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- * Phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate synthetase signature *
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- Phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate synthetase (EC 2.7.6.1) (PRPP synthetase)
- catalyzes the formation of PRPP from ATP and ribose 5-phosphate. PRPP is then
- used in various biosynthetic pathways, as for example in the formation of
- purines, pyrimidines, histidine and tryptophan. PRPP synthetase requires
- inorganic phosphate and magnesium ions for its stability and activity.
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- In mammals, three isozymes of PRPP synthetase are found.
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- As a signature pattern for this enzyme, we selected a very conserved region
- that has been suggested to be involved in binding divalent cations [1]. This
- region contains two conserved aspartic acid residues as well as a histidine,
- which are all potential ligands for a cation such as magnesium.
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- -Consensus pattern: D-L-H-A-x-Q-[IM]-Q-G-F-F-x(2)-P-[LIVM]-D
- -Sequences known to belong to this class detected by the pattern: ALL.
- -Other sequence(s) detected in SWISS-PROT: NONE.
- -Last update: October 1993 / Pattern and text revised.
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- [ 1] Bower S.G., Harlow K.W., Switzer R.L., Hoven-Jensen B.
- J. Biol. Chem. 264:10287-10291(1989).
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