ATP phosphoribosyltransferase

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ATP phosphoribosyltransferase
Identifiers
EC number 2.4.2.17
CAS number Template:CAS
Databases
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BRENDA BRENDA entry
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KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology AmiGO / EGO
ATP phosphoribosyltransferase
File:PDB 1h3d EBI.jpg
structure of the e.coli atp-phosphoribosyltransferase
Identifiers
Symbol HisG
Pfam PF01634
Pfam clan CL0177
InterPro IPR013820
PROSITE PDOC01020
SCOP 1nh8
SUPERFAMILY 1nh8
HisG, C-terminal domain
File:PDB 1nh8 EBI.jpg
atp phosphoribosyltransferase (atp-prtase) from mycobacterium tuberculosis in complex with amp and histidine
Identifiers
Symbol HisG_C
Pfam PF08029
Pfam clan CL0089
InterPro IPR013115

In enzymology, an ATP phosphoribosyltransferase (EC 2.4.2.17) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)-ATP + diphosphate \rightleftharpoons ATP + 5-phospho-alpha-D-ribose 1-diphosphate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)-ATP and diphosphate, whereas its two products are ATP and 5-phospho-alpha-D-ribose 1-diphosphate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of glycosyltransferases, specifically the pentosyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)-ATP:diphosphate phospho-alpha-D-ribosyl-transferase. Other names in common use include phosphoribosyl-ATP pyrophosphorylase, adenosine triphosphate phosphoribosyltransferase, phosphoribosyladenosine triphosphate:pyrophosphate, phosphoribosyltransferase, phosphoribosyl ATP synthetase, phosphoribosyl ATP:pyrophosphate phosphoribosyltransferase, phosphoribosyl-ATP:pyrophosphate-phosphoribosyl phosphotransferase, phosphoribosyladenosine triphosphate pyrophosphorylase, and phosphoribosyladenosine triphosphate synthetase.

This enzyme catalyses the first step in the biosynthesis of histidine in bacteria, fungi and plants. It is a member of the larger phosphoribosyltransferase superfamily of enzymes which catalyse the condensation of 5-phospho-alpha-D-ribose 1-diphosphate with nitrogenous bases in the presence of divalent metal ions.[1]

Histidine biosynthesis is an energetically expensive process and ATP phosphoribosyltransferase activity is subject to control at several levels. Transcriptional regulation is based primarily on nutrient conditions and determines the amount of enzyme present in the cell, while feedback inihibition rapidly modulates activity in response to cellular conditions. The enzyme has been shown to be inhibited by 1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)-ATP, histidine, ppGpp (a signal associated with adverse environmental conditions) and ADP and AMP (which reflect the overall energy status of the cell). As this pathway of histidine biosynthesis is present only in prokaryotes, plants and fungi, this enzyme is a promising target for the development of novel antimicrobial compounds and herbicides.

ATP phosphoribosyltransferase is found in two distinct forms: a long form containing two catalytic domains and a C-terminal regulatory domain, and a short form in which the regulatory domain is missing. The long form is catalytically competent, but in organisms with the short form, a histidyl-tRNA synthetase paralogue, HisZ, is required for enzyme activity.[2]

The structures of the long form enzymes from Escherichia coli and Mycobacterium tuberculosis have been determined.[3][4] The enzyme itself exists in equilibrium between an active dimeric form, an inactive hexameric form and higher aggregates. Interconversion between the various forms is largely reversible and is influenced by the binding of the natural substrates and inhibitors of the enzyme. The two catalytic domains are linked by a two-stranded beta-sheet and together form a "periplasmic binding protein fold". A crevice between these domains contains the active site. The C-terminal domain is not directly involved in catalysis but appears to be involved the formation of hexamers, induced by the binding of inhibitors such as histidine to the enzyme, thus regulating activity.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, 10 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1H3D, 1NH7, 1NH8, 1O63, 1O64, 1Q1K, 1USY, 1VE4, 1Z7M, and 1Z7N.

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Pfam and InterPro IPR013820

This article incorporates text from the public domain Pfam and InterPro IPR013115

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