Structural highlights
Function
[MEND_ECOLI] Catalyzes the thiamine diphosphate-dependent decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate and the subsequent addition of the resulting succinic semialdehyde-thiamine pyrophosphate anion to isochorismate to yield 2-succinyl-5-enolpyruvyl-6-hydroxy-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylate (SEPHCHC).[1] [2]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
MenD (2-succinyl-5-enolpyruvyl-6-hydroxy-3-cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylate) synthase belongs to the superfamily of thiamin diphosphate-dependent decarboxylases, which converts isochorismate and 2-oxoglutarate to SHCHC, pyruvate, and carbon dioxide. Here, we report the first crystal structure of apo-MenD from Escherichia coli determined in tetragonal crystal form. The subunit displays the typical three-domain structure observed for ThDP-dependent enzymes. Analytical gel filtration shows that EcMenD behaves as a dimer as well as a tetramer. Circular dichroism and isothermal calorimetry results confirm EcMenD dependency on ThDP, which concomitantly helps to stabilize with better configuration.
Structural insights of the MenD from Escherichia coli reveal ThDP affinity.,Priyadarshi A, Saleem Y, Nam KH, Kim KS, Park SY, Kim EE, Hwang KY Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2009 Mar 20;380(4):797-801. Epub 2009 Feb 4. PMID:19338755[3]
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See Also
References
- ↑ Palaniappan C, Sharma V, Hudspeth ME, Meganathan R. Menaquinone (vitamin K2) biosynthesis: evidence that the Escherichia coli menD gene encodes both 2-succinyl-6-hydroxy-2,4-cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylic acid synthase and alpha-ketoglutarate decarboxylase activities. J Bacteriol. 1992 Dec;174(24):8111-8. PMID:1459959
- ↑ Jiang M, Cao Y, Guo ZF, Chen M, Chen X, Guo Z. Menaquinone biosynthesis in Escherichia coli: identification of 2-succinyl-5-enolpyruvyl-6-hydroxy-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylate as a novel intermediate and re-evaluation of MenD activity. Biochemistry. 2007 Sep 25;46(38):10979-89. Epub 2007 Aug 31. PMID:17760421 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi700810x
- ↑ Priyadarshi A, Saleem Y, Nam KH, Kim KS, Park SY, Kim EE, Hwang KY. Structural insights of the MenD from Escherichia coli reveal ThDP affinity. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2009 Mar 20;380(4):797-801. Epub 2009 Feb 4. PMID:19338755 doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.01.168
