Entry
Name
teichoic acid ribitol-phosphate primase;
Tar primase;
tarK (gene name)
Class
Transferases;
Transferring phosphorus-containing groups;
Transferases for other substituted phosphate groups
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
CDP-ribitol:4-O-[(2R)-1-glycerophospho]-N-acetyl-beta-D-mannosaminyl-(1->4)-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminyl-diphospho-ditrans,octacis-undecaprenol ribitylphosphotransferase
Reaction(IUBMB)
CDP-ribitol + 4-O-[(2R)-1-glycerophospho]-N-acetyl-beta-D-mannosaminyl-(1->4)-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminyl-diphospho-ditrans,octacis-undecaprenol = CMP + 4-O-[1-D-ribitylphospho-(2R)-1-glycerophospho]-N-acetyl-beta-D-mannosaminyl-(1->4)-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminyl-diphospho-ditrans,octacis-undecaprenol [RN:
R11613 R12864 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
CDP-ribitol [CPD:
C00789 ];
4-O-[(2R)-1-glycerophospho]-N-acetyl-beta-D-mannosaminyl-(1->4)-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminyl-diphospho-ditrans,octacis-undecaprenol [CPD:
C21464 ]
Product
CMP [CPD:
C00055 ];
4-O-[1-D-ribitylphospho-(2R)-1-glycerophospho]-N-acetyl-beta-D-mannosaminyl-(1->4)-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminyl-diphospho-ditrans,octacis-undecaprenol [CPD:
C21503 ]
Comment
Involved in the biosynthesis of teichoic acid linkage units in the cell wall of Bacillus subtilis W23. This enzyme adds the first ribitol unit to the disaccharide linker of the teichoic acid.
History
EC 2.7.8.46 created 2017
Pathway
Orthology
K21592 teichoic acid ribitol-phosphate primase
Genes
BLEN : NCTC4824_03821(tarK)
ALKA : J0B03_04335 J0B03_04340
WCP : H9Q76_02900 H9Q76_02905
FIT : Fi14EGH31_11100(tagB)
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Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Brown S, Meredith T, Swoboda J, Walker S
Title
Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis W23 make polyribitol wall teichoic acids using different enzymatic pathways.
Journal
Sequence
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 2.7.8.46
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 2.7.8.46
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