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* Tryptophan synthase beta chain pyridoxal-phosphate attachment site *
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Tryptophan synthase (EC 4.2.1.20) catalyzes the last step in the biosynthesis
of tryptophan: the conversion of indoleglycerol phosphate and serine, to
tryptophan and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate [1,2]. It has two functional
domains: one for the aldol cleavage of indoleglycerol phosphate to indole and
glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate and the other for the synthesis of tryptophan from
indole and serine. In bacteria and plants [3], each domain is found on a
separate subunit (alpha and beta chains), while in fungi the two domains are
fused together on a single multifunctional protein.
The beta chain of the enzyme requires pyridoxal-phosphate as a cofactor. The
pyridoxal-phosphate group is attached to a lysine residue. The region around
this lysine residue also contains two histidine residues which are part of the
pyridoxal-phosphate binding site. The signature pattern for the tryptophan
synthase beta chain is derived from that conserved region.
-Consensus pattern: [LIVM]-x-H-x-G-[STA]-H-K-x-N
[K is the pyridoxal-P attachment site]
-Sequences known to belong to this class detected by the pattern: ALL.
-Other sequence(s) detected in SWISS-PROT: NONE.
-Last update: December 1992 / Pattern and text revised.
[ 1] Crawford I.P.
Annu. Rev. Microbiol. 43:567-600(1989).
[ 2] Hyde C.C., Miles E.W.
Bio/Technology 8:27-32(1990).
[ 3] Berlyn M.B., Last R.L., Fink G.R.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 86:4604-4608(1989).