Secondary Evidence: Flint,D.H. Escherichia coli contains a protein that is homologous in function and N-terminal sequence to the protein encoded by the nifS gene of Azotobacter vinelandii and that can participate in the synthesis of the Fe-S cluster of dihydroxy-acid dehydratase J. Biol. Chem. 271 (27), 16068-16074 (1996) PubMed: 8663056
Kambampati,R. and Lauhon,C.T. IscS is a sulfurtransferase for the in vitro biosynthesis of 4-thiouridine in Escherichia coli tRNA Biochemistry 38 (50), 16561-16568 (1999) PubMed: 10600118
Mihara,H., Kurihara,T., Yoshimura,T. and Esaki,N. Kinetic and mutational studies of three NifS homologs from Escherichia coli: mechanistic difference between L-cysteine desulfurase and L-selenocysteine lyase reactions J. Biochem. 127 (4), 559-567 (2000) PubMed: 10739946
Comment: For other 'nif' genes see SMu0226 (nifS) and SMu0227 (nifU).
Blast Summary:PSI-Blast Search Several matches in gapped BLAST to iron-sulfur cofactor synthesis protein and to pyridoxal-phosphate dependent aminotransferase: residues 1-352 are 64% similar to the protein in S.pyogenes (gi15675102) and are 59% similar to pyridoxal-phosphate dependent aminotransferase from S.pneumoniae (gi15903045).
The best hit to the Streptococcus agalactiae 2603 V/R genome is to SAG1098 (1e-136).
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COGS Summary:COGS Search BeTs to 13 clades of COG1104
COG name: Cysteine sulfinate desulfinase/cysteine desulfurase and related enzymes (NifS family)
Functional Class: E
The phylogenetic pattern of COG1104 is A--kYQvCeBRHuj---lINX
Number of proteins in this genome belonging to this COG is 2 Blocks Summary:Blocks Search No significant hits to the Blocks database.
ProDom Summary:Protein Domain Search Residues 28-194 are 54% similar to a (AMINOTRANSFERASE PHOSPHATE PYRIDOXAL COMPLETE PROTEOME) protein domain (PD000087 which is seen in O34599_BACSU.
Residues 19-85 are 47% similar to a (AMINOTRANSFERASE PROTEOME PYRIDOXAL LYASE) protein domain (PD311278 which is seen in ISCS_PSEAE.
Residues 267-320 are 70% similar to a (LYASE PYRIDOXAL DESULFURASE PHOSPHATE 4.4.1.- CYSTEINE) protein domain (PD189309 which is seen in Q9CEI2_LACLA.
Residues 94-187 are 41% similar to a (AMINOTRANSFERASE V PROTEOME COMPLETE) protein domain (PD393971 which is seen in Q9RXU1_DEIRA.
Residues 189-228 are 60% similar to a (LYASE PHOSPHATE 4.4.1.- PYRIDOXAL) protein domain (PD001054 which is seen in ISCS_METTE.
Paralogs:Local Blast Search SMu0959 is paralogously related (blast p-value < 1e-3) to SMu0765, a predicted aminotransferase and SMu0226, a predicted NifS protein homolog, class-V aminotransferase.
Pfam Summary:Pfam Search Residues 1 to 343 (E-value = 1.7e-81) place SMu0959 in the Aminotran_5 family which is described as Aminotransferase class-V (PF00266)
Top PDB Hits: pdb1ECXB Chain B, Nifs-Like Protein >gi7546479pdb1ECXA Ch... 228 1e-060 pdb1EG5B Chain B, Nifs-Like Protein >gi7546280pdb1EG5A Ch... 221 1e-058 pdb1C0NA Chain A, Csdb Protein, Nifs Homologue 95 1e-020