Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
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Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
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Target Concepts:
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Disease
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Enzyme
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Query: EC:3.6.1.25 (
triphosphatase
)
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Almost half of the entire set of predicted genomic products from Methanococcus jannaschii are classified as functionally unknown hypothetical proteins. We present a structure-based identification of the biochemical function of a protein with an as yet unknown function from a M. jannaschii gene, Mj0226. The crystal structure of Mj0226 protein determined at 2.2 A resolution reveals that the protein is a homodimer and each monomer folds into an elongated alpha/beta structure of a new fold family. Comparisons of Mj0226 protein with protein structures in the database, however, indicate that one part of the protein is homologous to some of the nucleotide-binding proteins. Biochemical analysis shows that Mj0226 protein is a novel nucleotide
triphosphatase
that can efficiently hydrolyze nonstandard nucleotides such as
XTP
to XMP or ITP to IMP, but not the standard nucleotides, in the presence of Mg2+ or Mn2+ ions.
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PMID:Structure-based identification of a novel NTPase from Methanococcus jannaschii. 1040 28
