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BACKGROUND: Glucosamine 6-phosphate deaminase from Escherichia coli is an allosteric hexameric enzyme which catalyzes the reversible conversion of D-glucosamine 6-phosphate into D-fructose 6-phosphate and ammonium ion and is activated by N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 6-phosphate. Mechanistically, it belongs to the group of aldoseketose isomerases, but its reaction also accomplishes a simultaneous amination/deamination. The determination of the structure of this protein provides fundamental knowledge for understanding its mode of action and the nature of allosteric conformational changes that regulate its function. RESULTS: The crystal structure of glucosamine 6-phosphate deaminase with bound phosphate ions is presented at 2.1 A resolution together with the refined structures of the enzyme in complexes with its allosteric activator and with a competitive inhibitor. The protein fold can be described as a modified NAD-binding domain. CONCLUSIONS: From the similarities between the three presented structures, it is concluded that these represent the enzymatically active R state conformer. A mechanism for the deaminase reaction is proposed. It comprises steps to open the pyranose ring of the substrate and a sequence of general base-catalyzed reactions to bring about isomerization and deamination, with Asp72 playing a key role as a proton exchanger.

1HOR is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_protein Single protein] structure of sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escherichia_coli Escherichia coli] with <scene name='pdbligand=PO4:'>PO4</scene> and <scene name='pdbligand=AGP:'>AGP</scene> as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ligands ligands]. Active as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucosamine-6-phosphate_deaminase Glucosamine-6-phosphate deaminase], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=3.5.99.6 3.5.99.6] Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1HOR OCA].  

[[Category: Altamirano, M M.]]

[[Category: Calcagno, M L.]]

[[Category: Fontes, M R.M.]]

[[Category: Garratt, R C.]]

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