Glycogen Phosphorylase
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| - | Glycogen phosphorylase is a dimer consisting of two identical subunits and has an essential cofactor, pryridoxal phosphate (PLP). Glycogen phosphorylase can be found in two different states, glycogen phosphorylase a (GP''a'') and glycogen phosphorylase b (GP''b''). The difference in the structures is due to phosphorylation of the Ser-14 residue which results in the active form (GP''a''). Protein phosphatases dephosphorylate the GP''a'' to the inactive form, also known as GP''b''. Both forms of glycogen phosphorylase can also be found in T and R states where T is the inactive state because it appears to have a low affinity for substrate and R is the active state where it appears to have a greater affinity for substrate. The secondary structures of T and R states of GP''a'' and ''b'' are similar with an <scene name='Sandbox_153/Nterminaldomain/2'>N-terminal domain </scene> and a <scene name='Sandbox_153/Cterminaldomain/1'>C-terminal domain </scene>. Each domain also contains subdomains which undergo conformational changes on the interconversion of T and R states. The R states of GP''a'' and GP''b'' are almost identical; the difference lays in the modification of the Ser-14 residue where GP''a'' has a covalently linked phosphate group whereas GP''b'' has a non-covalently linked sulfide group. GP''a'' is activated by phosphorylation of the serine residue whereas GP''b'' can be activated by the binding of AMP to the allosteric site that is present within the molecule. GP''a'' does not require the binding of AMP but attachment enhances the activity of the enzyme upwards to 25%. | + | Glycogen phosphorylase is a dimer consisting of two identical subunits and has an essential cofactor, pryridoxal phosphate (PLP). Glycogen phosphorylase can be found in two different states, glycogen phosphorylase a (GP''a'') and glycogen phosphorylase b (GP''b''). The difference in the structures is due to phosphorylation of the <scene name='Sandbox_153/Ser14/1'>Ser-14</scene> residue which results in the active form (GP''a''). Protein phosphatases dephosphorylate the GP''a'' to the inactive form, also known as GP''b''. Both forms of glycogen phosphorylase can also be found in T and R states where T is the inactive state because it appears to have a low affinity for substrate and R is the active state where it appears to have a greater affinity for substrate. The secondary structures of T and R states of GP''a'' and ''b'' are similar with an <scene name='Sandbox_153/Nterminaldomain/2'>N-terminal domain </scene> and a <scene name='Sandbox_153/Cterminaldomain/1'>C-terminal domain </scene>. Each domain also contains subdomains which undergo conformational changes on the interconversion of T and R states. The R states of GP''a'' and GP''b'' are almost identical; the difference lays in the modification of the Ser-14 residue where GP''a'' has a covalently linked phosphate group whereas GP''b'' has a non-covalently linked sulfide group. GP''a'' is activated by phosphorylation of the serine residue whereas GP''b'' can be activated by the binding of AMP to the allosteric site that is present within the molecule. GP''a'' does not require the binding of AMP but attachment enhances the activity of the enzyme upwards to 25%. |
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<scene name='Sandbox_153/Catalyticsite/1'> catalytic site </scene> | <scene name='Sandbox_153/Catalyticsite/1'> catalytic site </scene> | ||
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Introduction[1]
Glycogen phosphorylase catalyzes the hydrolysis of glycogen to generate glucose-1-phosphate and is considered the rate limiting step in the degradation of glycogen. The glucose-1-phophate is then further degraded via the pathway of glycolysis. There is both muscle and liver glycogen phosphorylase; muscle glycogen phosphorylase is present to degrade glycogen to forms of energy by means of glycolysis during muscle contractions.
Function
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Structure and Mechanism
Glycogen phosphorylase is a dimer consisting of two identical subunits and has an essential cofactor, pryridoxal phosphate (PLP). Glycogen phosphorylase can be found in two different states, glycogen phosphorylase a (GPa) and glycogen phosphorylase b (GPb). The difference in the structures is due to phosphorylation of the residue which results in the active form (GPa). Protein phosphatases dephosphorylate the GPa to the inactive form, also known as GPb. Both forms of glycogen phosphorylase can also be found in T and R states where T is the inactive state because it appears to have a low affinity for substrate and R is the active state where it appears to have a greater affinity for substrate. The secondary structures of T and R states of GPa and b are similar with an and a . Each domain also contains subdomains which undergo conformational changes on the interconversion of T and R states. The R states of GPa and GPb are almost identical; the difference lays in the modification of the Ser-14 residue where GPa has a covalently linked phosphate group whereas GPb has a non-covalently linked sulfide group. GPa is activated by phosphorylation of the serine residue whereas GPb can be activated by the binding of AMP to the allosteric site that is present within the molecule. GPa does not require the binding of AMP but attachment enhances the activity of the enzyme upwards to 25%.
References
- ↑ Kristiansen M, Andersen B, Iversen LF, Westergaard N. Identification, synthesis, and characterization of new glycogen phosphorylase inhibitors binding to the allosteric AMP site. J Med Chem. 2004 Jul 1;47(14):3537-45. PMID:15214781 doi:10.1021/jm031121n
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