UniProt functional annotation for Q8XIQ9

UniProt code: Q8XIQ9.

Organism: Clostridium perfringens (strain 13 / Type A).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Clostridia; Eubacteriales; Clostridiaceae; Clostridium.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=diphosphate + H2O = H(+) + 2 phosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:24576, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:33019, ChEBI:CHEBI:43474; EC=3.6.1.1; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:20303981, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22348476};
Cofactor: Name=Co(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:48828; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:22348476}; Name=Mn(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29035; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:22348476}; Note=Binds tightly a transition metal ion; prefers Co(2+) over Mn(2+). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22348476};
Cofactor: Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:22348476}; Note=Mg(2+) ions are required for optimal catalytic activity. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22348476};
Activity regulation: Inhibited by AMP and ADP with 25% and 35% of activity remaining, respectively, at saturating conditions. Activated 5-fold by diadenosine polyphosphates(Ap[n]A) with n>2 (Ap3A, Ap4A, Ap5A, Ap6A) at saturating conditions. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20303981, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22348476}.
Biophysicochemical properties: Kinetic parameters: KM=50 uM for pyrophosphate {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22348476};
Subunit: Homodimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20303981}.
Similarity: Belongs to the PPase family. {ECO:0000255}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.