Structural highlights 
| 3s1t is a 3 chain structure with sequence from Myctu. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. 
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| Ligands: | , | 
| Gene: | ask, MT3812, MTV025.057c, Rv3709c (MYCTU) | 
| Activity: | Aspartate kinase, with EC number 2.7.2.4 | 
| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT | 
  Function 
[AK_MYCTU] Catalyzes the phosphorylation of the beta-carboxyl group of aspartic acid with ATP to yield 4-phospho-L-aspartate, which is involved in the branched biosynthetic pathway leading to the biosynthesis of amino acids lysine, threonine, isoleucine and methionine.