MetS

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  • Description: methionyl-tRNA synthetase

Gene name metS
Synonyms
Essential yes PubMed
Product methionyl-tRNA synthetase
Function translation
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
tRNA charging
MW, pI 76 kDa, 4.958
Gene length, protein length 1992 bp, 664 aa
Immediate neighbours abrB, yabD
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
MetS context.gif
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Categories containing this gene/protein

translation, essential genes

This gene is a member of the following regulons

Spo0A regulon

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU00380

Phenotypes of a mutant

essential PubMed

Database entries

  • DBTBS entry: [1]
  • SubtiList entry: [2]

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: ATP + L-methionine + tRNA(Met) = AMP + diphosphate + L-methionyl-tRNA(Met) (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Protein family: tRNA-binding domain (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification: phosphorylated on Ser-652 PubMed
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:
  • Interactions:
  • Localization: cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)

Database entries

  • Structure: 1WE0 (from Thermus thermophilus hb8 mutant, 40% identity, 57% similarity) PubMed
  • KEGG entry: [3]

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Operon: metS
  • Regulation:
    • repressed under conditions that trigger sporulation (Spo0A) PubMed
  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

  • Mutant:
  • Expression vector:
  • lacZ fusion:
  • GFP fusion:
  • two-hybrid system:
  • Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Your additional remarks

References