UniProt functional annotation for Q8Y5E4

UniProt code: Q8Y5E4.

Organism: Listeria monocytogenes serovar 1/2a (strain ATCC BAA-679 / EGD-e).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Listeriaceae; Listeria.
 
Function: Catalyzes the condensation of 2 ATP molecules into cyclic di- AMP (c-di-AMP) (PubMed:25605729). c-di-AMP is a signaling compound secreted into the host's cytosol where it triggers the cytosolic surveillance pathway (CSP), a host pathway of innate immunity characterized by expression of beta interferon (IFN-beta) and coregulated genes (PubMed:20508090). Expression of truncated proteins (missing first 80 or 100 residues) in E.coli leads to c-di-AMP synthesis (PubMed:25605729). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20508090, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25605729}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=2 ATP = 3',3'-c-di-AMP + 2 diphosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:35655, ChEBI:CHEBI:30616, ChEBI:CHEBI:33019, ChEBI:CHEBI:71500; EC=2.7.7.85; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01499};
Cofactor: Name=Co(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:48828; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:25605729}; Note=Optimal activity at 0.5-1 mM CoCl(2), also functions with Mn(2+), for a construct missing residues 1-80. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25605729};
Subunit: Homodimer, required for active site formation (Probable). {ECO:0000305|PubMed:25605729}.
Subcellular location: Cell membrane {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01499}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01499}.
Disruption phenotype: Essential, it cannot be deleted. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20508090}.
Similarity: Belongs to the adenylate cyclase family. DacA/CdaA subfamily. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01499}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.