merB

Gene

merB

Protein

Alkylmercury lyase

Organism

Clostridium butyricum

Length

218 amino acids

Function

Cleaves the carbon-mercury bond of organomercurials such as phenylmercuric acetate. One product is Hg(2+), which is subsequently detoxified by the mercuric reductase.

Similarity

Belongs to the MerB family.

Mass

23.885 kDa

Sequence

MKTEIQEIVTRLDQQSNKGEGGESMKWLFRPLLQMLAGGESVTIEDMATTTGKPVEEVKKVLQSLPSVEIDEQGRVVGLGLTLIPTPHHFTVDGKQLYAWCALDTLIFPALIGRSVNIESPCHSTGEPIRLNVEPDHIVSVEPSTAVVSIVTPDDMSSIRTAFCNEVHFFSSPNAAEDWLDQHPGGKVLSVEDAFELGRLMGTRYEESRPANGSCCHI

Protein

Alkylmercury lyase: merB

Gene

merB

Protein

Alkylmercury lyase

Organism

Staphylococcus aureus

Length

216 amino acids

Function

Cleaves the carbon-mercury bond of organomercurials such as phenylmercuric acetate. One product is Hg(2+), which is subsequently detoxified by the mercuric reductase.

Similarity

Belongs to the MerB family.

Mass

23.645 kDa

Sequence

MKNISEFSAQLDQTFDQGEAVSMEWLFRPLLKMLAEGDPVPVEDIAAETGKPVEEVKQVLQTLPSVELDEQGRVVGYGLTLFPTPHRFEVDGKQLYAWCALDTLMFPALIGRTVHIASPCHGTGKSVRLTVEPDRVVSVEPSTAVVSIVTPDEMASVRSAFCNDVHFFSSPSAAQDWLNQHPESSVLPVEDAFELGRHLGARYEESGPTNGSCCNI

Protein

Alkylmercury lyase: merB

Gene

merB

Protein

Alkylmercury lyase

Organism

Staphylococcus epidermidis (strain ATCC 12228)

Length

216 amino acids

Function

Cleaves the carbon-mercury bond of organomercurials such as phenylmercuric acetate. One product is Hg(2+), which is subsequently detoxified by the mercuric reductase (By similarity).

Similarity

Belongs to the MerB family.

Mass

23.595 kDa

Sequence

MKNISEFSAQLNQTFDQGEAVSMEWLFRPLLKMLAEGDPVPVEDIAAETGKPVEEVKQVLQTLPSVELDEQGRVVGYGLTLVPTPHRFEVDGKQLYAWCALDTLMFPALIGRTVHIASPCHGTGKSVRLTVEPDRVVSVEPSTAVVSIVTPDEMASVRSAFCNNVHFFSSPSAAQDWLNQHPESSVLPVEDAFELGRHLGARYEESGPTNGSCCNI

Protein

Alkylmercury lyase: merB

Gene

merB

Protein

Alkylmercury lyase

Organism

Streptomyces lividans

Length

215 amino acids

Function

Cleaves the carbon-mercury bond of organomercurials such as phenylmercuric acetate. One product is Hg(2+), which is subsequently detoxified by the mercuric reductase.

Similarity

Belongs to the MerB family.

Mass

23.026 kDa

Sequence

MDSQAQQLATRLTTAFNGGGAASSRPWLWRPLLQLLAQGRPVTVEQIAQATDRTPDQVREALAANPDTEYDERGRITGSGLTQNPTPHHFEVDGQQLYTWCALDTLIFPAILGRPAHVTSPCHATGTPVRLTVEPDQVTSVEPATAVVSIVTPDAPASIRTAFCNQVHFFATPDAGKGWLEEHPVATVLPVADAYQLGRPLTEALLTGDTPPGCC

Protein

Alkylmercury lyase: merB

Gene

merB

Protein

Alkylmercury lyase

Organism

Escherichia coli

Length

212 amino acids

Function

Cleaves the carbon-mercury bond of organomercurials such as phenylmercuric acetate. One product is Hg(2+), which is subsequently detoxified by the mercuric reductase (By similarity).

Similarity

Belongs to the MerB family.

Mass

23.035 kDa

Sequence

MKLAPYILELLTSVNRTNGTADLLVPLLRELAKGRPVSRTTLAGILDWPAERVAAVLEQATSTEYDKDGNIIGYGLTLRETSYVFEIDDRRLYAWCALDTLIFPALIGRTARVSSHCAATGAPVSLTVSPSEIQAVEPAGMAVSLVLPQEAADVRQSFCCHVHFFASVPTAEDWASKHQGLEGLAIVSVHEAFGLGQEFNRHLLQTMSSRTP

Protein

Alkylmercury lyase: merB

Gene

merB

Protein

Alkylmercury lyase

Organism

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Length

212 amino acids

Function

Cleaves the carbon-mercury bond of organomercurials such as phenylmercuric acetate. One product is Hg(2+), which is subsequently detoxified by the mercuric reductase.

Similarity

Belongs to the MerB family.

Mass

23.078 kDa

Sequence

MKLAPYILERLTSVNRTNGTADLLVPLLRELAKGRPVSRTTLAGILDWPAERVAAVLEQATSTEYDKDGNIIGYGLTLRETSYVFEIDDRRLYAWCALDTLIFPALIGRTARVSSHCAATGAPVSLTVSPSEIQAVEPAGMAVSLVLPQEAADVRQSFCCHVHFFASVPTAEDWASKHQGLEGLAIVSVHEAFGLGQEFNRHLLQTMSSRTP

Protein

Alkylmercury lyase: merB

Gene

merB

Protein

Alkylmercury lyase

Organism

Pseudomonas putida

Length

212 amino acids

Function

Cleaves the carbon-mercury bond of organomercurials such as phenylmercuric acetate. One product is Hg(2+), which is subsequently detoxified by the mercuric reductase.

Similarity

Belongs to the MerB family.

Mass

22.981 kDa

Sequence

MDKTIYSKKIAESLSSGNHPEEFATLFVTLLRQLVMGRPVSREALGTALGWSGQRVATVLEPAPGTEYDEQGNIIGLGLTLRETPHVFEVDGRRLYTWCALDTLMFPALIGKTARVTSRCVATGRPITLTVAPEAVLQVEPAETMVSLLTPDASPDIRCSFCCHVHFFASPSVANAWASTHPGIELVPVENAFGLGHLIAHKLLEDSERNTA

Protein

Alkylmercury lyase: merB

Gene

merB

Protein

Alkylmercury lyase

Organism

Rhizobium meliloti

Length

212 amino acids

Function

Cleaves the carbon-mercury bond of organomercurials such as phenylmercuric acetate. One product is Hg(2+), which is subsequently detoxified by the mercuric reductase.

Similarity

Belongs to the MerB family.

Mass

23.078 kDa

Sequence

Protein

Alkylmercury lyase: merB

Gene

merB

Protein

Alkylmercury lyase

Organism

Serratia marcescens

Length

212 amino acids

Function

Cleaves the carbon-mercury bond of organomercurials such as phenylmercuric acetate. One product is Hg(2+), which is subsequently detoxified by the mercuric reductase.

Similarity

Belongs to the MerB family.

Mass

23.078 kDa

Sequence

Protein

Alkylmercury lyase: merB