Gene Information

Name : merA (AFE_2481)
Accession : YP_002426863.1
Strain : Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans ATCC 23270
Genome accession: NC_011761
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 : 2212525 - 2214168 bp
Length : 1644 bp
Strand : +
Note : identified by similarity to SP:P17239; match to protein family HMM PF00070; match to protein family HMM PF00403; match to protein family HMM PF01266; match to protein family HMM PF02852; match to protein family HMM PF07992; match to protein family HMM TIG

DNA sequence :
ATGACCGAGAACGCGCCCACCGAACTCGCTATCACTGGCATGACCTGCGACGGTTGCGCCGCGCATGTGCGCAAAGCACT
CGAAGGCGTGCCCGGCGTACGCGAGGCGCAGGTGTCCTACCCGGATGCCACGGCCCGGGTCGTGCTGGAGGGCGAGGTGC
CGATGCAGCGGCTAATCAAGGCGGTGGTTGCAAGTGGCTATGGTGTGCATCCACGGAGCGACGGTGCCTCCTCCACAAAC
GATGGACAGGAGCTACACATCGCTGTGATCGGCAGCGGCGGAGCGGCGATGGCGTGCGCATTGAAGGCTGTCGAGCGGGG
CGCGCGCGTGACGCTGATCGAACGCAGCACCATCGGCGGCACCTGCGTGAACATCGGTTGCGTGCCGTCCAAGATCATGA
TCCGCGCCGCCCATATCGCCCACCTGCGCCGGGAAAGCCCATTCGATGGCGGCATCCAGGCGGTCGCGCCGACCATCCAG
CGCACAGCGCTGCTGGTCCAACAGCAGGCCCGTGTCGATGAACTGCGTCACGCCAAGTACGAAGGCATCCTGGACGGCAA
CCCGGCCATCACCGTTCTGCGCGGTGAAGCGCGTTTCAAGGACAGCCGGAGTGTTGTCGTCCATTTGAACGATGGTGGCG
AGCGCGTCGTAATGTTCGACCGCTGCCTGGTTGCCACGGGCGCCAGTCCGGCCGTGCCGCCGATTCCCGGCTTGAAAGAC
ACTCCTTATTGGACCTCCACCGAAGCGCTGGTCAGCGAATCGATCCCCGAGCGTCTGGCCGTGATCGGCTCGTCGGTGGT
GGCGCTGGAACTGGCGCAAGCCTTCGCCCGGCTCGGCAGCCATGTGACGATCCTGGCGCGCGGCACCTTGTTCCTCCGGG
AAGACCCGGCCATCGGTGAGGCCATCACGGCGGCGTTTCGCGCCGAAGGCATCGAGGTGCTGGAGCACACCCAGGCCAGC
CAGGTCGCTTATGCGGATGGCGAATTTGTGCTAGCCACCGGGCACGGCGAACTGCGCGCCGATAAGCTGCTGGTCGCCAC
TGGTCGCGCACCGAACACACGCCGCCTGAATCTGGAAGCGGCGGGCGTGGCCATCAATGCGCAAGGGGCCATCGTCATCG
ACCAGGGTATGCGCACGAACAGCCCGAACATTTACGCCGCTGGCGACTGCACCGACCAGCCGCAATTCGTCTACGTGGCG
GCAGCGGCCGGCACCCGTGCGGCCATCAACATGATGGGCGGTAGTGCAGCCCTGGACTTGACGGCGATGCCAGCCGTGGT
GTTCACCGATCCGCAAGTGGCGACTGTGGGTTACAGCGGCGCGGAAGCGCATCGCGACGGCATCGAAACCGACAGCCGCA
CGCTGACGCTCGACAACGTGCCGCGGGCGCTCGCCAATTTCAATACACGCGGCTTCATCAAGCTGGTAGCCGAAGTGGGC
AGTGGTCGCCTAATCGGCGTGCAGGTGGTCGCCCCGGAAGCGGGCGAGCTGATCCAGACTGCCGCGCTGGCGATTCGTAA
CCGGATGACGGTACAGGAACTGGCTGACCAGTTGTTTCCCTACCTGACGATGGTCGAAGGGCTGAAGCTTGCTGCCCAGA
CCTTCACCAGGGATGTGAAGCAGTTGTCCTGCTGTGCGGGTTGA

Protein sequence :
MTENAPTELAITGMTCDGCAAHVRKALEGVPGVREAQVSYPDATARVVLEGEVPMQRLIKAVVASGYGVHPRSDGASSTN
DGQELHIAVIGSGGAAMACALKAVERGARVTLIERSTIGGTCVNIGCVPSKIMIRAAHIAHLRRESPFDGGIQAVAPTIQ
RTALLVQQQARVDELRHAKYEGILDGNPAITVLRGEARFKDSRSVVVHLNDGGERVVMFDRCLVATGASPAVPPIPGLKD
TPYWTSTEALVSESIPERLAVIGSSVVALELAQAFARLGSHVTILARGTLFLREDPAIGEAITAAFRAEGIEVLEHTQAS
QVAYADGEFVLATGHGELRADKLLVATGRAPNTRRLNLEAAGVAINAQGAIVIDQGMRTNSPNIYAAGDCTDQPQFVYVA
AAAGTRAAINMMGGSAALDLTAMPAVVFTDPQVATVGYSGAEAHRDGIETDSRTLTLDNVPRALANFNTRGFIKLVAEVG
SGRLIGVQVVAPEAGELIQTAALAIRNRMTVQELADQLFPYLTMVEGLKLAAQTFTRDVKQLSCCAG

• Homologs from PAI DB

GeneGenBank Accn Product Virulance or Resistance PAI or REI Alignment Type E-val Identity
merA ABQ57371.1 MerA Not tested SGI1 Protein 0.0 80
merA ACN81005.1 MerA Hg(II) mercuric ion reductase Not tested AbaR5 Protein 0.0 80
merA AGK07021.1 MerA Not tested SGI1 Protein 0.0 80
merA AGK07079.1 MerA Not tested SGI1 Protein 0.0 80
merA CAJ77060.1 Mercuric ion reductase Not tested AbaR1 Protein 0.0 80
merA AET25397.1 MerA Not tested PAGI-2(C) Protein 0.0 79
merA AFG30120.1 MerA Not tested PAGI-2 Protein 0.0 79
merA YP_006098387.1 mercuric ion reductase Not tested Tn2411 Protein 0.0 79
merA AAN62178.1 mercuric (Hg(II)) reductase Not tested PAGI-2(C) Protein 0.0 76
unnamed ABR13401.1 mercuric reductase Not tested PAGI-5 Protein 0.0 73
SE0085 NP_763640.1 dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase Not tested SCCpbp4 Protein 2e-93 41
merA BAB47642.1 mercuric reductase Not tested Type-III SCCmec Protein 2e-93 41

• Homologs from CARD and BacMet (resistance genes)

GeneGenBank Accn Product ID of source DB Alignment Type E-val Identity
merA YP_002426863.1 mercuric reductase BAC0653 Protein 0.0 81
merA YP_002426863.1 mercuric reductase BAC0652 Protein 0.0 79
merA YP_002426863.1 mercuric reductase BAC0650 Protein 2e-174 67
merA YP_002426863.1 mercuric reductase BAC0651 Protein 1e-93 41
merA YP_002426863.1 mercuric reductase BAC0224 Protein 3e-91 41