NameXanthine phosphoribosyltransferase
Synonyms
  • 2.4.2.22
  • gpp
  • gxu
  • Xanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase
  • XGPRT
Gene Namegpt
OrganismEscherichia coli (strain K12)
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011448|Xanthine phosphoribosyltransferase
MSEKYIVTWDMLQIHARKLASRLMPSEQWKGIIAVSRGGLVPGALLARELGIRHVDTVCI
SSYDHDNQRELKVLKRAEGDGEGFIVIDDLVDTGGTAVAIREMYPKAHFVTIFAKPAGRP
LVDDYVVDIPQDTWIEQPWDMGVVFVPPISGR
Number of residues152
Molecular Weight16970.455
Theoretical pI5.63
GO Classification
Functions
  • xanthine phosphoribosyltransferase activity
  • hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase activity
  • magnesium ion binding
Processes
  • IMP salvage
  • XMP salvage
  • GMP salvage
Components
  • plasma membrane
  • cytosol
General FunctionXanthine phosphoribosyltransferase activity
Specific FunctionActs on guanine, xanthine and to a lesser extent hypoxanthine.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID41607
UniProtKB IDP0A9M5
UniProtKB Entry NameXGPT_ECOLI
Cellular LocationCell inner membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011449|Xanthine phosphoribosyltransferase (gpt)
ATGAGCGAAAAATACATCGTCACCTGGGACATGTTGCAGATCCATGCACGTAAACTCGCA
AGCCGACTGATGCCTTCTGAACAATGGAAAGGCATTATTGCCGTAAGCCGTGGCGGTCTG
GTACCGGGTGCGTTACTGGCGCGTGAACTGGGTATTCGTCATGTCGATACCGTTTGTATT
TCCAGCTACGATCACGACAACCAGCGCGAGCTTAAAGTGCTGAAACGCGCAGAAGGCGAT
GGCGAAGGCTTCATCGTTATTGATGACCTGGTGGATACCGGTGGTACTGCGGTTGCGATT
CGTGAAATGTATCCAAAAGCGCACTTTGTCACCATCTTCGCAAAACCGGCTGGTCGTCCG
CTGGTTGATGACTATGTTGTTGATATCCCGCAAGATACCTGGATTGAACAGCCGTGGGAT
ATGGGCGTCGTATTCGTCCCGCCAATCTCCGGTCGCTAA
GenBank Gene IDX00221
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDNot Available
Chromosome LocationNot Available
LocusNot Available
References
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