Gene Information

Name : merA (MCA1340)
Accession : YP_113802.1
Strain : Methylococcus capsulatus Bath
Genome accession: NC_002977
Putative virulence/resistance : Resistance
Product : mercuric reductase
Function : -
COG functional category : C : Energy production and conversion
COG ID : COG1249
EC number : 1.16.1.1
Position : 1424708 - 1426396 bp
Length : 1689 bp
Strand : +
Note : identified by similarity to SP:P94702; match to protein family HMM PF00070; match to protein family HMM PF00403; match to protein family HMM PF02852; match to protein family HMM TIGR02053

DNA sequence :
ATGAGTAGGCATGAGTTGCTCATCGACGGCATGACCTGCACGTCATGCGCCGAGCACGTCCGGCAGGCTCTGGAAAAGGT
GCCCAGCGTGCGCTCGGCCTCAGTGTCGTTTCCGCGTAAACGCGCCGAGATCGAGGCGGATCCGGGCGTGGGCCCGGATC
CGCTGGTCGCGGCCGTGACCGCGCTCGGCTACCGCGCACGGGTTTCCGATACACCGGGCAAGTCCGCCGGCGGCTTGTTC
GACGAGACGTTCGGCTGCCCGGACGGCGGAACGAAGCGCGTTAGCGGCGAGCCAGCACTGCACGTGACCGTGATCGGCAG
CGGCGGCGCGGCAATGGCGGGTGCATTGAAGGCCGTGGAGCTCGGCGCGCGCGTGACGCTGATCGAGCGCGGCACCATAG
GCGGCACCTGCGTCAATGTCGGCTGCGTGCCCTCGAAGATCATGATTCGCGCCGCCCACATCGCCCACCTGCGCCGCGAA
AGCCCGTTCGATGAGGGGCTTCCGCCGACACCGCCGGTCGTCCTGCGCGAGCGGCTGTTGGCCCAGCAGCAAGGCCGCGT
CGAGGAACTGCGCCACGCCAAGTACGAAGGCATCCTGGCGAGTACCCCGGCAGTCACCGTGCTGCGCGGCGAGGCCAGGT
TCATGGATGCGCATACGCTCACCGTGGCGCTTTGCCACGGCGGCACGCGCGAGCTGAGCTTCGACCGTTGCCTCGTCGCC
ACCGGCGCGAGTCCGGCGATTGCGCCGATCCAGGGCCTTGCGGATACGCCTTACTGGACTTCCACCGAGGCGCTGGCGAG
CGACACGATCCCCGAGCGGCTGGCCGTGATCGGTTCGTCGGTGGTGGCGGTCGAGCTGGCGCAGGCCTTCGCCCGGCTGG
GCAGCCGGGTCTCGATACTGGCGCGCCGCACGCTGTTCTTCCGCGAAGATCCGGCCATTGGCGAGGCCGTAACAAACGCG
TTCCGTTTGGAAGGCATCGAGGTGCTGGAGCATGCCCAGGCGAGCCAGGTCGCCTATGCGAACGGGGAATTCGTGATGAC
TACCGGTCACGGCGAGCGGCGCGCCGACAAGCTGCTGGTTGCCACCGGGCGCGCGCCGAACACGCGCAACCTGAATCTCG
AAGCGGCGGGCATCAAGGTCGACGCCCAAGGGGCCATCATCGTCGACCGCGCCATGCGCACCAGCGCGCCGCACATCTTT
GCTGCCGGCGACTGCACCGACCAGCCGCAATTCGTGTATGTGGCGGCGGCGGCCGGTAGCCGCGCCGCGATCAACATGAC
GGGCGGCAGTGCCGAGCTGGATCTGACGACGATGCCGAAGGTGACGTTCATCGATCCACAGGTGGCAACGGTGGGCTACA
GCGAAGCCGAAGCGCGCCACGACGGCATCGAGACCGTGAGCCGCACCCTCACGCTCGACAACGTGCCGAGGGCGCTGGCC
AATTTCGACACCCGCGGCTTCATCAAGCTGGTGGCCGAAGCCGGCACTGGGCGTCTGATCGGCGTGCAGGCAGTGGCTCC
GGAGGCGGGCGAATTGATCCAGGCGGCCGCGCTGGCGATCCGCCACCGGATGACCGTGCAGGAATTGGCCGACCAGTTGT
TTCCCTATCTGACCATGGTCGAGGGTCTGAAGCTCGCGGCCCAGACCTTCACCAAGGACGTCAAACGGCTTTCCTGCTGT
GCCGGGTGA

