ID KITH_MEHV1 Reviewed; 350 AA. AC P25987; DT 01-MAY-1992, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot. DT 01-MAY-1992, sequence version 1. DT 24-JAN-2024, entry version 81. DE RecName: Full=Thymidine kinase {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_04029}; DE EC=2.7.1.21 {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_04029}; GN Name=TK {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_04029}; OS Meleagrid herpesvirus 1 (MeHV-1) (Turkey herpesvirus). OC Viruses; Duplodnaviria; Heunggongvirae; Peploviricota; Herviviricetes; OC Herpesvirales; Orthoherpesviridae; Alphaherpesvirinae; Mardivirus; OC Mardivirus meleagridalpha1. OX NCBI_TaxID=37108; OH NCBI_TaxID=9031; Gallus gallus (Chicken). OH NCBI_TaxID=9103; Meleagris gallopavo (Wild turkey). RN [1] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE. RX PubMed=2555435; DOI=10.1099/0022-1317-70-11-3055; RA Scott S.D., Ross N.L.J., Binns M.M.; RT "Nucleotide and predicted amino acid sequences of the Marek's disease virus RT and turkey herpesvirus thymidine kinase genes; comparison with thymidine RT kinase genes of other herpesviruses."; RL J. Gen. Virol. 70:3055-3065(1989). CC -!- FUNCTION: Catalyzes the transfer of the gamma-phospho group of ATP to CC thymidine to generate dTMP in the salvage pathway of pyrimidine CC synthesis. The dTMP serves as a substrate for DNA polymerase during CC viral DNA replication. Allows the virus to be reactivated and to grow CC in non-proliferative cells lacking a high concentration of CC phosphorylated nucleic acid precursors. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- CC Rule:MF_04029}. CC -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: CC Reaction=ATP + thymidine = ADP + dTMP + H(+); Xref=Rhea:RHEA:19129, CC ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:17748, ChEBI:CHEBI:30616, CC ChEBI:CHEBI:63528, ChEBI:CHEBI:456216; EC=2.7.1.21; CC Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_04029}; CC -!- SUBUNIT: Homodimer. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_04029}. CC -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the herpesviridae thymidine kinase family. CC {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_04029}. CC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC Copyrighted by the UniProt Consortium, see https://www.uniprot.org/terms CC Distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License CC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR RefSeq; NP_073316.1; NC_002641.1. DR SMR; P25987; -. DR GeneID; 918500; -. DR KEGG; vg:918500; -. DR GO; GO:0005524; F:ATP binding; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule. DR GO; GO:0004797; F:thymidine kinase activity; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule. DR GO; GO:0071897; P:DNA biosynthetic process; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule. DR GO; GO:0016310; P:phosphorylation; IEA:UniProtKB-KW. DR GO; GO:0006230; P:TMP biosynthetic process; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule. DR Gene3D; 3.40.50.300; P-loop containing nucleotide triphosphate hydrolases; 1. DR HAMAP; MF_04029; HSV_KITH; 1. DR InterPro; IPR001889; Herpes_TK. DR InterPro; IPR027417; P-loop_NTPase. DR Pfam; PF00693; Herpes_TK; 1. DR SUPFAM; SSF52540; P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolases; 1. PE 3: Inferred from homology; KW ATP-binding; DNA synthesis; Early protein; Kinase; Nucleotide-binding; KW Transferase. FT CHAIN 1..350 FT /note="Thymidine kinase" FT /id="PRO_0000175080" FT ACT_SITE 45 FT /note="Proton acceptor" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_04029" FT BINDING 17..24 FT /ligand="ATP" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_04029" FT BINDING 86 FT /ligand="substrate" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_04029" FT BINDING 176 FT /ligand="ATP" FT /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30616" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_04029" FT BINDING 182 FT /ligand="substrate" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_04029" SQ SEQUENCE 350 AA; 39968 MW; AD3B8F96E431EB83 CRC64; MALPRRPPTL TRVYLDGPFG IGKTSILNAM PDHTPDGAPI LKVYEPMKYW RCQSTDLVVA ANETPERRRG GALSRFQSDM IMASIQARFA DPYLLFHERL SSKCRGKIEI CDTPAIILML DRHPVAAILC FPITRYLLGE YSLEMLISSI IRLPLESPGC NLTVTILPDE KEHVNRICSR DRPGETADRN MLRTLNAVYA SLVDTVKYAN LTCPYEKESW EMEWLGLPWF EESLLEEFIS RPRPVICSRT RMPLDRTLLA IFKRKELCSE NGELLTQYSW ILWGLLTKLH TINVELFDIS GMSRRECASA IMHTMPERLS TLASWNDLCE LEDDVISYNK GMCNEVGASR //