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Literature summary for 1.2.1.70 extracted from

  • de Armas-Ricard, M.; Levican, G.; Katz, A.; Moser, J.; Jahn, D.; Orellana, O.
    Cellular levels of heme affect the activity of dimeric glutamyl-tRNA reductase (2011), Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 405, 134-139.
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Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
N-terminal His6-tagged GluTR expressed in Escherichia coli Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
50000
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SDS–PAGE of His6-tagged GluTR Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans
50490
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MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry of His6-tagged GluTR Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans
104000
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cross-linking of GluTR with glutaraldehyde Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans
148000
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relative molecular mass of native recombinant GluTR after removal of His6-tag, determined by gel permeation chromatography Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans
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-
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Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
by Ni2+-Sepharose affinity chromatography to near homogeneity Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
L-glutamyl-tRNAGlu + NADPH + H+
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Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans L-glutamate 1-semialdehyde + NADP+ + tRNAGlu
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?

Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
homodimer 2 * 50000, probably enzyme has an overall V shape that makes the protein migrate slower in gel permeation chromatography Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
GluTR
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Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
heme enzyme shows Soret peak at 420 nm and a broad absorbance around 540 nm, data suggest that heme is bound preferentially to the dimeric form of GluTR Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
metabolism GluTR is the first enzyme committed to tetrapyrrole biosynthesis by the C5-pathway Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans