Q2G2X2 · TARD_STAA8

Function

function

Catalyzes the transfer of the cytidylyl group of CTP to sn-glycerol 3-phosphate so the activated glycerol 3-phosphate can be used for teichoic acid synthesis, via incorporation into both the linkage unit by TarB and TarF.

Catalytic activity

Kinetics

KM SUBSTRATE pH TEMPERATURE[C] NOTES EVIDENCE
36 μMCTP
21 μMglycerol 3-phosphate
kcat is 2.6 sec-1.

Pathway

Cell wall biogenesis; poly(ribitol phosphate) teichoic acid biosynthesis.

Features

Showing features for binding site.

TypeIDPosition(s)Description
Binding site9-10CTP (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site14-17CTP (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site44substrate
Binding site46CTP (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site77substrate
Binding site113-120CTP (UniProtKB | ChEBI)

GO annotations

AspectTerm
Cellular Componentcytoplasm
Molecular Functionglycerol-3-phosphate cytidylyltransferase activity
Molecular Functionmetal ion binding
Biological Processcell wall organization
Biological Processteichoic acid biosynthetic process

Keywords

Enzyme and pathway databases

Names & Taxonomy

Protein names

  • Recommended name
    Glycerol-3-phosphate cytidylyltransferase
  • EC number
  • Short names
    GCT
    ; GCTase
    ; Gro-PCT
  • Alternative names
    • CDP-glycerol pyrophosphorylase

Gene names

    • Name
      tarD
    • Ordered locus names
      SAOUHSC_00645

Organism names

Accessions

  • Primary accession
    Q2G2X2

Proteomes

Subcellular Location

Keywords

PTM/Processing

Features

Showing features for chain.

TypeIDPosition(s)Description
ChainPRO_00004387141-132Glycerol-3-phosphate cytidylyltransferase

Proteomic databases

Interaction

Subunit

Homotetramer or homodimer.

Protein-protein interaction databases

Family & Domains

Sequence similarities

Belongs to the cytidylyltransferase family.

Phylogenomic databases

Family and domain databases

Sequence

  • Sequence status
    Complete
  • Length
    132
  • Mass (Da)
    15,817
  • Last updated
    2006-03-21 v1
  • Checksum
    AB836BA24663EF30
MKRVITYGTYDLLHYGHIELLRRAREMGDYLIVALSTDEFNQIKHKKSYYDYEQRKMMLESIRYVDLVIPEKGWGQKEDDVEKFDVDVFVMGHDWEGEFDFLKDKCEVIYLKRTEGISTTKIKQELYGKDAK

Keywords

Sequence databases

Nucleotide SequenceProtein SequenceMolecule TypeStatus
CP000253
EMBL· GenBank· DDBJ
ABD29780.1
EMBL· GenBank· DDBJ
Genomic DNA

Genome annotation databases

Similar Proteins

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