2a2c

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x-ray structure of human N-acetyl galactosamine kinase complexed with Mg-ADP and N-acetyl galactosamine 1-phosphatex-ray structure of human N-acetyl galactosamine kinase complexed with Mg-ADP and N-acetyl galactosamine 1-phosphate

Structural highlights

2a2c is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.65Å
Ligands:, , , ,
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

GALK2_HUMAN Acts on GalNAc. Also acts as a galactokinase when galactose is present at high concentrations. May be involved in a salvage pathway for the reutilization of free GalNAc derived from the degradation of complex carbohydrates.[1] [2]

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

See Also

References

  1. Pastuszak I, O'Donnell J, Elbein AD. Identification of the GalNAc kinase amino acid sequence. J Biol Chem. 1996 Sep 27;271(39):23653-6. PMID:8798585
  2. Thoden JB, Holden HM. The molecular architecture of human N-acetylgalactosamine kinase. J Biol Chem. 2005 Sep 23;280(38):32784-91. Epub 2005 Jul 8. PMID:16006554 doi:10.1074/jbc.M505730200

2a2c, resolution 1.65Å

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