Elongation Factor Tu (EF-Tu) is a highly conserved GTPase responsible for delivering aminoacyl-tRNA to the ribosome during protein synthesis . In Dinoroseobacter shibae, EF-Tu is encoded by the tuf1 gene (UniProt ID: A8LQA8) . The recombinant form retains this canonical function but is engineered for experimental applications, including immunoblotting and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) .
Pathogenesis Studies: EF-Tu’s role in bacterial adhesion and immune evasion could inform investigations into D. shibae's dual symbiotic-pathogenic behavior with algae .
Protein Interaction Mapping: Its recombinant form enables antibody generation for studying EF-Tu’s interaction with host ribosomes or extracellular matrices .
Biotechnological Tool: High-purity recombinant EF-Tu may serve as a standard in ribosomal translation assays or synthetic biology applications .
Current data lack direct studies on recombinant D. shibae EF-Tu’s moonlighting roles. Priority areas include:
KEGG: dsh:Dshi_0223
STRING: 398580.Dshi_0274