Function and Biology

E. coli TSase complex with a bi-substrate reaction intermediate analog

Source organism: Escherichia coli
Biochemical function: protein homodimerization activity
Biological process: methylation
Cellular component: cytosol

EC 2.1.1.45: Thymidylate synthase

Reaction catalysed:
5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + dUMP = dihydrofolate + dTMP
Systematic name:
5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate:dUMP C-methyltransferase
Alternative Name(s):
  • Methylenetetrahydrofolate:dUMP C-methyltransferase
  • TMP synthetase
  • Thymidylate synthetase
  • dTMP synthase

Sequence family

Pfam Protein family (Pfam)
PF00303
Domain description: Thymidylate synthase
Occurring in:
  1. Thymidylate synthase
The deposited structure of PDB entry 7jx1 contains 2 copies of Pfam domain PF00303 (Thymidylate synthase) in Thymidylate synthase. Showing 1 copy in chain A.

InterPro InterPro annotations
IPR000398
Domain description: Thymidylate synthase
Occurring in:
  1. Thymidylate synthase
IPR023451
Domain description: Thymidylate synthase/dCMP hydroxymethylase domain
Occurring in:
  1. Thymidylate synthase
IPR020940
Domain description: Thymidylate synthase, active site
Occurring in:
  1. Thymidylate synthase
IPR045097
Domain description: Thymidylate synthase/dCMP hydroxymethylase
Occurring in:
  1. Thymidylate synthase
IPR036926
Domain description: Thymidylate synthase/dCMP hydroxymethylase superfamily
Occurring in:
  1. Thymidylate synthase