UniProt functional annotation for P69924

UniProt code: P69924.

Organism: Escherichia coli (strain K12).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia.
 
Function: Provides the precursors necessary for DNA synthesis. Catalyzes the biosynthesis of deoxyribonucleotides from the corresponding ribonucleotides. R2 contains the tyrosyl radical required for catalysis.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=[thioredoxin]-disulfide + a 2'-deoxyribonucleoside 5'- diphosphate + H2O = [thioredoxin]-dithiol + a ribonucleoside 5'- diphosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:23252, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:10698, Rhea:RHEA- COMP:10700, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:29950, ChEBI:CHEBI:50058, ChEBI:CHEBI:57930, ChEBI:CHEBI:73316; EC=1.17.4.1; Evidence={ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU10014};
Cofactor: Name=Fe cation; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:24875; Note=Binds 2 iron ions per subunit.;
Activity regulation: Inhibited by hydroxyurea, leads to dNTP depletion, replication fork arrest and genomic instability. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:20005847}.
Pathway: Genetic information processing; DNA replication.
Subunit: Tetramer of two alpha (R1) and two beta (R2) subunits. The B1 protein is a dimer of alpha subunits. A radical transfer pathway occurs between Tyr-123 of R2 and R1.
Induction: Induced 4.2-fold by hydroxyurea (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20005847}.
Miscellaneous: E.coli produces two separate class I enzymes. This one is the functional enzyme during growth.
Miscellaneous: A substrate-binding catalytic site, located on R1, is formed only in the presence of the second subunit R2.
Similarity: Belongs to the ribonucleoside diphosphate reductase small chain family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.