Protein Family Models

This domain is found at the N-terminus of eubacterial magnesium transporters of the MgtE family Pfam:PF01769. This domain is an intracellular domain that has an alpha-helical structure. The crystal structure of the MgtE transporter [1] shows two of 5 magnesium ions are in the interface between the N domain and the CBS domains. In the absence of magnesium there is a large shift between the N and CBS domains. [1]. 17700703. Crystal structure of the MgtE Mg2+ transporter. Hattori M, Tanaka Y, Fukai S, Ishitani R, Nureki O;. Nature. 2007;448:1072-1075. (from Pfam)

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2024-10-16

This region is the integral membrane part of the eubacterial MgtE family of magnesium transporters. Related regions are found also in archaebacterial and eukaryotic proteins. All the archaebacterial and eukaryotic examples have two copies of the region. This suggests that the eubacterial examples may act as dimers. Members of this family probably transport Mg2+ or other divalent cations into the cell. The alignment contains two highly conserved aspartates that may be involved in cation binding (Bateman A unpubl.) [1]. 7868596. Cloning and characterization of MgtE, a putative new class of Mg2+ transporter from Bacillus firmus OF4. Smith RL, Thompson LJ, Maguire ME;. J Bacteriol 1995;177:1233-1238. [2]. 7665526. Cloning of the mgtE Mg2+ transporter from Providencia stuartii and the distribution of mgtE in gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. Townsend DE, Esenwine AJ, George J 3rd, Bross D, Maguire ME, Smith RL;. J Bacteriol 1995;177:5350-5354. (from Pfam)

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2024-10-16

CBS domains are small intracellular modules that pair together to form a stable globular domain [2]. This family represents a single CBS domain. Pairs of these domains have been termed a Bateman domain [6]. CBS domains have been shown to bind ligands with an adenosyl group such as AMP, ATP and S-AdoMet [5]. CBS domains are found attached to a wide range of other protein domains suggesting that CBS domains may play a regulatory role making proteins sensitive to adenosyl carrying ligands. The region containing the CBS domains in Cystathionine-beta synthase is involved in regulation by S-AdoMet [4]. CBS domain pairs from AMPK bind AMP or ATP [5]. The CBS domains from IMPDH and the chloride channel CLC2 bind ATP [5]. Discovery and naming of the CBS domain. [1]. 9020585. The structure of a domain common to archaebacteria and the homocystinuria disease protein. Bateman A;. Trends Biochem Sci 1997;22:12-13. 3D Structure found as a sub-domain in TIM barrel of inosine-monophosphate dehydrogenase. [2]. 10200156. Characteristics and crystal structure of bacterial inosine-5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase. Zhang R, Evans G, Rotella FJ, Westbrook EM, Beno D, Huberman E, Joachimiak A, Collart FR;. Biochemistry 1999;38:4691-4700. Discovery of CBS domain. [3]. 9106071. CBS domains in ClC chloride channels implicated in myotonia and nephrolithiasis (kidney stones). Ponting CP;. J Mol Med 1997;75:160-163. [4]. 11524006. Regulation of human cystathionine beta-synthase by S-adenosyl-L-methionine: evidence for two catalytically active conformations involving an autoinhibitory domain in the C-terminal region. Janosik M, Kery V, Gaustadnes M, Macl. TRUNCATED at 1650 bytes (from Pfam)

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2024-10-16

MgtE family magnesium transporter is involved in the maintenance of cellular Mg(2+) homeostasis; may contain CBS domain(s)

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2024-05-14

This family of prokaryotic proteins models a class of Mg++ transporter first described in Bacillus firmus. May form a homodimer.

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mgtE

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2024-05-30