| Accession | TIGR02053 |
| Name | MerA |
| Function | mercuric reductase |
| Gene Symbol | merA |
| Trusted Cutoff | 454.45 |
| Domain Trusted Cutoff | 454.45 |
| Noise Cutoff | 419.65 |
| Domain Noise Cutoff | 419.65 |
| Isology Type | equivalog |
| EC Number | 1.16.1.1 |
| HMM Length | 465 |
| Mainrole Category | Cellular processes |
| Subrole Category | Detoxification |
| Gene Ontology Term | GO:0016152: mercury (II) reductase activity molecular_function |
| | GO:0046689: response to mercury ion biological_process |
| Author | Selengut J |
| Entry Date | Nov 7 2003 1:54PM |
| Last Modified | Feb 14 2011 3:27PM |
| Comment | This HMM represents the mercuric reductase found in the mer operon for the detoxification of mercury compounds. MerA is a FAD-containing flavoprotein which reduces Hg(II) to Hg(0) utilizing NADPH [1]. |
| References | RN [1]
RM PMID: 8467420
RT Purification and properties of mercuric reductase from Yersinia enterocolitica 138A14.
RA Blaghen M, Vidon DJ, el Kebbaj MS.
RL Can J Microbiol. 1993 Feb;39(2):193-200. |
| Genome Property | GenProp0151: resistance to mercury (HMM) |
