mtnB
168
methylthioribulose-1-phosphate dehydratase
Locus
BSU_13610
Molecular weight
23.34 kDa
Isoelectric point
5.69
Function
methionine salvage
Product
methylthioribulose-1-phosphate dehydratase
Essential
no
E.C.
4.2.1.109
Synonyms
mtnB, ykrY
Outlinks
Genomic Context
Categories containing this gene/protein
List of homologs in different organisms, belongs to COG0235 (Galperin et al., 2021)
This gene is a member of the following regulons
Gene
Coordinates
1,428,940 1,429,569
The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
5-methylsulfanyl-D-ribulose 1-phosphate --> 5-methylsulfanyl-2,3-dioxopentyl phosphate + H2O (according to UniProt)
Protein family
aldolase class II family (with AraD, according to UniProt)
Structure
2IRP (PDB) (from Aquifex aeolicus, 40% identity)
Expression and Regulation
Operons
Description
Regulation
Regulatory mechanism
S-box: RNA switch, , the S-box riboswitch binds S-adenosylmethionine resulting in termination PubMed, in S-box
Sigma factors
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Biological materials
Mutant
MGNA-B322 (ykrY::erm), available at the NBRP B. subtilis, Japan
References
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