DP00626: Protein umuDFASTA viewXML view

General information
DisProt:DP00626
Name:Protein umuD
Synonym(s):UMUD_ECOLI
Protein umuD' [cleavage product 1]
First appeared in release:Release 5.2 (08/07/2010)
UniProt:P0AG11
UniGene: 
SwissProt: UMUD_ECOLI
TrEMBL:  
NCBI (GI): 84029418
Source organism:Escherichia coli (strain K12)
Sequence length:139
Percent disordered:100%
Homologues: 


Native sequence

        10         20         30         40         50         60
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MLFIKPADLR EIVTFPLFSD LVQCGFPSPA ADYVEQRIDL NQLLIQHPSA TYFVKASGDS - 60
MIDGGISDGD LLIVDSAITA SHGDIVIAAV DGEFTVKKLQ LRPTVQLIPM NSAYSPITIS - 120
SEDTLDVFGV VIHVVKAMR



Functional narrative    

Involved in UV protection and mutation. Essential for induced (or SOS) mutagenesis. May modify the DNA replication machinery to allow bypass synthesis across a damaged template.

Region 1: 1-139

Map of ordered and disordered regions







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Region 1
Type:Disordered
Name:Whole protein
Location:1 - 139
Length:139
Region sequence:

MLFIKPADLREIVTFPLFSDLVQCGFPSPAADYVEQRIDLNQLLIQHPSATYFVKASGDS
MIDGGISDGDLLIVDSAITASHGDIVIAAVDGEFTVKKLQLRPTVQLIPMNSAYSPITIS
SEDTLDVFGVVIHVVKAMR

Modification type: Native
PDB: 1AY9:A, 1I4V:A, 1UMU:A
Structural/functional type: Function arises via a molten globule to order transition
Functional classes: Modification site
Molecular recognition effectors
Entropic chain
Functional subclasses: Protein-DNA binding
Protein-protein binding
Entropic clock
Detection methods:
  1. Sensitivity to proteolysis (310 K; Chymotrypsin (1:1) 5 mg/mL; UmuD(2) dimer 10 uM)

  2. Circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy, far-UV (298 K; pH: 6.8; DTT (buffer) 1 mM; EDTA (buffer) 0.1 mM; Interacting protein (DinB or beta-subunit) 50 uM; Na3PO4 (buffer (pH 6.8)) 10 mM; NaCl (buffer) 100 mM; UmuD (at physio concentrations or w/interacting protein at >/= 50uM))

  3. Circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy, far-UV (298 K; pH: 7.4; Glycerol (buffer (5%)); Hepes (buffer (7.4 pH)) 50 mM; Interacting protein (DinB or beta-subunit) 50 uM; KCl (buffer) 100 mM; MgCl2 (buffer) 5 mM; UmuD (at physio concentrations or w/interacting protein at >/= 50uM))

References:
  1. Simon SM, Sousa FJ, Mohana-Borges R, Walker GC. "Regulation of Escherichia coli SOS mutagenesis by dimeric intrinsically disordered umuD gene products." Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008; 105(4): 1152-7. PubMed: 18216271

Comments:
 



References

  1. Ferentz AE, Walker GC, Wagner G. "Converting a DNA damage checkpoint effector (UmuD2C) into a lesion bypass polymerase (UmuD'2C)." EMBO J.. 2001; 20(15): 4287-98. PubMed: 11483531

  2. Peat TS, Frank EG, McDonald JP, Levine AS, Woodgate R, Hendrickson WA. "The UmuD' protein filament and its potential role in damage induced mutagenesis." Structure. 1996; 4(12): 1401-12. PubMed: 8994967

  3. Peat TS, Frank EG, McDonald JP, Levine AS, Woodgate R, Hendrickson WA. "Structure of the UmuD' protein and its regulation in response to DNA damage." Nature. 1996; 380(6576): 727-30. PubMed: 8614470

  4. Simon SM, Sousa FJ, Mohana-Borges R, Walker GC. "Regulation of Escherichia coli SOS mutagenesis by dimeric intrinsically disordered umuD gene products." Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008; 105(4): 1152-7. PubMed: 18216271



Comments


UmuD operates in homodimeric form.



AV (7-7-2010) PubMed: 18216271


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