UniProt functional annotation for P00469

UniProt code: P00469.

Organism: Lactobacillus casei.
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Lactobacillales; Lactobacillaceae; Lacticaseibacillus.
 
Function: Catalyzes the reductive methylation of 2'-deoxyuridine-5'- monophosphate (dUMP) to 2'-deoxythymidine-5'-monophosphate (dTMP) while utilizing 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate (mTHF) as the methyl donor and reductant in the reaction, yielding dihydrofolate (DHF) as a by- product. This enzymatic reaction provides an intracellular de novo source of dTMP, an essential precursor for DNA biosynthesis. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00008}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=(6R)-5,10-methylene-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate + dUMP = 7,8- dihydrofolate + dTMP; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:12104, ChEBI:CHEBI:15636, ChEBI:CHEBI:57451, ChEBI:CHEBI:63528, ChEBI:CHEBI:246422; EC=2.1.1.45; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00008};
Pathway: Pyrimidine metabolism; dTTP biosynthesis. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00008}.
Subunit: Homodimer. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00008}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00008}.
Similarity: Belongs to the thymidylate synthase family. Bacterial-type ThyA subfamily. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00008}.
Sequence caution: Sequence=AAA25255.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Evidence={ECO:0000305};

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.