ATP + [TtuB sulfur-carrier protein]-Gly-NH-CH2-C(O)SH + 5-methyluracil54 in tRNA + H2O = AMP + diphosphate + 5-methyl-2-thiouracil54 in tRNA + [TtuB sulfur-carrier protein]-Gly-Gly
Substrate
ATP [CPD:C00002];
[TtuB sulfur-carrier protein]-Gly-NH-CH2-C(O)SH;
5-methyluracil54 in tRNA;
H2O [CPD:C00001]
Product
AMP [CPD:C00020];
diphosphate [CPD:C00013];
5-methyl-2-thiouracil54 in tRNA;
[TtuB sulfur-carrier protein]-Gly-Gly
Comment
The enzyme, found in thermophilic bacteria and archaea, modifies the ribothymidine (5-methyluridine) residue at position 54 of tRNAs. Contains zinc and an [4Fe-4S] cluster. Some organisms, such as the archaeon Pyrococcus horikoshii, do not have a TtuB sulfur-carrier protein, and appear to use sulfide as the sulfur source.