ThdF

• Description: GTP-binding protein, putative tRNA modification GTPase
  
  

Gene name	thdF
Synonyms	mnmE
Essential	no
Product	putative tRNA modification GTPase
Function	tRNA modification
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: thdF
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: ThdF
MW, pI	50 kDa, 4.643
Gene length, protein length	1377 bp, 459 aa
Immediate neighbours	gidA, jag
Sequences	Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
Expression at a glance   PubMed

Categories containing this gene/protein

translation, GTP-binding proteins

This gene is a member of the following regulons

ComK regulon

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU41020

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: Binds and hydrolyzes GTP and readily exchanges GDP for GTP

• Protein family: MnmE subfamily (according to Swiss-Prot) Era/Obg family

• Paralogous protein(s): Era, Obg, YphC, YsxC, RbgA, YqeH, ThdF, YyaF, YnbA

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:
  • GidA-ThdF (suggested by interaction of E. coli counterparts PubMed and by co-localization on the chromosome)

• Localization: cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)

Database entries

• Structure:

• UniProt: P25811

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Additional information

Information on the corresponding protein from E. coli: EcoCyc MnmE required for wild-type 5-methylaminomethyl-2-thiouridine modification of tRNA, interacts with GidA. MnmE also appears to play a role in oxidation of thiophene and furan compounds and regulates glutamate-dependent acid resistance.

Expression and regulation

• Operon: thdF-gidA-rsmG-noc PubMed

• Expression browser: thdF PubMed

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism:
  • ComK: transcription activation PubMed

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Naotake Ogasawara, Nara, Japan

References

Original publications

Silvia Prado, Magda Villarroya, Milagros Medina, M-Eugenia Armengod
The tRNA-modifying function of MnmE is controlled by post-hydrolysis steps of its GTPase cycle.
Nucleic Acids Res: 2013, 41(12);6190-208
[PubMed:23630314] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Takuya Morimoto, Pek Chin Loh, Tomohiro Hirai, Kei Asai, Kazuo Kobayashi, Shigeki Moriya, Naotake Ogasawara
Six GTP-binding proteins of the Era/Obg family are essential for cell growth in Bacillus subtilis.
Microbiology (Reading): 2002, 148(Pt 11);3539-3552
[PubMed:12427945] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Mitsuo Ogura, Hirotake Yamaguchi, Kazuo Kobayashi, Naotake Ogasawara, Yasutaro Fujita, Teruo Tanaka
Whole-genome analysis of genes regulated by the Bacillus subtilis competence transcription factor ComK.
J Bacteriol: 2002, 184(9);2344-51
[PubMed:11948146] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Jörg Sievers, Brian Raether, Marta Perego, Jeff Errington
Characterization of the parB-like yyaA gene of Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2002, 184(4);1102-11
[PubMed:11807071] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)