Catalyzes the interconversion of methylthioribose-1-phosphate (MTR-1-P) into methylthioribulose-1-phosphate (MTRu-1-P). Independently from catalytic activity, promotes cell invasion in response to constitutive RhoA activation by promoting FAK tyrosine phosphorylation and stress fiber turnover.
Nucleus . Cytoplasm . Cell projection . Primarily nuclear, but cytoplasmic in cancer cells, with enrichment at leading edge of the plasma membrane in late stage tumor cells.