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PDB ID 1a96

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1a96, resolution 2.00Å ()
Ligands: , , ,
Gene: GPT (Escherichia coli)
Activity: Xanthine phosphoribosyltransferase, with EC number 2.4.2.22
Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum
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XANTHINE-GUANINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASEXANTHINE-GUANINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE

IntroductionIntroduction

Xanthine-guanine Phosphoribosyltansferase (XGPRT) is one of three purine phosphoribosyltransferases (PRTases) that are part of the purine salvage pathway in Escherichia coli[1]; the other two PRTases in the pathway are HPRT and APRT[1]

StructureStructure

PRTase structures fall into two groups, type I and Type II[1]. XGTPase has a conserved sequence,, which is called the PRib-PP (5-phospho-a-D-ribosyl-1-pyrophosphate) binding site[1]. This binding site features two adjacent acidic residues, which are surrounded by hydrophobic residues[1]. There is a five-stranded b-sheet surrounded by three or four a-helices that creates a conserved structural core containing the PRib-PP binding site[1]. Another region of the sequence in XGTPase forms a lobe, which is involved in substrate recognition[1].

FunctionFunction

XGRT is an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of guanine, xanthine, and sometimes hypoxanthine, to GMP, XMP, and IMP [1].

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MECHANISMMECHANISM

RecognitionRecognition

CatalysisCatalysis

Magnesium and other divalent cations are necessary for catalysis[1].


ReferencesReferences

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Vos S, Parry RJ, Burns MR, de Jersey J, Martin JL. Structures of free and complexed forms of Escherichia coli xanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase. J Mol Biol. 1998 Oct 2;282(4):875-89. PMID:9743633 doi:10.1006/jmbi.1998.2051

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