Protein sequence :
MSRHELLIDGMTCTSCAEHVRQALEKVPSVRSASVSFPRKRAEIEADPGVGPDPLVAAVTALGYRARVSDTPGKSAGGLF
DETFGCPDGGTKRVSGEPALHVTVIGSGGAAMAGALKAVELGARVTLIERGTIGGTCVNVGCVPSKIMIRAAHIAHLRRE
SPFDEGLPPTPPVVLRERLLAQQQGRVEELRHAKYEGILASTPAVTVLRGEARFMDAHTLTVALCHGGTRELSFDRCLVA
TGASPAIAPIQGLADTPYWTSTEALASDTIPERLAVIGSSVVAVELAQAFARLGSRVSILARRTLFFREDPAIGEAVTNA
FRLEGIEVLEHAQASQVAYANGEFVMTTGHGERRADKLLVATGRAPNTRNLNLEAAGIKVDAQGAIIVDRAMRTSAPHIF
AAGDCTDQPQFVYVAAAAGSRAAINMTGGSAELDLTTMPKVTFIDPQVATVGYSEAEARHDGIETVSRTLTLDNVPRALA
NFDTRGFIKLVAEAGTGRLIGVQAVAPEAGELIQAAALAIRHRMTVQELADQLFPYLTMVEGLKLAAQTFTKDVKRLSCC
AG

• Homologs from PAI DB

GeneGenBank Accn Product Virulance or Resistance PAI or REI Alignment Type E-val Identity
merA AAN62178.1 mercuric (Hg(II)) reductase Not tested PAGI-2(C) Protein 0.0 84
merA ACN81005.1 MerA Hg(II) mercuric ion reductase Not tested AbaR5 Protein 0.0 77
merA CAJ77060.1 Mercuric ion reductase Not tested AbaR1 Protein 0.0 77
merA AGK07021.1 MerA Not tested SGI1 Protein 0.0 76
merA AGK07079.1 MerA Not tested SGI1 Protein 0.0 76
merA ABQ57371.1 MerA Not tested SGI1 Protein 0.0 76
unnamed ABR13401.1 mercuric reductase Not tested PAGI-5 Protein 0.0 75
merA YP_006098387.1 mercuric ion reductase Not tested Tn2411 Protein 0.0 74
merA AET25397.1 MerA Not tested PAGI-2(C) Protein 0.0 74
merA AFG30120.1 MerA Not tested PAGI-2 Protein 0.0 74
SE0085 NP_763640.1 dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase Not tested SCCpbp4 Protein 6e-90 41
merA BAB47642.1 mercuric reductase Not tested Type-III SCCmec Protein 4e-90 41

• Homologs from CARD and BacMet (resistance genes)

GeneGenBank Accn Product ID of source DB Alignment Type E-val Identity
merA YP_113802.1 mercuric reductase BAC0653 Protein 0.0 78
merA YP_113802.1 mercuric reductase BAC0652 Protein 0.0 75
merA YP_113802.1 mercuric reductase BAC0650 Protein 2e-172 66
merA YP_113802.1 mercuric reductase BAC0651 Protein 3e-90 41
merA YP_113802.1 mercuric reductase BAC0224 Protein 9e-90 41