Structural highlights
Function
[HIS1_MYCTU] Catalyzes the condensation of ATP and 5-phosphoribose 1-diphosphate to form N'-(5'-phosphoribosyl)-ATP (PR-ATP). Has a crucial role in the pathway because the rate of histidine biosynthesis seems to be controlled primarily by regulation of HisG enzymatic activity (By similarity).
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The N-1-(5'-phosphoribosyl)-ATP transferase catalyzes the first step of the histidine biosynthetic pathway and is regulated by a feedback mechanism by the product histidine. The crystal structures of the N-1-(5'-phosphoribosyl)-ATP transferase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis in complex with inhibitor histidine and AMP has been determined to 1.8 A resolution and without ligands to 2.7 A resolution. The active enzyme exists primarily as a dimer, and the histidine-inhibited form is a hexamer. The structure represents a new fold for a phosphoribosyltransferase, consisting of three continuous domains. The inhibitor AMP binds in the active site cavity formed between the two catalytic domains. A model for the mechanism of allosteric inhibition has been derived from conformational differences between the AMP:His-bound and apo structures.
Crystal structure of ATP phosphoribosyltransferase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.,Cho Y, Sharma V, Sacchettini JC J Biol Chem. 2003 Mar 7;278(10):8333-9. Epub 2003 Jan 2. PMID:12511575[1]
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References
- ↑ Cho Y, Sharma V, Sacchettini JC. Crystal structure of ATP phosphoribosyltransferase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Biol Chem. 2003 Mar 7;278(10):8333-9. Epub 2003 Jan 2. PMID:12511575 doi:10.1074/jbc.M212124200
