Identification
Name:Molybdopterin synthase catalytic subunit
Synonyms:
  • MPT synthase subunit 2
  • Molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis protein E
  • Molybdopterin-converting factor large subunit
  • Molybdopterin-converting factor subunit 2
Gene Name:moaE
Enzyme Class:
Biological Properties
General Function:Involved in Mo-molybdopterin cofactor biosynthetic process
Specific Function:Converts molybdopterin precursor Z to molybdopterin. This requires the incorporation of two sulfur atoms into precursor Z to generate a dithiolene group. The sulfur is provided by moaD
Cellular Location:Not Available
SMPDB Pathways:
KEGG Pathways:
KEGG Reactions:
1.0Thumb+2.0Sulfur donor1.0Thumb
SMPDB Reactions:
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0thiocarboxylated small subunit of molybdopterin synthase4.0Thumb+2.0thiocarboxylated small subunit of molybdopterin synthase+1.0Molybdopterin+1.0Thumb
1.0Cyclic pyranopterin monophosphate + 1.0Water + 1.0thiocarboxylated small subunit of molybdopterin synthase → 4.0Hydrogen ion + 2.0thiocarboxylated small subunit of molybdopterin synthase + 1.0Molybdopterin + 1.0Molybdopterin
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Complex Reactions:
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+2.0MoaD Protein with thiocarboxylate5.0Thumb+2.0MoaD Protein with carboxylate+1.0Thumb
1.0Cyclic pyranopterin monophosphate + 1.0Copper + 2.0MoaD Protein with thiocarboxylate → 5.0Hydrogen ion + 2.0MoaD Protein with carboxylate + 1.0Molybdopterin
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Metabolites:
ECMDB IDNameView
ECMDB00657CopperMetaboCard
ECMDB20601Cyclic pyranopterin monophosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB21225Hydrogen ionMetaboCard
ECMDB02206MolybdopterinMetaboCard
ECMDB00494WaterMetaboCard
GO Classification:
Process
cellular metabolic process
coenzyme biosynthetic process
coenzyme metabolic process
cofactor metabolic process
metabolic process
Mo-molybdopterin cofactor biosynthetic process
Gene Properties
Blattner:b0785
Gene OrientationClockwise
Centisome Percentage:17.64
Left Sequence End818518
Right Sequence End818970
Gene Sequence:
>453 bp
ATGAATAACATACAAATAAGAAACTATCAGCCTGGCGATTTTCAGCAACTATGCGCTATT
TTCATTAGAGCGGTTACGATGACCGCCAGTCAGCATTATTCACCACAACAAATTTCCGCC
TGGGCGCAGATTGACGAATCTCGCTGGAAGGAGAAACTCGCGAAATCACAAGTGTGGGTT
GCGATCATTAATGCACAACCGGTTGGTTTTATTTCCCGCATTGAACATTATATCGATATG
TTATTTGTTGACCCTGAATACACCCGCCGTGGGGTTGCCAGCGCTTTGTTAAAACCTTTG
ATTAAGTCTGAATCCGAACTTACGGTGGACGCAAGCATAACCGCAAAACCCTTTTTTGAA
CGTTATGGTTTTCAGACAGTTAAGCAGCAGCGCGTTGAATGCCGGGGAGCGTGGTTTACT
AATTTTTATATGCGATATAAACCGCAACATTAA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function:
Protein Residues:150
Protein Molecular Weight:16981
Protein Theoretical pI:5
PDB File:1NVI
Signaling Regions:
  • None
Transmembrane Regions:
  • None
Protein Sequence:
>Molybdopterin synthase catalytic subunit
MAETKIVVGPQPFSVGEEYPWLAERDEDGAVVTFTGKVRNHNLGDSVNALTLEHYPGMTE
KALAEIVDEARNRWPLGRVTVIHRIGELWPGDEIVFVGVTSAHRSSAFEAGQFIMDYLKT
RAPFWKREATPEGDRWVEARESDQQAAKRW
References
External Links:
ResourceLink
Uniprot ID:P30749
Uniprot Name:MOAE_ECOLI
GenBank Gene ID:AP009048
Genebank Protein ID:4902969
PDB ID:1NVI
Ecogene ID:EG11598
Ecocyc:EG11598
ColiBase:b0785
Kegg Gene:b0785
EchoBASE ID:EB1555
CCDB:MOAE_ECOLI
BacMap:16128753
General Reference:
  • Blattner, F. R., Plunkett, G. 3rd, Bloch, C. A., Perna, N. T., Burland, V., Riley, M., Collado-Vides, J., Glasner, J. D., Rode, C. K., Mayhew, G. F., Gregor, J., Davis, N. W., Kirkpatrick, H. A., Goeden, M. A., Rose, D. J., Mau, B., Shao, Y. (1997). "The complete genome sequence of Escherichia coli K-12." Science 277:1453-1462. Pubmed: 9278503
  • Hayashi, K., Morooka, N., Yamamoto, Y., Fujita, K., Isono, K., Choi, S., Ohtsubo, E., Baba, T., Wanner, B. L., Mori, H., Horiuchi, T. (2006). "Highly accurate genome sequences of Escherichia coli K-12 strains MG1655 and W3110." Mol Syst Biol 2:2006.0007. Pubmed: 16738553
  • Oshima, T., Aiba, H., Baba, T., Fujita, K., Hayashi, K., Honjo, A., Ikemoto, K., Inada, T., Itoh, T., Kajihara, M., Kanai, K., Kashimoto, K., Kimura, S., Kitagawa, M., Makino, K., Masuda, S., Miki, T., Mizobuchi, K., Mori, H., Motomura, K., Nakamura, Y., Nashimoto, H., Nishio, Y., Saito, N., Horiuchi, T., et, a. l. .. (1996). "A 718-kb DNA sequence of the Escherichia coli K-12 genome corresponding to the 12.7-28.0 min region on the linkage map." DNA Res 3:137-155. Pubmed: 8905232
  • Pitterle, D. M., Rajagopalan, K. V. (1993). "The biosynthesis of molybdopterin in Escherichia coli. Purification and characterization of the converting factor." J Biol Chem 268:13499-13505. Pubmed: 8514782
  • Rivers, S. L., McNairn, E., Blasco, F., Giordano, G., Boxer, D. H. (1993). "Molecular genetic analysis of the moa operon of Escherichia coli K-12 required for molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis." Mol Microbiol 8:1071-1081. Pubmed: 8361352
  • Rudolph, M. J., Wuebbens, M. M., Rajagopalan, K. V., Schindelin, H. (2001). "Crystal structure of molybdopterin synthase and its evolutionary relationship to ubiquitin activation." Nat Struct Biol 8:42-46. Pubmed: 11135669
  • Rudolph, M. J., Wuebbens, M. M., Turque, O., Rajagopalan, K. V., Schindelin, H. (2003). "Structural studies of molybdopterin synthase provide insights into its catalytic mechanism." J Biol Chem 278:14514-14522. Pubmed: 12571227
  • Wuebbens, M. M., Rajagopalan, K. V. (2003). "Mechanistic and mutational studies of Escherichia coli molybdopterin synthase clarify the final step of molybdopterin biosynthesis." J Biol Chem 278:14523-14532. Pubmed: 12571226