This family consist of trehalose-phosphatases EC:3.1.3.12 these enzyme catalyze the de-phosphorylation of trehalose-6-phosphate to trehalose and orthophosphate. The aligned region is present in trehalose-phosphatases and comprises the entire length of the protein it is also found in the C-terminus of trehalose-6-phosphate synthase EC:2.4.1.15 adjacent to the trehalose-6-phosphate synthase domain - pfam00982. It would appear that the two equivalent genes in the E. coli otsBA operon otsA the trehalose-6-phosphate synthase and otsB trehalose-phosphatase (this family) have undergone gene fusion in most eukaryotes and Swiss:P93653. Trehalose is a common disaccharide of bacteria, fungi and invertebrates that appears to play a major role in desiccation tolerance.
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