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The characterization of a three-gene operon (the thiC operon) at 331 min, which is involved in thiamine biosynthesis in Bacillus subtilis, is described. The first gene in the operon is homologous to transcription activators in the lysR family. The second and third genes (thiK and thiC) have been subcloned and overexpressed in Escherichia coli. ThiK (30 kDa) catalyzes the phosphorylation of 4-methyl-5-(beta-hydroxyethyl)thiazole. ThiC (27 kDa) catalyzes the substitution of the pyrophosphate of 2-methyl-4-amino-5-hydroxymethylpyrimidine pyrophosphate by 4-methyl-5-(beta-hydroxyethyl)thiazole phosphate to yield thiamine phosphate. Transcription of the thiC operon is not regulated by thiamine or 2-methyl-4-amino-5-hydroxymethylpyrimidine and is only slightly repressed by 4-methyl-5-(beta-hydroxyethyl)thiazole.

2TPS is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_protein Single protein] structure of sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus_subtilis Bacillus subtilis] with <scene name='pdbligand=MG:'>MG</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=TPS:'>TPS</scene> and <scene name='pdbligand=POP:'>POP</scene> as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ligands ligands]. Active as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiamine-phosphate_diphosphorylase Thiamine-phosphate diphosphorylase], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=2.5.1.3 2.5.1.3] Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=2TPS OCA].  

[[Category: Begley, T P.]]

[[Category: Chiu, H J.]]

[[Category: Ealick, S E.]]

[[Category: Reddick, J J.]]

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