Biology:Protein geranylgeranyltransferase type I

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Short description: Class of enzymes
CAAX-protein geranylgeranyltransferase
Identifiers
EC number2.5.1.59
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO

In enzymology, a protein geranylgeranyltransferase type I (EC 2.5.1.59) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

geranylgeranyl diphosphate + protein-cysteine [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] S-geranylgeranyl-protein + diphosphate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are geranylgeranyl diphosphate and protein-cysteine, whereas its two products are S-geranylgeranyl-protein and diphosphate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring aryl or alkyl groups other than methyl groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is geranylgeranyl-diphosphate:protein-cysteine geranyltransferase. Other names in common use include GGTase-I, and GGTaseI.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, 17 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1S63, 1S64, 1SA4, 1SA5, 1TNB, 1TNO, 1TNU, 1TNY, 1TNZ, 1X81, 2BED, 2F0Y, 2H6F, 2H6G, 2H6H, 2H6I, and 2IEJ.

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