Phosphocarrier protein

Function

Phosphocarrier protein HPr (HPr) is a component of the sugar phosphotransferase system. The system catalyses the phosphorylation of sugars during their translocation across cell membrane. A phosphoryl group is transferred from phosphoenolpyruvate via several enzymes (EI, EII) to HPr[1]. A conserved histidine in the N terminal of HPr is the acceptor of the phosphate. In Gram-positive bacteria HPr there is a conserved serine which is phosphorylated.

Structural highlights

The phosphorylation of Ser46 prohibits the HPr to act as a phosphocarrier in the EI reaction[2].

Structure of phosphocarrier protein HPr (PDB entry 1fu0)

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3D structures of phosphocarrier protein HPr3D structures of phosphocarrier protein HPr

Updated on 08-September-2016

ReferencesReferences

  1. Postma PW, Lengeler JW, Jacobson GR. Phosphoenolpyruvate:carbohydrate phosphotransferase systems of bacteria. Microbiol Rev. 1993 Sep;57(3):543-94. PMID:8246840
  2. Audette GF, Engelmann R, Hengstenberg W, Deutscher J, Hayakawa K, Quail JW, Delbaere LT. The 1.9 A resolution structure of phospho-serine 46 HPr from Enterococcus faecalis. J Mol Biol. 2000 Nov 3;303(4):545-53. PMID:11054290 doi:10.1006/jmbi.2000.4166

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