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Function of your protein
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The Chorismate Dehydratatase MqnA is an enzyme that acts upon chorismate, a biochemical intermediate in plants and microorganisms. On the futalosine pathway, it converts chorismate to EPB by removing water. MqnA is the only known chorismate dehydratase.
The futalosine pathway biosynthesizes menaquinone, a carrier of electrons in electron transport chain in prokaryotes. Menaquinone is important for a number of functions in the human body, including cell growth control, apoptosis, and the metabolism of calcium, to name a few. As the human body cannot create menaquinone, it derives it from intestinal bacteria, diet, or by converting plant vitamin K1 (phylloquinone).
The example we are showing is from Streptomyces coelicolor. The other mutant MqnA are from Escherichia coli.
The substrate for MqnA is chorismate. It is converted to menaquinone through two different pathways, the futalosine or the o-succinyl-benzoate pathways. On the futalosine pathway, chorismate is converted to 3-enolpyruvyl-benzoate (3-EPB) by our enzyme of interest.
Biological relevance and broader implications
Important amino acids
These are the important within the ligand.
Structural highlights
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