
UniProt Comments
Involved in the first step of essential amino acids lysine, threonine, methionine and isoleucine synthesis via the aspartate-family pathway.