| Accession | TIGR02799 |
| Name | thio_ybgC |
| Function | tol-pal system-associated acyl-CoA thioesterase |
| Gene Symbol | ybgC |
| Trusted Cutoff | 141.35 |
| Domain Trusted Cutoff | 141.35 |
| Noise Cutoff | 88.85 |
| Domain Noise Cutoff | 88.85 |
| Isology Type | equivalog |
| EC Number | 3.1.2.- |
| HMM Length | 126 |
| Gene Ontology Term | GO:0005515: protein binding molecular_function |
| | GO:0005737: cytoplasm cellular_component |
| | GO:0016291: acyl-CoA thioesterase activity molecular_function |
| Author | Haft DH |
| Entry Date | Jan 20 2006 1:33PM |
| Last Modified | Feb 14 2011 3:27PM |
| Comment | The tol-pal system consists of five critical genes. Inner membrane proteins TolQ and TolR convert protomotive force to energy that is transduced through TolA to an outer membrane complex of TolB and Pal. The system is known to be required to maintain outer membrane integrity. In a system with several homologous parts, ExbB and ExbD transduces energy through TonB to a variety of outer membrane proteins, many of which are siderophore receptors. The tol-pal system therefore may also be involved in transport. This family consists of a protein nearly always found in operons with the genes of the tol-pal system. The significance of this thioesterase to the tol-pal system is unclear, but either of two observations may be relevant. First, Pal, or peptidoglycan-associated lipoprotein, has a conserved N-terminal cleavage and acylation that makes it a lipoprotein. Second, the tol-pal system is implicated not only in the import of certain organics but also in the maintenance of outer membrane integrity (by an unknown mechanism). |
| References | RN [1]
RM 11959124
RT The YbgC protein encoded by the ybgC gene of the tol-pal gene cluster of Haemophilus influenzae catalyzes acyl-coenzyme A thioester hydrolysis.
RA Zhuang Z, Song F, Martin BM, Dunaway-Mariano D.
RL FEBS Lett. 2002 Apr 10;516(1-3):161-3. |
| Genome Property | GenProp0542: Tol-Pal system (HMM) |
