Biology:ATP-grasp
| ATP-grasp domain | |||||||||
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 Ribbon diagram of glycinamide ribonucleotide synthetase (1gso) demonstrating the ATP grasp superfamily fold.[1] | |||||||||
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| Symbol | ATP-grasp | ||||||||
| Pfam | PF02222 | ||||||||
| Pfam clan | CL0179 | ||||||||
| InterPro | IPR013815 | ||||||||
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In molecular biology, the ATP-grasp fold is a unique ATP-binding protein structural motif made of two α+β subdomains that "grasp" a molecule of ATP between them. ATP-grasp proteins have ATP-dependent carboxylate-amine/thiol ligase activity.[2][3]
Structure
Proteins of the ATP-grasp family have an overall structural configuration organised into three domains referred to as the N-terminal domain (or A-domain), the central domain (or B-domain), and the C-terminal domain (or C-domain).[3]
Function
ATP-grasp enzymes catalyse the ATP-dependent ligation of a carboxylate-containing molecule to an amino or thiol group-containing molecule. The reactions typically involve formation of acylphosphate intermediates. These enzymes are involved in various metabolic pathways including purine biosynthesis, fatty acid synthesis, and gluconeogenesis.[4]
Examples of proteins containing this domain
- D-alanine-D-alanine ligase
- glutathione synthetase
- biotin carboxylase
- carbamoyl phosphate synthetase
- ribosomal protein S6 modification enzyme (RimK)
- urea amidolyase
- tubulin-tyrosine ligase
- enzymes involved in purine biosynthesis.
Evolution and distribution
The ATP-grasp fold is evolutionarily conserved across different enzyme families and its presence is ubiquitous across prokaryotes and eukaryotes.[3]
Use in research
Researchers have developed several types of inhibitors for these enzymes, including mechanism-based inhibitors, ATP-competitive inhibitors, and non-competitive inhibitors. Some ATP-grasp enzymes are being studied as potential targets for antibiotics and anti-obesity drugs.[3]
References
- ↑ "X-ray crystal structure of glycinamide ribonucleotide synthetase from Escherichia coli". Biochemistry 37 (45): 15647–15662. November 1998. doi:10.1021/bi981405n. PMID 9843369.
- ↑ "Mutational analysis of ATP-grasp residues in the two ATP sites of Saccharomyces cerevisiae carbamoyl phosphate synthetase". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 407 (1): 1–9. November 2002. doi:10.1016/s0003-9861(02)00510-6. PMID 12392708.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "The ATP-grasp enzymes". Bioorganic Chemistry 39 (5–6): 185–191. December 2011. doi:10.1016/j.bioorg.2011.08.004. PMID 21920581.
- ↑ "A diverse superfamily of enzymes with ATP-dependent carboxylate-amine/thiol ligase activity". Protein Science 6 (12): 2639–2643. December 1997. doi:10.1002/pro.5560061218. PMID 9416615.
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