Protein
Nucleoside triphosphate pyrophosphohydrolase
Organism
Mycobacterium smegmatis (strain ATCC 700084 / mc(2)155)
Function
Required to maintain the full capacity of the mycobacteria to respond to oxidative stress via the degradation of the oxidation-induced damaged nucleotides. It hydrolyzes all canonical (d)NTPs, as well as the mutagenic dUTP and 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine 5'-triphosphate (8-oxo-dGTP). Also involved in the transcriptional activation of RelA in response to oxidative stress.
Similarity
Belongs to the nucleoside triphosphate pyrophosphohydrolase family.
Sequence
MIVVLVDPRRPALVPVDAVEFLTGDVQYTEEMPVKVPWSLPSARPAYDGEDAPVLLSSDPEHPVVKARLAAGDRLIAAPEPQPGERLVDAVALMDKLRTSGPWESEQTHDSLRRYLLEETYELFDAVRSGNADELREELGDVLLQVLFHARIAEDAPHHPFSIDDVADALVRKLGNRVPAVLAGESISLDEQLAQWEERKAQEKKVKARASSMDDVPTGQPALALAQKVLARVSQAGLPAELIPASLTSVSVSADTDSENELRTAVLEFMDTVREVEAAVAAGRRGEDVPEELDVAPLGVISEDEWRAYWPGAESSASEAEPEE