Coding

Part:BBa_K1420001

Designed by: Stephen C. Heinsch   Group: iGEM14_Minnesota   (2014-09-26)
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merA, mercuric reductase from Serratia marcescens

Overview

Mercury resistant genemerA encodes a a mercuric ion reductase (MerA) that catalyze the reduction of mercuric ion(Hg2+) to the relative inert, volatile monoatomic mercury (Hg0) in a NADPH dependent reaction. merA is located downstream of merR (encodes for Mer Operon regulatory Mer Repressor) and two genes encode. for mercuric ion transport protein, MerB and MerT. 

While orchestrating with the mercury transport system,   MerA and <a href="https://parts.igem.org/Part:BBa_K1420002">MerB</a> are the key detoxification  enzymes that confer mercury resistance.


Function

Scheme 1. MerA Catalyzed Reaction

File:MerA reaction Mechanism 

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Structure and Mechanism

Zone of Inhibition Results

Sequence and Features


Assembly Compatibility:
  • 10
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
  • 12
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
  • 21
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
  • 23
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
  • 25
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
    Illegal NgoMIV site found at 1201
    Illegal NgoMIV site found at 1249
    Illegal NgoMIV site found at 1311
    Illegal NgoMIV site found at 1522
  • 1000
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]


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Categories
//binding/metal
//cds
Parameters
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