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Family of CofD-like proteins and proteins related to YvcK CofD is a 2-phospho-L-lactate transferase that catalyzes the last step in the biosynthesis of coenzyme F(420)-0 (F(420) without polyglutamate) by transferring the lactyl phosphate moiety of lactyl(2)diphospho-(5')guanosine (LPPG) to 7,8-didemethyl-8-hydroxy-5-deazariboflavin ribitol (F0). F420 is a hydride carrier, important for energy metabolism of methanogenic archaea, as well as for the biosynthesis of other natural products, like tetracycline in Streptomyces. F420 and some of its precursors are also utilized as cofactors for enzymes, like DNA photolyase in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. YvcK from Bacillus subtilis is a member of a family of mostly uncharacterized proteins and has been proposed to play a role in carbon metabolism, since its function is essential for growth on intermediates of the Krebs cycle and pentose phosphate pathway. Both families appear to have a conserved phosphate binding site, but have different substrate binding residues conserved within each family. |
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