Structural highlights
Function
[IDI_ECOLI] Catalyzes the 1,3-allylic rearrangement of the homoallylic substrate isopentenyl (IPP) to its highly electrophilic allylic isomer, dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP).[1] [2]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Isopentenyl-diphosphate (IPP):dimethylallyl diphosphate isomerase is a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of isoprenoids. The mechanism of the isomerization reaction involves protonation of the unactivated carbon-carbon double bond in the substrate, but identity of the acidic moiety providing the proton is still not clear. Multiple sequence alignments and geometrical features observed in crystal structures of complexes with IPP isomerase suggest that Tyr-104 could play an important role during catalysis. A series of mutants was constructed by directed mutagenesis and characterized by enzymology. Crystallographic and thermal denaturation data for Y104A and Y104F mutants were obtained. Those data demonstrate the importance of residue Tyr-104 for proper folding of Escherichia coli type I IPP isomerase.
Structural role for Tyr-104 in Escherichia coli isopentenyl-diphosphate isomerase: site-directed mutagenesis, enzymology, and protein crystallography.,de Ruyck J, Durisotti V, Oudjama Y, Wouters J J Biol Chem. 2006 Jun 30;281(26):17864-9. Epub 2006 Apr 15. PMID:16617181[3]
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See Also
References
- ↑ Wang CW, Oh MK, Liao JC. Engineered isoprenoid pathway enhances astaxanthin production in Escherichia coli. Biotechnol Bioeng. 1999 Jan 20;62(2):235-41. PMID:10099534
- ↑ Hemmi H, Ohnuma S, Nagaoka K, Nishino T. Identification of genes affecting lycopene formation in Escherichia coli transformed with carotenoid biosynthetic genes: candidates for early genes in isoprenoid biosynthesis. J Biochem. 1998 Jun;123(6):1088-96. PMID:9603997
- ↑ de Ruyck J, Durisotti V, Oudjama Y, Wouters J. Structural role for Tyr-104 in Escherichia coli isopentenyl-diphosphate isomerase: site-directed mutagenesis, enzymology, and protein crystallography. J Biol Chem. 2006 Jun 30;281(26):17864-9. Epub 2006 Apr 15. PMID:16617181 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M601851200
