| Structural highlights
4usj is a 4 chain structure. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
| | Ligands: | , , , , , , |
| Related: | 4ush, 4usi |
| Activity: | Acetylglutamate kinase, with EC number 2.7.2.8 |
| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum |
Function
[NAGK_ARATH] Involved in the arginine biosynthetic pathway via the intermediate compound ornithine.[1] [2]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Glutamine is the primary metabolite of nitrogen assimilation from inorganic nitrogen sources in microorganisms and plants. The ability to monitor cellular nitrogen status is pivotal for maintaining metabolic homeostasis and sustaining growth. The present study identifies a glutamine-sensing mechanism common in the entire plant kingdom except Brassicaceae. The plastid-localized PII signaling protein controls, in a glutamine-dependent manner, the key enzyme of the ornithine synthesis pathway, N-acetyl-l-glutamate kinase (NAGK), that leads to arginine and polyamine formation. Crystal structures reveal that the plant-specific C-terminal extension of PII, which we term the Q loop, forms a low-affinity glutamine-binding site. Glutamine binding alters PII conformation, promoting interaction and activation of NAGK. The binding motif is highly conserved in plants except Brassicaceae. A functional Q loop restores glutamine sensing in a recombinant Arabidopsis thaliana PII protein, demonstrating the modular concept of the glutamine-sensing mechanism adopted by PII proteins during the evolution of plant chloroplasts.
A widespread glutamine-sensing mechanism in the plant kingdom.,Chellamuthu VR, Ermilova E, Lapina T, Luddecke J, Minaeva E, Herrmann C, Hartmann MD, Forchhammer K Cell. 2014 Nov 20;159(5):1188-99. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.10.015. PMID:25416954[3]
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References
- ↑ Chen YM, Ferrar TS, Lohmeier-Vogel EM, Morrice N, Mizuno Y, Berenger B, Ng KK, Muench DG, Moorhead GB. The PII signal transduction protein of Arabidopsis thaliana forms an arginine-regulated complex with plastid N-acetyl glutamate kinase. J Biol Chem. 2006 Mar 3;281(9):5726-33. Epub 2005 Dec 23. PMID:16377628 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M510945200
- ↑ Ferrario-Mery S, Besin E, Pichon O, Meyer C, Hodges M. The regulatory PII protein controls arginine biosynthesis in Arabidopsis. FEBS Lett. 2006 Apr 3;580(8):2015-20. Epub 2006 Mar 10. PMID:16545809 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2006.02.075
- ↑ Chellamuthu VR, Ermilova E, Lapina T, Luddecke J, Minaeva E, Herrmann C, Hartmann MD, Forchhammer K. A widespread glutamine-sensing mechanism in the plant kingdom. Cell. 2014 Nov 20;159(5):1188-99. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.10.015. PMID:25416954 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2014.10.015
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