MtnK
- Description: 5-methylthioribose kinase
Gene name | mtnK |
Synonyms | ykrT |
Essential | no |
Product | 5-methylthioribose kinase |
Function | methionine salvage |
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Cys, Met & Sulfate assimilation | |
MW, pI | 45 kDa, 4.856 |
Gene length, protein length | 1197 bp, 399 aa |
Immediate neighbours | mtnA, mtnU |
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
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Contents
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU13560
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: ATP + S-methyl-5-thio-D-ribose = ADP + S-methyl-5-thio-alpha-D-ribose 1-phosphate (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Protein family: methylthioribose kinase family (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Paralogous protein(s):
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
- Interactions:
- Localization: membrane associated PubMed
Database entries
- Structure: 2PUP
- Swiss prot entry: O31663
- KEGG entry: [3]
- E.C. number: 2.7.1.100
Additional information
- subject to Clp-dependent proteolysis upon glucose starvation PubMed
Expression and regulation
- Regulatory mechanism: S-box: transcription termination/ antitermination, the S-box riboswitch binds S-adenosylmethionine resulting in termination PubMed
- Additional information: subject to Clp-dependent proteolysis upon glucose starvation PubMed
Biological materials
- Mutant:
- Expression vector:
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system:
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Your additional remarks
References