RRC ID 3343
Author Weiss B.
Title YjjG, a dUMP phosphatase, is critical for thymine utilization by Escherichia coli K-12.
Journal J Bacteriol
Abstract Exogenous thymine must be converted to thymidine to enable a thyA (thymidylate synthase) mutant to grow. The deoxyribose in the thymidine comes from dUMP, which must first be dephosphorylated. The nucleotidase YjjG is critical for this step. A yjjG thyA mutant cannot use thymine for growth on a glucose minimal medium.
Volume 189(5)
Pages 2186-9
Published 2007-3-1
DOI 10.1128/JB.01645-06
PII JB.01645-06
PMID 17189366
PMC PMC1855703
MeSH Deoxyuracil Nucleotides / metabolism* Escherichia coli / metabolism* Escherichia coli Proteins / physiology* N-Glycosyl Hydrolases / physiology* Phosphorylation Thymidylate Synthase / physiology Thymine / metabolism*
IF 3.006
Times Cited 12
WOS Category MICROBIOLOGY
Resource
Prokaryotes E. coli