Structural highlights
Function
[DPH3_YEAST] Required for the first step of diphthamide biosynthesis, the transfer of 3-amino-3-carboxypropyl from S-adenosyl-L-methionine to a histidine residue. Diphthamide is a post-translational modification of histidine which occurs in elongation factor 2. Required for conferring sensitivity to K.lactis zymocin.[1]
References
- ↑ Liu S, Milne GT, Kuremsky JG, Fink GR, Leppla SH. Identification of the proteins required for biosynthesis of diphthamide, the target of bacterial ADP-ribosylating toxins on translation elongation factor 2. Mol Cell Biol. 2004 Nov;24(21):9487-97. PMID:15485916 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/MCB.24.21.9487-9497.2004
