Nucleoside Triphosphate Pyrophosphohydrolase (EC 3.6.1.8) MazG-like domain found in Sulfolobus solfataricus (Ss) and its homologs from archaea and bacteria
This family includes a MazG-like protein from Sulfolobus solfataricus (SsMazG) and its homologs from archaea and bacteria. Although its biological roles remain still unclear, SsMazG shows significant sequence similarity to the NTP-PPase MazG proteins. However, unlike typical tandem-domain MazG proteins, SsMazG contains a single MazG-like domain. It is predicted that SsMazG might participate in house-cleaning by preventing incorporation of the oxidation product 2-oxo-(d)ATP (iso-dGTP), a mutagenic derivative of ATP, into DNA.