Protein Domain : VapC-like Sll0205 protein, PIN domain IPR041705

Type	Domain
Description	This entry represents the virulence associated protein C (VapC)-like PIN (PilT N terminus) domain of the Synechocystis sp. (strain PCC 6803) Sll0205 protein and other uncharacterized homologs. They are similar to the PIN domains of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis VapC and Neisseria gonorrhoeae FitB toxins of the prokaryotic toxin/antitoxin operons, VapBC and FitAB, respectively, which are believed to be involved in growth inhibition by regulating translation. These toxins are nearly always co-expressed with an antitoxin, a cognate protein inhibitor, forming an inert protein complex. Disassociation of the protein complex activates the ribonuclease activity of the toxin by an, as yet undefined mechanism [ ]. VapC-like PIN domains are homologs of flap endonuclease-1 (FEN1)-like PIN domains, but lack the extensive arch/clamp region and the H3TH (helix-3-turn-helix) domain, an atypical helix-hairpin-helix-2-like region, seen in FEN1-like PIN domains []. PIN domains within this subgroup contain four highly conserved acidic residues. These putative active site residues are thought to bind Mg2+ and/or Mn2+ ions and be essential for single-stranded ribonuclease activity [, ].
Short Name	PIN_Sll0205