yrvO [2018-09-12 18:46:19]

cysteine desulfurase, sulfur transfer to TrmU, involved in 2-thiouridine (s2U) modification of the wobble position in glutamate, glutamine and lysine tRNA molecules

Locus: BSU27510

Isoelectric point: 5.46

Molecular weight: 41.03 kDa

Protein length: 379 aa

Gene length: 1137 bp

Function: tRNA modification

Product: cysteine desulfurase

Essential: yes

E.C.: 2.8.1.7

Synonyms: nifS,iscS

Genomic Context

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Categories containing this gene/protein

• Information processing → Protein synthesis, modification and degradation → Translation → tRNA modification and maturation
• Groups of genes → Essential genes
• Groups of genes → Phosphoproteins → Phosphorylation on an Arg residue

Gene

Coordinates: 2,810,559 → 2,811,698

Phenotypes of a mutant

• essential PubMed

The protein

Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity

• 2-thiouridine (s2U) modification of the wobble position in glutamate, glutamine and lysine tRNA molecules (together with TrmU) PubMed

Protein family

• [[Class-V pyridoxal-phosphate-dependent aminotransferase family]] (according to Swiss-Prot)

Paralogous protein(s)

• YcbU, NifZ, SufS, NifS

Modification

• phosphorylated on Arg-385 PubMed

Cofactors

• PLP

Structure

• 1EG5 (from Thermotoga maritima, 37% identity, 54% similarity) PubMed

Expression and Regulation

Operons

• Genes: cymR-yrvO-trmU-yrrB-recD2
  Description: PubMed

• Genes: cymR-yrvO-trmU
  Description: PubMed

  Sigma factors

  • SigA: sigma factor, PubMed, in SigA regulon

  Regulatory mechanism

  • stringent response: negative regulation, in stringent response

  Regulation

  • RelA dependent downregulation (Class I) during stringent response PubMed

Biological materials

Mutant

• MGNA-A828 (yrvO::erm), available at the NBRP B. subtilis, Japan

References

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