| Accession | TIGR01206 |
| Name | lysW |
| Function | lysine biosynthesis protein LysW |
| Gene Symbol | lysW |
| Trusted Cutoff | 53.20 |
| Domain Trusted Cutoff | 53.20 |
| Noise Cutoff | 24.55 |
| Domain Noise Cutoff | 24.55 |
| Isology Type | equivalog |
| HMM Length | 54 |
| Mainrole Category | Amino acid biosynthesis |
| Subrole Category | Aspartate family |
| Gene Ontology Term | GO:0019878: lysine biosynthetic process via aminoadipic acid biological_process |
| Author | Haft DH |
| Entry Date | Mar 20 2001 4:31PM |
| Last Modified | Feb 14 2011 3:27PM |
| Comment | This very small, poorly characterized protein has been shown essential in Thermus thermophilus for an unusual pathway of Lys biosynthesis from aspartate by way of alpha-aminoadipate (AAA) rather than diaminopimelate. It is found also in Deinococcus radiodurans and Pyrococcus horikoshii, which appear to share the AAA pathway. |
| References | RM 11238076
RT Distribution of genes for lysine biosynthesis through the aminoadipate pathway among prokaryotic genomes.
RA Nishida H
RL Bioinformatics 2001 Feb;17(2):189-91 |
