Accession | TIGR00400 |
Name | mgtE |
Function | magnesium transporter |
Gene Symbol | mgtE |
Trusted Cutoff | 232.75 |
Domain Trusted Cutoff | 232.75 |
Noise Cutoff | 179.75 |
Domain Noise Cutoff | 179.75 |
Isology Type | equivalog |
HMM Length | 450 |
Mainrole Category | Transport and binding proteins |
Subrole Category | Cations and iron carrying compounds |
Gene Ontology Term | GO:0015095: magnesium ion transmembrane transporter activity molecular_function |
| GO:0015693: magnesium ion transport biological_process |
Author | Loftus BJ |
Entry Date | Apr 20 1999 2:08PM |
Last Modified | Feb 14 2011 3:27PM |
Comment | This family of prokaryotic proteins models a class of Mg++ transporter first described in Bacillus firmus. May form a homodimer. |
References | RM 98283691
RT Microbial magnesium transport: unusual transporters searching for identity.
RA Smith RL, Maguire ME
RL Mol Microbiol 1998 Apr;28(2):217-26
SE TIGR
GA hmmls
DR URL; http://www-biology.ucsd.edu/~msaier/transport/9_A_19.html
DR PFAM; PF01769
DR InterPro; IPR002665
RM 7868596
RT Cloning and characterization of MgtE, a putative new class of Mg2+ transporter from Bacillus firmus OF4.
RA Smith RL, Thompson LJ, Maguire ME
RL J Bacteriol 1995 Mar;177(5):1233-8 |