1l9x

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<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[1l9x]] is a 4 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human Human]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1L9X OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1L9X FirstGlance]. <br>

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<tr id='activity'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Activity:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma-glutamyl_hydrolase Gamma-glutamyl hydrolase], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=3.4.19.9 3.4.19.9] </span></td></tr>

<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1l9x FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1l9x OCA], [http://pdbe.org/1l9x PDBe], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1l9x RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1l9x PDBsum], [http://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=1l9x ProSAT]</span></td></tr>

[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/GGH_HUMAN GGH_HUMAN]] Hydrolyzes the polyglutamate sidechains of pteroylpolyglutamates. Progressively removes gamma-glutamyl residues from pteroylpoly-gamma-glutamate to yield pteroyl-alpha-glutamate (folic acid) and free glutamate. May play an important role in the bioavailability of dietary pteroylpolyglutamates and in the metabolism of pteroylpolyglutamates and antifolates.

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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==

gamma-Glutamyl hydrolase catalyzes the cleavage of the gamma-glutamyl chain of folylpoly-gamma-glutamyl substrates and is a central enzyme in folyl and antifolyl poly-gamma-glutamate metabolism. The crystal structure of human gamma-glutamyl hydrolase, determined at 1.6-A resolution, reveals that the protein is a homodimer. The overall structure of human gamma-glutamyl hydrolase contains 11 alpha-helices and 14 beta-strands, with a fold in which a central eight-stranded beta-sheet is sandwiched by three and five alpha-helices on each side. The topology is very similar to that of the class I glutamine amidotransferase domains, with the only major differences consisting of extensions in four loops and at the C terminus. These insertions are important for defining the substrate binding cleft and/or the dimer interface. Two sequence motifs are found in common between human gamma-glutamyl hydrolase and the class I glutamine amidotransferase family and include the catalytically essential residues, Cys-110 and His-220. These residues are located in the center of a large l-shaped cleft that is closed at one end and open at the other. Several conserved residues, including Glu-114, His-171, Gln-218, and Lys-223, may be important for substrate binding. Modeling of a methotrexate thioester intermediate, based on the corresponding complex of the glutamate thioester intermediate of Escherichia coli carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase, indicates that the substrate binds in an orientation with the pteroyl group toward the open end of the cleft.

Three-dimensional structure of human gamma -glutamyl hydrolase. A class I glatamine amidotransferase adapted for a complex substate.,Li H, Ryan TJ, Chave KJ, Van Roey P J Biol Chem. 2002 Jul 5;277(27):24522-9. Epub 2002 Apr 12. PMID:11953431<ref>PMID:11953431</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>

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== References ==

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[[Category: Gamma-glutamyl hydrolase]]

[[Category: Human]]

[[Category: Chave, K J]]

[[Category: Li, H]]

[[Category: Roey, P Van]]

[[Category: Ryan, T J]]

[[Category: Hydrolase]]