pfam10120: ThiP_synth (This model is not part of the current CDD release)
Thiamine-phosphate synthase
This family is thiamine-phosphate synthase, and it belongs to the SCOP phosphomethylpyrimidine kinase C-terminal domain-like family. Vitamin B1 (thiamine pyrophosphate) is involved in several microbial metabolic functions. Thiamine biosynthesis is accomplished by joining two intermediate molecules that are synthesized separately, HMP-PP and HET-P. In the archaeon Natrialba magadii, ThiE and ThiN, are known to join HMP-PP ( hydroxymethylpyrimidine pyrophosphate) and HET-P (hydroxyethylthiazole phosphate) to generate thiamine phosphate. Whereas ThiE in Natrialba magadii is a mono-functional protein, ThiN exists as a C-terminal domain in a ThiDN fusion protein - examples of all three forms, from various prokaryotes, are found in this family.