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yhhQ

Gene
yhhQ
Protein
Queuosine precursor transporter
Organism
Escherichia coli (strain K12)
Length
221 amino acids
Function
Involved in the import of queuosine (Q) precursors, required for Q precursor salvage. Transports 7-cyano-7-deazaguanine (preQ(0)) and 7-aminomethyl-7-deazaguanine (preQ(1)), with a preference for preQ(0).
Similarity
Belongs to the vitamin uptake transporter (VUT/ECF) (TC 2.A.88) family. Q precursor transporter subfamily.
Mass
25.269 kDa
Sequence
MNVFSQTQRYKALFWLSLFHLLVITSSNYLVQLPVSILGFHTTWGAFSFPFIFLATDLTVRIFGAPLARRIIFAVMIPALLISYVISSLFYMGSWQGFGALAHFNLFVARIATASFMAYALGQILDVHVFNRLRQSRRWWLAPTASTLFGNVSDTLAFFFIAFWRSPDAFMAEHWMEIALVDYCFKVLISIVFFLPMYGVLLNMLLKRLADKSEINALQAS