Reaction: ATP + (R)-3-phosphomevalonate = ADP + 3,5-bisphosphomevalonate
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Systematic name: ATP:(R)-3-phosphomevalonate 5-phosphotransferase
Comments: Mevalonate 3-kinase (EC 2.7.1.185) and mevalonate-3-phosphate-5-kinase act sequentially in an alternate mevalonate pathway in the archaeon Thermoplasma acidophilum.
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References:
1. Vinokur, J.M., Korman, T.P., Cao, Z. and Bowie, J.U. Evidence of a novel mevalonate pathway in archaea. Biochemistry 53 (2014) 4161-4168. [PMID: 24914732]