Adenosine kinase

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Function

Adenosine kinase (AdK) catalyzes the transfer of phosphate from ATP to adenosine to produce AMP. AMP-PCP is a non-hydrolyzable ATP analog.

Disease

AdK deficiency causes hypermethioninemia. Overexpression of AdK in the brain leads to decrease of adenosine and is believed as the main cause of epilepsy.

Structural highlights

AdK consists of a . The is formed along the edge of the β sheet in the large domain.

Structure of human adenosine kinase complex with adenosine, Mg+2 (small light green) and Cl- (large, deep green) ions (PDB entry 1bx4)

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3D structures of adenosine kinase3D structures of adenosine kinase

Updated on 01-December-2015

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