Protein Family Models

Some proteins in this family appear to be important in wyosine base formation in a subset of phenylalanine specific tRNAs. It has been proposed that they participates in converting tRNA(Phe)-m(1)G(37) to tRNA(Phe)-yW [1]. [1]. 16162496. Discovery of a gene family critical to wyosine base formation in a subset of phenylalanine-specific transfer RNAs. Waas WF, de Crecy-Lagard V, Schimmel P;. J Biol Chem. 2005;280:37616-37622. (from Pfam)

Date:

2024-10-16

Radical SAM proteins catalyse diverse reactions, including unusual methylations, isomerisation, sulphur insertion, ring formation, anaerobic oxidation and protein radical formation. [1]. 11222759. Radical SAM, a novel protein superfamily linking unresolved steps in familiar biosynthetic pathways with radical mechanisms: functional characterization using new analysis and information visualization methods. Sofia HJ, Chen G, Hetzler BG, Reyes-Spindola JF, Miller NE;. Nucleic Acids Res 2001;29:1097-1106. [2]. 17335281. Anaerobic sulfatase-maturating enzymes: radical SAM enzymes able to catalyze in vitro sulfatase post-translational modification. Benjdia A, Leprince J, Guillot A, Vaudry H, Rabot S, Berteau O;. J Am Chem Soc. 2007;129:3462-3463. [3]. 16766528. A new type of bacterial sulfatase reveals a novel maturation pathway in prokaryotes. Berteau O, Guillot A, Benjdia A, Rabot S;. J Biol Chem. 2006;281:22464-22470. (from Pfam)

Date:

2024-10-16

4-demethylwyosine synthase TYW1, a radical SAM protein, is a component of the wyosine derivatives biosynthesis pathway that catalyzes the condensation of N-methylguanine with 2 carbon atoms from pyruvate to form the tricyclic 4-demethylwyosine (imG-14) on guanosine-37 of tRNA(Phe)

Date:

2022-06-08

Members of this protein family are the archaeal protein TWY1, a radical SAM protein that catalyzes the second step in creating the wye-bases, wyosine and derivatives such as wybutosine, for tRNA base modification.

Gene:

twy1

Date:

2021-05-12