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glnE fused glutamine synthetase deadenylase/glutamine synthetase adenylyltransferase [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 947552, updated on 2-May-2024

Summary

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Gene symbol
glnE
Gene description
fused glutamine synthetase deadenylase/glutamine synthetase adenylyltransferase
Primary source
ASAP:ABE-0010018
Locus tag
b3053
See related
ECOCYC:EG11602
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
PROVISIONAL
Organism
Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 (strain: K-12, substrain: MG1655)
Lineage
Bacteria; Pseudomonadota; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia
Also known as
ECK3043
Summary
GlnE has two homologous domains: the N-terminal domain is the deadenylase, and the C-terminal domain is the adenylase (Jaggi, 1997). [More information is available at EcoGene: EG11602].
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Genomic context

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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (3196801..3199641, complement)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene ncRNA Neighboring gene toxic peptide IbsE Neighboring gene fused heptose 7-phosphate kinase/heptose 1-phosphate adenyltransferase Neighboring gene inorganic triphosphatase Neighboring gene putative signal transduction protein (SH3 domain)

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

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Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Structure of the adenylylation domain of E. coli glutamine synthetase adenylyl transferase: evidence for gene duplication and evolution of a new active site. Xu Y, et al. J Mol Biol, 2010 Feb 26. PMID 20026075
  2. Reconstitution of Escherichia coli glutamine synthetase adenylyltransferase from N-terminal and C-terminal fragments of the enzyme. Jiang P, et al. Biochemistry, 2009 Jan 20. PMID 19105634, Free PMC Article
  3. Multiple endonucleases improve MALDI-MS signature digestion product detection of bacterial transfer RNAs. Hossain M, et al. Anal Bioanal Chem, 2009 Jun. PMID 19104781
  4. The domains carrying the opposing activities in adenylyltransferase are separated by a central regulatory domain. Clancy P, et al. FEBS J, 2007 Jun. PMID 17488285
  5. Escherichia coli glutamine synthetase adenylyltransferase (ATase, EC 2.7.7.49): kinetic characterization of regulation by PII, PII-UMP, glutamine, and alpha-ketoglutarate. Jiang P, et al. Biochemistry, 2007 Apr 3. PMID 17355125

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. investigation of regulation of UR-PII-ATase-GS bicyclic system: Data suggest that AT activity is only bound/activated by completely unmodified PII and that this design is largely responsible for ultrasensitivity of bicyclic system.
    Title: A source of ultrasensitivity in the glutamine response of the bicyclic cascade system controlling glutamine synthetase adenylylation state and activity in Escherichia coli.
  2. the adenylyl-removing (AR) activity of bifunctional GS adenylyltransferase/adenylyl-removing enzyme (ATase) is required to counterbalance its AT activity during steady-state growth under both nitrogen-excess and nitrogen-limiting conditions
    Title: Reversible adenylylation of glutamine synthetase is dynamically counterbalanced during steady-state growth of Escherichia coli.
  3. The structures of the adenylyl transferase and adenylyl removase domains overlap with an rmsd of 2.4 A when the superhelical R domain is omitted.
    Title: Structure of the adenylylation domain of E. coli glutamine synthetase adenylyl transferase: evidence for gene duplication and evolution of a new active site.
  4. A panel of mAbs to adenylyltransferase was used to demonstrate that the cellular nitrogen status indicators, PII and PII-UMP, probably bind in the central regulatory domain to stimulate the adenylylation and deadenylylation reactions, respectively.
    Title: The domains carrying the opposing activities in adenylyltransferase are separated by a central regulatory domain.
  5. X-ray crystallographic analysis of the C-terminal domain of adenylyltransferase (ATase) from Escherichia coli
    Title: Expression, purification and crystallization of the C-terminal domain of Escherichia coli adenylyltransferase.
  6. Subtle alterations in the environment of glutamine synthetase side chain residue Tyr-397 are sufficient to induce changes previously thought to require adenylylation.
    Title: Mutation of the adenylylated tyrosine of glutamine synthetase alters its catalytic properties.
  7. adenylyltransferase (AT) reaction is activated by glutamine and by the unmodified form of the PII signal transduction protein and is inhibited by the uridylylated form of PII, PII-UMP.
    Title: Escherichia coli glutamine synthetase adenylyltransferase (ATase, EC 2.7.7.49): kinetic characterization of regulation by PII, PII-UMP, glutamine, and alpha-ketoglutarate.
  8. N-terminal NT domain contains adenylyl-removing active site, & C-terminal NT domain has adenylyltransferase active site; enzyme has glutamine binding site, & glutamine increases affinity for PII; it contains multiple sites for binding of PII & PII-UMP
    Title: Structure-function analysis of glutamine synthetase adenylyltransferase (ATase, EC 2.7.7.49) of Escherichia coli.
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General gene information

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Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables ATP binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables ATP binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables [glutamate-ammonia-ligase] adenylyltransferase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables [glutamate-ammonia-ligase] adenylyltransferase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables [glutamate-ammonia-ligase] adenylyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables [glutamine synthetase]-adenylyl-L-tyrosine phosphorylase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables magnesium ion binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables magnesium ion binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables nucleotidyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in regulation of glutamine family amino acid metabolic process IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in regulation of glutamine family amino acid metabolic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in regulation of glutamine family amino acid metabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Component Evidence Code Pubs
is_active_in cytosol IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
located_in cytosol IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 

General protein information

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Preferred Names
fused glutamine synthetase deadenylase/glutamine synthetase adenylyltransferase
NP_417525.1

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    3196801..3199641 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_417525.1 fused glutamine synthetase deadenylase/glutamine synthetase adenylyltransferase [Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_417525.1

    Status: PROVISIONAL

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A8T5YAS0
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK11072
    Location:1 → 944
    PRK11072; bifunctional [glutamate--ammonia ligase]-adenylyl-L-tyrosine phosphorylase/[glutamate--ammonia-ligase] adenylyltransferase
Nucleotide Protein
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