Protein Family Models

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

PA0069 from Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the founding member a family of radical SAM enzymes of unknown function. Note that inclusion of some members of this family in COG1533, along with some spore photoproduct lyase (SPL) proteins, has led to some family members being annotated as SPL.

Date:

2021-07-29