| Accession | TIGR01988 |
| Name | Ubi-OHases |
| Function | ubiquinone biosynthesis hydroxylase, UbiH/UbiF/VisC/COQ6 family |
| Trusted Cutoff | 224.65 |
| Domain Trusted Cutoff | 224.65 |
| Noise Cutoff | 193.65 |
| Domain Noise Cutoff | 193.65 |
| Isology Type | subfamily |
| EC Number | 1.14.13.- |
| HMM Length | 387 |
| Mainrole Category | Biosynthesis of cofactors, prosthetic groups, and carriers |
| Subrole Category | Menaquinone and ubiquinone |
| Gene Ontology Term | GO:0006744: ubiquinone biosynthetic process biological_process |
| | GO:0016701: oxidoreductase activity, acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen molecular_function |
| Author | Selengut J |
| Entry Date | Sep 17 2003 4:46PM |
| Last Modified | Feb 14 2011 3:27PM |
| Comment | This HMM represents a family of FAD-dependent hydroxylases (monooxygenases) which are all believed to act in the aerobic ubiquinone biosynthesis pathway [1]. A separate set of hydroxylases, as yet undiscovered, are believed to be active under anaerobic conditions [2]. In E. coli three enzyme activities have been described, UbiB (which acts first at position 6, see TIGR01982), UbiH (which acts at position 4, [3]) and UbiF (which acts at position 5, [4]). UbiH and UbiF are similar to one another and form the basis of this subfamily. Interestingly, E. coli contains another hydroxylase gene, called visC, that is highly similar to UbiF, adjacent to UbiH and, when mutated, results in a phenotype similar to that of UbiH (which has also been named visB) [5]. Several other species appear to have three homologs in this family, although they assort themselves differently on phylogenetic trees (e.g. Xylella and Mesorhizobium) making it difficult to ascribe a specific activity to each one. Eukaryotes appear to have only a single homolog in this subfamily (COQ6, [6]) which complements UbiH, but also possess a non-orthologous gene, COQ7 which complements UbiF. |
| References | RN [1]
RM PMID: 11583838
RT Ubiquinone biosynthesis in microorganisms.
RA Meganathan R.
RL FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2001 Sep 25;203(2):131-9.
RN [2]
RM PMID: 365223
RT Alternative hydroxylases for the aerobic and anaerobic biosynthesis of ubiquinone in Escherichia coli.
RA Alexander K, Young IG.
RL Biochemistry. 1978 Oct 31;17(22):4750-5.
RN [3]
RM PMID: 11153266
RT Biosynthesis of menaquinone (vitamin K2) and ubiquinone (coenzyme Q): a perspective on enzymatic mechanisms.
RA Meganathan R.
RL Vitam Horm. 2001;61:173-218.
RN [4]
RM PMID: 10802164
RT Ubiquinone (coenzyme Q) biosynthesis in Escherichia coli: identification of the ubiF gene.
RA Kwon O, Kotsakis A, Meganathan R.
RL FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2000 May 15;186(2):157-61.
RN [5]
RM PMID: 1339425
RT Isolation and characterization of a light-sensitive mutant of Escherichia coli K-12 with a mutation in a gene that is required for the biosynthesis of ubiquinone.
RA Nakahigashi K, Miyamoto K, Nishimura K, Inokuchi H.
RL J Bacteriol. 1992 Nov;174(22):7352-9.
RN [6]
RM PMID: 12721307
RT The Saccharomyces cerevisiae COQ6 gene encodes a mitochondrial flavin-dependent monooxygenase required for coenzyme Q biosynthesis.
RA Gin P, Hsu AY, Rothman SC, Jonassen T, Lee PT, Tzagoloff A, Clarke CF.
RL J Biol Chem. 2003 Jul 11;278(28):25308-16. Epub 2003 Apr 29. |
| Genome Property | GenProp0136: ubiquinone biosynthesis from chorismate, aerobic (HMM) |
