FolE

• Description: GTP cyclohydrolase I
  
  

Gene name	folE
Synonyms	mtrA
Essential	no
Product	GTP cyclohydrolase IA
Function	biosynthesis of folate
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Phe, Tyr, Trp, Folate
MW, pI	21 kDa, 6.335
Gene length, protein length	570 bp, 190 aa
Immediate neighbours	mtrB, hbs
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
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Categories containing this gene/protein

biosynthesis of cofactors

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU22780

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: GTP + H₂O = formate + 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-(erythro-1,2,3-trihydroxypropyl)-dihydropteridine triphosphate (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Protein family: citrate synthase family (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s): zinc-dependent enzyme PubMed

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:

• Localization:

Database entries

• Structure: 3D2O (enzyme from Neisseria gonorrhoeae) PubMed

• UniProt: P19465

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number: 3.5.4.16

Expression and regulation

• Operon: folE-mtrB PubMed

• Expression browser: folE PubMed

• Sigma factor: SigA PubMed

• Regulation: constitutive PubMed

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody: