ykkE
168
formyltetrahydrofolate deformylase
Locus
BSU_13110
Molecular weight
34.34 kDa
Isoelectric point
5.95
Function
purine nucleotide synthesis
Product
formyltetrahydrofolate deformylase
Essential
no
E.C.
3.5.1.10
Synonyms
ykkE, purU
Outlinks
Genomic Context
Categories containing this gene/protein
List of homologs in different organisms, belongs to COG0788 (Galperin et al., 2021)
This gene is a member of the following regulons
Gene
Coordinates
1,377,243 1,378,145
The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
(6S)-10-formyltetrahydrofolate + H2O --> (6S)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate + formate + H+ (according to UniProt)
Protein family
PurU family (single member, according to UniProt)
ACT domain (aa 21-102) (according to UniProt)
Structure
3W7B (PDB) (from Thermus thermophilus, 58% identity) PubMed
Paralogous protein(s)
Expression and Regulation
Operons
Biological materials
Mutant
MGNA-B310 (ykkE::erm), available at the NBRP B. subtilis, Japan
References
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