UniProt functional annotation for Q980Q4

UniProt code: Q980Q4.

Organism: Saccharolobus solfataricus (strain ATCC 35092 / DSM 1617 / JCM 11322 / P2) (Sulfolobus solfataricus).
Taxonomy: Archaea; Crenarchaeota; Thermoprotei; Sulfolobales; Sulfolobaceae; Saccharolobus.
 
Function: Catalyzes the conversion of uracil and 5-phospho-alpha-D- ribose 1-diphosphate (PRPP) to UMP and diphosphate. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15752360}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=diphosphate + UMP = 5-phospho-alpha-D-ribose 1-diphosphate + uracil; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:13017, ChEBI:CHEBI:17568, ChEBI:CHEBI:33019, ChEBI:CHEBI:57865, ChEBI:CHEBI:58017; EC=2.4.2.9; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:15752360};
Cofactor: Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420; Evidence={ECO:0000250}; Note=Binds 1 Mg(2+) ion per subunit. The magnesium is bound as Mg-PRPP. {ECO:0000250};
Activity regulation: Allosterically activated by GTP. Inhibited by CTP and UMP in combination. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15752360}.
Biophysicochemical properties: Kinetic parameters: KM=55 uM for 5-phospho-alpha-D-ribose 1-diphosphate (in the presence of 1 mM GTP) {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15752360}; KM=19 uM for 5-phospho-alpha-D-ribose 1-diphosphate (without GTP) {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15752360}; KM=27 uM for uracil (in the presence of 1 mM GTP) {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15752360}; KM=1.4 uM for uracil (without GTP) {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15752360}; Vmax=15.8 umol/min/mg enzyme (in the presence of 1 mM GTP) {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15752360}; Vmax=0.92 umol/min/mg enzyme (without GTP) {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15752360}; pH dependence: Optimum pH is 5.0-5.6 at 60 degrees Celsius. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15752360};
Pathway: Pyrimidine metabolism; UMP biosynthesis via salvage pathway; UMP from uracil: step 1/1.
Subunit: Homotetramer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15752360}.
Similarity: Belongs to the UPRTase family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.