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ID   A8TUC8_9PROT            Unreviewed;       318 AA.
AC   A8TUC8;
DT   15-JAN-2008, integrated into UniProtKB/TrEMBL.
DT   15-JAN-2008, sequence version 1.
DT   08-NOV-2023, entry version 69.
DE   RecName: Full=Methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00012261, ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00182};
DE            EC=2.1.2.9 {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00012261, ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00182};
GN   Name=fmt {ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00182};
GN   ORFNames=BAL199_15002 {ECO:0000313|EMBL:EDP63954.1};
OS   alpha proteobacterium BAL199.
OC   Bacteria; Pseudomonadota; Alphaproteobacteria.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=331869 {ECO:0000313|EMBL:EDP63954.1, ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000003417};
RN   [1] {ECO:0000313|EMBL:EDP63954.1, ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000003417}
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=BAL199 {ECO:0000313|EMBL:EDP63954.1,
RC   ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000003417};
RA   Hagstrom A., Ferriera S., Johnson J., Kravitz S., Beeson K., Sutton G.,
RA   Rogers Y.-H., Friedman R., Frazier M., Venter J.C.;
RL   Submitted (OCT-2007) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.
CC   -!- FUNCTION: Attaches a formyl group to the free amino group of methionyl-
CC       tRNA(fMet). The formyl group appears to play a dual role in the
CC       initiator identity of N-formylmethionyl-tRNA by promoting its
CC       recognition by IF2 and preventing the misappropriation of this tRNA by
CC       the elongation apparatus. {ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00182}.
CC   -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY:
CC       Reaction=(6R)-10-formyltetrahydrofolate + L-methionyl-tRNA(fMet) =
CC         (6S)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate + H(+) + N-formyl-L-methionyl-
CC         tRNA(fMet); Xref=Rhea:RHEA:24380, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:9952, Rhea:RHEA-
CC         COMP:9953, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:57453, ChEBI:CHEBI:78530,
CC         ChEBI:CHEBI:78844, ChEBI:CHEBI:195366; EC=2.1.2.9;
CC         Evidence={ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00182};
CC   -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the Fmt family. {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00010699,
CC       ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00182}.
CC   -!- CAUTION: The sequence shown here is derived from an EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ
CC       whole genome shotgun (WGS) entry which is preliminary data.
CC       {ECO:0000313|EMBL:EDP63954.1}.
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DR   EMBL; ABHC01000011; EDP63954.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; A8TUC8; -.
DR   STRING; 331869.BAL199_15002; -.
DR   eggNOG; COG0223; Bacteria.
DR   Proteomes; UP000003417; Unassembled WGS sequence.
DR   GO; GO:0004479; F:methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase activity; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule.
DR   CDD; cd08646; FMT_core_Met-tRNA-FMT_N; 1.
DR   CDD; cd08704; Met_tRNA_FMT_C; 1.
DR   Gene3D; 3.40.50.12230; -; 1.
DR   HAMAP; MF_00182; Formyl_trans; 1.
DR   InterPro; IPR005794; Fmt.
DR   InterPro; IPR005793; Formyl_trans_C.
DR   InterPro; IPR002376; Formyl_transf_N.
DR   InterPro; IPR036477; Formyl_transf_N_sf.
DR   InterPro; IPR011034; Formyl_transferase-like_C_sf.
DR   InterPro; IPR001555; GART_AS.
DR   InterPro; IPR044135; Met-tRNA-FMT_C.
DR   InterPro; IPR041711; Met-tRNA-FMT_N.
DR   NCBIfam; TIGR00460; fmt; 1.
DR   PANTHER; PTHR11138; METHIONYL-TRNA FORMYLTRANSFERASE; 1.
DR   PANTHER; PTHR11138:SF5; METHIONYL-TRNA FORMYLTRANSFERASE, MITOCHONDRIAL; 1.
DR   Pfam; PF02911; Formyl_trans_C; 1.
DR   Pfam; PF00551; Formyl_trans_N; 1.
DR   SUPFAM; SSF50486; FMT C-terminal domain-like; 1.
DR   SUPFAM; SSF53328; Formyltransferase; 1.
DR   PROSITE; PS00373; GART; 1.
PE   3: Inferred from homology;
KW   Protein biosynthesis {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022917, ECO:0000256|HAMAP-
KW   Rule:MF_00182}; Reference proteome {ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000003417};
KW   Transferase {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022679, ECO:0000256|HAMAP-
KW   Rule:MF_00182}.
FT   DOMAIN          13..189
FT                   /note="Formyl transferase N-terminal"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000259|Pfam:PF00551"
FT   DOMAIN          214..309
FT                   /note="Formyl transferase C-terminal"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000259|Pfam:PF02911"
FT   BINDING         120..123
FT                   /ligand="(6S)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:57453"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00182"
SQ   SEQUENCE   318 AA;  33518 MW;  036A638F3F5AD5F1 CRC64;
     MSEVGVLTVR PLRIAFLGSP DFAVPTLRAL IDAGHDVVCV YAQPPRPAGR GKHDRPTPVH
     SAAESVGIEV RTPRTLRDPD AQAAFAALDL DVAVVVAYGL ILPPAILTAP RLGCVNVHAS
     LLPRWRGAAP IQRAILAGDR ETGVTIMQMD EGLDTGAMLL HCPVPIEPDT TASHLHDTLS
     ALGAESIVPA LAGLESGTLT PVPQPEMGVT YAKKLERDEG RLDFGRPAAD LERQIRAFDP
     WPGAFFDLGG ERFKVLSAQV LTIGALANAP GTVLDHELTI ACGVDALRPT RIQRAGKAPM
     ATEALLRGFP VAPGVIVG
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